The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

was round turban. small and chic
with its hrim of white fur.
Miss Isabel May. who accompanied
the Countess de Bertier for a short
| taur OF Connecticut avenue after tbs
church hour, wore a more English or
| American tailored suit, in crow blue,
with a hair-line of white. This was
| made with round skirt and untrimmed.
severe jacket, showing the fashiona BILE
length below the hips. with the least
perceptible fare that IS one Of the
new features in coats. Miss May wore
| round hat OF deep red velvet, very
smart, and at the same time a con-
servative shape. which has been
evolved from the familiar sai1or-a
shape which some close observers say
is completely to supersede the now
popular turban as the season advances.
The trimming of Miss Mays hat Is a
narrow wreath of small, highly col
ored flowers, a marked contrast to the
fur and feather trimming that usually
is employed on hats Of this kind.
Silk attire appears to be the ambition
OF most women with a taste for dress
and an ambition to be considered smart.
To meet this demand come at least 100
new varieties of silk, from the cheap ORR
entail kind. going into the ss9s shirt
waists, to the satin nocturne in re-
pousee effect, which Is going into the
newest and smartest dinner gowns and
dancing frocks
Mrs. Richard Harlow Is wearing one of
the latter creations in a brand-new tint
of blue and silver, both tints being so
delicate as to leave the beholder in doubt
as to which constitutes the body Of the
gown. This is made up in Paquin model
with long, narrow train, close straight
unslashed front with short panier dra-
perry. The top of the gown is entirely
OF blue tulle and sleeveless. The tulle has
lining Of silver. also a CLINT of sulphur
color. which appears, too, in the loosely
woven satin, all of which is conducive
to the new color effect that to some eyes
appears more green than blue. The tulIe
bodice. which meets the test Of the truly
grande danes of Paris, who have Just de-
clared for gowns that are chic, but not
immodest, IS held by a deep girdle of
beads and spangles of crystal, blue, sill
yer, and dull gold. The narrow train is
hung from the normal waist line and
lined with pale blue satin. This is SO
artfully contrived that it can be held by
a loop without breaking the graceful line,
thus making a superlatively smart dinner
gown serve for the dance as well.
ssss
Mrs. William F. Hit. although passing
most OF her time in the seclusion of the
Virginia estate, where Mr.. Hit has es-
tablished one of the finest Of country
homes, is quite as smartly gowned as
ever. During a recent visit in Washing
ton. where they came to attend one Of |
the most important of last weeks dinner |
parties. Mrs. Hit wore an afternoon |
gown in Bordeaux red satin Of the new |
rft h,-ra la1 y%rrln -tsk
to match. The gown may have been one |
piece or three pieces. SO deceptive are |
these frocks. The skirt, which is narrow |
as the tube skirt Of the past two years. |
Is untrimmed and two inches of the |
ground. It shows not only a new line |
about the hips, but a tendency to the |
threatened hustle at the back. The bod
Ice has the loose raglan shoulder with a |
surplace front, the latter opening over
the "vestee." which is the newest ex-
preston of the chfmesette.
Young Mrs Hit follows the custom Of /
her girlhood in wearing long loose coats,
from lightweight serge-little more than
= dust coat-to a long automobile wrap
Of black bearskin. A sealskin coat to
her ankles over the aforementioned red
silk or some similar smart frock. usually
serves for the visiting toilet Of this
happy young matron, who rarely makes
visits: that s, as Washington under
stands that term. If the much-perturbed
Club ladies would follow
Mrs william +. Hits example their
difficulties would be solved
N a single season. to the great advan-
.age Of ali concerned.
To return TO the subject of blouses, a II
,eally important subject for the average
as the effect OF the very best
ailored suit may be spoiled by the sep
rate waist be the latter called blouse or I
lhirtwaist. The white waist is undoubt {
,dly returning to favor as shown at any /.
Il the fashionable rest urants at lunch
on or the tea hour, ate.he dansants ana I
It the afternoon performances at the the- 8
tiers where most women now remove I
oat or jacket. II
Mrs Bryan, wife of the Secretary of
'tate. has solved the problem for ber.elf /,
" returning to the comfortable oId-tin,e :
hirtwaist as shown at the Philba rmonic Z
oncert on Tuesday afternoon, where she
occupied q place in the box Of M Il
thomas F. Walsh with Mrs. Marshsu .nd c
everal other well known women ~ a. /,
ficial set Mrs. Bryan's tailored .,,ss Ia
vas OF dark cloth In two pieces, Her