The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06
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Capital, Well
Dress Women
BY MARGARET5wAD

The appearance of Connecticut ave
nue. from Farragut square all the way
up to what old-fashioned residents call
the boundary, bears out the statement
OF the. most fashionable importers of
that region that they have broken
capital residents of the habit of GO
Ing to New York to do their shopping.
The stately old-time homes that even
10 years ago made this residential
street of first Importance have almost
to the last threshold given place to
s1iops devoted to women's wear with
few florists between.
The British embassy still dominates
the corner of N street, but its once
spacious garden is built over by offices
to house the great clerical force made
necessary during the war and still,
needed for commercial reasons. ~
The embassy and two private houses
on the same side of the avenue are the
only buildings of the entire block not
converted to business, with the small
but famous lawn at 1888, where two
generations of Washingtonians have
looked each spring for the first crocuses
while walking to school, to business, or
merely for pleasure, is, now being paved
from curb to building line.
The crocuses are out. in the parks
and the forsythia a-bloom on Highland
terrace, so in spite of the perturbed
condition in political circles, Washing
ton is delight to all visitors, with IL.
new spring due on Easter Sunday,
April 20.
Mrs. Gillette, wife of the speaker of
the House, and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, whose husband Is the republican
leader therein, were among the smart
ly attired women at one of the several
smart dinners of last week.
Mrs. Gillette wore a petunia- colored
gown OF soft satin crepe draped at one
side with a plainly indicated waistline,
several inches below normal, marked
by girdle of pearls. Mrs. Gillette
showed herself as accepting the scarf
which was of tulle matching the gown
in color.
Mrs. Longworth's gown was distinc-
tive as every costume worn by this
celebrated young matron and in vivid
shade of Chinese blue. The material
was satin, in long and plain lines with
out sleeves or 4girdles and with the new
square neckline. Mrs. Longworth's
slippers were Of gold and blue brocade,
with hosiery matching the gown. Mrs.
Longworth did not wear scarf, but a
shawl, a Chinese shawl with black
background and large floral design in
gay embroidery.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, wife of the for
mer senator from Ohio and very popu-
lar with official and non-official resi-
dents, whose return to Washington
even temporarily is a matter of con-
gratulations to many old friends, re-
CARELESS of politics, wore to a recent
dinner party at the New Willard a
beautiful gown of white and gold satin
with a cape drapery of old lace that
was distinguished and becoming.
Mrs. Louis Bacon, of Boston, the
former Miss Mary Sutherland of Wash
1ngton, who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Butler Wright, renewed many old
friendships the same evening, wearing
a severely plain gown of silver bro
cade on very smart lines.
Foulard combined with lightweight
serge, which is one of the spring fash
ions in Paris, has its first Washington
sponsor in Mrs. Louis Titus, who wore
to several afternoon teas last week a.
. gown sbf f0dlard iH,'small delicate fig
ures on background of French blue
with midnight blue serge. The
straight and narrow skirt, which is
shorter in the back than the front, is of
the foulard, as also are the lower half
of the sleeves, with the upper part of
the costume, a composite of coat and
tunic, of the serge. This opens in the
new " line with high collar in the
back and is worn over waistcoat