The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
SOCIETY GATHERS
At STYLE SHOW
Second Day Brings Out Many
Prominent Persons to View
Latest Fashions.
EXHIBIT BY LITTLE ONES
Garments for Peasant Women and
Children of Europe Made BY
Junior Workers.


The second day Of the style Show and
Dansant. at Rauscher's brought forth
still larger crowds OF socially prominent
Washingtonians to view the latest fash
/ ions in clothes and dances and incident
ally to contribute their mite to the war re-
lief fund Of the American Red Cross.
The coy models In handsome gowns and
frocks, which they changed every few
hours, posed in the booths and strolled
through the aisles OF the style salon,
showing off their gorgeous raiment as
only a professionally trained manlSin
can do. Crowds of men and women walk
ed through the salon. approved the styles
and then went out into the dance pavilion
to take part in the general ballroom
dancing.
A new Red Cross exhibition that at
tracted much attention yesterday was the
display Of garments for the peasant wom-'
en- and children Of Europe made by the
juniors workers Of the Red Cross helpers.
Flannel underskirts with tucks hand
sewn by unsteady little fingers and
shawls and plain underclothes for chill
dren were among the articles exhibited.
Misses Nancy Lane, Elizabeth Fech-
teller. Elinor Wheeler, Eleanore Johnston,
Jane Boyd. Mary, HELEN and Kathleen
Crawford, are the names of the Junior
Red Cross helpers signed to the exhibit
Of needlework.
Mrs. A. g. McClintock, Mrs. John Nc
Laughlin, Mrs. Allen Boyd. and Miss
Charlotte Campbell are In daily attend
ance at the Red Cross exhibit where an
interesting display OF the garments made
for the war sufferers OF Europe by the
Red Cross helpers of the District is on
display. These articles wilI be sent to
Europe as soon as the Style Show closes.
VIII Give Newest Dances.
This afternoon Miss Edith spoffard and
Ben Champion viii give several OF the
newest ballroom dances including the
Brazilian Polka and the Canter. Tonight
Miss Effie Baker will give an original clas-
sical dance, and some other new steps
for the ballroom will be exhibited by Miss
Spoffard and Mr.. Champion.
But while the exhibition dancing was
popular and well patronized and the
general dancing well INDUCED in, still
the attractiveness Of the style salon and
the beautiful models, who wore strings
Of beads where sleeves and yokes are
won't to be. and girdles for bodices and
wide flowing skirts, the latest wrinkle
in fashion, did not wane.
Tolman showed some exceptionally
beautiful models for dinner and the dan
SAINT and crowds gathered about the
booth wherein a prtty young miss posed
in charming frocks and showed the deb
utantes just how the newest clothes are
being worn. An attractive gown shown
by Tolman and one that has caused con- |
siderable comment is a beautiful orig
inal model of an afternoon gown Of pearl
gray chiffon velvet with wide oRerskirt |
and a long graceful panel back. other |
models including brocaded blue din |
ner dress and a quaint net dancing frock |
brocaded in silver and gold are shown
in this exhibit.
Shoes for every occasion and the smart |
est and latest conceits In foot toggery for |
the fashionably dressed man and woman |
are shown by Berberich, who has one |
Of the most attractive booths at the |
style show. A pretty mode, with a slen- |
der foot, No. 3, double A, will try on !
boots Of any pattern for the approval Of |
the pattern.
ToEEeFy for Men.
Mems toys, which play a large part at |
the show, are shown in a beautifully ar |
ranged display by Sidney West Every |
thing to complete the most perfect toll |
cite for afternoon. business, dinner or
evening wear is displayed at this exclu- |
stvely a mans booth.
Three lovely models in the booth Of the |
Louvre display the rare evening gowns, |
dancing frocks and dinner and street |
dresses with millinery and smart tailored |
suits for the edihcation of the style show |
patrons. One Of the models to be ad- |
mired at the Louvre booth is a burnt |
orange velvet dancing frock worn by a |
small brunette. The waist consists Of |
a string Of beads and q mere suggestion |
Of lave above a high skirt yoke which |
nearly reaches the arm pits. On this /
skirt yoke Is frilled the straight length |
skirt and under that peeps q frill Of the |
fine cream lace.
Miss. Margaret Sheetze, who is a spe-
cialist in the art Of beautifying women,
gives daily demonstrations with her own
Of creams and face powders, 1
and her booth Is one Of the main attrac-
tions in the style salon. Miss Sheetze
transforms the complexions of the pat
ronesses Of the benefit to peaches and |
cream, no matter how many freckles
may have entered the salon with them.
Smoot and Jellef's booth at the en-
trance of the style salon is the stopping
place where the women give the first II
gasps of delight at sight OF the new
fashions. Smart frocks for the misses II
dancing party, afternoon gowns and II
Wooltex coats and handsome furs COM
prise this interesting fashion exhibit A II
quaint model for the dansant in soft
green silk with old fashioned rosebuds,
made of silk and showing the new wide
skirt, is one of the prettiest and daIntest
gowns in the whole show, according to
style critics.
Hats Prove Attractive. -
Christine. with a marvellous display of
and shaped chapeaux, the
latest word from Paris and New. York
artists, attracts the women and
they nnger to try on the models and
watch the beautiful models as they pose
in becoming hats and display them to
best effect. Georgette models which are
larger than ever worn before are shown
in beautiful combinations of yellow and
white and red and silver with high crests
Of rich plumes. A little hat with bon
net strings to be used in the automobile
Is one Of the smart and very new Chris
tine models.
The Wells-Gossard corset demonstra-
don in the ping room. where the most
beautiful model obtainable gives hourly
exhibits Of the late models Of Gossard
make, Is one Of the main attractions Of
the show for women. Everything in the
corset from the small belt giydle for
dancing to the long reception corset. both
for stout and the slender figures, are
on the live model
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