The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-17

black hat has SO long held hrst place
The one color that seems At Al soie
to replace the black Of other year,. 10
..tete d.neere," new-found taupe. which
Is being sold to wear with anything. ana
really making good the miiiiners claim
! The ..tete d'negre'' il suited to matfon
or maid, the debutante or her grand,
1 mother. for II comes IN all snspes anu
In every variety OF straw.
| Mrs. Francis Ruggles wears one OF the
smartest, and at the same time, one OF
the most conventional hats Of the new
| color in n round shape particularly
suited to the semi-tailleured afternoon
frocks, now an important part OF every
wardrobe This Is one Of the new oowi
shaped crowns with upturned orim IN
uniform width. trimmed In wreath OF
small old-fashioned garden howery'
| One of the prettiest OF afternoon gowns
| in the new Powered surah is worn by
Miss Eugene Pichon. Mrs. Henry T.
Oxnard's attractive young sister. This
| Is a one-piece gown on princess lines
with only a slight hustle drapery In the
back. The color IL cream white with
the flowers pink roses OF the smallest
| kind, with just a suggestion OF natural
green foliage. Each little figure stands
entire surface Of the gown with color.
There is no tunic. and no girdle. Inc
only establishment of the skirt Is a
generous grouping OF small white pearl
buttons from the hem upward and again
on the bodice. The latter closes in front
with the Japanese collar as It's finish,
Topping this Miss Pichon wears round
hat of Milan braid In a tate d'negre
tone with a two-inch ostrich fringe In
III 81 al 80
the rather broad brim, with an upstand-
ing feather in ostrich showing several
tones. ranging from cream to pink, and
the tete de'neere.
Mrs Davinport Brown. Of Boston. whe
passed a few days last week with her
parents, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McKenna.
wore one Of the smartly tailored suits |
peculiar to her adopted city, where the |
tailor made" and the "tailleured' each |
hold sway. but at different hours Of the |
day. Young Mrs. Browns suit OF fine |
blue serge, Judged by Washington stand |
ards. was exactly right for the morning \
church service where 1t appeared, or for |
the informal visiting. which made its l
wearer a welcome guest In several !
prominent homes The skirt was narrow
at the hem, untrimmed. but hung in a
double peplum. the edges Of which were
bound In narrow black silk braid This
is real Bostonese. The jacket was ex-
tremely short, with raglan sleeves A
facing of Roman-striped taffeta turned
back to form a narrow collar.
The back Of the jacket was cut in a
sharp point. split for five inches and
then marked with q butterfly bow of
black MORE. The hat worn with this
was a round walking shape OF dark blue
Milan. trimmed completely around the
crown in clusters of small red cherries.
This trimming was another evidence OF
sparsely placed as We see them In wash
ington millinery. but formed into close
clusters and set side by side with no
foliage to speak of or help them out.
Miss Gladys Ingalls, is wearing a blue
gown of the new crepe that IL a happy
between the crepe de chine and
velour blaine. and just the thing for
at this time. The skirt Is
narrow and of the plain blue. The over
dress, on the order Of a Russian blouse
with deep frill. Is Of figured material In
tones and along smart new
lines. Topping this Miss Ingalls, wears
4 straw hat of peanut color. in a modi-
fed Vatican shape with its trimming of
wheat heads, very large and fully ripe
to Judge of their coloring. The wheat
was laid ABOUT the top OF the brim inter
spersei with small punches Of cherries,
the latter dark red and also fully ripe.
Miss Ingalls, carried out the color effect
with long tan gloves an6 parasol 20
match.
Miss Virginia Mackey-Smith is looking
very smart as well as charming these
spring afternoons in a gown Of dark
blue in some silk or silk and wool fab
ric, with which she wears q vivid green
hat in the present day sailor shape,
and on occasion the very smartest thing
in sports coats, the latter showing two
tones of green. This is an ideal country
club toilet whether watching the tennis
at Chevy Chase or drinking
Tea at the country club on several miles
10 the west. The skirt of this becom-
ng costume is several inches of the
ground and laid from belt to hem in
accordian pleats The bodice Is a COM
oination of dark blue matching the skirt
with chiffon in blue and green K
gith the usual white or cream vestee
The hat is of MORE. showing a deep
old about the crown with a scant trim (
ming Of white and green flowers and I
oliage. (
Miss Mackey-Smith's coat I, long
'nough for warmth. even when motor
ng. but short enough to show just how
veil made is the skirt beneath. 1t also
las the wide fare at the hem which Is
characteristic all coats of the present
eason. The kind that At below the
waist being entirely out of style. In
act the only place a real up-to-date
ports coat is expected to At these days
5 across the shoulders and in the COL
ar. To show no hard feeling on the
art Of the tailoring fraternity. coats for
ress occasions are ftted closer than x
yer.