Evening star., 1914-11-15

Just Back With shopping bout
Winter Wardrobe. and brought
with her a little frock to wear to the
theater. to the dansant or the supper
dance. 1t is an ideal restaurant gown.
and thus aptly suited to the theater
and the supper which follows. 1t is of
dark blue taffeta.
The skirt is full. the fullness gather
ed in around the hem. making a rufhe
about two inches wide. About the shir-
ring line round a band of roX, say two
inches wide, with a cluster OF red rose
buds nesting on the left side, near the
toe of the left slipper.
The bodice is gathered into little
shirred heading running up and down
the front, the folds OF taneta thus run
ming across the bust, where they are
crossed by sort of half wreath OF
red rosebuds The decollete nevk Is
softened by folds of dark blue tune,
and the armholes are hlled AROUND
with folds of tulle. for there ls not the
suggestion of sleeve IN ihosl VI 'he
evening frocks. WV, :.
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill IS
wearing a tsone-blue velvet suit, made
with a semi-long. tight-dtting coat;
with which she years saole poa. ano
a hlue velvet hat of the English walk
ing shape, trimmed with a large ana
veTv handsome ostrich plume, also OF
blue.
Mrs Theodore A. Baldwin. wife OF
Cant. Baldwin, U. S. A, seems TO nave
solved the problem
Morr;rr Ueor of smart. trig walk
ing costumes. Hers
and at Church. have always the last
idea exemplified in cut and trimming. one
of her favorites is Of dark green cloth
The Jacket has a plated skirt nearly the
length of the underskirt and hangs very
close to the figure. A three-inch belt
bound with black silk braid Is youthful
touch. The collar. which fits high, has
a band of beautifully shaded fitch. and
this fur also edges the wrists OF the
closely fitted sleeveless. One of her
pretty turbans is Of dark brown velvet,
the brim an outstanding fold of the
velvet and the trimming two small
pretty wings. arranged at the left
front and at the right back. just near
the crown Miss Katherine Judge. =
sister of this popular army hostess. has
an equally smart coat suit in dark
blue cloth, made somewhat the same
and worn with a small black velvet
turban, the shape of which outlines her
head.
Mrs. Gist Blair is wearing smart
tailored suit of violet cloth with trim
mings Of velvet of a darker shade. She
wears with it Il black velvet hat
trimmed with single ostrich feather
in the front, and stole of dark fur
Mrs Harold P. Norton has worn some
times lately calling costume of hunt
ers' green broadcloth made with a
short coat open in front to show a
broad black satin girdle. The oversklrt
Is kilt pleated, and the skirt is plain
and short. Her small black velvet
touue and dark mink scarf and muh
go we'll with the suit.
Nine Bakhmeteff at DR.. Hopkins lee
ture the other day, when there were
such interest
The Wife of the Rus ing pictures of
sian Ambassador thrown on the
screen, entertained a box party. She
wore a calling dress of taupe velvet
and a round black hat over the face
wreathed with large crimson flowers.
She wore one of her small sable neck
pieces from her collection of these
splendid furs. which are only rivaled
by few other matrons at the capital.
Mrs. Chauncey Hackett Is another Of
the younger women who delight in
tailor-made simplicity, the old-time
method before the tailors began to
add drapery and trimmings to their
creations. She has a suit OF dark
blue cloth and wears with 1t one or
the cutest of the tiny turbanS now so
fashionable. Hers is of black vel