The Washington herald., 1915-04-11
FASHIONS AT THE CAPITAL
Well-dressed Women Of Washington's Smart Society
Their Gowns, Their Hats Their Furs and Their Laces

In the matter Of evening dress Mrs.
Lane had made for the exposition fes-
\ tivities a charming rcauve satin gown
with underskirt of white lace that has
! long, new. smart lines as at present
| interpreted in Paris, New York. WASH
| ington. and presumably in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, who was be-
fore her marriage Miss Eleanor Roose-
Welt, OF New York. is one of the recog-
nized apostles of the TERED skirt. which,
as it happens, Mrs. Adolph Miller. an
other of this transcontinental party, is
also featuring. Young Mrs. Roosevelt
and her husband, who are distant cou-
sins, celebrated the tenth anniversary
! of their marriage midway between Chi
| cago and San Francisco. Mrs. Roose-
welt. considerably younger than her hus-
band. although he is by no means ola.
is tall and slender and invariably wears
broad brimmed hat. the present season
being distinctly time in which women
OF taste dress to suit themselves. rather
| than by any arbitrary rule.
Mrs. Garrison. wife of the Secretary
of War, and Mrs. Daniels. wife OF the
Secretary of the Navy, continue to be
bright particular stars at many luncheon
likely to be detained in Washington
throughout the spring season by reason
of the duties Of their respective hus-
bands, each has supplied herself with an
extensive spring wardrobe. Mrs. Carl
son at one of the large luncheons given
in her honor last week wore gown OF
black and white striped silk. with lace
jacket bodice and girdle Of dull pink.
that goes under the lace instead of
over ii.
Mrs. Daniels is wearing much white
and black, this combination now being
so fashionable that it appears even in
wall paper and lamp shades. very
pretty demi toilet of Mrs. Daniels is soft
gray satin covered in white chiffon and
black lace. with a hat of white satin
braid trimmed in black velvet ribbon and
pink roses.
For the woman who proposes wearing
American made fabrics. either from
patriotism or necessitt dark blue is the
first aid to success. The American mills
have mastered the art of producing half
dozen shades Of this always reliable
color from our own navy blue to cobalt
and indigo shades that while lacking
something of the foreign finish, are still
quite acceptable in the finest of serge.
which now comes in half a dozen different
silks. both plain and printed. The silk
manufacturers have undoubtedly achieved
greater success than their competitors
in the wooden trade, which may be the
reason that silk suits will be cheaper
than a certain grade of wooden ones in
the present year. Whatever may be the
reason the fact of interest to the average
American woman is that dark blue is.
and will continue to be. a frst-class in
vestment for any one wishing a smart
suit or gown guaranteed TO stay in style
for a year.
Mrs. Victor Cushman. who is tho
former great belle. Miss Louise For
aker, is wearing one of the smartest of
the new blue spring suits, narrow
skirt with long overskirt opening
from the belt in front and lined in
emerald green. The short jacket is
cut with pointed fronts with its lower
edge finished in many lines of heavy
black silk braid marked in the back
by two lines of cut jet buttons. The
hat distinctly a part of the costume. is
a broad brimmed blue hemp sailor with
its outside brim covered in silk crepe
of the same tone, and its trimming
large sized bird placed nat against
the crown, with bill touching the front
brim. Another chic all-blue suit is
that worn by the Baroness Vera de
Ropp. the Russian-American guest of
Miss Edith Oracle. This youthful bar
oness inherits her title from her foreign
father. while her mother was before
her marriage a Miss Morgan, of New