Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21
FINE AUTUMN WEATHER
IN WEST VIRGINIA HILLS
GUS States Now at Springs
Taking the Cure.
MANY HONEYMOON COUPLES
Autumn Brides Are Conspicuous Be-
cause Of Their Number and Beauty
and the Handsome Gowns They
Wcar-LateSt Fashions Seen.

weather Imaginable has attended the
autumn season in the West Virginia
nils where any number OF smart so
ciety folk are taking the cure at tho
Grcenbr!er
Mrs. Ogden Goelt. of New York, arr
rived on Wednesday, and is to be joined
next week by Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Ormc Wilson of New York, who have
only been in New York for a month.
after spending several weeks here.
Mr.. Lispcnard Stewart. who plays
golf daily, and his friend. Dudley
Gauticr, may return to town this week
although Mr.. Stewart In so enjoying
the new golf course that lie may de-
eide TO extend his stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Aldrlch
whose gracious hospitality ut South
ampton was so appreciated during the
season just past. came down to spend
n week at the Grecnbricr and during
their stay Mr.. Aldrich awaited himself
Of the opportunity Of doing some bird
hunting in the Allegheny hills He
had planned having one of his bird
dogs sent down from the Southampton
kennels hut having to return earlier
than he had planned. abandoned the
idea as Laurence Dickson's hounds
were available. MIR. Aldrich killed
some fine grouse, Virginia partridge
and pheasants and also had few
shots at some wild turkeys which are
becoming more and more rare. Mrs.
Aldrich Is one OF the handsomest young
matrons here Others OF the south
ampton colony here this week wer"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic a. Snow and
James Parrish. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Cox, who came down from their coun-
try place. Meadow Farm at Mill Neck
j.. l., were out on the golf links daily,
beside taking the cure and returned
10 town this week with their cousin,
Paul Hammond, who came down from
Syosset, l.. l., to play golf with them.
TIL eautumn brides have been con-
spicuo because OF their number and
beauty. Their trouss"aus naturally
came In for q lot OF inspection and
they were not disappointing. Indeed
some OF them were far and away in
advance OF some of the styles shown
In the shops and mark the exclusive
imports from grandes maisons tran
ceres.
Miss Dorothy Hurry has some hand
som" gowns In which TO make her bow
as Mrs. Robert Beaver Smith and one
DENT toilette which she wore occa-
sionally when not on decoliete, was
OF turquoise blue satin, with castle
sleeves OF Georgette crepe and sleeves
and neck edged with wide bands OF
fur. With this gowE, which was sim
piicity itself with its high neck ut
the back and modest dccol!ctaGe in
front. she wore bronze slippers and
hose. Another handsome gown WAS OF
black SILK net rather severely cut with
long paillctcd bands reaching from
the dccollctage TO the men. in front
and Al the back, uncoatiucd from III.
waist down. so that IL sway"d will.
every motion. All her frocks were
Girlish and simple, Vet of exquisite
material and cut. She solved most
happily. the problem OF being feminine
in sport clothes and one OF her silkcn
sweaters was in pale blue and white
stripes, edged all around with bands
Of white fur erminc, for a guess Her
sport hats were all OF felt In the same
round model, severely plain but in
colors 10 match whatever she might
he wearing.
Another bride whose beauty was so
great as TO make tn" usual frills and
furbelows quite unnecessary was the
former Miss Marjorie Heakirt. OF Gin
cinnati, who recently married Rudolf
Hecht. nephew OF Otto H. Kahn and
a brilliant young fuancicr. Mrs.
Hecht's gowns were bounant OF skirt
and girlshly plain as to bodice but
glorious colors such as turquoise, shell
pink. American Beauty red and Man
Mrs. Frederick &. Tanner, the lovely
blonde wife Of the chairman of the
Republican committee. the former Miss
Jane Ogden, of Albany, was one OF the
slender type who demand plenty of
hufiness and her frocks were for the
greater part in pale. pastel shades
the palest OF pinks and yelows and
blues in lace and chiffon with AIRY
draperies that especially went with
her pale gold hair and delicate color
ing.
Mrs. George Burroughs, OF Joliet.
ILL.,. was very young. and exquisite
type known as the Harrison Fisher
tJpe and in her trousseau was an ex-
Quisite evening wrap of King Blue
velvet. with enormous collar and cuffs
OF fox fur in taupe.
Mrs. Oliver Eaton Cromwell natural
ly came in for large share of at
tention. and her gowns were evidently
planned with a careful attention to the
particular detail her type demands.
Her severely plain fashion of dress
ing her blonde hair drawing II tight
~ away from the forehead. hut cover
ing the ears n Ia mode, with n real
English bun at the back made the en-
treme gowns-eNtremc in cut only
seem quite the thing, and so indeed
they were with yellow satin gown
in a bright gold shade, with Frenchy
touch Of Black velvet ribbon outlining
one side of the decoletace in the new.
one sided effect that bids fair to be-
come popular this winter, she wore
black satin slippers and black hose
and over earrings Of black Whitby jet.
Another frock was of American beauty
red, and another. of black and white,
seemed scanty as to cut, when COM
pared with her other gowns. but was
undeniably smart OF course, she had
AS we'll the smart, low-cut gown OF
black tullc, without which no ward
robe seems complete. Her young hus-
band, who is the son by q former mar
rage OF Mrs. T.. c. Stotesbury, looked
very boyish. and Hope Beale, with her
new assumption of welded dignity,
was withall very sweet
Although not n bride. young wo-
man who came out OF the West, Mrs
w. w. Plankin gton, OF Milwaukee, has
worn the most marvellous gowns seen
this season, among them one of the
latest Lucille models with the very
bouffant panniers of pompadour silk
over n lace petticoat held in place
by wide blue velvet ribbon bows and
a bodice OF palest yellow satin and
ivory laces.
Mrs. William Jennings Ormonde has
some wonderful new Lucille frocks with ]
those same marvellous panniers, but.
much to the disappointment OF her
friends. she did not wear them, pre-
ferring, perhaps. to keep them for the
opera, as she. with her young husband.
has gone UP to town for couple of
weeks before returning to settle down