The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
Latest Fashions
At The Capital
sY MARGARET WADE.

With the coming Of that date Bret
Harte made famous a generation ago,
still used as "A sign post in the prog
ress Of the summer, let the skies be
appear to have arrived at q definite
understanding with their modistes. and
adopted a middle course In dress be-
tween the wartime simplicity of the
past two years and ex.ravagance OF
peacetilpe as seen In Paris, London,
and IN some rare instances In u own
American cities, but not In Washing
ton. At home and abroad the Wash
ington woman whose position In life
Is such that her example Ia important,
Is a conservative In dress and with
rare exceptions a model of good taste.
At Atlantic City, just six hours away,
with world famous hotels as a setting
for gay attire, Americas most dis
tinguished widow, Mrs. George Dewey,
passing the season Ia the most com
Portable suite of rooms at the Tray
more, with the handsomest car to be
met on the ocean boulevard, Is noted
for the austerity Of her mourning and
the quiet elegance of her gowns. hats
n furs,
For Mrs. Dewey Ia extremely elegant
In appearance, slight OF figure, with
delicate features and gray hair. She
wears gowns that only an artist In
clothes could accomplish. Lusterless
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crepes, with an occasional handmade
white orgalldte for a very hot cay. all
followed one general model with curved
waist line, and skirt wide at the hem,
all present a present-da effect while
preserving The wearer's individuality to
the last degree.
Mrs. Dewey, whose large fortune has
recently been augmented by the out
come of ~long-pending litigation, Is
wearing a superb scarf OF ernlne as
well as very choice pieces Of fox, while
her hats are always black, but occa.
s~ionally faced In white.
The only point of cvior this clever
as well as very charming woman per.
mits herself Is In tho rev well chosen
rings for which she Is famous, A ruby
and diamond ring, SAID to have be-
longed to a ruler Q, Egypt, a wonderful
sapphires of great value, and because
she likes the color, turquoise In quaint
old settings combined with diamonds,
do duty In turn with the white or black
costumes.
Mrs. Daniels, who passed the week
end with Mrs. Dewey prior TO starting
on a trip to extend all the way 10 the
Pacific coast, Is also extremely con-
servative In her style of dress, with n
modish gray satin demItoilet and black
silk tailored suit doing duty on this
short visit.
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The return to American shores OF
Madame Pezet, OF Peru. and Lady Su-
san Townley, Of England, each accom-
panying a husband wei known In dip
lomatic circles. is OF particular inter
est to the Washington friends OF these
young %natrons, each or whom has con-
tributed greatly to the interest Of So
ciety In the past.
Nine. Pezet, whom everyone hopes to
see presiding at the new Peruvian en-
hassy, looked smart and charming as
ever when receiving several old friends
in New York, wearing a fine white serge
gown with the new egg-shaped all
houette which was given a frightening
line BY dozen Of small black buttons
from throat TO ankles. This effect was
heightened by breeds Of black satin
ribbon across the shoulders and down
each side Of the skirt which came TO
the ankles. The sleeves to the elbow
were finished In white frills several
inches deep. and met by long, white
gloves.
The hat, adding 10 to 10 inches to
the height OF It's petite wearer, was
a close turban Of black erin with para.
disc aigrettes.
Lady Susan Townieg, who Is EN- route
70 Montreal. act Waahinstans wa