Evening star., 1915-07-11
Gowns and Their Wearers.

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| Mrs. John H Merriam, wife of Pay
Inspector Merriam, U. S. N. is driving
| about town with her
A Smart Striped husband. who is just
| back home on leave,
OoStul1e. looking very attrac-
tive in a modish, striped black and white
gown, a voile or muslin. cool and simple
as to make. with which she wears very
smart hat of elephant brown straw, a
close-ftting shape, trimmed jauntily in
the back with outspread Mercury wings
of the same soft shade of brown.
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| Miss Catherine Britton. just back from
her hospital experiences in France, is
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Miss Britton Wearing see" u
a Blue Tailored Serge Suit. inc dri.
wing her own little electric runabout or
walking along the shopping streets.
smartly dressed in a dark blue tailored
serge suit, made with full. plain skirt
and hip-length jacket.
The latter is perfectly plain above the
belt, while below the latter are inverted
coat skirt, which is of irregular outline
about the bottom, being longer on the
sides.
Miss Britton wears the coat open. re-
vealing the front of a lace-trimmed ba-
tiste blouse, the sailor collar of which is
worn on the outside of the coat. black
velvet bow at the point of the v neck
corresponds with the black ribbon on her
plain black sailor hat, the rim of which
Is rolling and slightly upturned.
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of the front by severely plain smoked
pearl buckle.
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Mrs. Bonnafron. wife of Pay Inspector
Edmund w. Bonnaffon, U. S. N, is wear
ing a becom-
Mrs. Bonnafon's Gown ing black
in Black and White. GOWN mad e
with a long tunic, reaching to within
| seven or eight inches of the bottom of
the gown. The blouse is a sleeveless af-
fair with bound armholes, and the
sleeves, which, of course, are long, are
of black chiffon.
A lace-trimmed white organdie collar is
worn with this frock, and a turban of
black fancy straw braid, which Is smart
ly trimmed with black wings fastened on
at the back.
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Mrs. I. T. Mann wears a becoming Cor
day hat with black velvet crown and a
double friIl of black
Mrs. Mann's Hat tulle, a touch of
r. p..,,,;. color being given by
A'~~S6' one large pink rose
at one side. Mrs. Mann often wears this
hat with dark blue crepe de chine gown,
| made with white chiffon yoke and lace
| turnover collar.
Mrs. William F. Dennis has handsome
gown. 1t has half-inch stripe in black
and white with scattered pattern over
| it Of mauve posies, the material being
wolfe or some other diaphanous fabric. A
very smart accessory. is the introduction
of embroidered black net in the trimming
The bodice is surplice. and where the
folds come together in. a V is an en-
picement of black net with a cluster OF
roses embroidered in the center in
heavy Roman floss. the colors being
pastel shades of rose. lavender and dull
orange.
The square sailor collar of net has a
similar cluster of flowers embroidered
in each corner. and the short sash end
Of the girdle is also of net. with en-
broidered motif.
The skirt is made with a hem running
down the left side. and the material
brought round the figure in such a man
ner that where the goods fasten un-
izontally. while the rest of the skirt
| has the stripes running up and down.
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| Miss Spofford has a smart suit of taf-
feta in a shepherd plaid, made with a
| full gathered skirt and
| Two Stylish a short Eton jacket
/ with which she wears
Gto0 ou1ts. a turban of straw the
color of champagne, with quilts of the
! same color, and carries a parasol of
emerald green.
| Speaking Of Eton jackets, Mrs. E. T.
Stotesbury of Philadelphia, formerly
Mrs. Cromwell Of Washington. has a
suit with a very simple little Eton
quite guiltless of trimming. except for
the rolling narrow revers, a continue
ton Of the rolling collar. The revers
extend to the bottom of the coat at the
| waist line, where one large button
fastens the garment.
| The skirt with this suit is two-tier
model. the upper part or tunic reaching
to the knees, and both are pleated in
shallow box pleats..
Mrs. Stotesbury wears with this suit
| and wide rim, about the bottom Of the
crown being a tiny French wreath of
| posies. and fastened on the back a
spreading cluster of black uncurled os-
| trich feathers
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Miss Kate Wendell of Philadelphia, a
| recent visitor in Washington, wore,
shopping Of a
Gowns Worn by morning. a trig
a Recent Visitor. dark dark blua s' linen.
a Russian blouse model. fastening on
the side with red bone buttons.
The red of the buttons carried out
| the color scheme in the bands Of trim
ming which bound the round, collarless
| neck, formed cuffs and a belt. and
which were Of tan-colored linen en-
broidered in Russian cross-stitch in
| red and black.
A red straw toque trimmed with
| crossed quills in black gave smart
| finish to the costume.
Miss Wendell also possesses a very
| charming evening gown which she