Evening star., 1916-02-20

Nine. Riano is wearing her hair set
into a Greek knot at the back of the
mead. with just two little curls laid
nat on the forehead over the temples
She has a chartreuSe green taffeta
evening frock. made low. with just a
double quilting ruffle down the center
OF the front where it fastens and uuaint
little puffed sleeves.
Mrs. McAdoo. wife of the Secretary of
the Treasury, makes a quaint and fas-
cinating pic
Mrs. McAdoo and Her ture in a
Charming Taste. aon d u, n
palest shade of blue satin embossed
with scattered pattern of clusters
OF roses, in natural shades of these
howers. deep reds and pinks. The skirt
is shirred around the top for a depth
of half dozen rows or more, and falls
in long. graceful lines of fullness, with
"A band of brown fox about the bottom
The quaint little bodice is cut straight
across the front and back and depends
entirely for it's ornamentation in the
silver lace sleeves, which end Just short
of the elbow.
Mrs. McAdoo also looks very attrac-
tive in trig tailored suit of deep rich
burgundy. made according to it's mode,
IN lines severely plain, with simply
belt as a trimming accessory to the
knee-1ength coat. She wears with it
brown fox boa, fastened in the back
giving the effect of high fur collar,
and a close-fitting little turban of the
same shade of deep wine color as the
suit, which has trimming little cloth
grapes or berries nesting close up to
the side of the head band.
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Mrs Daniels. wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, has a becoming gown of
black net trim
Becoming Effect in med with mar
Black and White. b1scb b1w bands 1s,ve, o,
and a wider one Of passementerie. The
velvet ribbon bands form trimming
to the bottom of the full skirt, which
falls in long ample folds from the
waist. where it is gathered into gir-
die. There are about five bands of the
inch-wide velvet ribbon. The bodice is
surp1ice model. folds of the unlined
net extending up to the shoulders, but
the opening has more of the character
of the Dutch neck, inasmuch as a two
extends straight across the corsage.
giving a square effect. This band Of
bead trimming dips down under the
arms and extends round to the back to
a point in the center. At the back Of
the neck it is finished with a small
turnover lace collar in white
Mrs. Bo Sweeney wears a most at
tractive as well as artistic gown of
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Brown Chiffon Trimmed c h ffon.
With Gold Embroidery. ~
French shade of brown, trimmed with
gold embroidery combined with braid
ing or embroidery done in shades of
brown. There is a full tunic of chif-
fon, edged with a narrow gilt ribbon
about the bottom, where it is very full
and ripping.
The chiffon tunic is gathered at the
waist. the sides being left free to fall
in sort of 'pegtop" drapery, the space
where the drapery falls apart at the
hip revealing a V-shaped empiecement
of the gold and self-toned embroidery.
The bodice Is fashioned after the bolero
model, the edge being ornateIy en-
broidered in gold and shades Of light
and dark brown, the whole built over
an under bodice of white with parallel
bands of rose-colored ribbon brocaded
in figures of gold
The bell-shaped sleeves are orna-
mented at the bottom with motifs of
the same artistic embroidery as trims
the rest of the gown.
Taar if,k 10
her prize winning English bull puppy
the other night
Taffeta and Velvet at an informal
Smartly Combined. uors W. .m, ".
gown of brown taffeta and velvet of the
same shade.
The trig little frock is made with
moderately full skirt of velvet. with
pleated skirt or pannier effect on each
side of brown taffeta, which shows the
velvet from waist to hem in front, and
again in a wider space in the back
the long full folds of velvet falling in
unbroken lines down the back.
The sleeveless surplice bodice has un-
dersIeeves OF tareta and falls loose
and free from the figure in the back
There is unique little collar of taf-
feta which trims the V neck. the collar
running into long sharp points down
the front of the bodice and being edged
all around with a narrow gold ribbon
A motif of gold embroidery Stimulates
q belt buckle at the center of the gir-
die and gives another suggestion Of
gold trimming to the gown.
Her hat the other evening was
small brown sailor hat turned up
sharply in the back and trimmed about
the low. round crown with a band of
glazed straw trimming. with here and
there medallions of colored flowers,
Bulgarian in effect.
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Mrs. Charles Hagner wears becom-
ing suit of deep wine color, a smooth =
faced cloth.
Wine Color Tailor Made which is
Showing New Lines. maze maze on & the
seen in the advance spring styles.
These show the coat shorter and fuller
shout the hips.
Mrs. Hagners coat comes Just be-
low the hips and is fun and ripping
The skirt is plain tailored model the
only trimming. in fact. on the suit be-
ing the deep square sailor collar on
The back of the neck and the deep cuffs
to match.
big black velvet hat. slightly tilt
cd, gives Il picturesque finish to the
costume.