The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10
LCopyright BY Harris Ewing.

like air to this practical utility costume
in which Mrs. Gerry attended the horse
| show.
No smaller sailor has yet appeared in
Washington than the pure white hat
worn by Miss Juliet Janin. This genu-
inc Washingtonian whose French ances-
try and French taste give her a distinc-
| ton the Joy or the envy Of her friends
scored a great success last week IN a
hat of milk white rice straw, severely
| blocked and with brim slightly mar
rover than the Lewis or Reboux models
on which the modish sailors are usually
built Also the crown Is proportionately a
| trifle higher. This hat has no trim
ming beyond a band Of white gross-grain
ribbon encircling the base of the crown,
| to be tied at the back in a small bow
as fascinating and unexpected as the
dainty Miss Janin herself. The secret
| Of this unusual little hat which despite
\ its severity is what old-fashioned peo-
pie describe as dressy. undoubtedly lies
in the color and quality Of the straw.
and the fact that the bow is tied in
the manner Of a corsage or couture
ribbon, rather than the usual fat and
| hard pump bow. Triies light as air
certainly do make up the sum of smart
millinery
Faille silk in a warm mahogany color
with a striped border in deep rich color
ings of blue, green. and reds in har-
mony with the foundation tone made
one of most attractive gowns of horse
show week as worn by Miss Sheridan
daughter Of the late famous general of
the army.
Miss Sheridan wore this particular
gown on Wednesday afternoon when she
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs William
I.ittauer. who entertained a succession
of box parties.
A feature of Miss Sheridan's gown,
which was made on simple, but very
modish lines, was the broad bordering
going about the lower part of the bodice
with the narrow edge on the hem of the
skirt The hat worn with this was a
small shape of exclusive design in a
tricorn model of the finest black Milan
The crown was low, the brim obviously
flexible as blotting paper as It turned
back to the center of the crown without
an angle anywhere. except in the three
extremely smart wheels of gros grain
ribbon marking the goemetrical design.
Mrs. Colville Barclay, who was a guest
in the box Of Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, gave the horse show visitors an
example of good dressing from an Eng
lish point of view.
Mrs Barclay looked particularly dis
tinguished and pretty in a suit of oyster
white serge with round skirt, and well
cut. well tailored Norfolk Jacket. She
wore low heeled shoes OF white doeskin
wifi hof ~ xrhf ta
velour faced in dull pink.
Having begun her married life In Paris
where her husband was formerly at
tached to the British Embassy, this
acknowledged acquisition to Washington
society at large, and the diplomatic circle
in particular, may safely be taken as
criterion in dress and manners.
Even in riding habits there is a stand
ard of taste as well as tailoring, as
every one must have noticed last week.
Top boots. knickerbockers, and a long
coat undoubtedly look smart in the sad
die, but present rather startling ap-
pearance when their fair wearers visit
from box to box or join in the prom
anade.
In contrast to this extreme of fashion
the habit worn by Miss Helen Buch- |
anan when she rode to victory on her
famous Katydid was deserving of some |
tnlng quite equal 10 blue .rlDDon. MISS
Buchanan, like most of the young |
heroines Of the ring. rides astride and |
rides hard. She wears knickerbockers |
and top boots. but she. also wears a |
skirt, the latter being q masterpiece In |
construction. It opens from waist to |
hem on the left side and apparently is |
turned across the knees while in the |
saddle, and on dismounting is quickly |
adjusted to form loose hanging but |
snug-fitting skirt that might appear on 1
Pennsylvania avenue any hour Of the |
day without making its wearer con-
spicuous. The coat with this has not |
the exaggerated length of front that |
goes with the skirtless habit, and Ia /
cut on the regular lines of the modish |
tailored jacket On Monday Miss Buch-
anan's habit was Of brown mixed cheviot ]
in the regulation weight, with which
she wore tailored blouse Of soft white
silk and white straw sailor of approved
stih style. Miss Buchanan also wore
white chamois skin gloves.
Mrs John H. Gibbons. one of the well.
known young matrons Of the naval con-
tingent doing their watchful waiting in
Washington, while their respective hus-
bands are at sea, II an advocate of the |