The Washington herald., 1914-04-05
Fashions at the Capital
The Well Dressed Woman Of Smart Society. What She Wears
The Time and Place.
By

with q mum today and n parasoi to-
morrow, giving the keynote 10 miladys
toilet, what wonder the spring styles
seem underlined TO the average observer
of the well dressed world, let that OBJ
server be man or woman
While Easter Sunday, has, by custom.
become the opening day for spring attire
from New York 10 San Francisco. and
particniariy on the famous Boardwalk at
Atlantic City, this custom In honored by
the multitude who accept dlctation in
dress. rather than by the real leaders Of
the smart world.
Scores Of women in Washington, as
well as IA every American city who have
already decided upon every detail Of their
summer wardrobe, will doubtless appear
next Sunday with no other change In
their church toilet of the past month or
SIX weeks than q straw or satin hat Of
the between season type. For such IL
the excentricity Of Fashion .(ss spelled
with q capitaD. that the women who can
best afford TO follow the bugie can or
this tickle dame are the least likely TO
do 80.
Il Straw hats have been in vogue with
the ultra-fashionabie women Of the Capi-
tai for o month or more. while many OF
their owners vary their visiting or walk
ing suits from velvet to taffeta. with .
tween. every day Of the week
The one rule observed by these ladies Of
extensive and varied wardrobes In that
gown and hat must be harmony. A straw
hat with a velvet or fur-trimmed cloth
suit would be unthinkable to the really
smart dresser. just as velvet hat would
be with a linen suit to the average
as well dressed
The Countess Won Bernstorn. wife of
the Ambassador from Germany, evi-
IDENTIFY supplied herself with q number
Of spring hats, as she Is appearing in
something smart and new each warm
day. On the cool days the Countess
Bernstorff looks equally well in toque
or turban Of the intermediate kind,
which may be Jet or tulle, satin or moire,
but is sure to be neither velvet nor straw.
These latter are definitely placed mate
rails, suited to costumes distinctly for
winter or for summer, and no one with
the discriminating taste Of the Countess
Won Bernstorf would ever make the
mistake of wearing anything out of sea-
son. TOPPING visiting toilet OF black
charneuse in the very latest lines. with
the new flare at the bottom of its draped
coat Countess Won Bernstorff is wear
ing a round hat of black erin, with its
trimming three or four perfect Ameri-
can Beauty roses disposed in a new
fashion. This Is to place the flowers
fiat on the upper side Of the brim rather
than against the crown. and to allow
several inches between each rose. There
Is aepatural amount of foliage to each
howef, giving a charm to the trimming
that appeared careless in the extreme,
yet 50 smart that any woman looking
at this hat knows at a glance II could
be the work of only q strictly irst-class
rnilliner, and Paris milliner at that.
The crown is round, not very high; the
brim a very close relation to plain
oId-time sailor. Had II not been faced
and tilted slightly from the back, this
very smart chapeau might with truth
be described as a trimmed sailor But
there is the rub-the trimming. 1t'is not
n hat the home millinery or even the
little milliner around the corner, should
be encouraged to initiate.
Another splendid example of how to
meet the advancing season in millinery.
Is shown by Mime. Bakhmeten, wife OF
the Russian Ambassador, and like her
associate of the German Embassy, an
American by birth who learned the art
of good dressing in a long service at
foreign capitals before returning to
turning to Washington. Nine. Bakhme-
teff is wearing one Of the newest shapes
in Milan straw of beet root red, which
is hardly red at all. but deep rich tone
10 be found at its best in the dye cop
led from the common garden vegetable
for which it is named Mime. Bakhme-
tefs hat is trimmed with q single os-
trich plume of a slightly darker hue than
the straw. This is not burned out, but
allowed TO keep its natural richness of
hue. IL is wired to stand upright for
eioht or ten inches then describe the in