The Washington herald., 1913-06-29

is presumably black satin. cut low. with
half-sleeve Of white lace matching the
| founce of the skirt. These sleeves are
\ quite full. which is another straw show
ing the direction OF the wind in Fash
| ionland.
| Also there is a revival of the white
| lace on the edge of the corsage. There
is no sash of any description on this
gown, but a suggestion of a high pointed
girdle of dull gold, which mounts over
| broad. united bow of crimson velvet
which is placed directly on the front
Of the satin corsage. There is a scant
yelling Of the jetted net about the
shoulders, which widens at the back,
but is brought in close to the waist line.
An afternoon gown of particular charm
| in this same wardrobe is one Of the
new soft taffetas OF a pomegranate red,
with a pin point of black scattered over
its surface. This is a round length
skirt. draped front and back in long
looped lines. which occasionally show
| the selvage of the silk and give the de-
sired impression OF no seams. The top
Of the gown is open to the waist over
chimisette OF cream net, showing an
| inch Of quaint-colored embroidery in red.
I black, and several dull art shades, all
in the finest OF stitchery-a cubist de-
sign. possibly. without the cubist exag
geration of the American product A
very clever touch in this gown is the
small black bow that fastens the self
colored girdle. This Is old-time gros-
grain ribbon. two inches wide, or a trifie
less, tied in coachman fashion, with ends
eight or ten inches long. This is at the
left front, where the gown is supposed
to fasten under the close, well-disposed
folds that cover the shoulders and ex-
tend to the waist line. back and front.
The sleeves are a comfortable seven
eighths length. with turned back white
net cuffs, trimmed in the embroidery
decorating the chimisette.
Although these are the days when one
hears of Washington smart women in
widely scattered places, there still re-
mains a goodly company of well-dressed,
well-known women within the lines of
the District of Columbia.
Twice a week large dinner companies
gather at the Chevy Chase Club, while
every morning finds scores of well-known
women in the shopping district of F
Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Mrs. Stephen o. Richey, who loves to
linger in her comfortable home in La
fayette Square. where her family has seen
summer come and go through many ad-
ministrations, is one of the conventional
matrons holding foulard as first choice
for summer street gowns. Mrs. Richey
is wearing a brown and white gown of
this serviceable and what our grand
mothers would describe as gen:eel silk,
made with little regard to the behests
of the National Ladies' Tailors and
Dressmakers' Association.
Mrs. Richey, like Queen Mary of Eng
land, has ideas of her own as to narrow
skirts. Consequently her brown and
white foulard measures quite two yards
at the hem. Otherwise this comfortable
gown meets all the present-day require
ments of fashion.
Mrs. Richey wore with this a burnt
straw hat trimmed in brown ribbon and
heron plumage in natural color.
Mrs. George Rowland Chase looked |
particularly chic on H Street on Thurs |
day morning in an ideal summer tall
ored gown; a raspberry pink eponge |
with the cutaway French jacket and |
sectional skirt undrapped and IN
trimmed. The jacket closed with a sim
leaving exposed one Of the particularly /
smart white blouses for which Mrs. |
Chase is Justly noted.
This handsome young matron learned |
abroad, years ago, to dress, and conse-
quently makes no mistake as to hour /
or character Of her attire.
She is fond Of dainty frills, but wears |
them strictly a la mode. The white
blouse showing over her pink jacket is
of unfigured net or possibly the finest |
OF white lawn, with its frills laid fat
from throat to belt. The hat Mrs Chase
wore with this pink suit was entirely
in white-a trimmed panama, sufficient
ly elaborate to look well with the smart |
veil -
significant note in this warm wealth
er toilet was a dull purple parasol, the
pink and purple combination of Paul
Poiret thus finding expression.
Mrs. Horace Westcott Is another mod
ish matron to be seen these mornings
Mrs. Westcott wears a severely tailored
gown Of purple linen. jacket and coat
Of conventional line topped by a round
hat Of purple hemp, which has as its
only trimming tall, well wired ostrich
feather. The wearing Of ostrich plumes
at IL a m. is not according to Mrs.
Westcott's usual standard of smart
consequently the hat matching
her purple gown has its feather of
well defined skeleton type.
Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey, wife of the
former Senator from Texas, is not has
tening her departure from town, and il
enjoying to a great degree the comfortl
Of her charming new home, near Du- Il