Evening star., 1915-12-26
Gowns and Their Wearers.

Nine. wilenkin. wife of the Russian
attache, NJ wilenkin, here on special
m Mss OF.
Worn by Mime. Wilenkin was guest
at tho Opera. ,,.n
bassador and Nine. Bakhmaten at
the performances of the opera, which
included the dancing of Pavlowa, the
Russian dancer, and the gowns Mime.
Wilenkin wore on these occasions were
very charming and also of interest to
the feminine world of Washington. be-
cause they are just fresh from the
London fashion makers.
Ii is significant to note that these
evening gowns are in no way extreme,
what fullness there is in the breadth OF
the skirts being simply sufficient to AL
low the wearer TO walk with ease and
grace.
The yards OF material heralded as the
proper thing for the late winter and
spring are conspicuous by their alb
sence.
one very smart gown is of a soft
shade of yellow chiffon, which suits
admirably the dark coloring of Nine.
Wflenkin-
IL is made with a long tuuic. reach
ing almost to the bottom OF the gown
This is fulled on at the waist and wired
out around the bottom. where il is
edged with a band of brown fox. above
the fur being also a band of silver en-
broidery.
The kimono bodice is also eu1bel-
ilshed with silver trimming, a bead
pattern formed of N-shaped en-
picemeut in the center with parallel
lines of silver beads running up and
down the front and also up and down
the back of the bodice.
The sleeves are of tulle and soft
crushed girdle is of velvet. Peeping out
from under the wired tunic. which falls
In points. are tiny ruff1es of lace which
trim the under slip.
Another very fetching gown worn by
Nine. Wilenkin is of green and silver
brocade. q light charmeuse shade,
which harmonizes beautifully with
the CLINT of silver carried out by the
threads of silver which run through
it.
There is a long tunic or overskirt cut
in deep point in front and edged
about the bottom with a double fold
of green chiffon.
This flares out on the sides and is
hung over an under petticoat of silver
lace. the lace being deep founces,
which are over a foundation of green
chiffon.
brocade, and where the surplice folds
cross in front there is revealed a
glimpse of the under body, which is OF
pale pink chiffon headed with a band
of white lace insertion run through
with a silver ribbon. .
The shoulder straps are of silver rib
bon.
Nine. wiIenkin wears very un-
usual street suit of mole-colored cloth.
the chief feature of
An Unusual which is a series
c.-..+ sr;+ of shallow knife pleats
SsAees S on both coat and skirt.
The coat is laid in the tiny, shall
low pleats. front and back, which are
held in place by a straight band about
three inches wide, running all around
the bottom of the coat. On either side
of the group of tiny box pleats are
wider box pleats, which extend down
over the band running about the bot
tom of the coat
The garment falls in straight un-
broken lines from the shoulders slight
Iy over the hips, merely a suggestion
Of belt being given by a braided
silk cord of the same shade as the
suit. which ties loosely in front and
falls down over the skirt. The sailor
collar is of velvet. also the same shade.
Like the coat, the skirt is laid in tiny
box pleats, which run from the waist
TO a few inches below the knees. a
deep band running around the bottom
twelve inches deep. and the upper edge
Is cut in points. which extend up over
the pleats.
There rows of bone buttons on each
hip, where a narrow band of the mate
rial extends down over the pleats for
depth of. say, twelve inches The
same sort of buttons fasten the coat
from the throat to the bottom, running
straight down in a close row.
Mrs. Qualtrough wore to the opera
the other evening a handsome gown of
b a
Mrs. Qualtrough Wears ribbed sirs.
Black Ribbed Silk. lnane WIN
tunic of black silk net. the upper tunic
being cut in points and bound with silk
Front and back two panels of the black
silk fall over the tunic at the sides,