The Washington herald., 1915-06-13
FASHIONS AT THE CAPITAL
The WellDressed Woman of Smart Society, What She
Wears-The Time and Place.

Mrs. Bryan in honor of the commercial
commission from China, wore a skirt and
jacket of pale blue brocade made with the
untrimmed circular skirt ending at the
ankles with the jacket straight and seam-
less from the shoulders to hips The
jacket had long coat sleeves and opened
in a very shallow V hape, showing a
necklace of beautiful coral. Her young
daughter wore a similar gown in pink
silk. The lines being the same used in
China for centuries. The dress of Chinese
ladies has undergone no change, although
the men of the country have entirely dis
carded their flowing silk robes, their
queues and their turbans, with the
change of time and government. which
has the striped flag of the new republic.
in place of the picturesque imperial
dragon on its field of yellow, with red
ball.
At the last evening reception Of the sea-
son at the Chinese Lega ton, Nine, Shah
wore a gown of the same simple cut. but
OF even richer material, with more jewels
and with lace worth its weight in gold
about the neck and wrists of her jacket.
Neither she nor her daughter wore any
hat at Mrs. Bryan's garden party. milli-
merry being unknown in the great Eastern
republic.
Madame Naon, the handsome wife Of
the Ambassador from the Argentine and
mistress of the largest of the Latin
American Embassies, wore a particu-
larly smart frock of black chiffon that
may have been purcha sed In Buenos
Aires, but was designed in Paris. The
foundation skirt Of satin touched the
ground. was hung in deep pointed drap-
cry without any fullness beyond few
scant gathers at the waist. The bodice
opened over a narrow waistcoat OF Brus-
sells lace cut with shallow v and with
three-quarter sleeves. A string of beau
tiful pearls and earrings were the orna-
ments.
Mrs. Samuel Hale Pearson. whose hus-
band. notwithstanding his American
name and blood. is the leading ,represen-
tative from the financial world Of the
Argentine. also wore a Paris gown Of
black chiffon with demi-train and the
newest Of draped skirts. A decoration
OF metallic lace more steel colered than
silver, with large ball buttons to match
on the skirt, and in a smaller design on
the semi-jacket bodice, identified this as
one Of the latest Callot creations to find
its way across the Atlantic to the ports
Of both North and South America
a guest at the same reception. wore ex-
actly the same model, again illustrating
the fallacy Of exclusive designs, however
high one may be charged for that dis
tinction.
Nine. da CANA, wife Of the Ambassa-
dor from Brazil. and only hostess Of the
now famous A-B-C Powers at Washing
ton who is an American. made her last
official appearance for the season wear
ing superb dinner gown Of silver net
literally covered In pearl silver and
crystal beads. The net was mounted on
silver colored satin very close to the
figure, with the innumerable skirts OF
tulle between the foundation and the top
Of the gown. The beads which varied
In size from . pin point to the size Of
Q pea. we're applied IN geometrtcal motifs
In graceful curved line. leaving the edge
Of the flouncing and Of the long tram
. perfect, scallop, The bodice was Of