The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
Copyright By Harris & Ewing.

and tear as the native defenders for
whom II was originally made. The ma
terial Of the new blue suits, which
promise great favor, Is not the old-time
serge, but a velour de laine, or cote de
Icheval.
The Baroness Moncheur, who sailed for
Europe Tuesday to join her husband at
| lConstantinOple after a brief visit to her
native land, looked chic as ever in her
one-piece blue suit, which was the latest
expression of narrow shoulders, with
| rather long waist snug and smooth fit-
| ting from bust to hips, where the new
bouffant drapery appeared, later to be
drawn into a narrow line about the
ankles. These new skirts are not of the
split variety. and consequently are pos
sible only to women who walk well and
at the same time with short steps an
achievement only acquired with great
practice.
Mrs. Robert SWallach. one OF the
brides of the past summer. who is max
ing a brief stay in Washington en-
route from Winchester. Va, where
Capt. Wallach and his troop were en-
camped throughout the summer, is
wearing the smartest kind of a one
piece gown. in the style and shape that
| threatens to supersede the heretofore
supreme tailor suit. This is probably
cote de cheval, with a high luster, in
! one of the newest of dull dark blues
The plain skirt is narrow at the hem,
with high drapery, shorter in the front
than in the back. and the bodice in the
revived kmOno shape, with dainty lit
tie narrow waistcOat The sleeves, al
though starting kimono fashion. end in
the new. long. close-wristed sleeve.
which is one of the salient features OF
the season.
Mrs. waIlach follows the French
fashion OF the collarless blouse. or, in
this case, chemisette, as her blue gown
requires no blouse. She also wears the
smart, pointed shoes of patent leather,
with cut steel buckles, under her semi
tailored skirt. The hat this youthful
matron appeared in on Tuesday was a
round shape. matching her gown in
color, and, unlike the majority of the
hats of the last few weeks. was trim
med in crushed pink roses, rather than
the too prevailing fantasieC and
feathers.
Mrs. Russell Harrison, during her re-
cent sojourn in town after passing the
summer in the West, looked particularly
we'll and modish in a street suit of dull
green, showing the new high draped
tunic in the skirt and the bolero effect
bodice. With this coatless costume Mrs
Harrison wore a ruCh of black tulle with
smart black hat the latter trimmed in
particularly chic coque plumage, one of
the successors of the now prohibited
eigrets.
So numerous and varied are the
French models, that all tastes would
seem to be easily gratifed when the pur-
c..aser has the price. Worth, however. to
whom the Capitals maids and matrons
are consistently loyal, has decreed GER
tain shades shall be used only at night,
and. in materials limited to evening wear.
The mustard colored velour de laine tall
ored suits, the pink cote de cheval, in
which forth-putting debutantes are al
ready appearing in the North, are not of
Worth suggestion. as this arbiter of fash
ion badly promulgates the idea that yell
lows, pinks, Nile greens, and the lighter
blues. as well as gold and silver tissue
shall appear only by night. For daytime
Worth, as well as numerous other Paris
artists, have proclaimed the crow blue
(Which is practically navy blue), locust
green, taupe, and a long line of browns,
from citron to deep tobacco leaf as first
choice for suits and wraps
The separate wrap, II may be stated
right here, is more important than ever,
owing to the change from the old-time
tailor coat and suit to the one-piece gown
of lighter weight material.
One of the new coats just from Paris
is that worn by Mrs. Charles Minot
Amory, jr., of Boston, the former Miss
Gladys Mum, of Washington. This is
of crow blue velvet, a seamless gar
ment to all appearances, which wraps
the slender figure of young Mrs. Amory
from throat to ankles with a broad
collar of black martin to give warmth,
as well as elegance. In this wrap is
shown, simply by drapery, the newest
effect in sleeves, which are described
as mufr sleeves by their originator.
Mrs. Thomas Ash Clayton, like young
Mrs. Robert Wallach, is one of the spon-
sors of the one-piece suit as seen on
Connecticut Avenue in these early days.
Mrs Clayton is wearing blue gown,
very dark in color and Of the same
smooth finished wooden material, with
its accessories of black satin. The mar
row skirt, two inches from the ground.
is draped in the most approved fashion
about the hips, and girdled in black
satin. The girdle giving the new waist
line. The gown opens in front, well
come feature in all new frocks except
those of the evening class. Within the
black satin collar is narrow waistcoat
effect opening in V-shape and without
collar. The heretofore stock and
guimpe is surplanted by a Japanese frill
of tulle, or net, outstanding at the back
but falling into natural lines from neck
to bust. with narrow line of fur to
mark the new note in neckwear. The
sleeves are another significant feature in