The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-04

Rath, formerly of the German Embassy
staff. Mrs. Mays skirt is Of blue and
green tones in bars that vary in width
from a hair line to half an inch. The
blocks thus formed are several inches
square, but vague IN outline like all well
woven plaids and checks of the present
time. Even children should be protected
from the checkerboard plaid of a genera
ton ago or the humble Bingham check
of today.
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard Bell. who was
Miss Mary Chew. a bride and a widow
within a year or so of her debut. has
lightened her mourning to the extent Of
introducing an occasional line Of white
in her heretofore all black costumes for
both street and house wear. At the
tea hour at the New willard, where
society is to be found any afternoon in
the week. young Mrs. Bell looked par
ticularly smart in a plainly tailored black
serge suit with Milan straw hat that Is
neither toQue nor turban, but a second
cousin to both, and one of the smartest
Of Easter shapes. The hat was black
with a single curved quill of pure white
running across the torpedo-shaped crown
between two rows of black ribbon. Mrs
Upsher Morehead. formerly Miss Lillian
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a smart blue cloth tailored gown with an
all-white sailor shape of satin with its
trimming dark blue rosettes.
The checked suits of 1915 that thus
far have received the greatest favor
are not the black and white shep-
herds plaids of the last century, but
new combinations of color as we'll as
Slightly irregular in form
MrS Randall
from her honeymoon travels. is look
ing particularly smart in n checked
suit of dull blue, something on the
old wedgewood blue. and cream white.
This is made with an extremely short
jacket and worn with a hat of straw
and satin, the crown being putty
color which is in perfect harmony
with the blue and white check. The
brim is Of black hemp.
Oyster color corduroy Is one OF the
spring offerings for tailored suits that
has come to Washington by way OF
Palm Beach.
Miss Marguerite Barbour. Just re-
turned from the Florida resort. II
wearing a skirt and Jacket of cor
duroy showing how smart this useful
skirt Is plain, with a few scant gath
ers in the back. 1t opens at the left
side with large pearl buttons that are
distinctly of the oyster color. Tht
jacket Is a sleeveless bolero attached
to a belt which fastens with the same
smart buttons closing the skirt. A
suit like this is naturally accompanied
by boots OF suede and patent leather.
and also one OF the chic little black
straw hats.
Tailored suits of satin introduced In
the past winter for visiting promise to
continue in first favor all through tho
spring. There are also numerous taffeta
tailored suits ready for wear with the
Easter millinery supposed to be brought
forth today.
Mrs. Perry Belmont. whose evenins
gowns are among the deservedly famous
costumes Of Washington. was equally
well dressed last Sunday in q black satin
coat and skirt which shows q slight
indication Of purple In very effective lines.
This n a skirt apparently with some full
ness at the back worn under long.
straight coat. The latter Il lined in pur-
pie satin. which color also forms the gir.
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