Evening star., 1915-04-04
Gowns and Their Wearers.

Mrs. e. W. Rankin Of New York, who
is spending some time with her father,
W. W. Wallace, as
Is Well Dressed sistant attorney
Ar n. general, is evidently
who Is well dressed at all times,
because she makes a study OF the sub
ject and its relationship to herself. Mrs.
Rankin has succeeded in finding style
that is particularly becoming to her,
and she has nearly all OF her gowns
fashioned after that model. The key
note is simplicity and the chief deco
rative feature a loosely draped sash
about the hips like a girdle or yoke
and tied carelessly at one side.
Mrs. Rankin wears one gown with
moderately full, plain black satin skirt
with black velvet basque with chiffon
sleeves and wide sash of satin tied
about the hips. She has another gown
almost identical with this only that it
is entirely OF black satin. with long
satin sleeves and narrow turnover
Guns of white satin and turnover col
lar OF white satin at the top Of an eX-
tremely high collar. She wears fiat
black hat with this gown.
An evening gown is on the same lines
"a black satin with slightly draped
skirt with the dash drapery again at
the top. and the bodice fashioned after
La surplice model, with Y front and
back. the latter reaching almost 10 the
waist line. with deep-toned rose at
one side of the point of the " The
foundation of the bodice Is beautiful
nl1ny White lace. with surplice folds of
black thread lace over the shoulders. and
long. tight sleeves of black lace Mrs
Rankin has lovely shade of Titan hair
winch she wears very simply, parted
and drawn closely to the head and
banded by bandeaus of jet or brlIliants.
Nine. Bakhmeten wife of the Rus
sian ambassador wore to a recent con-
cert long coat of ruby velvet reach
ing to the hem of her gown and en-
veloping it. The furs she wore were
beautiful Russian sables, and her hat
was a round shape. on the order of a
sailor, of white satin and trimmed with
white gardenias. She also wore large
diamond earrings.
Mrs. Co1ville Barclay wife of the
counselor of the British embassy, looks
very trig in a tailor made suit of dark
blue cloth. moderately full skirt, walk
ing length. and hip-length jacket, Sc
verely tailored. Her hat is sailor
shape of black satin. with encircling
band of jet trimming and aigrette.
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A smart tailor suit is worn by Mrs.
Bulmer, wife of Commander Roscoe
Carlisle Bull
smart TAILOR Suit mer, L. S. n,
Worn by Mrs. Bulmer. y h"ien :, = Is ..
green cloth. with sailor collar OF Bull
garian embroidery. done in a sketchy
pattern in green and red. The cuffs
are of the same, and where the short
coat skirt is attached to the main part
of the garment are arrow heads done
in dark green silk at the side toward
the back.
The same arrow head trimming Is In
folds of the skirt are fulled in on the
back to the hip yoke. which extends !!
downward in front in points.
A colorful evening gown worn by |
Mrs. Bulmer is Of red and gold bro
cade, a rich. heavy satin elaborately |
figured with underskirt of black satin
showing few inches around the bot
tom, and strands of jet beads draped
from the decolletage and extending |
over the corsage and down on to the !
skirt, a form of trimming popular with |
the handsome Wearer.
Another walking suit, the dominant |
color of which IS green. IS worn by MISS
Mary Gheen, younger daughter of Rear |
green and brown check. made after !
norfolk model. with moderately /
full skirt. the fullness produced by |
cluster of pleats here and there. The |
jacket mas the usual DoA plcdl anu
belt as chief features. this spring mod
ell. however. having a fuller coat skirt |
than the regulation masculine style !
There are patch pockets and a double |
rounding off of the belt on the ends, |
the rounded end being turned over and
caught by bone button Is mode OF
ornamentation repeated on collar and
cuffs Miss Gheen wears with this
suit a sailor hat of blue and green
straw braid, with the upper side of the
brim and the top of the crown covered
with blue and gold changeable silk.
There is a dark blue ribbon which en-
circles the crown and Is tied directly |
in the back, with the ends just falling
over the edge Of the brim. At the
right side. in front, is little cluster
of roses and grapes
Miss Dora Glover wears a trig suit
of putty cloth, cheviot, made without
orn amentation,
Miss Glover Wears except for al
Putty Cloth Suit. whit white fox fox worn
snugly about the throat. and a smart
little black hat, to give note Of con-
trast.
Miss Helen Walcott is still finding
comfort in a very attractive moleskin
coat, q cutaway model reaching a little
below the hips. She. too. wears a
white fox collar, and with 1t white
hat with sailor rim, and about the
crown a band Of white ribbon with the