The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Sunday Afternoon in the
Hotels
LUCLE CAMERON.

Somehow. Sunday afternoon seems
sort of a favorite time for long.
leisurely conversations in hotel par
lors. Especially when Sunday is cold
and raw with a bleak breeze blowing
out of the east and a promise of snow
fakes hovering in the air. It's not
pleasant for walking and impossible
for automobiling. So why not a seat
on a big, comfy settee under the
and a long and uninterrupted talk
about delightfully."- unimportant things,
while one waits for the super hour :
This seems to be the view taken by
many OF Washinston's younger folks.
Seated on one OF the big semi
circular divans which furnish the
corners of the Willard parlor, were
boyish reserve lieutenant and one
Of the latest of our debutantes. She
had laid aside her heavy coat of wolf
and Hudson seal and looked very
charming in a clever little jacket
frock of hunters green jersey trim
med with horizontal landings of wide
black silk braid. The skirt was
slightly high-waisted. while the Jacket
was of the Eton variety with a cape
shoulder line, sleeveless and fastened
with buttons OF cary ed Jet. This
quaint little jacket wss worn over a
blouse Of beige Geprgette with a
rolling satin collar and loose, full
sleeves gathered into a snug cuff. A
ON Arf hat NF
crowned with black and white checks
and adorned with a dashing black
quill.
A handsome New York woman who
is down for the suffrage hearings.
came leisurely into. the Shoreham
dining room with a party Of friends.
Her very good looking afternoon
dress was made of gray satin, with
an overdress of gray Georgette en-
broidered intricately in French blue
wools and wide girdle of blue velvet.
Tiny velvet buttons decorated the
sleeves, which cut bell shaped at the
wrist and to fit the arms smoothly
at the shoulders. A vest of softly
folded white chiffon extended slightly
below the girdle. A heavy string OF
pearls was the proper complement
for this decidedly artistocratic gown.
Strolling slowly along under the
Variegated flags of the allies which
line the Willard peacock alley was
pretty vaudeville headliner whose
dark eyes are quite as effective as
her voice in getting over her songs.
Her quiet little frock of dark blue
serge was tremendous contrast to
the iridescent creations she wears on
the stage. But it contained the very
essence of smartness. The very mar
row skirt was made in two pieces
with ripping cascade of black sill,
braid at the sides. The braid also
outlined an audacious little zouave
jacket effect and edged the deem
sailor collar. From a smart little
tricorne of black satin alrioue there
floated a beige veil bordered with
heavy chenille dots.
A slim. blue-eyed lass was leading a
beautiful Scot collie through the pow
hatan lobby. evidently on her wa, IA
take him for his afternoon exercise
Her interesting coat of Joffre bIue
duvetyn was gifted with n ripnline
cape collar edged with twin narrow
bands or black fox. The deep cuffs
were decorated correspondinglv. HeT
matching hat and mum of black vel
vet were decorated militaristicalIy
with silver and blue cords.
The dull blue plush of p big settee
in the Lafayette lounge ws an ad-
mirable background for the / ,lian-red
gabardine frock of a black, d. vi
vacious maid. whose sprigi -Iy wit
makes her the most desirable COM
panions. The frock was tuniced. rorce.
collared, and bishop sleeved. q rd-
ing TO the latest dictates of dy
Chic. Straight pieces of blue wool l.
broidery at the sides accentuated ,
straight lines of the tunic which dro-
ped to a point in front. A little Ma
poleonic chapeau of black satin was
enriched by the addition of a Jet mo-
tif.