The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
GLANCE AIT FASHIONS I'M CAPITAL
Expert TELLS Of the Wesowned Woman OF Smart Society What
Sine mM
She Wears, and when.

a beautiful gown of chiffon velvet In q
deep purple tone, one of the new purpies
that might, in certain lights, be mistaken
for pink except for the fact that Mrs
MoCawley 10 emerging from deep mourn.
ling.
This Is a gown that achieved its oils
tinction entirely by the beauty of 1t!
lines and the richness Of the material
1t was made with extreme simplicity
with train skirt and v shaped corsage
Another handsome gown worn on the
same evening. also in a box, was the
plain black velvet of Nine. Haveneth
wife Of the Minister from Belgium. Nine
Haveneth was formerly Miss Helen
Ffoulke. one of the several handsome
daughters of the late Charles NJ. Ffoulke
Of Washington and Philadelphia Nine
Haveneth, who has taken no part ir
society during the early season by rea-
son of mourning for her only brother
was the guest of Mrs. Edward Beale
Mclean. the latter wearing an evening
toilet Of black velvet.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick wore at the
play last week a wonderful gown OF
white satin. This followed the line o
long indistinct drapery now much ir
vogue. A striking feature Of the costume
and one that bears testimony to the
constant demand for vivid coloring. wa,
the long, deep scarf of bright green lib.
erty silk which Mrs. Hemmick wort
across her shoulders.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who occu-
pied box adjoining that Of the White
House party. on Tuesday afternoon. di'
vided the interest OF the house with
Miss Margaret Wilson. many glasses be-
ing leveled at both boxes, while COM
ments and regrets on the departure OF
Mrs. Longworth were heard on every
side.
The former Miss Alice Roosevelt look.
ed handsome. as well as most distin.
guished, in a rather elaborate after
noon toilet OF nole-colored satin in
some heavy but pliable weave which
lends itself to very up-to-date drapery,
with the long-waisted, supplemented
bodice, the latter opening over a mar
row waistcoat of cream lace.
Mrs. Longworth's sleeves were Of the
new close mummy model, coming well
down on her wrists. where they were
finished with moleskin cuffs. Her large
hat was Of the same tone satin or silk
beaver encircled by a wonderfully rich
ostrich plumage Of the same tone. one
long plume falling to the left shoulder
in the back.
Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. who will re-
linquish their house in NJ Street the last
OF the month. will go to Cincinnati to
reside
The Duchess de Richelieu. Of France
formerly Miss Eleanor Wise. of Balti-
more, wore a very smart combination OF
black and white on her recent visit to
Washington, which shows that the belief
hat h,Na l1.L = 80 -&,-ra se 81 -
fallacy.
The former Miss Wise. who is charm
ingly democratic as ever. wore a Dricot
costume of broadcloth, much draped be-
tween the belt and ankle. with a round
skirt. narrow at the hem, and a most
fascinating little jacket ofS baby lamb
trimmed in ermine. The jacket was a
revival of the old-time bolero, but with
half length sleeves. 1t was finished with
n quaint short collar of unspotted er-
mine: also with five-inch ermine cuffs in
the plain white.
Her hat was as Partisan as her title
an extremely smart small draped affair
of black velvet. with particularly
beautiful soft white aigret as its only
trimming.
The American duchess was naturally
accompanied by her distinguished hus-
band. as the visit was to meet as many
OF her old friends as possible before SAIL
ing for Europe on honeymoon trip
that promises to last indefinitely.
The duke is half American. the posses
sor of unquestioned French title, like
wise of a large American fortune, the
latter inherited from his maternal
grandfather. who was banker named
Heine. prominent in financial circles Of
New Orleans before the war.
An Enthusiastically new suit in Con-
necticut Ayenue last Sunday was the