The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
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l -t W IAN ception on Tuesday afternoon by the ] National League Of ""'omen Voters in
 compliment to Mrs. William Howard 1 Taft and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wives
 of our living ex-Presidents and both
 residents of Washington, brought to
 the historic old mansion, 532 Seven teenth street, company of women superlative to such degree that
 viewed from any standpoint this recep- l tion must he given first place in chronicling the social and personal hap penings of the week..
 | Non-partisan as it's guests of honor,
 and with national officers representing
 every section of the country and seven I out of every ten women present hold ! ing a degree from some institution of
 learning or in the front rank in a
 chosen profession, the company was un-
 mistakably smart with the essentials
 and non-essentials given their appoint I ed place to create an atmosphere of
 good will, good manners and good | clothes.
 | For clothes play their part in the
 higher, as we'll as in the lighter side of | life, and the fact that one thousand
 women from all parts of the country
 united in an effort.to honor the wives tof a republican and democratic OK
 President, and work for higher stand- ard of citizenship without discarding any of the established standards of good dressing, is one of the hopeful l Signs of the times. {. The woman sui | fragist or reformer is no longer known | by her mannish attire for the leaders 1 of all women's organizations that carry
 any weight in the world and just such women as Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Maude Wood Park and the members
 of the committee who made Tuesdays | reception a success. s .s.- Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Wilson both
 wore modish afternoon dresses, the for mer in dull blue satin, the latter in black velvet brocaded chiffon, each topping her costume with becoming round hat. 2 r Half the women present wore skirts | in the now accepted length of five or six inches off the ground. Some
 wore small hats, some broad primmed
 hats which are coming into favor, and practically everyone wore smart, low
 shoes, many with. flat heels, but the
 majority of the younger women wore the medium Cuban heel which, holds its place for day or evening wear. Mrs. Frances E. Warren of Wyom- ing, Mrs. J. Borden Harrison; Mary Roberts Rinehart, who is Mrs Stanley Rinehart in private life, were few of the women in afternoon gowns of | the latest mode which emphasizes the
 coat frock closing on the side.
 Mrs. Warfen's and Mrs. Harriman's gowns were of cloth, Mrs. Rinehart's of velvet. Mrs. Hartman wore vel vet hat in round shape trimmed in ostrich. Mrs Hartman a tall crowned close shape of black velvet, and Mrs.
 Rinehart black velvet. with quite a generous brim and narrow wisps of
 plumage at the side. =
 Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard, Jr., wife of the senator from Delaware and recent l.acquisition to the official circle, wore one-piece gown of deep p-tonedN ras- berry, crepe with modish long sleeves | and batteur neckline,~ topped by a black velvet hat of mushroom sugges.
 ton, but with pronounced crown.
 This was decorated in small round
 motifs of silver embroidery all over the surface of the velvet.
 Mrs. Hiram Johnson, who makes, 1 few visits, departed from this rule last | week to call on Mrs.. James Couzens,
 of Michigan, who held one of the larg- est at ehomes in the senatorial circle.
 Mrs. Johnson wore a smartly- tailored
 suit of dark blue or black cloth, with I small velvet hat, stiff but graceful,
 banded in. ermine.
 Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, just back from a months visit to her former home in Houston, Tex, is wearing a smart hat of black velvet and ermine i in much the same line as Mrs. John
 sons, to top very becoming demi- toilet of black satin with tunic over
 dress of heavy black lace. The gown has the new square neck, with long,
 close-fitting satin sleeves under half
 sleeves of the lace.
 Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Mrs.
 John W. Weeks, who were among the
 cabinet matrons making official calls last week, both wore black, Mrs.
 Weeks tailored suit of one of the
 modish soft wool fabrics, topped by a
 round hat, trimmed in cOcqpe, and
 Mrs. Hoover draped gown of heavy
 fraille. which she topped by very be- coming round hat of some black mate
 rial draped in lace, the lace being all
 lowed to fall off the brim at the sides. | Mrs. Armstead Davis wore at the
 last White House reception one of the
 handsomest gowns of the evening. A | Worth creation in gold brocade, long I and straight from neck to ankle with l the right side marked by saw teeth in
 green velvet edged in rhinestones.
 while on the left the material was |