The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
-cOpyrisht By HarrisEwing

in a modish, picturesque way. with 1t,
trimming two osprey plumes poised a
acute angles.
Another dancing gown unusually smart
and becoming was a taupe crepe Lucia
combined with deep mauve satin, which
was worn on Tuesday afternoon by Miss
Esther Denney. daughter OF Col Frank
Lee Denney, u. S. NJ. C., who has jusl
returned to Washington from q twI
years absence on the Pacific Coast Miss
Denney has lost none Of ,he grace Of he.
debutante year, and In returning &c
Washington promises to maintain her
established reputation as one of the best
dressed girls OF smart society. Her aft
ernoon gown is extremely close fitting
as regards both skirt and tho semi
jacketed bodice, the former being tiered
with slight slit at the left back showing
a facing OF mauve satin. The top OF the
skirt is bound by a deep sash Of the
mauve, which hangs with one long. rather
broad end at the left side. The invisible
blouse or net waistcoat under the Jacket
bodice is surpliced-finished in dainty frills
of pure white which also marked the bot
tom of the close-fitting sleeve. With this
Miss Denney wore a round hat with a
brim an inch and half wide and blocked
crown, in much the same cOloring as the
gown, with the trimming an all-around
outstanding lime OF tulle and gouTra
plumage, all in the same key, combining
mauve or taupe and gray. A smart fea
ture OF the afternoon dress to which both
Mrs. Williams and Miss Denny subscribe
is the new French shoe, which Is neither
a slipper. a pump, nor any relation to the
old-time tie. These dainty shoes are Of
patent leather. narrow in the toe, with
French heel finished by a not too large,
but conspicuously handsome buckles.
Mrs Williams shoe buckles were silver,
in rather severe colonial lines, while Miss
Denny's were Of cut steel
Mrs. Frederick W. Hoffman looked
particularly smart one afternoon last
week in a demi-toilet Of black velvet and
golden yellow moire. The velvet formed
the skirt, narrow and untrimmed, like
wise unslashed. The tunic was OF moIre,
distinctive in line as in color.
There are at least fifty different models
for tunics this season, and hardly any
gown will be worn after II a m. that
does not display some ono of this va
riety. Mrs. Holtzman's is of kind only
to be worn by the slim and graceful
The top is close fitting with the now
usual V front, while the skirt is much
shorter than the tuHic of the past sum.
mer, likewise much fuller. To the un-
initiated this would appear to be sim
ply a double ruffIe below Mrs. Holtz-
mans waistline, with the lower ruftle
which stopped only short distance
below the hips, bordered by black fur.
The chic little velvet hat worn with
this carried out the color scheme, being
black velvet model with soft crown and
narrow but outstanding brim held by
a narrow strap of black velvet under
the chin, The trimming Of the hat was
n single large rose In yellow and pink
which was placed against the crown.
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One of the coming bellies of the sea-
son is undoubtedly Miss Helen walcott,
only daughter OF the Director Of the
Smithsonian Institution, who is ar ex-
treinely attractive picture In q tailored
suit of the duIlest gray duvetyne worn
with the small. but youthful black vel
Vet hat.
This costume which was one of the
smartest In last Sundays church parade
on Connecticut Avenue, IS made with the
TERED skirt and the rather long cut
away French black coat
The three different coat models thus
far noticed in Washington on the best
dressed people are this cut-away et-
feet, the Russian blouse, and the short
hip jacket, each a particular offering
from some one Of the Paris couteriers.
To be smartly attired 1t would seem
to be necessary to follow one Of these
three modes.
Miss Walcott's jacket Is long In the
back and close fitting It buttoned high
In front yet showing a white vest and
dainty white frills about the neck. Her
hat was entirely in black, burned high
at the left side, where 1t was held by
a slender black osprey