Evening star., 1921-09-11
Snappy Gowns Worn
By Washington Society
During Early Autumn
Smart Designs Are Seen at
Evening Parties, on Prom
enades and During After
noon Drives. Forecastins
! Trend of Season.

The mode is a capricious thing. and
ton of clothes for the coming sea-
son being the paramount question
; among the feminine portion of society,
just now. it is interesting to note
what the smart folk are wearing, both
at evening parties and for their aft
ernoon drives and promenades.
Sonora de Pezet. wife of the am
Dassador of Peru. who was motoring
IN Rock Creek Park one afternoon
last week with the ambassador and
several friends. wore very charm
AS gown of pale rose pink tricolette,
appropriate for many uses. and made
with the new long lines. Inch-wide
bindings on white moire ribbon out
lined the panels. which fell from the
glrd!e to hem, on the skirt and the
was also effectively trimmed with
the ribbon. The same ribbon but
slightly wider, formed the girdle and
sash ends. She wore broad brim-
med garden hat of pink organdy
faced with orchid georgette, in which
the pastel shades were cleverly COM
bined, the trimming consisting of a
garland of pink roses and mauve
llacs intwined with blue ribbon.
Mrs. Pomerene. wife of Senator At
through Rock Creek Park last Sun
day and wore a small and becoming
trencn blue feather hat, with which
she wore a simple gown of terra
verte tricolette. The skirt is straight,
hut not tight fitting. with a deep
hem. and the bodice. embroidered in
six of the same shade. is loose fit
ting to give ''slip-on" effect.
Mrs. Frederick r. Harris. who en-
tertained a brilliant company at din
ThnrS6av avonino in
apartment at 1902 18th street north
west, which is one of the most artistic
and charming in Washington, wore
ravishlng gown made in the new
Spanish style with a cuirass-like bodice
and very bouffant skirt of mauve chif-
fon mounted over orange chiffon, with
an under dress Of gold and silver lace,
which was wired at the hips to give the
New distended effect.
The bodice, Of brocaded lamine
satin. in which silver. gold. orange
and orchid shades predominant, was
fashioned with the high neck line at
the back, tiny short sleeves and
square decollete. each of which was
edged with narrow frill of gold lace.
The skirt had flowing panels at the
front and back of the lamine brocade,
and a cluster of purple and cerise
flowers at the left side of the bodice
near the waist line gave an added
charm. She wore beautiful Span
ish comb in her hair.
Mrs. Harris also has a new street
costume which is exceedingly smart
and especially well adapted to her
tall, graceful figure. 1t is of mid
night blue tricolette serge, a one
piece model, made on the new long,
slender lines. with an unusual effect
at the front. where the rather full
tunic is attached to the long-waisted
bodice. Steel-color platinum bead en-
broidery appears on the bodice, skirt
rlA o-1 fhA
Venetian neck line. has collar Of
exquisite antique silver metal lace
and a short cape falls at the back,
with platinum tassels weighing the
edge. The embroidery borders the
skirt, the design in points. which
waist line. With this costume she
wears a black satin hat with a smart
trimming of tire ribbon, a bow across
the back emphasizing the perfection
of its proportions.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, wife of Rear
Admiral Mclean, U. S. N, retired. who
is the house guest of Mrs. Alexander G.
Bentley, was the guest in whose honor
Mrs. Harris gave the dinner party, and
for the occasion Mrs. Mclean wore a
beauty satin, yelled in tulle of the same
shade. Cascades of the tulle formed the
skirt. which had the new uneven hem
line; The bodice Of the satin was de-
void OF trimming and had straps over
the shoulder. A sash Of the satin, an
ever-popular addition to any costume
was tied in wide bow with long ends
which fell at the side.
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley, who was
also present at the dinner, wore an
evening gown of pale rose pink and
blue flowered chiffon, which was espe-
cially becoming to her blond type.
Slender points weighted with tiny
beads made a petal-like, uneven hem
line. and the skirt of the chiffon was
mounted over a foundation of pink
and silver tissue. The bodice, made
in surplice fashion, had a v decollete
with tiny cap sleeves of the chiffon.
and the girdle and sash of glossy blue
satin formed distinctive feature of
the gown