The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
LATEST SHION
At THE CAPITAL
By MARGARET WADE.

with the President and Mrs. Wilson
again uH thr high seas en- route for
Paris. congress adjourned and many
'DldiVg men and women Of the capital
taking advantage Uf the Lenten season
as a time of rc5t n not for prayer and
fasting, The uniu tiatCd might expect a
great reaction IN the capitals social gc-
tiyities
But only the uuinitiated would hold
the mistaken idea. for the casual Wis
ltor. the new official or the oldest in
hahttaHt Washington has a spring
time charm that nothing Can destroy,
Wit mgRuulias and forsythta abloOm in
the parks and new millinery adding to
the interest Of the daily church ser
vice as well as 10 club meetings, after
noon visiting, bridge parties and SINH
Jar events
During her short stay of one week in
the White House, Mrs, Wilson appeared
in q succession Of handsome toilets.
including a particularly smart blu frock
made Just prior to leaving Paris and in
the new rich shade which up to now has
only reached this sid Of the Atlanta in
evening gowns.
This built -to-ordsr dress. designed for
q busy woman by a famous modiste,
starts out as a one-piece frock OF silk
and wool, the silk being cut In kimono
fashion. n incidentally this Is China
silk Of a very superior quality with the
narrow plain skirt stitched TO its hem
lIluWhN tlNttn MP ana Knee, Inc
sleeves are half length n of hmonO
shape. This is "A very becoming model
for a luncheon or informal afternoon
wear which, when supplemented by a
coat, becomes, the smartest sort of a
suit as everyone who saw it at church
last Sunday admits, The coat is almost
close fitting with long back and cuta-
way front finished by collar and cuffs
Of heavy se~lf-colored embroidery, The
silk top of the gown H. also embroidered
In silk In two tones Of blue with Il line
Of dun pink and delicate touch Of gray.
For the street Mrs. Wilson tops this
with a very becoming toque OF tiny
ostrich tips, all in the new rich blue
tone,
At the now famous dinner of Feb. 20
TO the members OF the foreign commit
tees when Senator Lodge sat on her
right, and Representative Cooper on her
lett. Mrs. Wilson wore a trained gown
Of black and silver brocade with over
drapeTy Of tulle which she wore several
times abroad and which Is handsome
enough for Il palace II black was not
prohibited at most courts.
one afternoon when she entertained
quite a smart company at tea in the
red room Mrs, Wilson wore a very be-
coming and stylish gown OF baige color
crepe on very plain but graceful lines
bodice trimmed In delicate silver en-
bruidery.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the com
mandant of marines, on her hurried
visit to France, where she nursed her
husband through an attack Of influenza,
took time to order a few gowns In
Paris, and Is now wearing ono of the
richest Of new metal broCades In purple
and gold with extremely smart drapery
and the returned waistllne'
According to a famous authority on
Fashions with a capital h the hat is
the thing and any woman who at
tempts to wear a last years hat will
be so c~onspiCuously out of the picture
that she might just as well return to
the sailor or the mushroom of u decade
ago, In fact, a polk bonnet OF our
grandmother's day could be manipulated
into a piece of fashionable headgear
much easier than the last purchased or
least worn hat of last summer
Mrs, Robert i, owen, who accompa-
MED her husband on his recent official
visit to Paris, Is wearing one of the
newest Of the four distinctive 1919 mod
els, This Is q turban OF dark straw Of
h new bronze shade with the crown
covered In cherries and green at the
base Of the crown leaving n single line
Of straw to show the body OF the hat.
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Mrs, George Marye is wearing a round
shape quite conventional in proportions,
and OF Milan straw, but showing Its
claim to present-hour distinction by It's
unusual color, II shade between the
henna of the past winter and a deep
burnt orange. This Is trimmed in II half
wreath Of flowers and foliage Of eX-
Quisite harmony and faced with dark
toned velvet.
Mrs, George Rowland Chase Is just
back from Philadelphia, wearing a
straw hat purchased In that city which
IN Of the same family as Mrs, owens
cherry crowned turban, except that the
straw is "A much finer weave, with the
crown covered in a variety Of small
fruits, including the several specimens
Of C%urrants,
Mrs. Truxtou Beale. occupying a box
seat Mt one Of tho recent symphony
concerts, wore n real picture hat OF
black panne. velvet aud ostrich plumes;
the latter started from the point OF the
and fell half way to the shoulder, Mrs.
Bcalc, to whom this unusual hat was
very becoming, Wore a black satin one
piece gown on smart lines,
=
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth this satne
afternoon wore a gown Of black geor-
gotte in slightly draped skirt and the
rather closely draped bodice with long
narrow slevees topped by a g%eorgette
hat In the modified sailor shape, which
she never entirely %abandons, This had
the beehive crown lined with some lus-
terless silk, but a transparent round
hrim.
This hat was practically untrimmed.