Evening star., 1921-08-28
Mrs. Harding Attends
Last Senate Session
Prior to the Recess
Occupies the Executive Gal
lery, Accompanied by Miss
Abigail Hardins-Noeable
Incidents Gathered Here
and There.

Mrs. Harding and Miss Abigail
Harding attended the last session OF
the Senate before the recess They
accompanied the President to the Cap
itol and went into the gallery reserved
for the President. Mrs. Harding wore
"a strictly tailored suit of Canton crepe
tsa oyster white with a purple hat OF
Emoderate size and narrow brim. the
only trimming being several large
flowers in the same shade. The suit
was made with semi-fitting coat to
the hips and a straight skirt of mod
ish length and of comfortable width,
Miss Harding, sister of the President,
wore gown Of turquoise blue fou-
lard, with turban Of the same shade.
trimmed with soft uncurled ostrich.
Earlier in the day Senator and Mrs.
Frelinghuysen and Mrs. Nicholas s
Longworth, wife of the representative
from Cincinnati. went out on the east
front OF the building for a brief rest
and sat on the steps listening to the
Marine Band concert. Mrs. Freling-
huysen wore a gown Of Harding blue
Canton crepe. made on simple lines,
with long sleeves, the only trimming
being the vest. collar and cuffs OF
dainty French embroidery. Mrs,
Longworth wore a gown Of figured
voile. the back ground of cream and
the large figures in shades of blue.
Her skirt was almost generous In
sleeves were cut above the elbow.
Her broad -brimmed leghorn hat had
wreath OF tiny French flowers in
shades Of blue. While the little party
sat listening to the music the
assistant secretary Of the Navy. Col.
his car. On his way into the Capitol
he stopped to chat with them.
The wedding Of Mrs. Vicken Won
Post and Mr.. George Oakley Totten,
jr.. attracted small but fashionable
company. including the Secretary Of
| minister of Cuba and Madame de- Ces-
pedes,
Mrs. Hughes wore a dress of black
and white striped wash silk. the
stripes about an inch wide. The skirt
| was ankle length and the neck of the
|, of filet lace. With this she wore a
three e-Quarter-leRgth cape of dull
black silk, made rather full on a
straight yoke, and a round black silk
hat covered with white lace. Her only
beads, and she wore white sport shoes
with black silk hose Earlier in the
day Mrs. Hughes drove through F
street IN the State Department
barouche. wearing the same costume
! Nine. de Cespedes wore q gown OF
black lace draped over silk, the lace
falling in points several inches below
| the skirt and forming sleeves to the
elbow. Her hat also was of black
with a veil of lace allowed to fall
| a bit over the brim in front and al
most to the shoulders on each side
Mrs. Joseph Hampson. who also at
| tended the wedding, wore d gown OF
! white net and flet lace made over
chiffon. A full tunic Of the lace fell
over a less full skirt of net and chiffon
| and silver brocade. Her picture hal
| was Of black lace. and tulle made with
dropping brim and trimmed with black
| ospray at one side.
Sonora de Pezet, wife Of the ambas.
sador of Peru. who recently returned
from a motor trip through New Eng.
land. was shopping On H street Wed.
| nesday and wore a bouffant dress Of
| dark blue taffeta, with no trimming
| and small henna color hat. from
| which q bunch of black cherries hune
| over the brim on the right side.
Mrs. James E. Watson. who accom-,
panied her husband, the senator from
Indiana, to the Warrington Countr,
Club, wore a sport costume while
| watching the President through hi
| foursome, the skirt being OF roughly
| white silk opening over blouse Of
| soft handkerchief linen and lace He,
| hat was Of sailor shape in soft white
straw and worn with dropping vel
Of lace. Her. sport shoes were o
| white calfskin.