The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

ans claim to fashion shall he testeu.
Such was the case several wears ago
when the sleeve was a sort OF vintage
mark Of every gown. But nowadays
there are as many sorts OF sleeves aS
there are types Of woman.
Take the sleeves you saw at the Char-
itv Ball. for instance. There were long
sleeves of lace or tulle that covered the
wrist, and there we're short sleeves Jhal
ended q few inches above the elbow
There were sleeves that were merely
frills around the armholc, and there were
sleeves that were no sleeves at all IN
fact. the bodice that had only the mar
rowest strap across the shoulder and was
Euiltless Of even tho shadow OF sleeve
was much in vugu'.
Another thing yOu probably noticed at
the Charity Ball Was that the tendency
toward lOw-hr-l,d dancing footwear that
was noticea bic last season has dlsap-
Deared. Of course. lower dancing heels
are more comfortable. but there Is no
getting around the fact that the hiSh-
heeIed sinner is prrttior than the heel
that Is more Sensible. The Misses Burle-
son. daughters Of rha Postmaster Cen
eraI. still wear low heels. and 50 does
Mrs Daniels. wife Of the Secretary OF
the Navy. when she is in the receiving
line and obliged to stand for long time.
The annual Charity Ball was not quite
So large as usual. but still the main Nali-
room was rrovydc1 and the small ball
room was comfortably filled. The gowns
were really wonderful. and there was
surely no Indication from the raiment of
the fashionable women present that this
is a dull season or that society folk are
cutting down their expenses =
Mrs. Joseph Letter. one Of tho receiving
Iarty. wore a most becoming gown OF
brocaded satin. the BACKGROUND Of which
was Of soft gold color hTocadod in gold
threads. The skirt is draDed from the
front back, making a Dannisr effect. and
the bodice is simply made with no trim
ming. With this she w0To a short single
string Of cN0uIsitcly graduated pearls,
earrings OF roar-shaH"d sapphircs sur
rounded by diamonds with solitaire for
the tor, and a diamond tiara Of dainty
design. Tho tiara she w0rs very low on
the forehead. giving the effect Of "A band
rather than O crown.
One Of tho most taIk"d-Of costumes on
the dancing foor was worn by Mrs. Will
lam Fitr. Il is a skirt Of ''stOv"DiDe'
satin i'm ankle length. made v'rv full in
IN, back, on q hi-h waist lln" and dTapcd
around each sid" and Caucht UP IN the
Nont at tho waist line. Where the dra-
perry parts in the back. to be dr1pcd to-
ward the front. thor. is large velvet
rose Of the rnaI r0-. color. and another
dranciy in caught TIL" Iodtc" is OF
white tuUc with narrow hands Of the
-.~fovsrtn".' satin going from front to-
back and over th. shoTId.T-. with no
sI~nvcs
Mrs. Perry Eclmort has tho most at
trartiyo vraD. which she wor" 10 tho
charity Rail. or -oso-roIo-od velvet bro
radcd In give tho effect OF moirc. The,
cloak f= cut away I'm front and made
with Emono sleeves. which arc finished
with generous bands Of sable The back
Of the coat falls Ious0IE, giving Mrs. Iinl- |
norrs gown plenty Of ROOM. It is cut
high fu the front. tfttfrr closely about the |
throat With a stand-un collar OF sable. !
Mis-, Helen Taft. dar=unr 0r th" for |
wrr President. who sn.mt few days
1sf.h Ms Lloyd F0uor- last week. was
~ tho Charity Tau i'm hc~ faNog.te pink, |
wrl.h was 8" much in ovid nc" during .
'rn Taft administration. Tn. GOWN is |
yo.v simply made WITH snnrt draTcd |
SE:~t and plain bodice
ono OF Tho most ro.u'rr oF The Young |
Ianr,rs at The ln1 MS lr.l" Miss Eurle- |
son. daughter or the Postmaster o.u'.". /
who wore n UNIQUE rn-reu.s at the hail. /
Tho skirt is mad. ON etraichg l50os and .
LathcroI At th. waist falling fE' At the /
ankles The bodice is Of cray t11o With .
HuG0sin- Of SILVER lac aCross tE" lack
making q cave effect TIL. Ejr7in is Of /
black velvet. and quito wide. With this .
She worr black dancing Shippers. without
heels. and white hose with black tango .
laciugs about tho ankles.
Mrs. Arthur Leo wore n most becoming
Gown of lace and pale h.ue hrocaded
satin at the ball on Monday evening. The
1k:rt is ankle ler~th. made Of two gen
CROWS laco founnrs. with ranniers of the
satin Tho dice IS entirely OF lace with /
touches ur The satin. Her slippers and
hose nr-e Of tho same SHADE OF hlu'.
Mrs. D",os UIod-"tt. who recently re
turned from her home I'm Fl0r.3a, whore
she snon: tho holidays. WAS at the hall in
n most b,wtchinE gown. Tho skirt,
which is short. 10 rormit dancing. is of
rich violet-"olored satin. hrocadod IN sill
ver. entirely v0ilod in tuIlc Of the same
sha50 II is fulIed on at the wajstiine
and hangs away from the slun as Mrs.
'lodEett dances. Tho bodice is tiEht-ft-
ting and 0f The satin voiIrd with fhC tulle.
There ar@ no sleeves. hut large full
rl,rre oC t-n t1lIo 0t into the armhoIc,
making the g-c'r1~o ur a sleeve, but in
reality merely falltn- about the arm.
Mrs. DnnicIs' Tnvorite Gown.
Mrs Daniels. wife nC the S.,rntary Of
the Nav. wore her fayo.I'. gown at the
navy hall not long ago. The skirt is en-
rircIy Of black velvet. with z drapod
skirt. which has n long train. Tho bodice
is Of black not over gold lace. finished
about tho neck with gold embroidery,
which also finishes the elbow sleeves.
Miss Beatrice Glover. who is on" Of the
smartcst OF the debutantes this season.
wears a dainty hut simple gown which
is the gown she wore at the tea her
mother gave to present her. The skirt
is made Of delicate lace over ivory tinted
tulle gathered quite full about the waist