The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
Fashions at the Capital
The Well Dressed Woman Of Smart Society What She Wears;
The Time and Place.
By MARGARET WADE.


mother entertained upward of 800 guests
at the ''the dansant'' OF Mrs. Edward H.
Gheen to Introduce her fair young daugh-
ter yesterday afternoon; with a number
of smart dinner parties in between. There
were also several notable opportunities
for observing the latest effects in street
and visiting toilets as shown not only
by washington's leaders. but by several
distinguished visitors within its gates.
That every occasion has a prescribed
costume is more and more obvious to the
students OF dress. and every woman who
wishes to get the 100 per cent OF her in
vestment in clothes should be a student
in dress, otherwise there is great sink
age in values only proportionate TO the
disappointment of the improperly attired.
or unbecomingly attired woman when
she discovers herself.
To be dressed to the occasion is in
yartably to be well dressed, even though
the cut of the gown may not be OF the
latest moment, or its color the one par
ticular hue that Dame Fashion has de-
creed shall dominate each season.
The forthcoming marriage OF Miss Jes-
sic Wilson and Mr.. Sayre, being an att
ernoon ceremony, is to be attended IN
afternoon dress. So obvious would this
seem on the face Of the invitation that
suggestion to the fortunate recipients
thereto would be an impertinence except
for the fact that some Of the favored
company have raised the question OF
toilet. 1t is a perfectly safe proposition
10 say that every woman present, with
the possible exception or the mother OF
the bride, will wear hat or bonnet.
While 1t is understood. though not
oticially stated. the ENJOYS and pleni-
potentiaries hidden to the White
House wedding will not be in uni
form. the ladies of these respective
will fully maintain the Dip
lomatic Corps reputation for great
elegance in dress. Contrary to the
many expressed opinions. the diplo-
mats attending Miss Alice Roosevelts
wedding were not in uniform.
with the well-known desire of the
Wilson family for simplicity, it is
more than ever probable citizens dress
will prevail at next Tuesdays we'd
ding, even for the personal repre-
of kings and emperors-
Most appropriate to the occasion, and
at the same time displaying the very
latest mode, was the toilet on Tues
day morning of Mrs. Borden Harri-
man, Of New York and Washington.
Mrs. Hartman, who proposes spend
ing the winter at the Capital by rea-
son OF her oficial connection with the
new Industrial Commission, addressed
the Civic Federation meeting in Sc
verely tailored suit. with every detail
carried out in businesslike simplicity.
Her suit of rough cloth, in mottled
weave of several blue tones, was made
with round, close skirt, absolutely un-
trimmed, but cut on extremely smart
lines with overlapping front The coat,
slightly longer than the average hip
Jacket, was totally untrimmed. but had
a seIf-colored belt two inches wide
Tapped in the front under two SELF
coIored buttons. The shallow revere
and turned-back collar were OF the
cloth, overlaid with perfectly plain
white null collar, finished only in an
lnch-wide hem.
Mrs Hartman wore a collarless blouse
her jacket with small black
velvet bow at the throat. Topping TINS
was a midnight blue velvet turban IN
the newest English shape, closenttins
with a coronet brim scarcely more than
an inca and a half in depth. Above
this was a band Of Raccoon fur ending
in q stiff brush at the left side.
While extremely smart in every detail
bran new and most becoming, Mrs. Har-
riman's platform toilet showed con-
.nicuous absence of all ornament. She
NAV. and presumably did, wear one
handsome ring on her left hand with the
plain gold wedding band, but her right
oand from which the glove was removed,
was ringless.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. who came
to Washington to participate IN the
Infant Mortality Conference, looked par
ticuIarly we'll at the New Willard In an
aII-black suit with its accessories oil NiVio
emerald green. Mrs. Hammond's S one-plece
gown was fastened in front IN smart,
new fashion with. small, brilliantly cut
steel buttons, giving a distinctive ar
10 the skirt, while the top Of her gown
which was collsrless, was Of the new
Bulgarian lace.
Between the lace and the black collar
was a touch of green satin, while the
rivet scarf worn across her shoulders
was not only lined in the emerald hue
hut showed an inch-wide quill of the
satin on either side of the fur.
The black toque worn with this had
as its only trimming a tall spiral decora-
tion of clipped ostrich of emerald green.
An evening gown worn by this cordially
welcomed visitor showed the latest line
in a muCn QEdpto ohAA1 "ANA eAN
fat. close bodice that are distinguishing
features in the latest important frocks.
rrhe gown was chiffon velvet in bur-
nished gold in a rich, warm tint made
with long, narrow train and perfectly ad-
iusted drapery, the latter starting mid
way between the belt and the knees,
leaving the top OF Mrs Hammond's skirt
under yoke-shaped girdle
Of solid bead work. Gold, silver, crystal,
and a slight touch OF color all appearing
in harmonious lines.
The velvet furnished only the base of
,ha bodice, which had its top of several
tiers of lace in plain design oVeriaid with
lace heavily incrusted in tiny beads. The
short plastron of lace ruffies filled In the
long pointed V, both back and front
Mrs. Hammond's decollete on
square, rather than pointed lines. This
former hostess in washington's smart
resident world, as usual, wore superb
Jewels. Long diamond earrings with
slender diamond necklace from which
was suspended a huge star SAPPHIRE sur
rounded in diamonds, were pleasing
part of this distinctive toilet.
One of the handsomeEt new dinner
dresses as yet brought out in Washing
ton is a citron yellow velvet with white
lace top worn by Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock.
wife Of the Senator from Nebraska.
Mrs. Hitchcock's gown is made with the
new and distinctive drapery in the back.
In this case the material appears to be
gathered in one long. loose loop midway
down the back 70 end in long. pointed
train. There is a slight fullness across
the hips while the front is perfectly
plain: that is. so far as the velvet is
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