Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27

n n interesting bit OF gossip about
~ the clothes worn by the smart Get
- In Washington. The keynote Of
all gowns described seems to be ut.
most simplicity.
= Already Washington is showing the
effect Of war on the fashions. Officers
In uniform find themselves confronted
on every hand by brisk and busy
young women n khaki with service
hats and military boots. The latter, 20
be sure, are Of Russian leather, laced
in feminine fashion, but still are boots,
with low heels and high tops, heaying
no excuse for the former summer dis.
play Of silk hosiery.
These uniformed maids and few
young matrpns are the advance guard
Of the National service school OF the
Navy League, which opens Its sec
ond season Monday with an enrci
Inent OF nearly 100 members.
with the hat land no one without
the spirit OF q real soldier win wear
this hatD the uniform would pass as
an extremely practical and becoming
utility suit. The circElar skirt, but
toned In front from waist 20 hem, r.
only two inches shorter than the ultra
smart skirt of the season, and the
Jacket, a box.pleated belted model
covering the hips, q real Norfolk
Jacket When the brown flannel skirt
gives place 70 a white blouse and the
soldierette removes her hat, she Is
only 10 be DISTINGUISHED from q dozeE
ether young women one meets In
morning walk by the material OF her
costume For this model has already
been copied in serge and Is likely 10
be duplicated MANI times In linen or
lighter fabric before the end OF me
month, giving 10 the women Of the
country standard model IN two
piece suit, which Is uniformly becom
ing, convenient and OF moderate price.
Mrs. Dewey, widow of the Admiral
Of the Navy, heads the list Of promi.
nent women giving actual service &,
this particular form of feminine. pre-.
paredness.
Some young women famous for
their smart attire, who have tempo.
rhrily abandoned silks ana chiffons,
yoiles and embroidered muslins for
flannel and khaki, are Mrs. Eudora
Clover Miss CAROLYN Nash, Miss Anne
Hopkins, Miss Helen Parker and Mrs.
Howard Hume.
The riot or color that threatened
the American Vanity Fair as q marked
feature Of the season seems 10 have,
skipped The national capital, where.
the best-dressed women OF both the.
official and resident circles are ayuia.i
ing state effects.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. william
q, McAdoo and Mrs. Franklin X. Lane,
who were among fhe deeply Interested
spectators at the Capitol several days
lest week, on each occasion wore plan,
tailored suits IN new models witt
conservative hats which matched the
quits Mrs Lansing, who Il partial To-
bfight-toned evening gowns. but dark
ones FOR the streets, has very deep
purple serge coat suit with straw hat
-of the same color. trimmed in foliage
aud yiolets. Mrs McAdoo wore blue
serge, with a tricorn hat Of black
straw, trimmed IN curve quilts poised
II q very becoming fashion, and Mrs.
Lane d dark blue cCat suit decorated
with several widths Of black silk
braid, topped b5 round hat IN black
straw with Its crown enclrcled By
small deep-toned pink fosebnds in
their cwn foliage. Zach made q most
attractive picture Of typical WASH
ineton matron showing an intelligent
interest IN the affairs Of her country.
Mrs. Henry d. Flood. wife Of the,
chairman Of Foreign Affairs, seated
IA the members gallery, looked ex-