The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10
Fashions at the Capital
The Well Dressed Woman OF Smart Society What She Wears
The Time and Place.
BY

The change of hour in the White
House wedding, deferring the all impor-
tant event from an afternoon to an even
ing ceremony. carried disappointment in
to numerous households.
While no cards of invitation were Is
sued, the authorized as well as unauth-
orized statements. in the public prints
lead some twenty or thirty women OF
the official circle to believe they would
be hidden to the wedding. Each of
these women provided herself according
ly with the smartest afternoon costume
her taste and bank account could afford.
Hats alone purchased for this occasion
ran high up in the hundreds of dollars,
yet not one hat was seen in the Blue
Room at 6 p. m.., on Thursday when Miss
Eleanor Wilson became the bride of the
Secretary of the Treasury at what Is
described as an evening wedding, des-
pite the warm sunshine wrapping the
stately old mansion in a beautiful golden
mantle at that hour.
The much debated subject of dress
suitable to so unusual a time and condi-
ton, was settled by compromise. only a
few hours prior to the ceremony. This
resulted in full evening dress for the
President and the bridegroom. and most
of the men guests, while the feminine
portion Of the company was varied
enough to suit even Paul Poiret, or Mrs
Hwfa Williams. Both these authorities
have put themselves on record as say
ing the American woman's chief fault
in dress, is her total lack of originality
Original and distinctive costumes We're
the rule rather than the exception at
the White House wedding, but by no de-
sire of their wearers IL one may believe
the short sad tales of new afternoon
toilets left at home to meet the de-
mands Of the rearranged wedding plans
The brides toilet, remained of course
unchanged. Although high necked and
long sleeved this really beautiful crea-
ton of white satin and point lace, suf-
fered no less of style or fitness by the
change of hour.
Not even the much advertised trousseau
of the Presidents daughter surpasses in
elegance or variety, the beautifully Sc
lected gowns found in the wardrobe Of
Mrs. Henry d. Flood the bride of Rep
resentative Flood. of Virginia, whose
honeymoon was cut very short to bring
the bridegroom of April 1s back to his
post as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the House.
Mrs. Flood who is with her husband
at the Shoreham pending their selection
of a permanent nome, made her first
appearance as hostess at the Chevy
Chase Club, a few evenings ago in one
of direct importation of Madame Dare
This was distinctly a dinner gown for
summer wear. The narrow skirt made
with p short train, was of white lace.
The overdress of black chiffon, short in
front, drawn across the hips with the
new line of hustle drapery suggested,
but not emphasized in the hack where
the black chiffon heightened suddenly
in deep point. The latter was in n
1O-inch gold tassel. The bodice opening
in front with V neck was of white
lace over white chiffon, with short lace
chiffon overdress. Marking the waist
line was a girdle of wonderfully rich
ribbon in perpendicular stripes of black.
faded pink and dull gold. This went
loosely about the waist and at the back
was finished in a cluster of loops with
out ends
The bodice was of the new sleeveless
kind, temporarily discarded in Paris for
the recent visit of the Queen of England,
hut for Mrs. Flood the top of arm was
covered by two whisps of black chiffon.
Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey, wife of the
former Senator from Texas. but now to
be reckoned as one of Washingtons per-
manent resident hostesses, is wearing a
dinner gown of particularly choice design
in white lace and black net, with elabor-
ate establishment of silver. Mrs. Bailey
gown shows a pleasing tendency to the
fuller skirt with a decided train, yet
retains the modish hip lines and soft
loose drapery across its front
The contrasting tones are about equally
divided in the skirt, while the bodice
with its half length sleeYes ls nf tho