The Washington herald., 1914-03-22

| Fox collar. but in velvet in a round shape
with sailor like brim and round crown
The brim is raised at the back Just as
Mrs. McCombs' Washington friends will
! wear their spring hats. thus showing the
hair which. in the case of the New York
visitor is beautifully coiffed. That Mrs
McCombs wears no wedding ring is moi
TO be taken as a sign that she has Joined
the ranks of the advanced young ma
irons who are discardinG this significant
sign OF what the prayer book calls IAN
honorable estate" at the behest Of the
feminist leaders who say wedding rings
are relics OF barbarism. II is rather the
one sign of bad luck that has ever touched
the charmed life OF the former Washing
ton belle. The truth being that she lost
her wedding ring at sea, three Gays after
her marriage.
Mrs. McCombs is not superstitious even
with her wedding ring at the bottom of
'ne sea- ana declines a substitute, for the
ring given and received in that notable
ceremony in London last autumn.
another very smartly Eowned visitor
either in street or evening dress who was
extensively entertained for four merry
days In the past week was Mrs. B. Dob
son Altemus. of PhilaceIphia. who cama
dance
on tuesday evening and remained the
guest of Mrs. James F. Barbour 70 dance
and dine the week out-in a succession
or toilets all bearing the Paris hall
mark AT the dance OF Tuesday nisht.
and again on Thursday night at Tho
Playhouse, Mrs. Altemus wore a black
satin gown with an overdress of Vatican
lace ana American Beauty roses show
ing the newest features of the house of
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with perfectly close-ftting front in an
unhroken line of the satin There is
possibly a slight fullness at the waist
line IN the back under the lace over
dress which starts from the waist in
front, and describes two loose graceful
halt circles running into a long, much
puned back that some persons tell US is
a forerunner of the bussle The lace is
possibly twenty-seven inches deep, show
ing its full beauty of design only on each
side where the drapery hangs lowest.
Across this drapery are sprays of Ameri-
can Beauty roses in natural coloring
and almost full size. A gorgeous ar
rangement Of flowers making the maiden
ly little rosebuds of the debutante frocks
look almost too modest for a modern ball
room. The train entirely of black satin
Is very long and narrow. The top of this
rose-trimmed gown is extremely difficult
OF description by reason of its breyity
As there are no sleeves and Mrs AIte-
mus is a slender. as well IS a hand
some. young woman there Is little DOS
sibility of building much of a corsage
In the deep V shaped model topping this
new skirt. No line OF black appears
above the waist line, the shoulders be-
ing covered by bands of crystal beads
or paillettes that also, form a close all
around girdle fitted over tulle of a flesh
tint darkened to harmonic with the
many roses that appear to rest without
the aid of pin or needle along the cury-
ing lines of the overdress and fall down
the back Of the skirt. A black satin
street suit worn by this same fascinating
visitor at the the dansant Of Thursday
afternoon is two-piece DrecoIl crea-
ton with the n.rrow skirt open for six
or eight inches on the left front. In ad-
dition to the overlapping hem this seam
is finished by two-inch silk braid hung
from the belt and fastened to the skirt al
intervals Of six inches or more by a
black silk tassel. Where the skirt opens