The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
What Is Worn In Smart Society
 By Women ,.
By MARaAREI WADE

MI. By MARGARET WADE
 HIS The Lenten season begun on We'd II pesday, instead of depicting the fashion Il able population of the Capital as in M former years, promises to bring many
 notable additions to the ranks of so- E'ciety, which with the presence of the
 usual spring visitors insures a success
 sion of small and smart entertain
 ments right up to the early summer.
 Mrs. Coolidge will be hostess at large
 afternoon musicale on Monday.
 Em The Secretary of State and Mrs. E Hughes continue to entertain and be Teentertained at dinners of world wide |-interest, although other members of ethe cabinet are taking little part in so- Eciety, owing largely to the growing un- Dkrest in official circles in consequence Nsof the developments day by day in NEthe oil scandal. 9e.
 De That the retiring Secretary of the |ENavy and Mrs. Denby will continue |Etheif residence in Washington until |EJune seems assured, although, it is |Eunderstood their home on R street has BEbeen offered at private sale with view VIC, Mir. Denby accepting position in kMichigan where his friends remain loyal hiD character for truth and honesty e OE The arrival of new ambassador |Efrom Great Britain in the person of NESir Esme Howard and the return of DEthe ambassador from Chilf and Mime. Bgslc Maitheu, the leaders per excellence n@of the Latin American diplomats, from H~a long leave of absence may be counted
 xamons the assets of the post Lenten
 Tseason which each year becomes more ln-lmpoPfan n ii, S0eioI canaa
 |k Lady Isabella .Howard, who enjoyed |Ea great personal popularity in Wash some years ago when her hus- IEband was secretary of embassy, will |~join the ambassador by Easter with the ENyounger children of the family of five Dxsons.
 Ol In the meantime afternoon visiting, |E1uncheons and large and fashionable at the hearings" in the |Escommittee rooms, and the. debates on |E@the floor of the Senate-fiM the morn lring hours which in official and so. |@cial language may extend t0s5 o'clock |<and tea time.
 lx Madame Jusserand, who, of course |Etloes not attend the congressional de- |bates, for it is not regarded as polite lttssfor diplomats to listen. to the lawmak- lers Aof the nation discuss each others
 Antiquities, does, however, make after. |-noon visits when she wears a moire Exsuit in black and silver showing the ||t&smart long coat with godets from the ||E-hip to give the wide line at the hem
 rhe skirt and lining of the coat. are Fin the two tones,. the outside of the @coat is all in black, with the long -sl, ewes turned back and finished in
 7deep flaring cuffs of the black and <.,st, Alxs '@yelyet in medium size with its coronet @brim covered in self colored plumage |~ Color ;.nd line are the distinctive
 @points in spring fashions with shorter R-skirts and sleeve that may be very |H1 long, very short or non-existent, ac |< cording to the time of day and the
 ~character of the gown. |B- Eyening gowns have no sleeves, aft -ernoon gowns short sleeves and street |b-gowns very long sleeves: Thesaboye art P=thc rules laid down by the Paris desig |l@ners and their faithful Followers oT |- this side of the water, yet at the very
 smart wedding of Miss Evelyn Wads |- worth on March 1 at o'clock in th( I-afternoon, the eight bridesmaids wors Fall lace gowns with square neck apC
 -long close sleeves that fitted like olG
 time lace mitts from elbow to knuckles I~ Hats are both large and small, ac
 -eording to taste, which isa great com Effort to the women who find the small
 -hat of the winter unbecoming. IS Mrs. Nichols Longworth has at least three strawhats in wide round brin
 ssuggesting the old time sailor. So if { -hat with brim is becoming there is nc
 treason why a woman should wear 6 E 'Cloche" because nine out of every ten f- women are doing it.
 IS The Baroness von Schoen, who i. I- visiting her sister, Mrs. Harold Walker g< is one of the clever we'll dressed womer
 : who wore broad brimmed hats all win H- ter. and is now wearing very chit
 medium sized black straw to top ont : of theTcoat suits of semi-tailored mode 1~ ~--which has it's reveres and the bas' E. of the long belle shaped sleeve covered
 with narrow stripes of gold and maiiy S- cOlored metal braids. The material o E- the gown is dark blue light weigh
 - serge.
 Mrs. Lenroot, wife of the senator E- from Wisconsin chairman of the com
 mittee Investigating the oil leases, wal Ia welcome visitor at many recent a homes in a between season semi-tail s-ored suit of very dark gray cloth witF i \ the. new long waistcoat effect, and dul
 silrer facings on the reveres of tn,
 z coat. A small round hat, stylish but
 not extreme in it's close fitting out
 Zines was trimmed in dull silver rib
 bon. A long string of large richly. cut
 crystal beads carried out the detai
 of this very modish yet conservativ,
 costume. s,e,,z ,,s... ..#;-1 f- ,sAIrc. Arthur Capper, who had {
 large at home on Thursday afternoon
 L welcomed her guests in a one piece gown of embossed crepe in several tone, T1of green. The foundation was very
 dark, while the figure was in lighter
 : tones of jade and of such graceful k line that the front appeared a pointed