The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11
NJ MARGAR1nT WADE.

| eralds will emphasize the color note. all
in regal elegance and perfect taste.
Only second in importance to the din
ner party and the dinner gown is the
the dansant and its bewildering array
Of dancing frocks. For this is a season
of dancing in Washington, as everywhere
else between latitude so north and the
equator. The the dansant Of the canal
| zone is one of the added attractions 10
| visit to that interesting piece OF coun-
try. according to many returned travellers
To meet the requirements of these after
noon dances either at home or abroad
the afternoon visiting toilet has been
entirely revised with satins by various
names, crepes and meteors taking the
place of velvet and cloth gowns more or
less tailored.
A fascinating creation Of the newest
mode worn at an afternoon dance of last
week by Mrs. Blaine Elkins was of black
satin with top of Bulgarian lace edged
in bla tx ribbon, with the added touch of
color emerald green. This dancing frock
escaped the ground by three inches as
regards its narrow plain skirt, over which
falls a full drapery with a cluster OF fat
pleats held in front under a short,
smooth-fitting peplum apparently fast
buttons. The top is all of the lace in an
unbleached natural color of rather large
pattern closely run-a new variation in
an old time lace that is one of the COM
ing favorites. The bodice is round,
gathered into the waist with three-quar-
ter sleeves of the long shouldered cut
in model The black satin ribbon, which
Is possibly an inch and a half wide, goes
around the neck in a circular line and
han
ends in the high soft girdle of black
satin. Here comes another sign of the
real French artist who designed this
gown, a huge insect in green and black
marking the middle of the girdle in the
back. With this young Mrs Elkins
wore-a small round hat of emerald green.
close fitting, but with slightly turned
brim at either side and its trimming two
wings in changing tones of green.
The jacket worn with this Is Just as
distinctive as the bodice or skirt being
Of the on tailored lines. but with pep
lum back and the loose shouldered easy
line. that to be both smart and comforta-
Bile must also be of the highest work.
manship. The buttons of black and green
appear on the Jacket in the same care
full lines as applied to the skirt.
While given high place in the smart
est wardrobes the satin or Kismet, the
matelesse or any of the new and ex-
pensive crepes have by no means dis
placed the man-made cloth suit for Wis
iting or for general afternoon wear
Many OF the best-gowned women Of this
and other cities prefer the less elab-
crate but not less expensive toilet for
all but the most formal or ceremonious
visiting or for the. dance. Mrs. Blaine !
Elkins, who, like her sister-in-law, Mrs
William F. Hit, selected her wardrobe
In person in Paris in September, is wear |
ing a suit of dull but not dark green
cloth Of silk and wool in a MORE pat
tern and with rep surface-a revival |
of the old-time silk rep but in a more
pliable weave. This is a two-piece suit
OF the American tailored plan as made |
In France. The skirt preserves a mar
row line about the ankles without being |
too close for its graceful wearer to walk |
ard It without the disfiguring /
slash. Another significant note Is the
fat undraped overdress which opens In /
front, while the most important change /
of all is the curved line of the Jacket.
making this garment show a decided
fare from the waist line. A collar Of /
smoked fox. short but deep in the back.
with round deep cuffs OF the same nm
shing the long close sleeves, added
yreat distinction to the otherwise plain /
md ultra smart coat With this Mrs.
Elkins wore one of the small hats for
which she is noted, a round crowned
lfrair with uniform brim Of two inches
Ut 30 In white silk with band Of white