The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

! the very latest effect In the blending Of
steel and crystal beads that formed q
long lattice-like motif. holding the drap-
\ cry Of her gown on the shoulder. and
again on the skirt. The beads being no
larger than a pin head and cut In many
facets. this new decoration has all the
brilliancy of jewels. yet by its conser-
vative outlines It is a part OF the gown.
The latter was ivory gauze. embroidered
| in silver, mounted on the most delicate
of shell pink foundations.
In addition to the motifs. that were
| long and narrow In shape, the silver
steel and crystal trimming appeared In
| long tassels on the point OF the half
sleeves, and at the side OF the draped,
but unsiashed skirt. The slippers and
hosiery worn with this appeared a part
of the gown, the former being white.
! embroidered in silver and steel. with
pink heels, the latter the exact shade
OF the pink interlining OF the gown.
Mime. da Cana, unlike most OF the
recent acquisitions to washington So
ciety of large means. wears Few jewels.
even on the most formal occasion, such
as an embassy dinner party. Her only
ornament on Monday evening was su-
perb string Of pearls
Mrs Albert washburn. one Of the
smartiy attired New York visitors at
Benning on Thursday afternoon. wore
the ideal toilet for such an occasion.
This was a tailored suit Of light blue
dias serge or whipcord. with its mar
row skirt showing the least suspicion
of fuIlness at the knee, where 1t was
held to a long narrow panel front by a
single button on each side. The back
was also of section cut on long lines,
but without any fullnesa
The Jacket was the new hip-length
French back model. with which Mrs.
washburn wore the smartest OF the sew
eral new neck runs brought out that
afternoon. This was Of tulle In several
shades of blue and touch OF black.
which was worn open at the throat and
finished on one end by a chic little satin
bow; on the other by cluster OF art
roses.
The hat topping this was a small black
Milan. with it's crown covered by two
skeleton feathers In white ostrich. There
was also a little cluster Of art roses
tucked close to the base OF the crown
in front.
Miss Cecilia May wore one Of the odd
little hats Of the day on Thursday. This
was a black straw. In rather a wider
braid than we have been accustomed to
this season, and very much the familiar
mushroom br.m, but with higher
crown. The trimming consisted OF mar
row lines of black velvet radiating from
the center of the crown to the edge OF
the brim. with the novelty two small
Mercury wings, in sand color, poised d. |
rectly on top OF the crown.
Wings all come In pairs this season, |
and are rarely applied in any way that
could suggest their origin or natural
position On Miss Cecilia May this ef- !
feet was altogether charming. Further
more, this hat topped one of the smart
est sand colored eponge suits in town.
Another unusually smart and simple !
costume of Thursday afternoon was the
green and white narrow striped SUIT.
with its severe little hat, worn by Mrs.
RAYMOND Rodgers. As one of the spring
brides, the former. Miss Alice Meyer,
naturally has a large and varied ward !
robe TO select from so her choice of
plain skirt and jacket in cotton eponge
may prove welcome hint to those
young persons who feel an elaborate
demi toilet the proper attire for horse
show or club meeting. !
Young Mrs. Rodgers skirt was Alb
soIutely plain and several inches of the
ground The jacket. too. was plain on
very smart lines, with cut-away front
and semi fitting back. The sleeves were
three-quarter length. with turn-back
cuffs which, like the collar. were OF
the eponge and unadorned by as much
as crystal button. Her round hat
was Of oat colored hemp. with two mar
row lines of green velvet running around
the back of the crown and edge of the
brim, with small fan-shaped bow at
the side.