The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

many of the patrons of the French play
for which this former Cabinet hostess
opened her home to all the charitably in
clined. That Is. inclined to pay 50 a
ticket to see the clever little play and
dance in the MacVeagh ballroom, and
drink the MacVeagh tea, all Of the best
Mrs. MacVeagh's gown was a new tone
OF cerise. a cherry color of the unripenCd,
rather than the faded tint, and exquisite
ly beautiful in texture. 1t was made
with an eighteen inch train with long.
plainly cut undraped overdress in one
piece from the high collar to the edge
way to the floor. The front was shorter.
but just as severe. The top opened over
a shallow waistcoast of net which also
formed a narrow frill for the long, close
fitting velvet sleeve. The only embellish-
ment in the entire gown was the group
ing Of numerous small velvet buttons,
emphasizing the long, severe line OF the
overdress, both back and front
Mrs. William +. Draper, one of the
guests at Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry's
dansante on Monday where many per-
sons went from the play at Mrs. Mac
Neagh's, wore Y ret visiting gown Of
a new, warm gray tone that followed
severe and very modish lines in its
trained skirt and short. coat-like bodice
Mrs Draper matched this with a gray
velvet hat trimmed in ostrich plumes.
Her outer wrap, worn only in her prog
ress from the front door to her lin
CUISINE was a sable cloak.
Mrs. Edison Bradley, whose affection
for Washington is SO great that she re-
turns frequently from New York to en-
terrain her old friends, even though her
house on Dupont sCircle is closed, made
a round of calls on Wednesday in a vel
vet toilet of a dull leaf green color. Mrs
Bradley is one of the most devoted ad-
herents to the trained skirt for every
thing but utility trotteur costumes, con-
seQuently this skirt lays ten or twelve
inches on the floor. The top was bouffant
in the extreme with the bodice close-fit-
ting and plain in the back with its
slightly draped revere front over a waist
coat of lace. Her wrap, like Mrs.
Diapers was sable cape, her hat velvet
trimmed in sable.
Miss Julia Meyers extremely smart
visiting toilet shows another new tint in
rich chiffon velvet This Is what some
importers call a brick red, others a
tango, and still again we hear 1t de-
scribed as tomato red. If the tomato is
not over ripe the latter name Is prob
ably the truer.
Miss Meyers costume has a short,
round skirt and a long tunic. or coat,
that is severe as a Russian blouse be-
low the belt and perfectly smooth
fitting above. 1t opens in the front
over a narrow little wsistcoat of cream
lace and has long, close-fitting coat
sleeves. A very telling touch Of this
chic little costume is the lace collar,
one of the modern French laces, very
delicate in outline. of a fine. plain mesh.
This starts a very narrow line from
the throat across the shoulders and
extends almost to the waist in the
back. like a much elongated sailor
collar. Miss Meyer wore with this a
small velvet hat
Mrs. Richard Townsend is one OF this
matrons who has not sue
cumbed to the craze for transparent
bodices, as shown in her splendid din |
ner gown of green and red silk and |
gold tissue. Just what the name of |
this material is Is beyond the power |
Of an ordinary American to describe. |
without the green 1t would appear to
be a cloth of gold. Both metal and |
the finest silk undoubtedly enter into
It's composition, with the silk in en- |
arald hue on top There is also an |
1nderlight of red, adding further rich |
ness to a mavelously beautiful fabric. |
Mrs. Townsend's skirt is made with a |
rain. betting alike the richness of |
se material and the distinction of the
n.y. There is no visible break at /
ie waist line, leaving one-piece i'm
fesslon that is distinctly attractive for
Fiery one beyond the debutante stage
GrQ Tnrur
distinction by the omission OF tuIle and