The Washington herald., 1915-04-18
FASHIONS AT THE CAPITAL
Well-dressed Women of Washingtons Smart Society.
What They Wharf.-The Time and the Place.

| and very modish short jacket. She
| also wore one of the new round high
crowned turbans with aigrette OF
black paradise plumage.
An example of dignity and good
| taste in dress and department was
| given at a local theater recently, when
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, wife of the
| former minister from Belgium. rose
! in her box and stood with Slightly
| bowed head while the orchestra pla ed
a selection, unknown to the audience,
| but recognized by a few musicians
present, as the new battle hymn of
| the Belgium army composed by this
talented sympathizer and set to a
| poem of an equally talented young
daughter. Miss Yvonne Tow nsend.
Mrs. Townsend. slender and grace
full as a girl. wore close fitting
| trained gown of black satin with sur
| plice neck and elbow sleeves. Its
only touch of color was a purple
chiffon scarf that fell loosely from
I her shoulders. She wore no orna :
| ments, but to the side of her we'll
| coifed. prematurely gray hair that
| was arranged in soft waves high on
| her head was bird the size of a
| swallow. but jet black.
| The cloth gown, with its silk braid
| binding, introduced early in the season
| by Cheruit. is shown in a modish fash
| ion by the visiting toilet OF Mrs. James
| Slayden, of Texas. one of the several
| Congressional matrons remaining in
Washington throughout the spring. Mrs.
| Slaydens gown is neutral colOred.
slightly notified material with close-fit-
ting jacket and the new, long ovcrdress
| which is the successor of the tunic. Tn"
| edges. including those formed by over
| tapping seams, are bound in half-inCh
braid. matching the prevailing gray. or
! gun metal. tone in the cloth. The we'll
| fitted jacket opens over blouse of white
! satin and lace.
straw with a band of green satin head
| ed by tufts of Gourra. all in the new.
| duh green. known to the American trade.
|
! Mrs. Peyton Russell, always one of the
| best dressed worshipers at the fashion
| able st. Johns. is wearing A dark blue
| suit with coat and skirt Of the plain
| color and the ovcrdress of shadow plaid
| so vague in its blue and green outlines
as to blend perfectly with the plain ma
| tcrial forming the greater part of the
| suit
| Mrs. RusselTs hat is very smart
dark blue straw trimmed in a paradise
| fantasy of the same colors.
| Mrs Edward A. Mitchell is wearing
one of the newest and smartest of blu"
ga ba rdiIe suits This has round skirt
| that does not flare at the ankles. This
model shows what has been contnnd"d
| by many leaders of fashion that th"
| well-tailored woman may keep the
narrow skirt at the ankles and still
| be extremely smart Mrs. MitchclrS
| underskirt is hardly wider than the
| tube skirt of past seasons. Over this
is a scant skirt faring moderately
! from the hips, and over this again the
| ultrasmart. straight semifttinG Jacket
| with its French back. This has
satin sleeves matching the cloth in
color. the sleeves being very long and
IcloSefitting from the elbow. With
| this severe but chic costume Mrs.
Mitchell wears a small hat of blue
straw trimmed only with ribbon of
carlo blue, instead of independence. or
any of the more sprinGlike varieties
modelled on our own old navy blue.
Miss Adelaide Heath is looking OK
tremely well in a smart tailored suit
of some new, loosely woven material
that shows Erays and pinks in I'M
usual mixture of colorS. This has
conservative skirt round and free al
the ankles. but having a noticeable
fare. and one of the smartest little
coats in town. The latter comes just
below the hips, is smooth with plain
back and narrow revere collar. the
latter faced in white satin overlaid in
dark green braid and finished in gold
buttons. The most distinctive feature
of this distinctive suit. is the trimming
on the edge of the jacket which is ap-
parently Oriental embroidery in
straight. perpendicular lines of pink.
gray and green. the green a dull art
shade predominating. This embelIish-
ment forms slightly scalloped edge
on the top and goes around the edge
of the jacket Miss Heath's hat
matches the green line in her coat
trimming as it is a dark green Milan.
torpedo shape. with its trimming deli
cate fantasies in plumage showing
both the pink and green tones.
The satin hat. or the satin and straw
hat, which has achieved such popula rity
as a betwecn-season chapeau, is worn in
the well-known Virginia authoress. who
all black by Miss Mollie Elliott SeawelL
is frequently To IG met on Connecticut
avenue. Miss Seawel wears "A tailored
suit Of black cloth with one of the new
turban shapes. showing satin crown
ard straw coronet with black aiGrette
as its only trimming.
Mrs. Herold RcisinCer wife OF Mai
Reisinger, of the Marine Corps and
daughter of Col George r. Elliot, is
ring one of the most distinctive satin
and straw hats in as mulch as the crown
is Of silver gray, the brim which is
straw is black. Around the crown. which
is something of a sailor effect. is a
garland of natural size aSterS in black
and yellow and silver Mrs. RcisinCer
wears this with one of the gray
tailored suits.
Match your motor" appears to he a
motto for the smart Washingtonians who
are now taking their daily airing in
Rock Creek Park and about the Speed
way. Mrs Dewey. wife of the Admiral
OF the Navy. whose preference for gray
gowns is carried out in every known ma
terial. from velvet to chiffon, not only
has her car lined in gray cloth of a
tiny striped pattern. but also has the
doors paneled lengthwise in white enam-
81. This feature, originated by Mrs.
Dewey to enable her to recognize her
own car from afar. has been favored In
many cases by other women until the
Crosswise enameled panel has assumed
as great individuality as the crest or
monogram emblazoneu upon it. In the
case of Mrs. Dewey. the monogram is in
black. small VI surrounded by al
large u.
the Commissioner OF Patents. whose en-