Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-26
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NOTE Of GOWNS
IN WASHINGTON
Next to Favorite, Com
bination With White
Shares Popularity.
Mrs. Harding and Cab
met Women Set Pace
ForStunning Creations
By EVELYN C. HUNT
Special Correspondent of Great Falls Tribune

Copyright. 1921. The Great Falls Tribune
Washington, Dec. 25.-What are
Washingtons official and visiting wo-
men wearing at the height of this. the
greatest social season the capital ever
has known? The question has come
from everywhere. And so have the
gowns. From the four corners of the
earth they have arrived to make milady
beautiful.
AS good looking a gown as / have
seen any place was the one worn BY
Mrs. Harding at dinner this week.
She designed it herself. too. 1t was
fashioned of heavy soft black satin,
which had almost the sheen of chiffon
velvet, rsade on the gracefully drapedi
lines which Mrs Harding affects, and
long strands of brilliants. falling from
one shoulder and caught at the waistline
by a jeweled ornament provided the
only garniture The flowing sleeves
were Of chiffon. with lines of brilliants
giving the effect of rain; and there was
"a narrow panel train bloused a bit at
the waist line Mrs. Harding had dia
mond pins in her hair and she wore
handsome diamond pentant in addition
to the black velvet band with its dia-
mond slide which she always wears
about her throat.
Mrs. Coolidge in Sapphire Blue.
Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the vice presi-
dent wore that evening sleeveless
gown of sapphire blue velvet which was
cut rather high in the back and low in
front She carried an ostrich feather
fan of the same shade of blue. Mrs.
Hughes, wife Of the secretary of state,
was charming in a black and gold bro
cade gown made on rather straight lines
with a long narrow train.
Mrs. Edwin Denby, wife of the seere-
tary of the navy, had on gown of
black taffeta with straight panels, heav-
lily beaded in crystal which hung from
the shoulders in the front and back.
Black was noticeably popular at that
dinner party; it seems to be the favor
ite color at all of the functions where
we'll dressed women are seen, both af-
ternoon and evening. Next to black,
the combination of black and white
seems to be the favorite.
At formal dinner the Hardings gave
recently Mrs. Harding wore white satin,
heavy and crepey in variety, which pre-
sented the ultra note in white and
black costumes. There was an over
drapery of black tulle with touches of
the tulle on the corsage. To give the
proper note and the brilliant effect
necessary in evening gowns this season,
Mrs. Harding's gown was handsomely
embroidery in rhinestones and rhine
stones caught the tulle here and there
All evening gowns--and many of the
afternoon ones too-seem to have some
adornment of beads or saquins.
Little Miss MELONS Cute Gown.
Pretty little Miss Ailsa Mellon, the
very youthful daughter of the secre-
tary of the treasury, A. w. Mellon, at
tended the cabinet dinner at the White
House and looked lovely in a youthful
frock Of white duvetyn with q tight,
long wasted bodice which was sleeve
less, cut low in the back. The skirt,
and cut low in the back. The skirt,
which was rather long, was beaded and
cut in scallops at the bottom. Secre-
tary Mellon does not want his daughter,
because of her youth, to take upon her
slight shoulders all of the burdens of
a cabinet hostess, which are very heavy
indeed, but she does occasionally take
her place as the chatelaine of the home
of the secretary Of the treasury, as she
did at the White House dinner.
At another occasion, Miss Mellon.
whose father is One of the four or five
richest men in this country, wore a
gown of silver gray satin combined
with tulle of shade between fuchia
and wine color. She wears it with a
small bandeau harmonizing with her
gown. At recent tea Miss Mellon
wore three piece suit of tobacco
brown duvetyn trimmed with beaver
and a small hat made of the same ma
terial. adorned with brown feather
Debutante Styles Have Changed
The debutante of this era bears lit
tie resemblance to her mother and
grandmother at their coming out par
ties. The debutante of years ago was
robed in simple white and her hair was
simply coiffed-"put up for the first
time--as suited to q maiden standing
with reluctant feet where the brook
and river meet"
The debutante Of today has worn
her hair "up" for many moons and it
is triumph of the coiffeur's art. If
she wears white apparel it is a great
contrast to the plain organdy with
white ribbons around the rather high
neck and elbow sleeves of her mother,
for without doubt the gown will be
sleeveless. quite decollette and fash
ioned of satin, georgette brocade or
any other rich fabric.
As lovely but as grown up" frock
as / have seen was the one worn by
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