The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Fashions at the Capital.
The Wel-Dressed Woman Of Smart Society What
She Wears the Time and Place. s.
ny MARGARET WADE.

With the White House motor stand
ing for hours at time outside Wash
ington's newest speciality shop. wherein
direct importations from Paris are a
daily offering, with the new Futurist hat
boxes arriving six at time at the big
front door, through which 100 years of
history has seen Presidents and their
families come and so in every mood, the
human heart and mind can know, It is
safe to conclude Miss Jessie Wilson'S
trousseau is hearing completion. As d
matter Of fact, the trousseau proper was
all but completed weeks ago, as were
many of the brides furnishings for her
new home.
Mrs. Wilson. the mother, and the other
daughters of the family-Margaret. a
year older. and Eleanor, two years
younger-were not easily provided for,
and most Of the shopping here and in
BALTIMORE in the last ten days has been
for Mrs. Wilson and the daughters, who
will pass their winter in Washington.
As in purchasing the gowns last
spring in preparation for the Inaugural
ton, which all but the most sentimental
must allow was more formal and i'm
portsnt an occasion than even the first
wedding of the family, Mrs. Wilson and
her daughters are patronizing the ready
to-wear shops, rather than intrusting
their raw material to the measurement
and manipulation Of even the best Of
modistes and tailors. AL OF which is
a direct beneft to Washington and near
by Baltimore, where the White House
motor and its owners are frequent and
interesting figures on Lexington and
Charles Streets.
Whatever doubt may remain in the
minds Of the reading public concerning
the details Of the now near at hand
White House wedding, which has been
Tariously described as a violet wedding,
\ pink wedding, and chrysanthemum
wedding, with the names Of the bridal
party as closely guarded as were the
names of the Presidents Cabinet prior
to March 4, the unofficial information On
the subject is that the color scheme in
the East Room will be entirely in white
and green. and the state dining room,
where the breakfast, or collation., as
the ceremoney takes place in the after
noon, will be a bloom in roses now be-
ing propagated in the government green
houses for this particular day and date.
To harmonize with this wide color
scheme, necessitated by the walls and
furnishings of the White House, the
gowns of the bridesmaids are said to be
of white, or the most delicate ivory,
crepe de chine of the new, high luster
kind, with the tunic overdress Of hy-
drangia colored net. with girdles and
sashes of deeper toned net and soft
crushed satin. The sash with dissimilar
ends being one OF the CalIot ideas that
has evidently found favor with this fore
most American bride Of the season.
The brides gown WILL naturally, be
of white satin and strictly in bride-like
lines, suited to the slim and graceful
figure and pretty blonde coloring Of this
faIrest of the three ideally American.
and altogether delightful daughters Of a
great democratic President.
Tete de Negre, which is a new name
fr the taupe of other days plus a slight
infusion Of pink or msuve, is the neutral
shade par excellence in Paris at present.
and quite naturally is seen at its best
in the visiting costume of Nine. Jusser-
and, wife Of the French Ambassador.
In making a round OF visits with her
distinguished husband, now Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps. Nine. Jusserand look
ed particularly smart on Wednesday in
a one-piece gown OF this new shade, the
fabric also a new variation of silk and
wool made in a semi-draped model with
the top covered by a short fur cape In
the new round lines, while the hat was
also a distinctive one, being round
rather fiat shape with brim Of several |
inches almost severe as a sailor, and the 1
trimming two particularly choice, but |
not long OSTRICH plumes.
Every gown and hat made to Nine. |
Jusserand's order is made to the occas- |
sion. Ostrich plumes are essentially an
afternoon adornment, and suited to the |
weIl-appointed Victoria in which this |
leader Of the diplomatic circle makes her |
visits or merely takes an afternoon drive. |
Mrs. Gist Blair, the former Mrs. Frank |
Ellis, Just back from her European !
honeymoon, appeared on Connecticut |
Avenue on Thursday morning in blue |
tailored suit with small velvet turban, |
10th suit and turban obviously selected |
ia Paris.
The material is presumably a very fine |
serge trimmed sparsely with black silk /
braid The skirt is made with long slash |
ed tunic, showing a sash end at one /
side. The Jacket almost an Eton, with |
braid trimmed collar Mrs. Blair's tur-
han is close fitting Of velvet draped over /
n small frame with one high standing /
loop, or the tube, directly in front. On en-
tering her motor Mrs. Blair slipped on |
one Of the new, loose wraps in a bril-
liant dark green. This is distinctly q |
season Of rich coloring, but the color |
must be carefully selected to suit each !
individual.
The small hat gains still greater vogue |
as the season advances, which probably |
accounts for the greater variety In shape 4
and material to be noticed day by day.
For youthful wearers there is a new and |
very fetching turban. \ really old |
NE,, Il Eal aWnI
tracted to 1918 dimensions, with the cor |
onet brim showing a slight curve out |
ward as it ascends from the brow.
Miss Eleanor Wilson has become q con- I
vert to the turban, which. for her case, |
Is made of wistaria color velvet, edged |
with sable, with its trimming tiny roses