The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-10
GOWNS OF AMERICAN WOMEN AT CORONATION CEREMONIES
 ARE OF DAZZLING GRANDEUR
Half Dozen United Fake of Japanese Emperors of the Cs
 tunes Disclose Latest Mandates of Fashion.

distinctive features of the coronation | functions were the beautiful gowns i or the foreign ladies who lpredomin-
 ated, owing to the absence of the Elm
 press and her suite
 Only the wives of the chiefs of mis-
 sions and their suite, whchich conn l pr1sed first secretaries and military
 and naval attaches were privileged
 to attend the actual ceremonies.
 1 The foreign ladies present number
 ed twenty and includedf eight Ameri- cans. These were Mrs George w
 Guthrie of Pittsburgh, the wife of the 1 American Ambassadors; Mrs. Post 1 Wheeler, wife of the first secretary fof the American Embassy; Mrs. James 1 J. Irons, the wife of Colonel Irons,
 the American military attache; Mrs
 Frederick J. .>Horre of New York, wife
 of the naval attache; Mrs. Primehta1 | the wife of the Brazilian, charge d'Af-
 faires, and Madame de Warzee d'Her-
 mal1e, the wife of the councillor of | the Belgian Legation.
 Mrs. Wheeler, before her marriage was Ha11iS ErmiDie RiVes, of Virginia. 1 Mrs. Pimental was Miss Fo1lmar of l Washington, D. C., and Madame de l Warzee is a former New York girl 1 Miss Dorothy Davis.
 l At the chief coronation ceremony l this morning held in the Shunkoden Palace, Mrs. Guthrie wore a court
 robe of rose point lace over shell pink satin. The court train was of brocad- 1 ed velvet lined with satin of shelI-pink 1 She wore a tiara of diamonds and pearls, the court pIumes and veil Of tulfe on her hair, and about her throat was a dog collar of pearls and a. rope | of pearls. Tn the afternoon ceremony | in Shishiiden Hall, Mrs. Gutherie wore i g beautiful gown of clinging white liberty $atin, yelled in old lace. Her court train, especially designed for the ] coronation, was embroidered in gar denias and r-jasInine in gold run ing over a trellis of silver, the train being lined with cloth of gold. An other handsome gown to be worn at the evening function is of white char mouse embroidered in gold chrysan- theInums in many shades. The cor
 sage is draped in Brussels point, and caught with a. diamond sunburst. With this she will wear a necklace of opals and diamonds. Another gown is of
 satin lilies, the bodies of shadow lace.
 Mrs. Post Wheeler's court robe was Iof old rose-point lace over cream char ceedingly beautiful one the design
 being in golden rice especially appro-3
 priate in country where rice is the
 favorite gift-offering to the gods. The train was lined with cloth of gold. Mrs
 Wheeler has beautiful hair of copper SO1Q ana her couture was IurCheF en-
 hanced by the Prince of Wales court
 plumes and the long veil of white.
 tulls- A charming evening gown to.
 be worn at one of the coronation feastsl is of white tulle embroidered in silver
 roses The girdle is of cloth of silver
 and the train of lace With this she
 wears a necklace of pearls. Another
 evening gown is of emerald green
 satin yelled in gold brocaded ninon.
 The sleeves and corsage are of black
 ChantiIly lace.
 Mrs. Irons, who is tall and stately,
 was striking in court gown of gold
 en-yeI1ow. Csoldwheat ' and yellow popies with gold centers were em-5
 broidered entirely around the trained yellow crepe skirt. Over the crepe was draped a. tunic of yellow chiffon. The train was of gold net over yellow chif- fon, was lined with yellow satin and was embroidered upon one side with long sprays of gold wheat In her hair
 was worn tiara of gold set with
 pearls and the white, feathers and tu1-
 le veil. At the first great coronation feast Mrs, Irons will wear a gown of deep cream chiffon velvet with a. tun-
 ic- of cream ninon elaborate1y em- broidered in full crystal beads and brilliants. The deep pointed decol- 1ete bodice is almost entirely of old Venitian point lace. A Greek band of pearls are worn in the hair. Another gown is of brocaded velvet, a shade darker than Irish green and has a low bodice of green, tulIe over gold lace. With this are worn green jade and pearl pendants and earrings A green aigreette on a gold, band is in the hair. A fan of carved sandal wood and peacock feathers is carried satin and sea-f0am satin. A handsome l afternoon gown is in shades of law ender brocaded crepe skirt. With this 1 is worn a, wide ermine stole and pie l ture hat.
 Mrs Horne Awore a court robe of 1 pale yellow silk embroidered richly | in MarechaI Mel roses. The gown was yelled with white tulle embellished | with a design in crystal beads, both boddice and skirt being trimmed with | Brussels point. Her Prince of Wales head dress was held in place by a ti- ara of pearls. She wore other dia- mond and pearl ornaments. Still an other to be worn at-the coronation balls at Tolzio is of white astin, the chiffon f1ounces being ennbellished with rainbow spangIes. The same de- sign was wrought out on the corsage. Countess Okuma, wife of the Pre- mier, wore a conspicuously beauti- full robe, 8 Paris creation, fashi of si1ver-gray charmeuse elaborately en broidered and diamond studded. The long court. train was threaded with with silver and studded with bril- liants. With it were worn old family jewels, including a diamond tiara and necklace. Another Paris gown to be worn at one of the functions this week is of blue and gold damask, embelhsh- ed with silver lace and rhinestoneS, the general effect being of the plum age of the proudest of all birds-tne peacock. An afternoon frock which will doubtless be worn at one of the chrysanthemuyn garden parties, is of blue chiffon, combined with blue nt- non, embroidered elaborately in gold. A tunic of old ChantiIIy lace with touch of the same on the bodice com p1etes this charming costume. one of many which have arrived from Paris