The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
Fashions at the Capital
The Wen Dressed Woman OF Smart Society What She Wears
The Time and Place.
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with each day Of the past week mark
ing the departure OF well-known leaders
of the Capitars smart world. both oficial
and nonoancIal. feminine fashions as
viewed In passing have become the least
Important feature In the social life OF
the National Capital
That Is for that part OF the smart
feminine world remaining to bear the
heat OF summer. with the high officials.
national lawmakers, judges, and diplo-
mats who show no sign Of abandoning
their widely diversified posts on the
north bank OF the Potomac.
There are still any number Of fash
ionabIe women occupying their Washing
ton homes in spite Of the exodus OF the
last ten days, while the marriage Of Miss
Helen Humphrey on last Wednesday.
with the forthcoming marriage Of Miss
Rosemary Bradford at St Margarets on
June %, have served to lengthen the
season of formal midday attire for q large
contingent Of the army and navy circle,
in which these respective brides have
passed their lives.
For the women who contemplate re-
maininE in or near washington for any
considerable part of the summer there
is no incentive to buy clothes of the
newest fashion, for the latter are so
radically different from anything we
have had, that II is doubtful IL Wash
ington maids or matrons will have
courage to accept the changes without
modification, and q trying out at some
of the Northern resorts.
Several OF the Capitals leaders in the
smart companies. gathered about New
York in the past week, admit that the
gowns and hats worn at Meadowbrook
or at the Ritz or the st. Regis would be
overconspicuous at the Chevy Chase
Club or the New willard.
All Of which is a great comfort TO their
stay at home friends, as tub gowns and
simply made taffetas and voiles are the
rule Of comfort in Washington.
Mrs. McAdoo set a pretty example in
dress when she made what may be de-
scribed as her first oficiaI appearance
on Monday afternoon. when with her hus-
band she attended the Flag Day exer-
cises at the Treasury Department and
sat beneath the New Jersey pennant
raised in her honor.
The gown of this occasion was a white
voile or cotton crepe, made with three
tiered skirt and modified blouse waist
Both skirt and bodice were gay in the
new colored embroidery, that is happy
feature Of summer frocks in which color
is desired. The embroidery is in several
tones of blue and crimson in bold but
graceful design OF the Swiss or French
school, which is succeeding the too crude
Balkan or Bulgarian effects. Each Of
the three ungathered nounces covering
the skirt is finished in these colors, while
across the shoulders are reveres treated
in the same fashion. Topping this the
Administration bride wore a hemp hat
turned up at one side, and trimmed in
crimson roses.
The flower trimmed hat, which in the
early season appeared but rarely. is nat
uraIly come into its own with the mid
summer fashions.
dignified hospitality for which her en-
in to tea at the home OF one OF her
friends in an informal and altogether de-
Hghtful fashion for which there is little
time In the rush OF our much over
heightened season.
At one of these intimate little COM
panies last week Nine. Jusserand wore q
dark blue voile and taffeta in the crow
blue shade which has supplanted the
night blue, or the many tones of French
blue gathered under the Alice label.
Always conservative, Nine. Jusserand's s
visiting toilet is an extremely graceful
costume, with tunic of medium length
with a plain skirt that measures possibly
two yards at the hem and semi-Jacket
bodice. This latter adjunct gives the
needed coat finish that all French women
consider imperative in a costume worn
with q hat Nine. Jusserand's hat, with
her blue gown. was of hemp, also in blue
of round, but not sailor shape. with
slightly turned brim, and its trimming
ostrich plumage in the close clipped form
and in several shades of blue and light
gray.
The French Embassy may maintain a
garage, but for all social purposes its