The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-15

and presumably lined with soft satin
There is no diaphanous tulle or jeweled
lace effect in this corsage, which glis
tens like diamonds with every movement
OF its wearer.
There Is also a pointed girdle of the
satin covered In the same fine grill work
of brilliants Not to put these secondary
jewels to shame. even though they are
trimming and not meant to be anything
but trimming, Mrs. Wood wears her dia.
mond tiara. in the form Of a fiat head
dress rather than at the erown-like an
gle of the average proud possessor OF a
diamond tiara.
Taffeta in its latest form promised as
the leading silk of the summer has al
ready established a reputation in WASH
ington where several of the newest i'm
portations are in this particular fabric.
Mrs. Ira Copley is wearing a dancing
frock in a blue. taffeta combined with
white lace that shows several new fea-
lures. The skirt, to begin with. is very
narrow and very much slashed, but at the
back. not the front, nor at the side
seams. This slash extends halfway to
the wsist-line showing petticoat OF
white chiffon overiaid with lace. The top
of Mrs. CopIey's gown is the new, short.
much-gathered tunic with its skirt cut in
points under which is a gathered rune
Of the same white lace which shows In
the skirt With this Mrs. NCopley wore
at one of the dansants of the past week,
a round black velvet hat.
The Misses Thacher daughters of Rep
resentative Thatcher, OF Massachusetts,
who are notable acquisitions in both Con-
gressional and resident sets, are dress
ing in the French fashion which pre-
scribes that sisters near an age be at
tired exactly alike. Not since the
Misses Meyer dawned on society when
their father first entered the Cabinet,
has this style of dress been so en-
phasized as by the newcomers from Mas
sachusetts. The Misses Thacher are
sponsoring taffeta in its new form and
color. They are wearing perfectly fas-
cinating gowns of bright green with mar
row skirt, short-gathered peplum over
dress, the latter edged with black fur
These gowns show the newest and high
est-folded girdle. which Is of the green
taneta forming the gowns. Chiffon Is in
PRODUCED In these frocks by way of slight
drapery very fat. and following the nat
ural curves of the figure applied to the
bodice. The sleeves are half-length and
of the chiffon edged with fur. The
hosiery matching each gown.
The sweet pea coloring described by ca
BILE from Paris as a novelty even in that
city made its Washington appearance at
the sixty-couple cotillion on Tuesday
evening. yet some of the people profess
to consider this a very old-time dance.
Miss Marguerite Barbour was the resi-
dent belle sponsoring the sweet-pea gown
which Is along the very smart lines that
retain the best features of the winter
with several notable springlike touches.
This skirt is as seen earlier In the sea-
son. also longer. with Its back gathered
upward in shallow plaits. It shows n
draped effect falling from the waist line
In front with q nine-inch fiounce of NAT
ural colored lace. giving a slightly point
ed line at the hips. The top Of the gown
Is apparently designed from the reeuIa-
ton Elton Jacket. and with a becoming
fullness across the bust, where IL Is held
by q cabachon of pearl beads over an
under waistcoat of lace matching that OF
the skirt.
Miss Barbour wore her hair in the nav
high fashion. closely resembling the Old
time miniatures and portraits from
which many Of .today's fashions are
copied.
Another very attractive taffeta gown
It Tuesdays cotillion was worn BY Miss
Carroll Morgan, one of the
winters deoutantes. This was a pink
rock showing a new style Of combIna-
ion. The skirt was entirely plain, OF n
ieep rose pink; the overdress Of the
'alest possible shade Of pink. without be-
ng white, printed in pink flowers that
formed deep, close border from the