The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-08
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LATEST FASHIONS
AT THE CAPITAL
az MARnARET WADE.

While no effort has been made to
, restore cabinet day to the official call
endar where In past seasons 1t assumed
not only a national, but an international
Importance, the fact OF Mrs. Marshall,
Mrs. Champ Clark and a score OF sena-
torial matrons announcing days at nome
without the formality of issuing cards
has brought the custom Of afternoon
visiting back to prewar basis.
The well-appointed tea table Is again
restored to every hospitable home. with
maid or matron In smart attire and OF
graceful manner, selected to pour just
as in the old days.
With this revival also comes q new
era in afternoon dresses which during
the 19 months Of war was practically
abandoned, with the simplest OF tailored
suits or a service uniform doing duty
from braakfast to the dinner hour. Even
in war time Washington dressed for
1 dinner.
Not only are the hostesses and their
assistants wearing smart demitoilets,
but the average visitor is making a
| great distinction in the costume IN
which she goes to market or to a char-
ity meeting at II o'clock in the morn
ing and that in which she makes visits
or attends sven the most Informal al
ternoon company.
Mrs, Clark welcomed her afternoon
visitors of last week IN a gown OF very
dark wolfe made on graceful, becoming
lines with the skirt just one inch from
the floor and the bodice opening over
a narrow vestee Of cream tulle with
the long revere collar of satin in the
new Magenta tone. The sleeves were
of the dark blue, very long close
from the elbow.
Mrs. MarshalFs reception dress " also
dark blue, but of ~georgette with smartly
draped skirt and handsome selt-em.
broidery on the bodice and the haH
length transparent sleeves.
Two interesting figures in the throng
of visitors were Mrs. s, P. Spencer, OF
Missouri, and Mrs. Joseph !. France, OF
Maryland, both recent additions to the
senatorial circle. :,
Mrs, Spencer wore a smartly tailored
suit in dark burgundy cloth with Pc
coming round hat covered in dwarf
dahlias of rich red tones.
Mrs. France wore a dark gown show
ing. a modish silhouette with 2 long
satin cloat with deep collar ana cuffs
of black fox and a high small turban
trimmed in black wings.
Mrs. Robinson, OF Arkansas, inc MIS-
Ashurst, of Arizona, were visitors IN
distinctive afternoon dress, Mrs. Robin
son wearing q semitaiiored gown q
brown satin with hat OF gold lace, ano
Mrs. Ashurst also brown, but in velvet
with small velvet and ostrich turban Of
lighter shade .,
Mrs. William Alden Smith. Of Mlchi-
gan, and Mrs. George Mclean, of Con.
necticut, are wearing particularly smar'
semitoilets in which the new bead EN-
broidery forms a significant part.
Mrs. Smith, who wore her much
beaded gown when assisting at Mrs
MarshalIs day at home, has the gowr
of black satin with a long overdress O
beads in French blue with touches 2
black and crystal introduced - geomet'
rical patt8rn.
Mrs McLean's gown of the same gen
eral character as the Michigan hostess
IL also black satin with the embell1sh
ment of ~harmonizing tones In green an
pink. When Mrs. Mclean wore thl
becoming and very smart toilet az ne
Land Chase to pour tea, which. adde'
to the picture as well as the pleasur'
OF the afternoon.
, Mrs, Chase, who Is much in deman.
= for this graceful service, wore q modls
gown Of gray georgette ana sen-coiore
satin with string OF pearls.
< smart black gown of georgett
worn by Mrs. Montgomery Blair show
the new length round skirt as well a
an effective trimming in black an,
: colored beads. The gown worn LOT al
T ternoeh visiting or for the tneateF J
d Yards wide at the hem. but mounte
on a narrow satin foundation. tn
yeorgette skirt is encircled by Jet bead
m uarallel lines about an inch apar
while the girdle Is OF Jet and colore
beads. the coIors being tpii' h but Ms Tlc
Blair wears a broad-brimmed bla
satin hat trimmed in paradise.
One of the smartest of debutant
n frocks is a s~uperlatively fine serge Wor
by Miss oliver Great, which is almos
..-m H. ALn vanuT AI01hfQinHfV I0EDlT1
by the spider web, but in this partic
uiar case a harmony of delicate sil
4 threads showing blue. gold, pink an
green, ,,;s,ts mi,
y her youthful looking mother, the prett
sand -colored velvet with cluster of o.
trich of the same shade extendin
h downward from the back.
Mrs. Great, from whom her daugt
n ter inherits the beauty and charm MAJ
= ing her one of the bellies OF TINS g
e velvet tailored suit with round hat er
~ tirely of crimson flowers, rather lart
in size and laid close to the turpa
. Miss Mildred Cromwell, another of u
seasons buds on a round OF calls WI
lie her maternal grandmother, Mrs. ma
thew r. Scott. was d charming al
"a very elegant figure in a dark velv
ia gown. a gray squirrel coat and Il
most fascinating little hat of silver al
gray brocade.
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Miss Alice Requa, OF California, al
Miss Margaret Simonds, of South Car
e lima, are meeting the fallacy OF an e,
L elusive" design In their debutante Sc
son, each in a beautiful gown of tn
n, satin and ostrich feathers. The latt
Sc are used more profusely on these gov
m than on any others worn in Washin
ton, =.
a Iication az Miss Requa's frock Is piT
and Miss simon9s, oineI eaen o. = .s W
I'D very narrow and of straight. line, I
de overdrapery Of matching tulle cut
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