The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
GownS Worn By The Smart
Women Of Washington
Mrs. Draper Wears Her Famous Rose Point Lace: Mrs
Mann in .'Kitten-ear" Cloh-Eena Calderon's
1880 Costume

Mrs. William F. Draper wore her ia
NOUS rose point lace for the dinner-dance
she gave on New Years Eve. The gown
is Of mauve satin veiled with mauve chif-
fon. and a fiounce Of this historic lace
is draped around the skirt forming two
points, one on each side. This hounce Is
edged at the top with a band OF rhine
stones The lace is brought over the
shoulders. ending at the waist line IN
front and falling in two points some as
tancc below the waist line in the back.
The front OF the bodice in front is TRIM
med with rhincstones. With this she
wore three strands of graduated pearls
about her neck. which fell to the waist
line. and a black velvet hand about her
throat. embroidered in diamonds IN the
front In her hair she wor" a band oil
diamonds in the pattern of the walls OF
Troy. which stands about an inch high
She carried a large bunch OF orchids
which toned in with the shade oil her
gown. Mrs. Draper never wears this
gown outside of her own home. owing to
the great age and value of the lace, which
formerly belonged TO the Empress Eu-
genie. Mrs. Drapers father. the late Mr..
Preston, purchased il for Mrs. preston
when they were in Spain.
Miss Margaret Draper wore very sim
UIe but very effective gown that evening.
The skirt was of shell-pink Chiffon vel
vet made very simply, with tunic OF
gold lace. which was rather tull and tell
about half way down the skirt. Ihe
bodice was OF gold lace and net. with
sleeves of the lace and a very broad soft
.yirdIe Of the chiffon velvet. Her only
ornament was the string OF pearls which
her father gave her on the evening of her
debut, Just three weeks before his death.
Miss Franccs Moore is the only debu-
tantc so far, who has not worn an even
ing gown at the afternoon tea when she
made her formal bow to society. Her
gown at the tea which Mrs. Clarence
Moore gave for her just before CHRIST
mas was light blue taffeta afternoon
dress the skirt Of which was draped
giving an effect of long. slender lines
There was no trimming except at the
neck. where a dainty bit of white finished
the gown.
Mrs Moore was also gowncd in an aft
crnoon COSTUME which was OF black
Charm"usy made severely plain.
Mrs. James 4. Mann is wearing A very
becoming street costume Of rich dark
green "kittcn-c2-" cloth. which means
that tho material is a. soft as the back of
a kittens ear. The skirt is circular and
perfectly plain. and tn" coat is double
breasted with long pcplum httinG
snugIy about tn, hips and harinS toward
the ankles. The only trimming on the
suit consists Of large jet buttons. With
this She wears black fox collar and
large mum gathered at the wrists Her
hat is a black velvet sailor trimmed with
a single soft feather.
Miss IicnrvI"v" Clark. daughter OF the
Speaker Of tn" House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
j. wearing on. Of tho dainticst evening
GOWNS. It j. made Of lace with an over
skirt of pale pink taff"ta which is drap~d
in front aud held with clusters of pink
sweet rcas. falling in a pancr effect in
Tho back. The bodice is entirely OF lace
with The. tafrcta coming up from the holt
linz. into POINTS at the shoulders. She