The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
MRS. ARTHUR FORAKER,

the skirt in rather full butterfly drapery,
giving, charmingly airy effect. The top
OF the bodice is cut round and not at all
low, which, with the elbow sleeves. makes
this as acceptable for smart afternoon or
theater wear as for dinner or dance. The
| ruche OF tulIe about the neck. with hem
stitched rufies of the same material on
the sleeves, are becoming individual
touches to this gown.
Nine. Bakhmeteff, wife of the Russian
Ambassador. who is still in Washington,
] although hoping to get away to the sum-
, mer embassy at Newport next Thurs
day. was distinguished figure on H
| street Wednesday morning, when she
went about giving a few well-directed
orders. or stopped to greet old friends.
both with The gracious manner that is
blending OF her American birth and
breeding and the long familiarity with
the grace Of courts.
No woman in Washington has ever
dressed to the occasion better than the
wife of the Cars envoy. whether at a
diplomatic dinner party or for a morn
ing shopping excursion. For the latter
on Wednesday she wore a three-piece
costume of white eponge, obviously
made to order by the best of taiIors, vet
round and untrimmed, the bodice one Of
the present-day blouses with its front
lengthwise bands of linen filet, pure
white like the eponge, and in small geo.
metrical design. The coat was half
length. with loose back. cut in a point,
and half length rather loose sleeves, the
latter like the bodice. and finished in
with the band of filet lace. A small hat
OF dark green Milan. with broad low
-,
the wearer. with its trimming a single
tall plume of Clipped ostrich, topped the
cool white suit. detail slight but very
effective, was the necklace of oblong
clouded crystals, white and pink. that
Nine. Bakhmeteff wore once about her
neck before knotting 1t half way in its
fall to an inch below the waist line.
Lady Spring-Rice, wife of the British
Ambassador, who sailed for England
Thursday to pass the summer, left a
charming impression with her Washing
ton friends. in which her dignified style
of dress played close second to her
uniformly gracious cordial manner.
Travelling to New York. Lady SPRING
Rice wore a real English tailored suit Of
blue cloth. round skirt just off the
ground with single tunic, and a well-cut.
well-fnished half-length jacket Her
blouse was Of white or light blue silk
with the new high collar, that is a happy
compromise between the old-time stock
and the rather pronounced v neck. which
no English woman of dignity would think
of wearing on a railroad Journey Her
hat was of dark blue straw in round
shape with its trimming picot edged rib
bon of the same shade. and e cluster of
white blossoms and green foliage.
An afternoon gown in which the mis-
stress Of King Georges Embassy received
the farewell visits OF her friends was
equally in keeping with the traditions of
the old mansion on Connecticut avenue,
which through many years has been the
center of all that is best worth while in
Washington society. This was a black
chiffon taffeta, with slight train and
draped tunic. The bodice which opened
to the waist line over a chimesette of
cream net had three quarter length
sleeves finished in lace or delicately fig
ured net.
Those spoiled favorites of fortune who
complain there is nothing new under the
sun. at least in the millinery world, have
never seen the latest Importation worn
by Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean.
Young Mrs. Mclean. who was one Of
the best gowned women at the Devon
horse show last week. has a hat that is
distinctly a novelty. even in this rapidly
moving age, and at the same time is very
smart and becoming. This is q small
shape in natural colored hemp. with a
crown Of pure white taffeta. That is the
top Of the crown Is of taffeta, which may
or may not come all the way down to the
brim, which is narrow and slightly roll
ing. The distinguishing feature of the
hat is the band of perfectly white quilts. |
to the quick. which form a lat |
tice-like wreath all about the crown. Mrs. |
Mclean also wore this same hat at a
breakfast at Friendship recently, |
topping an equally smart frock Of white |
voile, with pale yellow collar and sash. |
white shoes and yellow hosiery.
Another complete costume Of Mrs Nc
Leans. worn at the horse show, was a |
severely tailored blue eponge, relieved by |
an extremely feminine chapcau of q