The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-08

very partial to the rich coloring in bro
cades and heavy silver and gold cloth.
OF her adopted country by no means con,
fines herself to those splendid material:
as she wore at one of last weeks din
ners a gown of the most delicate tissue
Of white and gold. something as delicate
as gauze. but with the body of satin. In
fact. this was a satin-striped fabric, the
stripe a half-inch wide run with a gold
edge, the effect being entirely new and
distinctive. as are all the costumes of
this leading matron of the diplomatic
circle. Nine. Bakhmeteff. as usual, had
her jewels to match her gown. a spread
ing tiara of diamonds topped with topaz
a topaz and diamond necklace, carrying
out the white and gold seen in the prac-
tically undraped overdress which had
its foundation in white satin.
Mime. Riano. wife of the Spanish AM
bassador. who since laying aside her
mourning is showing her friends a sue
cession of exquisite gowns in new and
distinctive colorings. wore early in the
week one of the smartest pink gowns
seen in Washington in many seasons.
This is what some importers call faded,
to describe any of the new primary COL
orings mellowed or shaded by an almost
imperceptible thread of gray or white.
Faded scarlet" is one of the very latest
as well as most fashionable tints par
ticularly sought after in satin.
Nine. Ramos gown is Of brocade chif-
fon velvet in a colored tint that is as
delicate as a la France rose-stilI wet
with the dew Of summer morning.
This youngest Ambassadoress Washing
ton has ever seen is following much the
same severity of line that characterized
the dressing of young Mrs. Beveridge
Her pink gown is entirely of the one
material, draped only slightly about the
hips, with straight train. The top shows
the dropping shoulder. also quite a per-
ceptible amount Of pink velvet in the
short sleeves.
Mrs. J. II. Bankhead. wife Of the
Senator from Alabama is wearing a
white and black evening gown Of a mod
flied Beer model. This shows all the
goi geousness of silver and crystal beads
on black net which this particular de-
signer has made famous. Mrs. Bank
heads skirt Is a white chiffon over
white satin with the overdress of black
net, the silver and crystal beads in long
radiating lines being applied directly on
the black. The corsage is of white
satin, chiffon, and black net edged in
single highly cut crystals. Directly in
front is a fan shaped piece of cherry
velvet under a spreading motif of sill
yer and rhinestone particles that glis-
ten like jewels.
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. wife Of Mr.. Jus
tice Pitney, OF the Supreme Court, is
another smartly dressed matron of ex-
elusive circles who is wearing the fad
ed pink tone.
Mrs. Pitney's gown is a brocade satin
of the same color as Nine. Ramos.
and on much the same line except that
this skirt is slashed directly In front
showing that the wife of the justice
has adopted the tango slippers with the
high lacing and dainty little rhinestone
buckles Slippers, lacing and hosiery
all being of the same shade as the
gown. .,
Mrs. Robert Lansing, who is following
in the footsteps of her mother, Mrs John
w. Foster, as one of Washington's most
genuinely popular resident hostesses, is
particularly well IN one of the
highly specialized white and black frocks
that have restored the maybe gown to
high place even in this seasons many
colorings.
Mrs. Lansing's gown Is fourreau of
white satin in the clinging rich kind.
hung With white tulle and black tulle, the
white tulle being encrusted In Jet, the
black in crystal and silver beads. The
manner of applying these glittering par
ticles of glass whether white or black. Is
as delicate as the finest Chinese embroid-
cry and extends from decoIletage to the
hem of the skirt
The tuile sash, which is one of the
signs OF the times in this costumeA 10 in