Evening star., 1914-11-29


| MISS ELIZABETH
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry r.. H,
Christm
| beaded Jet. which fits snugly and
reaches to the knees. The decolletage
| is edged about with black tulle. She
| wears white mottled plush coat. with
| collar and cuffs of sable fur.
| Mrs. Murray Cobb looks chic in
| sable coat which she wears motoring,
| and with this she also wears sable
| toque trimmed on the left side with d
white ostrict pompon and tip
Mrs. Peyton Russell is wearing, when
she takes constitutional up Con-
necticut ave-
Seen While Walking nue.. very
and Motoring. snufr colored
cloth, tunic skirt over short and tight
| underskirt, with wide girdle of vel
vet of "a shade darker, which extends
| about the hips in a yoke-like fashion.
The coat is a short model, almost
bcIero in cut, and with this she wears
a brown fox stole thrown over one
| shoulder. and a hat the same shade
as the suit, and what literally might
be called "a cooked hat" though any
one can see it was not knocked" into
one, but by deft fingers persuaded to
roll here and turn there, till the re-
suit is a very smart chapeau. with
bit Of ribbon and a simple ornament in
the way of trimming.
Mrs George whitefeld Brown. motor
ing with her son, Mr.. Cuthbert Brown,
in very attractive and rakish little
yellow racing car, looked very smart
in a heavy long coat of corded worsted
cloth, q twilled design in dark blue,
with deep rich red showing through
between the twilled surface. Fur collar
and cuffs Of sealskin and colonial
hat of black velvet edged about the
brim with fox finished the costume. A
couple of paradise feathers directly In
front as a stick-up trimming to the
hat and a blue veil to carry out the
suggestion of that color in the coat
were becoming accessories.
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Mrs. Joseph Letter looks particularly
well in dinner gown Of sapphire blue
and gold bro
Stunning Gown in caded veivet,
Velvet and Tulle. while travelling
in the orient last year. The skirt is
made close and tight, with four short
Sits at the hem to give freedom in step
ping. This is of the brocade, which is
veiled by a double tunic of blue tulle,
cut in points, back and front. A wide
draped girdle of brocade extends well
down over the hips, being under one
tunic skirt. but on the outside OF the
other. The brocade extends upward
about the waist line for few inches.
and is veiled with tulle, which formed
the upper part of the gown, finishing
the decollete neck, which is square in
front and v-shaped in the back, and
edging the armholes, for the gown, like
most, is sleeveless half-circuiar
the front OF the corsage.
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean. who always
appears to great advantage in evening
dress, wore re-
Choice Of Young Gently a gown
Matrons and Maids. low, charmeuse,
! the waist formed Of gold lace and white
tulle.
| The broad girdle was of the charmeuse.
as was also the skirt. which was made
with somewhat Of pannier effect and
was short enough to show her gold slip
pers.
A beautiful wrap Of white brocaded
velvet, with scarf Of ermine edged
with sable. was also worn.
Miss Valerie Padelford. who has been
entertaining for her cousin. Miss Mar
garet Caperton, here from Philadelphia
for the past week. wore to theater
party fey nights ago a most becom-
ing gown of white accordion pleated
chiffon, the upper part Of the gown
fashioned Of lace.
With this costume Miss Padelford
wore wore an co,a1 eassa9' af WHITE fo1 coat win
Miss Catherine Britton was walking
with a friend on H street the other day
and looking extremely smart in three
ouarter-length caracal fur coat. with a
square collar of tailless ermine.
with 1t she wore a large hat Of dark
blue felt edged with velvet and trimmed
with a soft bow.
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Miss Florence Schneider. who will be
a bride in mid-December. has an elabo-
| rate trousseau,
A Youthful Bride and but a very
Her Trousseau. ton OF it rep
resents her own handiwork. She loves
Ito sew and embroider, and is never
/ idle. The infinitesimal stitches she has
put into lingerie and house linen and
the beautiful embroidery on each piece
would be marvellous enough for a
young girl to accomplish. but the fur
ther fact that all her designs are orig
NAL and that few are duplicated adds
! to the wonder. There is no article in
4 table or house linen with which her
linen chest is not plentifully provided; !;
and she has given her home leisure. for
months at q time, the past two years
in the ornamentation and making Of
each piece. She has been equally suc-
cessful In the embroidery of chiffon
net and crepe de chine dresses and
0louses and has wardrobe Of
which any one could be proud.
Her skill at the needle extends
to the making. and fitting Of. what