The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Rr MAReARET WADE.

called fashion magazines, Dut II Is mol
taken seriously in fashionable centers !!
one may. judge by the marked as
tendency of the French fashions as ac-
cepted by washington's smartest women.
While all homecoming travellers.
whether from the European capitals OF
only from our Northern summer resorts,
are, as a rule, wearing gowns in which
they left Washington three or six months
ago, their respective wardrobes are,
nevertheless, fully replenished in latest
modes Only the occasion is lacking for
display of gowns and millinery that
will equal in style, variety, and elegance,
any exhibition of good dressing Wash
ington's Vanity Fair" has ever pre-
sented.
The White House wedding on Nevem-
ber . will, of course, open the social
season. Even before that there will,
however, be numerous smart, informal
! companies showing just how the French
couteriers have regained their threatened
prestige in every detail of feminine at
tire. Even thus early in the year GER
tain fixed facts in the fashion armament
are recognized by all women interested.
even in the smallest degree, in their gen.
eral appearance. For instance, skirts
remain narrow, but are never plain
: Drapery is about the hips, rather than
/. about the knees
All smart gowns, other than the regu-
lation evening dress, open In front or al
the side. The straight high collar, even
with the transparent guimp, has disap-
peared as completely as the elbow sleeve.
The ali black hat continues prime raw
orite in millinery. The tailor suits
for the morning hour are less severe than
in several years, while the afternoon
gowns are, as rule, in one piece models
OF new material and color. Every gown
and every hat is made for an occasion.
The fallacy of buying either hat or
gown, which can be worn with anything,
or can be worn at any time, that mas
contributed to more bad dressing among
people of means and supposed taste than
anything else, is at last recognized as
. a faIlacy by nineteenth of the unsus-
pecting women who formerly yielded to
this suggestion of milliner or tailor.
Mrs. Breckenridge Bayne, who is taking
possession of her handsome new home in
r Street made a shopping tour on Tues
day in dark green cloth suit. showing
the latest art in feminized tailoring. The
skirt narrow at the hem and totally un-
trimmed, was draped high on the hips;
a suggestion of a ripple appeared below
the skirt of the fascinating top garment
that may be called jacket or blouse,
according to fancy. Serving every pur-
pose of the tailored jacket. this little
garment, nevertheless, is made in the
form of a Russian blouse without the
tulIuess of that distinctive mode 1t is
long enough to cover the hips and is
-c}0Es- -nttinE. with the. normal waist line
.aaria1 py ia'7.d girdle of plaid silk
Ia seTEFEi shsC"E Of green crossed in
aizek ard white The same silk. pre-
s.,n,w
fas lUHg. plain -'-eves. which end slightly
'.DUvu the wrist 70 be heightened by two
lEch L lis ot white MULE or unfgured
net THt sleeve of today is slightly
shorter thar the IoIg sleeve of the spring,
Sc shown By the numerous other smart
rUNEs as vel as young Mrs. Bayne's
EHe latter mad her jacket, or blouse,
bpsncl almost 70 the waist line, showing
-a Uuf- red net uimp, or vest collar
less, as we are Ioid all the new bodies
are to be, with the same depth frill ap-
pearing on the sleeves.
Mrs. Bayne's hat was just as smart
as her gown; round black velvet with
soft crown gathered into a narrow stiff
bTim, the latter covered by a band of
FUR. Her boots were patent leather,
French from toe to heel, and her gloves
heavy white kid.
The shortening of the coat sleeve is
bringing in a new glove which is an inch
or two longer than the familiar walking
glove, and close wristed.
Mrs. Nathaniel Frances, who is settling |
in her attractive apartment at the Con- |
necticut for the season, looked particu- !
tarly well in F Street the last week in a |
blue serge suit with half length, severely |
plain jacket. and very smart black velvet |
hat. Like most women of the best taste. |
Mrs. Frances avoids extremes in skirts, |
yet preserves The modish silhouette Her |
skirt appeared to be two pieces, with the |
seams directly in front and back. The |
jacket had its slight fullness in the back. |
held by half belt and closed in front |
with the new, large, self-colored button, |
a feature that promises to enjoy great |
popularity.
Mrs. Frances hat was as conventional |
as her gown and extremely smart. This |
was 2 low crown, black velvet, with an |
inch and half rim, showing its greatest
depth front and back. The base of the 4
crown was encircled by ripe velvet fruit,
small in form and brilliant in tone, a real /
iuturest wreath, held toward the back by
one black satin bow slantIng from the
back.
One of the attractive young women in
r Street these days is Miss Genevieve
Clark, daughter of the Speaker, who has
lust returned from Europe with grown
lp winter wardrobe, in which she will
make her formal debut in December. |
Miss Clark's street suit in the last week
showed every mark of foreign make. The
color is presumably willow green, a bronze
blended with green, which is one OF the
variations of the two staple shades, max
ing a new color. Both coat and skirt
follow a curveless model, adapted to
youthful figures. The seIni-ftting jacket
Is longer in the back than in front, and
cut in a sharp square line across the bot
tom. Here appeared the large, new, fat
button covered in material of the suit. |
With this is worn felt or velour simply |
tailored hat, much the same shade as the
gown, a round shape distinctly of Bond
Street where the London round hat Is
found at its best.
A very smart note in this altogether
smart costume was the scarf worn by
the Speakers daughter. This was dis
tinctly a confection, also composite, as
chiffon, fur. and satin, all in the natural
mole color, are employed in making this
accessory as soft as a tulle ruch and as
warm as an old-fashioned boa Of fur or
feathers. This fascinating neckpieceI
hung to the waist on one side, after
being fastened at the front. The collar
less neck, which has arrived, beyond any
question. is the reason d'ete for the va
riety and attractive assortment Of ruches
and scarfs that will play an important {
part in all well-sslected wardrobes.
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