Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-25
FIND CHARM IN BLACK
FASHIONABLE WOMEN APPRE.
c,aTE THIS soMsRE COLOR.
mpst Be Used with Discrimination
and Thus Employed Will Be Ap-
nrec!ated as an Undenlable and
Potent Aid to Beauty.

Fashionable women who attended
the horseshow at Atlantic City ols'
nlayed a keen appreciation of the pow
er of black to set off their charms, es'
pecially in the evening. This eoon
hue was seen not only in patches,
but in much larger pieces as We'll
Black velvet hats were everywhere
being worn alike by the women N
elaborate evening costume. ana tne
one in simple tailored suit.
One evening, In the boxes, there
was a surprising array OF all plack
hats-velvet and ostrich feathers
and they topped costumes OF every
hue. One matron of striking appear.
ance wore such hat, with gown Oh
black and white, unrelieved by any
color other than the changing hghts
reflected by few diamonds; ana an
other had a black hat, with low cut
gown of sage green, to which was
added a maline scarf in the same
shade. Even taupe color was seen
with the somber finish OF black hat'
and there were besides the more con-
spicuous contrasts provided by Dlack
head coverings, with gowns IN emer-
aid green, rose and all the various
delicate tints and sparkles most al
fected In the evening.
While the all black hat reigned SUI
nreme on one occasion, on another
evening 1t gave place to black velvet
with white OF colored plumes. me
most effective plumes were the snao'
ed ones, in which number o. pale
tones-blues, pinks, greens and grayS
were mingled.
Hats in color usually had black vel
vet Innings. One Of the smartest OF
these was an immense white, furry felt,
bent into pointed poke in front. The
trimmings were ostrich feathers shad-
ed from white to yellow, which COW
cred the crown and also stood erect
at one side. The hat was worn one
evening with little round necked
.rock Of ivory satin braided with ye!-
low and an exquisite scarf OF snowy,
spotless ermine, the effect OF the
whole being indescrlbably lovely.
The possessor of this costume wore
on another occasion, an afternoon. an
emerald green velvet gown trimmed
with black tafieta shot with black.
The gown was plain. with little
turnover collar of the black finishing
q neckllne that formed the slightest
Y in front. Not the smallest orna.
ment broke the white Of the uncoV.
cred throat.
Effective touches OF black were also
seen In the form OF velvet neckbands,
which were generally worn with
gowns that were only little cut out
Strangely enough, these bands, In
varying widths and thickly strewn
with sparkling ornaments, showed
themselves one evening in nearly ev-
cry box on enc size of the garden,
while on the opposite side it was
hard to find single one.
The wearer of & gown of black and
white chiffon in one of tho charming.
softly shaded effects which can be pro
luced only with those materials, had
a pretty little Plerrot collar In addi-
ton to a black velvet neckband not
more than half an inch wide. The col
lar had an undersection OF delicate
point d'esprit finely plated. and over
this was second portion, only half
the width, In black. There was a
heading of black velvet ribbon barely
half an inch wide. and bow of the
same ribbon fastene.. the little collar
at one side. Above was the separate
velvet neckband, with an inch or more
of the bare throat between.