The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-28
LATEST FASHIONS
AT THE CAPITAL
BY MARGARET WADE.

Fashions from Paris and fashions
from Pcking are both in evidence in
mart companies white mAdc-iu- Amer
lea clothes are gaining 4 sponsors
daily. Possibly because the war ceased
so Unexpectedly to modists and i'm
porters that the ready -to-wcar French
models failed to get across in time to
meet the demand for new smart clothes
in which old and young are INDUCING
to the limits Of each individual purse.
Jewels, too, are coming to the front
again and despite the fact that the Dis
trict of Columbia ri voted dry by
congress, many Neutrality-suspicious. are
following the example of the king Of
England and celebrating victory with
champagne.
Dinner parties are or everyday oc-
CurrenCe, with the NiCe-preSidcut and
Mrs, Marshall again the bright partic-
ular stars of many an official company.
Mrs. Marshall Is looking extremely well
In the new gowns which she has or
dered only after the armiAtice was
signed.
One Of the most becoming gowns
worn recently at a dinner at Senator
and Mrs, S%aulsbury's Is entirely in
black, but not the somber, as the go@l
proper is of jetted net, very fine and
covered In a close all-OVer pattern,
with sleeves Of IL flowing angel effect
Of Spanish lace, and II train Of black
velvet all in modish lines and clever
Workmanship,
Mrs. Clarence G. Cainoun, who as
Mrs. Andrew Stmunds, of Charleston,
and later Mrs Barker Gummcrs, Of
Princeton and Washington, established
an enViable reputation as Il hostess,
has also established n system of dress
That Ia as charming MS the new home
she has just completed on New Hamp-
shire avenue, where she gave her first
large entertainment just before going
to Charleston for the holidays, This
was al afternoon reception to intro
duce her young daughter, Miss Mar
garet Simonds, to society,
As Mrs, Calhoun's drawing room floor,
two rooms and han are furnished i'm
harmOnizing tones or green and blue,
with superb Chinese lacquer and por-
c%cIines, antique mahogany, and dun
gold, the clever mistress thereof al
ways dresses In green or In blue when
entertaining in Washington. At the
debut tea she wore II beautiful gown
Of sapphire velvet with rnn pretty bud,
who promises TO have much Of her
mothers charm, wearing " pale pink
tulle on silver tissue. Receiving with
this attractive mother and daughter
was stlll another very handsome lady.
Mrs. BreauX, Of New Orleans, the
mother Of the hostess, who was u
charming picture In a modIsh gown Of
orchid satin with train and slight gar
niture OF rare old lace. 4 large ]clIstor
Of orchids being obviously a part Of the
costume. added to tbis most becoming
toilet.
A pleasing and distinctive feature of
all large companies Is the return to fun
dress uniform by our naval officers
which 30 far AS Washington ia con-
cerned has its inauguration ut the recent
wedding Of Miss Catherine Harlow and
Lieut.. Commander Theodore stark VIII
klnson. I'd. which filled st. Johns
church With the most brilliant compan
of the present season.
The BRIDEGROOM. his best man and
the fellow officers who served as uqh-
to goId braid and brass buttons.
The stately bride. the only child Of
Mr. and Mrs Richard Austin Harlow.
from Montana and Washington, wore a
mastprpicce Of white satin and tullc.
Win har attendants three matrous and
four n,oids further Illustrating the
modes Of the moment in blue satin and
hronya tlIle drancry and tullc hat
trimmed In sable n WAS however the
broad Nine ribbon abour the neck OF
the bridegroom with bronze medal at
tached that seemed to attract the no
ticc of the companv at the wedding
hrnokfaet when tins much IA yored
vo,Ing connie received the congratula-
t,ora ~ tbeir friends IN the arhor ri
,inI rosee erectcd I'm the Harlow ball
room
,crihod MAIN and colnr is a rare dec
milan owarded Inv congress for ner-
eonaI bra verv or eroat quccess in ac-
TO-" uhIrh this bridegroom earned be-
t,rna his oEtb bi,thdnv