The Washington herald., 1914-04-12
Fashions at the Capital
The Well Dressed Woman OF Smart Society," What She Wears
The Time and Place.
WADE

Now that Miss Eleanor Wilson has
been fitted for her wedding gown, as
well as the dozen additional costumes
that last Monday converted the north
west corner of the White House into
an exclusive modiste's establishment.
with a full staff of operatives to cut.
haste, and drape two trunksful of
wedding fnery. wedding fashions will
precede all others at the National
Capital.
The dozen brides whose wedding
days have already been announced.
like the Presidents daughter, are ad-
herring to white satin in some form.
and as a rule following the same con-
ventional lines of slightly draped front
N-shsped neck and narrow, square
train featured by Drecoll, who, for
some reason, appears to be the arbiter
of bridal fashions this season.
II is in the matter of demi-toilets.
dinner gowns, and the wide variety
of tailored and tub gowns the spring
bride shows her individual taste, and
on this subject Miss Eleanor Wilson
continues to preserve strict silence.
Unlike her sister, Mrs. Sayre, the nexl
White House bride has given great
thought to her trousscau gowns. Gowns
hats. cloaks, blouses, boots, shoes,
parasols and their respective acces-
sories have been ordered from one
firm and in strict relation to each
other. Consequently, the future Mrs.
McAdoo will leave the White House
with as complete and modish ward
robe as did Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
that February day OF eight years ago.
The fact that Miss Alice Roosevelt Sc
lected her splendid trousseau In the
height of the winter season, and that her
honeymoon was spent in the palace al
Havana amid a constant round OF formal
entertainments, while Miss Eleanor Will
sons gowns are intended for wear in
Nav and June, makes considerable diff
ference in the materials employed. While
the place of McAdoos honeymoon is as
vet unknown only to the two parties
directly concerned, there is well-found-
ed belief that like Mr.. and Mrs. SayTe,
Mr.. McAdoo and his bride Will make
short trip abroad with several weeks
stay in London. which would include
presentation at the Court Of St James
for the Presidents youngest daughter.
Miss Eleanor Wilson. while still partial
TO blue which color she wore to the ex-
clusion of all others on coming to WASH
ington. has included several of the new
neutral tones in her tailored gowns,
which are with one possible exception
all of the highly femenized types. She
has also accepted the new plaid skirt
which is one of the very latest English
modes These skirts are the smartest
possible sea-Going costumes and come
without the heretofore indispensable
jacket. as they are worn with sport
coat OF some harmonizing tone, or with
Rosebery or the already overpopular
Balmacaan.
While attending an afternoon session at
the Capitol early in the week Miss
Eleanor Wilson wore a new and very
chic blue serge purchased in Washington,
and like much of her trousseau of Ameri-
-an Workmanship. but on a French
model The next White House bride hav-
ing no illusions on the subject of Ameri-
can fashions for American women does
not feel that she is sacrificing any of her
patriotism in taking her designs from
France, or wherever she may find herself
suited. Her blue serge shows the
newest line in both skirt and jacket The |
former is narrow as ever. with close
fitting curved peplum. and the latter lit |
erally hung from the shoulders. with a
slight fuIlness at the middle of the collar |
and a straight back much longer than |
the smart cutaway front With this sne |
wears a round hat of dark blue straw |
trimmed with a single pink rose and |
band of blue ribbon.
Miss Eleanor Wilson is especially fond |
of dainty footwear. high heels and !
toilet at all times, so that the reported |
order of a dozen pairs Of low shoes
matching the equal number of gowns is
received with more confidence than niEe |
out of every ten statements concerning
this most interesting of the spring trous-
ScauX.
Miss Margaret Wilson, who has also
been a recent shopper in New York, is
looking very smart, indeed. and by the
ca sual observer would easily he mis-
taken for the youngest of the Misses
Wilson instead of the eldest in her chic
little tailored suit of dark blue Gabar-
dine on much the same lines as her sis
ters. but without the gay colored lining
in the more plainly cut jacket.
A significant change in Miss Wilson's
evening toilet in the past few weeks Is
her adoption of earrings, and diamond
earrings at that. These ornaments are
what Washington society describes as