The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-09

Seasons Styles Hold Out
Grace TO Fat and Thin
Women Alike.

Manners and modes. since the world
began
Have ensIaved the feminine heart.
They're her ruling passion,
These dictates Of fashion
WithoTI- -hem, she's a thing apart
All feminine Washington again today
focused her eyes on the National Style
Snow, where the rule OF Madame Pom
padOur holds sway and where the de-
voices of the famous French woman
are displaying handiwork Of today that
was born of a sixteenth century inspira-
tion-
In the models that make the interest
OF this Vanity Fair the feminine in
vesu gator found the dictatorship sUg-
EcSted in the foregoing muse-tne modes
she 5 ID follow in 1910.
And b. the StE les seen there, the
maids and matTOns who are 10 wear
them are learning that the slogan OF
The United Ladies' TailOrs' Association
American Supremacy in MOdes''-is not
an empty boast; that not only Is the
mirror Of fashion 10 be found at the
show. but the creations there are likely
70 command recognition in their com
petition with the best that Paris will
this year send
This is what the managers Of the
show tell you, and what the patrons
agree 10. The former are there 10
.
admire-and later to follow the lead
OF this arbiter-
II the a bundance of feminine praise
bestowed on the models on exhibition
in the big ball room OF the Arlington
Hotel Is TO be accepted as a tribute
I of faith. then Dame Fashion this year
I VIII have but fe~ unwilling followers.
{ Inc straight front and the "hipleSST
coat are held out to cOrpuIeut and
T lean alike as the guarantee of grace.
+ The evening gowns, too. are Of the
kind that set of the curves and lines
that are dear q Milady's heart and
I that dazzle the vision of her admirers.
To set OF TheSf modes in a manner
I that VIII leave no doubt of their fitness
/ 70 adOru the besa that beauty boasts.
I d number Of the exhibitors have living
models FOur of them are specimens OF
( Maryland best in the ranks Of beauty.
| and while they posed today for the
/ eaSr visitors they made their conten-
poraries OF the world of wax look like
the painters conception OF The De
! serted Sister
Another OF the exhibits Of the show
! that attracted a pig share of the atteu-
| ton was the work of Neighborhood
House II. con- tsts of models dressed
| in silk gowns showing bewilderfng ar
/ ray Of original designs in color effects
that give promise Of being among the
4 accented shades Of this years fashions
| The idea Is that Of Mrs Alfred Clifford
! Barney. who. willie travelling in Egypt
/ two years ago earned of the process OF
mixing the dyes and conceived the plan
[ Of teaching this It NeighborhoOd House.
The new officers of the association,
/ elected at last nights business meeting,
l took matters II hand TO-DAY. intending
/ 70 make this show the most successful
1 in the history of the organization They
I are Alexander NJ Cream. OF New York,
president RoRert Pluyn- CT Washing
/ ton, vice president W H Smythe- sec
Ond vice president: Max PearIman, Of
! New York secretary, l. DTdpkiu OF
/ Brooklyn. treasurer.
/ Later this afternoon the names Of the
! prize winner in the cOmpe tilion of mod
els will be announced