Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-01

Miss Minna Blair and the Misses
futile, the latter frequently mistaken
for twins. are INDUCING in charming
BACK tulle gowns on youthful lines
with much establishment of silver,
gold and Jet. Miss Mary Sanger who
has returned to Washington with her
ents, the former Secretary of War
ana Mrs. William Cary Sanger, and Is
now a young lady in society, is charm
ing in a gown Of pink faille on the
smarest Of new lines with high re-
lief of pale blue, introduced in what
old-time modistes called pipings. Mrs.
Sanger, who chaperoned her daugh-
ter. looked smart and very little
older than when she was one of the
leading ladies of the Roosevelt admin
istration in handsome gown of gray
satin embroidered in small steel and
silver beads
/ Miss Catherine Harlow, daughter OF
Mir. and Mrs. Richard Aft Harlow, who
has Just entered her second season OF
acknowledged beeleship, is wearing
one of the most fascinating gowns in
which blue satin and gold lace. divided
honors as to material, with violet vel
vet introduced in the grdle, which
marked the low waist line, but in no
way detraeted firm the lone straight
I:re3 e. she meat VsiS4eh4are 50 b
coming TO Miss Harlows slender fig
ure
Miss Cecilia McCallum's one OF this
- - ,sssn popular buds and grand
CO.. - "ss -ss4ss-uA John
daughter o. the late Seir4SSf> $3.50
/ sherman, of Ohio, like a maid sung of
il. 1.-THE Mikado,p "a charming sight to
see" in wonderfully smart gown of
apricot crepe in 9. new weave that is
superseding the familiar georgette.
This is matter of drapery by mas
ter hand with the edges of the drapery
and the curyeless bodice embroidered
i in crystanl and white beads.
Miss Betty Burnett, daughter of
Mrs. Sidney Baliou by a former mar
rage, who made her debut just two
4 weeks ago, is already recognized as an
eauisition to the younger set and a
very smart little figure in white tulle
dance frock that combines sentiment
and style in an unusual degree. The
bundation is flesh colored satin draped
il. tulle which is used in enormous
quantities and held to the smart line
OF the moment by garlands of roses
and spring flowers, all Of natural col
oring, with the pink tone predominant
ing.
Those reformers who early in the
aatumn announced that war styles
would be so simple that Judy o'Grady
ana the Colonial lady would resemble
each other externally, as well as un-
der their skins. reckoned without the
milliners and forgetful of furs and
velvet gowns.
Never was there greater distinction
letween the products of Connecticut
avenue and Seventh street than in
this war winter, when every woman
is on the street every day of the week,
with the demands of war relief meet
ings, sewing and knitting classes, Wis
iting, or the ordinary morning consti-
] tutional
Mrs. Claude Swanson, wife of the
senator from Virginia, and Mrs. Fred
Britton, wife of the representative
from Chicago, attended an afternoon
benefit last week, each wearing one
OF the most distinctive hats of the day.
Mrs. Swaason's was all black, but not
sombre, being of ribbon of some
superlative quality wound about
tall and narrow crown with upstand-
ing boy and ends to further emphasize
its height The narrow brim was edg-
ed in a scant but becomingly soft pun
Of velvet. Topping a black tailored
suit ana very modish white furs, this
proved one Of the most becoming hats
the handsome Virginia matron has
ever worn.
Mrs Britton, who is one of the
youngest Of the congressional matrons
had her ribbon-made hat in pale, but
rich pink, in a broad-trimned round
shape with the crown in tiers of very
slightly gathered grosgrain ribbon