The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
HALLOWEEN REVELERS
BY LUCILLE CAMERON,

A fascinating masked maid, who
graced dance at a big nearby
country club, seemed the incarna-
tion of All Hallows quaint frivolity.
Her short full skirt and tight decol-
lette bodice of orange taffeta, were
lit up by amazing embroidered birds
In green, blue and scarlet tints. A
huge Pierrot ruff of white net pick
cd out in orange and black, We'd
with saucy toque of orange velvet,
with flaring brim of the net, in
giving the final audacious touch.
Dangerously demure was a small,
brown-eyed. brown-curlcd damscl,
who was giving an imitation Of her
great-grandmother in the days of
that lady's youth. Her dainty crino-
line of cream Malines lace was pan
eled in pale blue satin and festooncd
with tiny pink flowerets. which
were also twined in her hair. When
this young lady decided that it was
time to go home to breakfast she
donned a Victorian eveing coat of
amethyst velvet, with a deep tight
yoke, bordered with stone martcn.
which also formed narrow cuffs. The
high collar was lined with blue
satin and two big wrought silver
button s,buttoned the yoke snugly.
A slender, dark woman, whose
compelling, exotic beauty is remin-
iscent OF Erte's strange drawings,
didn't bother to mask. Why should
she when she could wear a wonder
ful Callot evening gown of delicious
creamy beige velvet with a sort of
apricot bloom on it. all embroidered
with cobwebby tracery of fine
gold and black threads. A long pam
el OF chiffon embroidered likewise
floated from the shoulders. Long
earrings and a forehead pendant of
topaz and pearl, were fitting adorn-
ments.
One of our most decorous debu-
tantes masqueraded as an Argentine
dancer and made a quite astonish-
ing hit. Her skirt and loose, short
sleeved bolero jacket Of black vel
vet, were companioned by a care
lessly flung scarf and sash OF
fame-hued sash. Big black circlets
in her ears and a dashing broad
brimmed hat, gave the erstwhile de-
mure maiden a really adventurous
look.
Beholders thought that some sub
tie princess had stepped straight out
of the pages of the Arabian Nights
when they beheld lady whose full
skirt of peacock blue and green
figured satin, was lined with YER
million and who was enwound above
the waist with fold upon fold of
orange chiffon which stopped short
at the usual decollette line and
wandered contrarily down the Iady's $
1.-the arms to form long sleeves. A
turban of gold fabric surmounted
the vision.
Perhaps the most piauantly dar-
ing costume seen was worn by a
debonair member of the Younger
set. A pair of overalls in amazing
ly black and white checks were ac-
companied by a befrilled skirt of
heavy white silk cut in deep V in
the back as well as the front. From
the top of black and scarlet Jockey
cap there Haunted a long black
feather.
A svelte young married woman
reminded the average spectator Of
some maharance of Hindustan. A
close draped piece of brilliantly fig
ured satin, which formed the main
part OF her costume was supple
mented by veil of black chiffon
embroidered in silver which not
content with covering it's wearer's
chiseled features. continued down
to her knees. Heavy ankIets and
bracelets and rope of vari-colored
bems carried out the Oriental idea.