Evening star., 1915-11-14
At JAPANESE CORONATION
SPLENDID GOWNS WORM BY
THE AMERICAN WOMEN.
Gorgeous Fabrics. Artistic Embrold-
cries, Wonderful Laces
and Jewels

of the eighteen foreign women who
were privileged by their position to ap-
pear at the coronation ceremonies of the
Emperor of Japan, six are Americans,
four being wives of members of the Amer
lean embassy staff at Toxic and two hav-
ing married foreign diplomats. The
American group the largest repre-
sented. and consisted of Mrs. Guthrie,
wife of the American ambassador, George
W Guthrie formerly mayor Of Pitts
burgh: Mrs Post Wheeler. wife of the
first secretary. better known to the
literary world by her maiden name, Halle
E,rnlinie Rives; Mrs. James A. Irons, wife
of the military attache: Mrs. Frederick
J. Horne. wife of Commodore Horne, the
American naval attache. In addition to
these are: Mime. de Warzee d'Hermalle.
wife of the first councillor of the Belgian
legation, who has been most prominent in
raising funds for Belgian relief in Toxic.
and who before her marriage was Miss
Dorothy Davis of New York: Nine.
Pimentel, formerly Miss Follmar of Wash
ington. ID. c., now the wife of the
Brazilian charge daffares.
Mrs. Guthrie wore robe of white
satin. with deep foot band of blush pink.
the whole veiled in
Mrs. Guthrie's Brussels point. the lace
at the corsage caught
oo" hs. with diamond sun
b;iIs;s and the under robe embelliShed
" q small pompadour roses of pink chif-
foi!, the design being carried out both on
be f.e and skirt With this robe she wore
a court train of brocaded chiffon
vevet over Il lining of shell pink.
Another court train, especially designed
,. coronation ball, and wrought out by
81. Il ul japanese artists. is of ivory satin,
Ell. odered in gardeniasS and star jas
IL g, in gold trailing over IA trellis OF
Sc. the train lined throughout with
ct. of geld. Another court robe is OF
w.. satin embroidered in many shades
T. Id chrysantfemur the bodice draped
il. -use point and the train embroidered
in s national flower of Dai Nippon. A
Il, scr gown of white ninon is richly em-
b.-.4ered in white satin lilies. over a
1LA.Liation of shimnIering satin. while
t, =. hes of rare old lace adorn the corsage.
J. o. Guthrie Wore coronet of pearls. and
:. ,os collar and ropes of pearls. and at
the palace ceremonies the court ptunes
ami tCng veil of tule- With these gowns
Yin pc worn many handsome wraps and
fuIs. Russian sable, .crmine, silver fox,
etc The latter will he worn with an
afternoon frock OF silver gray satin and
chiffon. embroidered in silver.
Mrs. Post Wheeler appeared i'll court
robe of cid rose point lace over cream
charmeuse. with a court train of cream
satin. elaborately embroidered in golden
rice and lined with cloth of gold. Her
jewels were pearls and emeralds A ball
gown of white tulle. embroidered in white
and silver roses. with a deep silver gird1e
and lace train French evening gown
Of emerald green satin, yelled in gold
brocaded ninon. with sleeves and corsage
of black chantilly lace. and an afternoon
gown of hyacinth chiffon crepe, also from
Paris Tho full draped skirt and the
bodice of gold Lace ve4led in hyacifth
mcusseline with deep collar OF point
yenise. are among the other frocks to be
won by Mrs. Post Wheeler, who is 6pe
oil the best gowned and most popular
women at the capital. p