Evening star., 1928-01-15
BY MARGARET FOE HART.

RY MARGARET POE HART.
The traditional consideration of the
fan as an accessory of milady's eve
ming toilet has now been transferred
20 the bag or tiny sparkling palm
purses which seem to have become
an inseparable part Of the costume
for evening wear.
Quite as much anxious thought now
is being given 10 the manner OF carry
ing these fascinating little evening
requisites as was given by the bellies
of yesteryear and the matrons of a
short time ago to the graceful furling
and unfurling Of their fans.
The asceniancy of the evening bag
over the fan is quite easy to under
stand. for the woman OF today is
ever in need OF something in which
10 carry her powder puff. handker-
chief, coins. and in many cases, a
tiny comb TO rearrange her bohbed
roiffure, The bag has become neces-
s:ty. and although the fan adds
charming touch to evening attire, the
ultra modish woman in almost every
instance will select the bag in pref.
erence to the fan when she does not
wish TO carry both.
Mrs, Coolidge always has Shown a
great partiality for handsome purses
and hags in lieu of fans, and at al
most every afternoon and evening
function at the White House care
frl observer will note that she car
.ries a bag or palm purse.
This does not mean. however. that
Mrs. Coolidge never carries fans. for
she sometimes does. but at the recep-
stions this Winter her costumes have
been noticeably depending on their
own material and cut for grace with
.cut the aid of the sweeping feather
fan she used when she first came to
the White House.
Foreign Women Seem
Partial to Fans.
The women of the diplomatic corps
have a decided penchant for fans,
often depending on them for the
color note or emphasis to an other
wise simple costume. At the charity
hall for the Children's Hospital. how
ever. given at the Willard Hotel
Monday night. the scarcity of fans
was evident. and the women in the
throng were the leading hostesses
of official. diplomatic and residential
Washington.
. Princess de Ligne. wife OF the AM
bassador of Belgium. who wore one
of the most striking gowns at the
function. carried a sweeping feather
fan shading from the palest of shell!
mink to deep rose. Her gown was
Of white chiffon corgeously encrusted
with white beads, the bodice made
with V neck line and short panel
falling from the shoulders at the
hack. The skirt was moderately
long the beads so artistically ar
ranged tha; they gave the effect OF
~ moo -
on her bobbed blonde hair. long kid
gloves and in one hand she carried
q dainty little palm purse OF beads.
Mrs. Frank Barrows Freyer. wife
of Capt. Freyer. L. s. n. Is wearing
an effective gown of white moire.
robe de style model The bodice
Is fashioned with a garland of flow
erS outlining the left of the V neck
line. 4 transparent hem of white
fuIle is henlstitched TO the moire,
and she carries an unusual bag OF
white noire. trimmed with a gar
.denia. the purse quite small and al
most giving the effect of nosegay
Instead of purse.
Mrs George Barnett. who with
!. Mai Cen. Barnett. celebrated their
china wedding anniversary with a
Chinese party, Wednesday evening.
+ in their home on Rhode Island ave-
nue., wore during the first part of
the evening a handsome Chinese
bridal robe Of white satin gorgeously
4 embroidered in gold and gay coiors.
Later in the evening she slipped the
robe off showing a stunning white
satin gown designed after fitted
m sdei- with a V neck line front and
back. no sleeves and the skirt quite
short. Al the left side where there
vas a slight drape there was a large
2 rhinestone motif. She carried bag
Of white satin embroidered in pearls
and rhinestones-
A Study In Purple
I Found I'm Popular Modes.
a study in purple" shading from
: the palest Of sky rnauye TO the rich.
est Of fuchsia. can be found al almost
every evening function in the Nation y
+ Ce pitol Then. too. many Of the most
striking Of morning and afternoon en-
seTnbies are models in materials mod
erniy called Chanel red" which is
really a garnet or wine color which
( shades into purple.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. wife Of the
wartime President, wore a stunning
ensemble Of Chanel red" chiffon vel
vet TO Mrs Lawrence Townsend's
morning musical Wednesday at the
Esyfiower Hotel The gown liz de-
signed after straight line model with
! fitted saeeyes going quite Sii over
the hands where narrow cuffs " fine
real lace show. The neckiine in oval
81 the bark and quite high. and at the
front there 1s square vest effect of
the rare lace. T'sse skirt in drspeG u
tr.fic to the left and moderately bong.
with this she wore q hat of velvet To
. Correspond a. bTinlIess model fitting
quite sn8xty about her face and
trimmed with u black velvet band low
o. The crown.
Mrs. Alfred J. ErouEseau. president
general ~ the daughters Of the Amer
can Revolution, wore 70 the assembly
ball Wednesday evening an unusually
smart gown NJ tiiae chiffon velvet. The
gown MAS designed after n fitted model
tie nsckiine oval At the back and
square at the front. The skirt was
moderately long and made with soft
6rspes " the material falling from the
low waist line several inches longer
fns n the s<KpIinE. Her slippers and
bDse matched her gown.
Mrs Frank Bacon, VITO ID spending
ths Winter In Washington. wore ~
4jle judiciary recepIs0r NJ The Presl.
! dents House. q gown of sky n1auye
chiffon. the gown ~ hes yiiy incrUsted
. WITH my beads, that the foundatip
could .EcaFcely be seet. The gown Was
JHa6es with an oval neekiine snd wss
siigsftsy hloBsed ~ b bow iins. The
sk}rt was fastened IN diagonal manner
with bDDcfes ef heads.
Black Continues 10