The Washington herald., 1913-06-15


latest cry in the way Of q collar. The
line of Mrs. McLean's jacket. Of which
one gets an occasional glimpse with the
movement of its wearer. 10 a royal Glue.
| The same color appears on the small
| Tuscan hat that accompanies this suit,
the hats only trimming being cluster
of paradise plumage In this same rich
blue.
Miss Susan Fish Dresser il naturally
maintaining the standard Of dress on
Long Island which won her the admira-
| ton with smart Washingtonians last
winter when she was the guest OF her
aunt Mrs. George Vanderbilt, at the
latter's K Street home Miss Dresser,
who, like Mrs. Vanderbilt, Is tall and
good-looking. shows distinctive prefer
ence for Summertime fabrics and fash
ions. =
She wore to the game on Wednesday.
when she met a number Of Washington
acouaintances of last winter. an ecru
wolfe, much draped and embroidered In
self-colored pattern. She also wore a
large white hemp hat. with low crown
and broad .brim, that was trimmed some
what anonymously with full-blown la
France roses and heads Of wheat. the
latter almost ripe, to judge from the
color, which. however, matched the
gown.
Mrs Garrett B. Kip, the former Miss
Garcia de Peyster. of Washington, was
extremely smart in apple green satin
banded in black. This striking costume
showed the narrow skirt of the moment
with long backed postilian coat opening
over a waistcoat of cream white net.
Topping this Mrs. Kip, who 10 quite as
rood looking as In her girlhood days and
to all appearances very little older than
when she made her debut in Washington
ten years ago. wore a small black hat
trimmed high in front.
A polka dotted foulard gown to be ad-
mired alike for its beauty and its utility
Is that worn in the past week by Miss
Merwin on q morning shopping tour. This
is on one of the new violets which shade,
as already mentioned. inclines to pink
more than blue, as It was dyed for the
trade OF 19i3~ 1t Is a one-piece gown. or
gives the impression by reason of the cos
sack like loops and buttons extending
from throat 10 hem. The loops and but
tons match the gown in its coloring of
mauve and white. Miss Merwin tops this
with a small but smart black hat and
carries a darker violet parasoL
One OF the handsomest of this summers
foulards Is that worn by Miss Strong.
daughter of the former Justice of the
a silver-white ground dotted in black.
the high luster being so distinctive that
Its quality announced itself as far OF as
II can be seen. The dots are the size Of a
pea and not too close together. The gown
Is in one piece but with the new almost
Uniform draped effect about the bodice.
The front of the skirt Is lifted Just enough
TO show Miss Strong's well shaped feet
covered by smart half boots finished with
silver buckles. The foundation skirt Is,
evidently, the cube model as the slender
silhouette is faithfully preserved. yet a
graceful drapery in broad tucks held
across the front twixt ankle and belt
give the high. slightly bouffant line be-
low the waist.
The top of the gown in addition TO
the draped reveres. which are of black
satin. shows a waistcoat front of white
lace with high stock collar of the same.
With this silver and black, rather than
black and white gown Is worn a small
hat of violet straw trimmed in self
colored ribbon and flowers. Miss Strong
carries a pompadour silk parasol in
which violet is the predominatins hue.
Among the chic linen coat suits. for
which Washington women have shown
great preference this season. very
smart creation is worn by Mrs. Henry
as one OF the most youthful grand
mothers of smart society. This suit Is
in the new 1913 color as well as model. |
the former being a violet much more |
pink than blue in its tone. The linen Is !
very heavy with rough surface The |
skirt is a sectional cut: narrow and I'M |
slashed, a perfectly hung creation. The |
coat is one of the newest French back. |
slightly double-breasted garments that |
bespeak the best of tailoring. The coat |
is finished with a pointed collar Of one |
of the new heavy laces, the white collar |
on the colored gown being one of the |
signs by which We may note the suits |
of this summer. With this Mrs. Krog- |
stad wears a Milan straw hat of identi-
cally the same shade of violet. The |
shape is a low, blocked crown with
rolling brim in a modified boat line. A
close band OF purple goes about the
crown, and at the back Is shown high.
round steeple Of purple flowers in violets
or some quaint and exquisite old-time
garden blossoms. shaped like the wall
flower but different in color. These
blossoms are Of velvet
and silk, and. while matching the hat,
show different degrees Of color. all Of