Evening star., 1915-04-18

nue. or on F street of a morning will
convince any
Dark Blue Serges one that the
Much in Evidence. ersr o,u 1hs, faithfui
dark blue serge of smooth faced cloth
is the prime favorite with the woman
of fashion.
That American mills can dye fabrics
black or blue better than any other
color. is the reason for this is asserted
by many, but the fact remains that be-
fore there was a war in Europe, dark
blue was a favorte color for street
SUITS and no doubt it will be till the
end of time.
1t is universally becoming and al
| ways serviceable, and thus proves a
trump card in the choice of colors. and
SO when in doubt milady gets blue.
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage is wearing
a very handsome suit Of dark blue,
smooth ia ced cloth. made with a pleat
here and there as to skirt with stitched
down box pleats in the fashioning of
the jacket. The unique touch. wherein
lies it's chief smartness, is in the use
of sash effects. two short sashes
being suspended from the lower part
waist line and falling to the end of the
hip length jacket. A touch OF color in
troduced by a bit of embroidery where
the cloth is slashed to introduce the
sash and by small tassei or orna-
ment at the ends Of the ribbons gives
piouancy The same sash trimming
again appears on either side OF the
upper part of the coat, falling from
either side of the rolling collar at the
open neck.
She wears with this suit black
straw hat, rather oblong in shape,
with short rolling brim and trimmed
with glistening white wheat. the sli,
very white grain standing up"aIo anu
higher at one side where 1t ls thlckly
massed.
with Mrs. Talmage the other morn
ing was her daughter. Miss Coiiier. VINO
wore a smart putty y-colored suit on sne
order of the popular Norioik Hiouei'
with which she wore varnlsnso oaln-
va I'd straw round hat of reddish pur-
nle trimmed with flowers OF the same
shade.
Another smart dark blue suit IS worn
hv Mrs. Gibbons, wife of Commander CID
bons of the navy.
NJ. Gibbons Also Hers is a serge,
made In the most
Wears Dark Blue. severely tailored
style. hip-length jacket and moderately
| full skirt.
| Mrs Gibbons wears the turnover collar
of her batiste blouse, with edging OF irish
lace over the collar of her suit, and ner
hat is a large sailor shape, made OF oiue
| straw and maline Only the top OF crown
and the extreme rim of the brim are OF
the fine. fiat straw; all the rest of the hat
in of the blue maline. including the SOIL
folds about the lower part of the crown
and the stick-ups. which are made TO
represent broad quills. two in number, the
whole making an extremely smart hat.
| Mrs. Barnett, wife Of the commandant
NJ the Marine Corps, also wears dark
blue serge, made on the lines of a modi-
6ad Norfolk. bit more fullness and
few more pleats being used to give
little more dressy appearance Mrs Bar
nett wears with it a large sailor hat made
or a purpIish shade of cerise. the only
| trimming being band of the same satin
| about the crown, and she wears d bou-
| tonniere Of posies of the same shade as
her hat.
| Mrs, Gist Blair looks extremely smart
! in her dark blue suit, which Is MADE on
| very simple lines, the only trimming being
| in the buttons. which are rather large IN
| a combination of black and white bone.
| She wears with it rather tall, close-
fitting black straw hat. the top of the
| crown having a projecting ridge about IT.
The trimming is Of wide-spreading wings.
also black and tip-tilted at direrent
angles which is. by the way, about the
newest and most popular trimming for
| the spring hat. judging by the many seen
on the best dressed women of Washington
Mrs Blair gives contrasting touch OF
| color to her costume on chilly day by
wearing a large. fluffy white fox boa.
Mrs. Paul Pearsall also wears a navy
blue cloth suit, which suits her admirably,
and feature
Mrs. Pearsall Wearing of which is
Navy Blue Suit. ment m Of two
panels down the back. one to the hip
length coat and the other on the
moderately full, walking-length skirt
| Each panel has q braided finish to 1t at
the bottom. done with narrow silk braid
in black. and forming a square on each
panel about a foot In depth. Her dark
blue sailor hat Is trimmed in wings OF
the same shade, and the collar Of her
white crepe de chine blouse. turned over
the collar Of her suit. and white spats
give a touch of contrasting color.
Miss Patten is another wearer of dark