Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
QUEEN TO OPEN
CURz0N HOSTEL
Memorial to Mary Letter Built
by Husband and
Friends.
SMART GOWNS SHOW
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
A Word or Two on American Of
fetal and Other Grandees
in London.
Special Csblcgram TO The Star.

Special Csblegram TO The Star.
LONDON. October 25.-Queen Mary Mas
promised, engagements permitting, that
she will personally open the Mary Cur
Zon hostel next month
The hostel, which has been erected to
the memory of the beautiful American.
Lady Curzon of kedeston. formerly Mary
Letter of Chicago, by her husband and
friends. will be the first home for women
of its kind in London. The whole cost
has been privately subscribed. The Ouch
ess of Marlborough, who headed the list,
has taken an enormous interest in the
| building.
Homeless women and their children Will
| find a refuge in the hostel, which is sit
uated at Kings Cross, at any time of the
day and up to IL o'clock at night, as
long as they are sober and behave re-
specta bly,. No questions as to character
or antecedants will he asked.
Every room is lighted by electricity, and
is perfectly private Each occupant will
have a key. all locks being different. The
charge will be 10 cents night and
good breakfast will be provided for =
cents. There are excellent day rooms,
and any woman able to purchase and
cook her own food will be allowed to
do so.
Attached to the hostel will be an en-
PlOyment bureau, and every attempt Will
be made to find employment for women
who are out of work. The charge for
rooms will be cents less than that made
at the famous Rowton houses for Men,
while the accommodations will be infinite
ly superior.
Lord curzon has constantly visited the
building lately, and is taking the greatest
interest in the plan. In the yestibule is
marble tablet in memory of Lady Curzon.
Lovely Gowns.
A Russian designer is making his in
flucnce felt wherever dressmakers are
concerned. especially in the matter OF
color This influence is seen in some of
the beautiful gowns just made for Lady
Northland. who is noted as one of the
best dressed young married women in
town.
One frock is carried out in apricot
I'taffeta in the palest shade imaginable
1t Is yelled with two tiers of an exquisite
tone of gladiola chiffon, hemmed with a
strip of rich dark sable and worked in
minute Victorian bouquet of bead bios
SONS in bright Bakst blue, red and gold,
each bead being smaller even than a
pins head
| The tiers arc divided by hounce of
creamy shadow lace. half hidden and half
revealed, while there is a peep Of lace
petticoat to correspond. Around the
waist and hips is draped a sash of wide
crepuscule blue moire while the corsage
of embroidered gladiola pink chiffon is
hemmed with sable and draped over an
under bodice Of ivory tulle, lace sleeves
completing the scheme.
Another gown is of inky black panne
satin of a new and beautiful material.
1t is draped up In front and supplement-
ed with a little lamp-shade tunfc of black
tulle illusion. hemmed with black velvet
ribbon. The corsage is of snowy cob
web lace over the palest pink chiffon.
and onto it runs tiny border of black
|sbaby velvet ribbon. The sash is of i'm
mensely wide geranum satin, brocaded
with frosted gold roses. and is tied around
the waist with a huge bow, one long end
falling at the side.
A charming evening gown is of pale
cowslip taffeta, family shot with silvery
white. This has fIounced petticoat of
Spanish blond lace over parchment net.
the cowslip taffeta being draped over it
with an old French garland of pink and
mauve rosebuds and apple blossoms. in
terspersed with little clusters Of speed
well. the flowers having frosted gold
centerS.