The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
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waist was of fine handkerchief muslin
with long sleeves and high stock collar
| The front and presumably the back OF
the waist was laid In fine tucks-
In the opposite box Mrs Walter Bruce
Howe also wore a white waist with da rk
skirt, but the younger matron chose net
with the newer line Of loose shoulder and
wide armhole to give a festive touch to
what is one of the most useful of pres
ent-day garments. Miss Fanny Lay on
| the same afternoon and also occupying
a box seat, wore one Of the modish new
blouses OF crepe in a real tango shade.
This was on new loose lines opened in
front with a slightly rolling collar.
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The Countess Won Bernstorff has never
given up the white waist as an accessory
To her strictly tailored suits, but with her
the waists are invariably lace usually In
an ivory or unbleached tint and mounted
on soft satin. The lining always follows
the prevailing mode as regards shoulder
and sleeve.
The wife of the German Ambassador
Is also a law unto herself in the matter
Of skirts. having her walking skirts
made with the comfortable pleated back.
regardless OF the changing fashion. A
walking skirt as understood by the wife
OF an ambassador is intended only for
the particular exercise its name suggests.
There is no informal visiting among am
bassadresses as a rule, and q wide short
skirt that would be not only comfortable,
but correct for a promenade on Connec-
ticut avenue or Sixteenth street. with
smart coat and hat. would not be re-
sarded as the proper dress in any draw
ing-room by the dignified matrons Of the
diplomatic circle.
In fashions as in other things the ex-
ception may prove the rule as shown in
a chic black visiting toilet worn by Mrs
George L. Meyer just before leaving for
Aiken, where she and Miss Julia Meyer
are now among the fashionable throng
wearing real spring fashions. This in.
dividual model has not only q box pleat-
ed skirt as its foundation. but a pleated
coat as well. The latter has its pleats
two inches wide with each edge showing
a line of stitching like q shallow tuck.
The pleats covered the entire garment
except directly in front where It opened
over a shallow white vest of silk and net |
The coat was probably a Russian blouse
or Norfolk jacket in its original de-
sign, with q fitted lining to follow every
curve OF the slender. graceful figure for |
which Mrs Meyer is famous, notwith- |
standing her dignity as a grandmother. |
About the waist is q six-inch girdle Of |
black satin in close. well-drawn folds |
without any hint of color or the now
welcome metal buckle. The hat topping |
this was black Milan straw in a close
turban shape. worn sQuarely on the head, 1
as Is the custom Of this leader of fashion, |
with the trimming . tall. stiff brush of /
white and black plumaee in some new
produced at short notice to ill
the place Of the now prescribed al
grettes.
The aigrette trimming having been
made unlawful in some States, now
promises to become unfashionable A..
well. at least so far as hats are con-
cerred. The woman who owns the much
taiked-of and totally barbsric plumaee
may. however. continue to wear the same
IN the drawing-room. where It appears
to have become the favorite headdress
for the selfish or thoughtless. For, of
course, In these days when we hear SO
much Of the humanitarian movements
of women reformers within and without /
smart society, no one would believe any
" these wise and benevolent ladies cana
ole Of cruelty such as man,made law 4,
now trying to repress.
Those wise women who know the value
II white in the one hundred and one Diff
erent materials entering into feminine
wearing apparel are reaping the reward
Il their wisdom in the between season i
yhen the conspicuous though elegant bro