The Washington herald., 1914-11-07
New York's Fashion Fete.

New York, Nov. AT the fashion fete,
held at the Ritz-CarIton Hotel on We'd
nesday and Thursday Of this week for
the benefit Of the Committee OF Mercy
in its work for the war sufferers, the dis
play Of American made fashions was ex-
ceedingIy brilliant
A hundred models were shown in
groups. The procession OF models ap-
peared singly and in groups on the stage
and then walked down the aisle through
the audience. The gowns shown left little
to be desired in grace. richness Of color.
taste in combinations OF materials and
colors. and appropriateness for the vari-
Gus occasions for which they were de-
signed Several of the models shown
were were decidedly ultra
One Of the smArtest and most original
models was a military coat, light khaki
velvet costume Of great simplicity. The
sleeves were long, wrinkled, and almost
tight to the wrists, End the skirt hung in
scant straight lines. Hhe small helmet
hat matched the gown. and was trim
med with cord and spikes of the same
color.
A rich example in color was a velvet
tea gown, the velvet in some lights was
a rich purple and in others a soft Amer
ican Beauty rose. 1t was fashioned in
simple, sweeping lines.
An unusual wedding gown had little
puffed sleeves of the 1880 period, with the
high puffed waist and straight skirt. and
the tuIle veil was ruched up on top OF
the head in the old-time Spanish comb
effect The bouquet was frilled nOsegay.
This was most novel in its aspect at the
present day.
There was also a shooting costume.
with a rough cloth cape. and pictur-
esque wide brimmed felt hat with feath-
ers at one side. all in browns, and the
fair sportswoman carried a gun. The
wearer of another sport costume had a
Russian wolf hound in leash.
A fancy dress caused much amuse-
ment and gained no end of applause. The
skirt resolved itself into pegtop trousers
made up of a succession Of white ruff
fies edged with color. a plaid jacket tight
at the waist and with fiyaway skirt and
a collar that rose almost to the top Of
the head at the back With this was
worn a small. fiat oval pancake hat in
green with a red velvet ribbon wound
about It. The model also wore a wide
ribboned monocle in her left eye and
carried a cane.
Among the wraps shown was a. volu-
minous one in ermine with the new
square cape collar outlined in the ermine
tails and ermine tails bordered the re-
vers Another in fiame-colored velvet
DOEucTcu Will DEONN luI .
brought in a brilliant fash OF color.
As a rule. however, the gowns tended
to subdued effects in shading. There
were many svathed designs in the even
ing gowns. although several of the most
graceful hung from the waist In straight
lines. Both scant and full skirts were
shown in both the gowns and the coats.
The tendency in nearly all was to nat ef-
fects from the waist up and to fullness
from the waist down. Most OF them. bar
ring few Of the evening gowns and the
tea-Eowns were short, but not exces-
siveIy so.
The display Of genuine jewels was bril-
liant, one ornament loaned by a New
York jeweler being worth Sl25.OoO. The
total value Of the necklaces. tiaras, and
other ornaments worn by the models was
estimated at 500, ,OC0. A number Of de-
tectives watched them during every mo-
ment OF their use.