Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Brilliant Gowns Are Worn
by Wives of the Diplomats

Tine wives and daughters of the ambas-
| sailors and ministers always choose their
| finest visiting apparel for the New Year.
reception. But in some instances the
| date Of the arrival of the boxes from
| Paris and that appointed for the first
| wearing OF their contents We're SO close
i together that the interval tie cause
| Of much anxiety on the part of their
| owners. Others who We're on the safe
| side and had brought their winters re-
gala when they came back to town in
| the autumn, could look forward with
great composure to the events Of today.
/ Court and personal mourning made the
| attire seem a bit somber III some Of the
| embassy groups, notably the English,
where court mourning for King Leo
| pold is being observed The mourn
| ing which will be kept for six months in
| the Belgium legation, will require an alb
! stinence from all social life for the first
/ three months, therefore. the Countess de
| Buiseret did MOI accompany the Belgian
| minister to the White House
Handsome Princess Gown.
Baroness Mayor des Planches, wife of
| the Italian ambassador, vino is wearing
!! family mourning was dressed today in d
very handsome princess dress Of black
velvet Ella borately embroidered. The
/ bodice was trimmed with fine white lace
and bands of heavy jet. The crown of
! her large black velvet hat was covered
with white marDbou p!umes.
| The Baroness HeEgclmuler, whose cos
! tunes are always effective. was most
modishy roNned in an electric blue satin
mervellieuX, very richly embroidered in
| silver Her large picture hat was white
| trimmed with white ostrich plumes. She
wore black marabou boa and large
| muff
! Baroness Rosen. wife Of the Russian
/ amba sSadOr, wore nlodiSh gown of era
| peau de soa with black lace hat
| The Baroness Elizabeth Rosen wore a
| champagne colored peau de Sole with "A
/ black hat trimmed with white Ostrich!
| feathers
The Countess Bernstorff wife Of the
! German ambassador. wore Il Worth
| gown of black velvet trimmed with BLACK
| mousseline de sole and white lace. Her
turban was Of gold lace and had a white
| a grette.
! The Countess Luise- Alexandra wore
| champa gne-cciored cachemire de sole
/ trimmed with lace of the same shade
| Her large black satin hat trimmed
| with gold bow and a white aiyrette
| Her furs wera white
Mrs. Bryce in Black.
| Mrs. Bryce, wife of the British ambas $
sador, wore black. observing. as the Brit
| sh enrba ss:es are throughout the world
complimentary mourning for the late
| King of the Belgians.
Countess MOtke. wife of the Danish
minister. wore gray satin with silver lace
/ and a gray velvet toque with gardenias
| Her furs were sables.
| Nine. de Lagercrantz was entirely in
| black. she is in mourning. Her bla ok
| satin gown was embroidered and her
| black hat was trimmed with black plumes
and aigrette. Her furs were also black.
| Nine. GUIDE. wife of the minister of
Norway, wore a French gown of pale
green crepe de chine made on a princess
! model and having ornaments Of gold lace,
| and with it large white beaver hat with
| white plumes. She had across her Shout
| ders Il scarf of erm,ne.
| Mile. Guide wore cream-colored broad
| cloth, with embroideries in gold and col
| ors, and black velvet toque.
Mile. Sigrid Guide wore gold-colored silk
with lace insertions, and a large black
velvet toque.
Nine. Loudon. wife of the Netherlands