Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

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| One of the smartest black and white
gowns seen this season is that which
! Miss LIE Seure,
| Smart Black and granddaughter of
| xul Repres entative
wore to tea the other afternoon.
| The foundation of the gown is white
taffeta, which is combined with black
| tulle and velvet.
| The full skirt of taffeta is yelled with
a double tunic of black tulle falling to
the knees. the under tunic being about
four inches longer than the upper.
which gives the effect of transparent
border to the tunc.
| There is an eton jacket of white taft
feta with a very deep black velvet
girdle under it, which runs I'D into a
point, front and back
Miss LIE Seure wears with this gown
a black velvet turban, trimmed about
the outside rim with white gardenias,
black fox or lynx scarf and white
shoes, making very artistic costume.
An all-white costume. which is also
smart as well as striking. is an i'm
ported gown of
Mrs. Robert Russell white taffeta
Wears All White. m xhG se shoss w and
white turban, worn by Mrs. Robert Rus
sell, one of the new members of Wash
ington's winter colony.
| The skirt is of white taffeta. draped
on the sides in manner suggestive of
the erstwhile pes-top style. and the
peplum below the belt. The latter is
| band of ermine.
There is slight V opening. where the
jacket fastens, and from that point
white velvet buttons, radiating from
where they start toward the waist,
where they are about five inches apart,
| forming an inverted V.
| Mrs. Russell wears with this gown a
| small turban of white velvet with head
band of ermine, to correspond with the
ermine which finished the opening
of the neck and the bands of the
| sleeves, as well as the band of ermine
forming the belt.
Mrs. Dean Gillett-Hill, who was called
home to the west by the illness of her
husband, wore at the
Worn at tea given for her by
her mother in law,
Recent Tea. Mrs ci,,et, III,
whom she was visiting, a quaint gown
of the palest shade of pink chiffon vel
vet, the skirt being wired out on the
sides at the hips and falling from
there down to within six or seven
inches of the floor, much like little can
opies.
The bodice was mostly of lace, with
just suggestion of velvet. and attach
ed to the waist line in the back was
long square train.
Mrs. Gillett-HiIl wore charming
gown of chartreuse chiffon brocaded
with velvet flowers of the same shade,
with tunic drapery of gold lace, the
drapery being put over a cord
that is, the lace was shirred on heavy
cord and suspended from the waist on
each hip, the cord falling in semi
circle and thus leaving a space on each
hip. where the green brocaded chif-
Gold lace drawn up in points and fas-
tened to the shoulders ornamented the
bodice, which had v opening filled
in with creamy lace.
I Miss Mary Gheen, daughter of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Gheen, who is the
happy possessor of a
Worn nv wire-haired fox ter
,r. o, rier. looks very smart
MIss uneen. in a tailored suit of
mannish sort of cloth-a reddish brown
mixture OF rough surface-which Is
made with hip-length coat and plain
full skirt.
The coat fits rather snugly at the
waist and has on either side of the
center of the back belt of ornamental
braid. The coat fastens down the cen.
ter with military straps of braid, with
red ball-shaped button at the enc
of each strap. Collar. cuffs and turbar
are all of fur. and the snappy little
black and white dog gives the las,
touch to a very jaunty outfit.
IL
Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer. wife of Com.
mander Bulmer. U. S. N. wears a be-
iii coming suit of sage
/ Smart Tailored green broadclotf
Suits. ha.r., Ts. ~. :,
| plainly tailored. the coat a long
/ | straight model, reaching almost to thu
l knees. The coat extends in unbroke,
] lines from shoulders to hem, the full