The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
F ashions' At The Capitol, Social
 And Sartoriial
By MARGARET WADE

SmarteSt ma1QS anu maCfOnS WILL DC found in widely scattteared localities as practically everybody is relaxing from the excitement of the election and pre- pairing for a very merry winter with 6 visit to the Virginia Springs, Atlantic City as a preliminary. Some women prefer New York as an autumn re. sort with the result that lunching al the fashionable hotels of Fifth avenue is much like lunching at our own Shore. ham or Hamilton.
 One absolute rule in the new frocks seen at home or abroad is the length of the sleeves. There are no short sleeves in smart frocks this year. For day the sleeves come we'll over wrists, while for evening they do not exist at all.
 Mrs. Harry S. New, wife of the to society at the Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, is giving her winter wardrobe a tryout at that resort re- gardless of the continued mild weather For morning wear Mrs. Ntw has one of the smartest of black and white coats, heavy silk crepe with straight but not close back unbroken by belt or girdle, while the front is crossed by a four inch shaped girdle ending in a broad sash at the left side. The gown opens at the side with surplice neck finished in broad soft folds of white crepe de chine. The same treatment of folds, broad but ungathered, finish the sleeves which are narrow, but bell shaped at the wrist.
 For dinner Mrs. New is wearing a black satin gown on close modish lines (, Ill, to, ,Aot AL best gowned woman of the cabinet.
 Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., passing several days in Washington last week, wore a black satin coat suit of the slim, long-waisted beltless silhou- cite, with the edge of the coat banded in eight or ten inches of Leopard skin with collar and deep cuffs to match and topped this with hat of high luster black braid that only milliner could distinguish from straw. Straw hats in November are not unknown in London, but rarely have been seen in Washington fashionable circles.
 Mrs. George w. Steele, Jr., wife of the commander of the ZR-3, who re- turned from Europe several weeks in advance of her much honored husband with a complete Paris wardrobe, is also wearing the black suit but in bengeline and satin, the long coat being of the former, the skirt of the latter. This was trimmed with bleack monkey fur and worn with the same straw-like hat introduced by Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Steele wears with this suit hip length blouse of cloth of gold with the long sleeves close fitting from elbow to wrist.
 Mrs. Stephen E. Elkins, who is re- maining late in the autumn at her place at Ventnor, N. J., takes a daily chair ride on the famous Boardwalk in all black being in mourning for her young est son, Blanc Elkins, who was for sev- eral years resident of Atlantic City. Mrs. Elkins wears modish clinging gowns of bengeline or dull silk, usually V shaped with narrow null collars and cuffs, a string of exquisite pearls and a long black coat with the elaborate cuffs to the elbow and collar that is always high in the back, but may be opened or closed in front of black lynx. Her hat is lusterless satin of medium size and shape with rather high crown encircled in clipped plumage in jet black.
 Mrs. James k. Mann, widow of the late representative from Illinois, and in her own right one of the best beloved women of the congressional set, is back to town for the winter with an apart ment at the Highlands. Mrs. Mann has Hghtened her mournings in the past summer, but Is wearing severe and mod lsh black gowns, but with a becom- ing facing of white appearing in the smart round hat of dull silk which tops black cloth coat suit, with collar and cuffs of black fox.
 Many ot the Smartest gowns the sea- son has thus far produced are notable tor thelr sophisticated simplicity, trim mlngs being unknown on many daytime trocks which depend for their style on the new coloring and the new materials chiefly silk or silk and wool.
 Miss Barbara Guggenheim lunching at the Shoreham last week was a charm ing example of this mode in a gown of lacquer red in long slim silhouette with long sleeves and the present hour batteau neck. There was a hardly slight flare at the hem which WIS fully preceptable curve at the waist with fourteen inches off the floor. The sleeves were long and from the elbow are rather close.
 The hat topping this was just as pialn as the gown a small close affair ot high luster black satin and totally devoid of any trimming.
 The coat suit with or without fur IS quite in evidence for all morning walks abroad although little advertised in the shops. 'N
 The Misses Irene and Louise Sheri- zen, twin daughters of the late Lieut. Gen. Philip II. Sheriden were among the fashlnable throng at St. Matthews church last Sunday in smart tailored sultS' one a cross bar mole, the other ln the modlsh shutter green. The mole