The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

rose REQ eponSe worn Dy miss GienN
Calderon. daughter Of the Minister from
Bolivia. II worn by the daughter of
q Cabinet ofiicer, one would conclude II
to be the sign Of q smartly attired anti
suffragist, for the rose. the black. and
| the white of the ''antis" all appeared
in well blended lines in this particular
costume. The skirt il plain and narrow.
some two inches or the ground. The
overdress Ii q Russian blouse. lengthen-
ed to the knees or below with decided
point in the back. This IL cut with q
mandarin sleeve extended to the wrist.
a feat only possible in extremely good
dressmakine.
The eponge Is all in rose color; the
| white and black comes in the trimming.
There is a broad, shallow sailor collar
of black satin, also black satin cuffs.
which are overlaid by the finest Of Swiss
embroidery, old-time convent needle
work, obviously handwork and very fine.
There is also girdle some five inches
deep. Of black satin. folded about the
| waist: to end IL two sash ends at the
left front These are OF irregular length.
each finished with a tassle, the longest
falling to within eight inches Of the hem
Of the gown.
The hat Miss Calderon wore with this
is . black hemp in . round, nat shape
that promises to be very popular In the
coming season. with its brim faced In
white crepe de chine. The outside OF
the hat Is trimmed in a single bow OF
very wide and very soft black satin.
which is placed nat upon the crown ai
the back. This bow is very full. OBJ.
ribbon. While this sounds easy to imi.
tate. its charm Of line and finish would
be lost by any amateur reproduction.
| The wide rim Ii tilted upward slightly
at the left side. where the color of the
gown Is reproduced In q cluster Of little
red apples. White gloves and all-black
boots. the latter Of cloth and paten,
leather. completed this toilet.
A spring hat that combines every ad.
vantage Of utility with style is that worn
by Miss Genevieve Clark. the youns
daughter Of the Speaker. now much In
the public eye This is a black milan
straw of English contour. the crown
being the old-time sailor. but more par.
ticulariy the shape of a mans straw hat.
with the broad brim manipulated along
its edge in an irregular fashion. almost
reproducing a pie-crust edge Of old ma
hogany furniture. There is no trimming
beyond the very masculine band and bow
of black ribbon about the crown.
Miss Clark wears this slightly of her
brow, With one particularly deep undula-
ton. leaving exposed her wavy hair al
the left front. With this the Speaker s
daughter wears a tailored suit Of black
and white check, a round skirt in severe
lines. with a Norfolk jacket belted in
black patent leather. A touch Of color is
shown in French blue blouse appearing
at the top Of the Jacket.
One Of the few new sprine suits al.
ready In commission is a black worsted
| striped In royal blue that is worn by
Mrs. John d. Dwight. This Is one of the
novelty materials only obtainable from
| direct importers. consequently not likely
to be duplicated in cheap models. The
| stripe Of black Is probably a sixth Of an
| inch wide and of rough surface. The
blue stripe is slightly narrower and OF
silk finish. This Is made in a quite con-
ventional short skirt and half-length coat,
the latter showing a return of the pocket.
a welcome sign to most women.
Mrs. Dwight wears with this a smart
round hat Of black straw trimmed with
blue and black auills.
One Of the very chic velvet suits of
the entire season Ia worn by Miss Jane
Gilmore and of soft light blue. This
suit. along very advanced lines of the
past winter, has a short draped skirt.
the fullness caught at the knee in front
and a much-embellished short Jacket
The velvet is in hairline stripes, or two
tones OF blue produced at a slight dis
tance. one Of the most modish gray
tones.
Miss Gilmore wore a black hat in a
small. round. and very smart shape also
OF velvet. with a white aigret as its
only trimming