Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-07
Pretty Gowns to Be
Seen in Blue Room,
BY .4Ssocids,d Press

Washington, May THE wedding
at the White House late this afternoon,
when Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson,
youngest daughter of the President.
will be married to William Gibbs
McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury,
will bring together many handsome
gowns and toilettes of the bridal
party and the limited number of
guests who are to attend, chiefly the
wives of the Vice-President and cab
met officers.
While 1t has been known for some
time that the arrangements for the
wedding would be simple and in con-
tract with some of the brilliant func-
tions of the past, yet this has not af-
| fected the desire of the limited few
who had reason to believe they would
witness the event f""'n making early
! preparations for gowns suitable to a
function of this character. One
troublesome question has been the
hour of the ceremony, six o'clock,
midway between the usual require
ments of an afternoon or an evening
gown, and also raising the question of
whether a hat was suitable to be
worn at a six o'clock wedding func-
| ton.
Details Are Solved
But these details have not been
rons and maids who are to witness the
marriage. Nearly all of them will
wear gowns not seen here before this
season, and taffetas in light shades,
with cream and white laces have been
the more generally chosen material.
| Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice
President, selected a costume of white
net and lace, made in the prevailing
ruffled style, the skirt partly draped,
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net, and narrower ones with lace
edges The bodice has the lace and
net in soft kimono blouse effect,
Mrs. Bryan, wife of the Secretary of
State, will wear a very modish gown
of taupe taffeta, which has large
fiowered pattern of roses in deep
shades all over 1.-THE draped skirt
shows a petticoat in front of embroi-
dered old rose chiffon. The chiffon is
also inserted in the softly draped
Y ist but a line of nearly white and
neck opening. Mrs. Bryan selected
one of her small toques to wear with
this dress, a becoming model in
black tulle and jet
Mrs Houston Wears White
Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, will wear white, a very
pretty model in lace, with touches of
jet ana ma0e over white. The sash
and girdle are of old gold satin.
Mrs. Lane, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior, has chosen from among
her new frocks a stylish but simply
made one of black f1owered tissue
over lavander chiffon. Both these
gauzy materials from the bodice,
with ivory tinted lace around the v
shaped opening at the neck
Mrs Daniels, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, has chosen a becoming
dress of pansy colored charmeuse
with over draperies of blue chiffon,
which is embroidered in pansies. The
purple straw hat she is to wear with
it is wreathed with pansies
MRS. GARRISON'S GOWN
Mrs Garrison, wife of the Secre-
tary of War, is to wear black and
white chiffon draped over white
satin, with smart touches achieved
by French blue ribbon holding the
puff of the skirt drapery and also
showing on the brodice, where
rhinestone buckles hold the soft
lace frills around the V-shaped
neck.
Mrs, Redfield, wife of the Secre-
tary of Commerce, is to wear a sum-
mer silk costume, white with hair
stripes in mauve. 1t is trimmed with
silver lace.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the Secretary
of Labor, will wear grey crepe-de-
has a blue satin costume with tou-
ches of orange velvet and lace in
the trimming.