, 1874-09-30
GOTHAM.
a. G@crd. Iry-uoods "Open-
ing"
Whe Wore Tlore, How They Wers Dressed,
an1' What They Saw.
a $4,000 polonaisc; n Dridal Trosscau,
and Some Worth Costumes.
Special t"sr<auonttnca Of This CHICAGO 7honns.

Nu"5A ~ ~ llOt my Tpcatlul ~ ~ u
"fashioa-correspoudont, and to ho ablo, there
iofo, to give tho most approved gossip about
fashionable n1attors, yot, boiug Of tho fcmiuine
porsu"sloft, must confosa to love OF tho beatl-
tiful and nrtisttc, whether III Art or Nature; to
m admiration Of handsome things, DO they only
drcsacs. suits, and bonnots. attended Thy In.
yith,iop) the "opening" Of ono Of our lending
dry-goods ho,,seB, aud WIS delighted, astonietcd,
tho nov styles and Tho lovely costumes. There
was The usual crowd Of ladles, each ind every
one cotton up in fall attire and making oycs Of
wondcrment and months OF rapture ovor oil thoy
aaw there. Conspicuous among tho distinguished
faces looking at tho toilckte-articlcB Was tic
Weu-known
cuA1A MORRIS,
lrosHed With becoming p]atnness.. that ante put
to tho busl. the moro elaborate toilossos Of Tho
ptbcr sight-seora. As Bho Is Just homo from,
Paris; hor dross WEE closely scanned and com.
montcd upon. It had Tho truo Trench stamp. up.
IN it, yot was simply m undora1tirt OF black
silk, with two rows Of lsute-plcatoii trimming !;
. gray camePs- nirpolona'Bo, huttoned down tho
'front.': With basque waist, tails Of tho aamo
enmeiB:hair cloth, and faolngs aud roYora Of
black FIX. 1ler hatwas an Alpine ono Of gray
@ @loit. w'do OF erlm, and turned up at ono' sido,
6A"s ptAAA1f ApA ElA4 AuA U4aEh SOltUt
trimmings. Tho wl>ofe dress waa simple, plain.
but very Stylish In the play Of t1Yho Sphinx"
u u which she fs now acting ut tho Union Square
Theatre. sho veara an imported ovordrcss polon-
Riao that cost her over $4,000.
cAAnLoTTE THOMPSON,
who also appears iu :. Tile Sphinx" wears,
during the performance, 1hreo. drosBo. that cost
81, 100. ThcBo wero Oh exhibition at tho ''opcn.
ing" Ono ia vcry pale yol1ow,. with tho o1-
tire front-bTcadth OF alternate frills Of tlan1assoo
rfhnb6un ht,H nf, tltn ra1trw nft1e o,t3 ,a1
With gatlanda Of leaves Of tho roso. bush.
1t has very iluo clftct,-the curling
Of tito falt-loaf and the patc brown
tingo being: . moat' lovely contrast to
.".sold-prico $780, attracted uniyoraai aimirn:
hop, There was also lavender Aill, covered
acknowledgement dross, aaoduod Quaisor color"
ns m enthusiastic lady called it, trimmed with n
sat3n Of lighter color This. being worry elegant
and "Ah'sl" and such expressions aa "What
. sweet lovo OF dress r. ''Ixquisitcl"
"Loye1y!" ''stylislll" and othor teru1e Of ad~
mI,ifaton; prooisning that. q t's three dresses.
tho palm. Many 8 lady attended, tho performance
Of .Che Sphinx that night to still longer look
upon theso beautiful dresser, md SEQ how they
hecamo tho dno-appcalng andpopulnr Charlotte
Thompson.
As usual when Clara Morris appcsrs in public.
she is accompanied by son10 ol1lcr popular ac-
tress. For hor escort to-day aho had
Mus GILBERT,
who 30 ably fills the part; Of AIRS. Cdndoar in
-, !" The School for Scandal" at tic Fifth Avenue
Theatre, and who is az good in every rolo that a;,e
undertakes. Sic was dressed in Main brown
aiIk, without nny Of tho rclincs and plaitinrs Of
fashionable reouiromouts, mud loooIod com
placcntlr upon all thoso friyoltios OF
fashion, probably dcgriaing tlcn, nll tue moro
Eincn Lor own oycrr-dpY ]ifo laa to dopopd upon
jl,st auch elaborate aud costly surroundings to
gnin her tho ylcresitnal 10 cat, md drink, and
bo clothed. l hayo heard it said that there aro
40 ucrunrs win ijyo 40 mnttcr.of-foct lives ma
ucturs md actrcesoB bccnuse OF Tho yory arilie,al
and unreal nart thoy nightly NAV boforo tho
world. Certainly to read good 6irs. Gllbcrt's
motbclly face. sic accmcd to bo utterly indfrcr-
ont 10 iii tho elegant robes about her, mud
formed M excellent chapcron to boyitcllng
Cla,a Morris.
Tie t,1splay Of black silh quits was. of courgo.
yory striking, o1esant, aud in aren't variety, X
Erop-gruin siisI OF tho now co1or, Tour 10
furotlno, without any oycrskirt, but tho bac:-
brcadtLs looped to form panner, and tho front
breadth trjn,nofl In wi,ln ratherni foIds with :,
huge Enot Of tho same. to ni,nulsto an % oyora,srt
h4d ulnuy admirers. A henry rros-9rain hiacl,
silk uuderakirt wtth au ope,,-work ornlroidarcd
black silk oyerdrcss, s,-costing $oDD,--wus very
lovely. Part Of
A BRIDAL 7RocssEAu
Was on exh;bition,-tho four ayesshs costing
81 l,0o0 and boing only . ,ract,on Of tho whole
Quttit, Tho white satin bridal tlroBa. coyered
with po,nt-lacc poouaiee. was prjcotl ut 31. .yl1
d yery iicht-bluo silk. with poiut-lace huinco.
ST ,5ii}; 3 strect.costume.-tL urder.kirt Of
heavy brown Hilk, tlle uppor carn1ont being \
poinied tab cloak; made Of Nusajan lnntoIasso.
position back, and suuaro lab frontg OF brown
i el,ado darker tlnu Tic skirt. md tri,umal wi.h
fur, with nun and boa to match. b.-sIO0: and
lovely pink-Bil]z robo, trimmed with msrabort-
fo.tliers aud palo bgush.roses. $3.50. Tho black
costume, to NY MUD, was tie most styligh and
elegant Of all; with iot Insertion aud doop let
frinrcs finishing tho Iowor. rucl,;ntrs md tho
uverskirt.
Thoro WAS u crost rarioty of hata,-the Amino.
with lis broad brim md turned IN Mt ono sitle'
bo;ng tho general faypri.e nav folt hfpine
Lat, With giuy ostrich feather aud bia1 band Of
gray uncut velvet a sbado darl;or. With q birds
crimson Vine,. waa s91. nhioh snamed to mo a
very high prico, as hud soon tl,o bau,e ut m a.
tablisllinent on Fifteenth stroet for SIS, But /
WAS assured by tic cushing ltalemoiseIlo IL
Whiting that tlo urico was yory roasonsble for
Broadway, and could not but achuowicdee tint
llc bat was yory pretty, :.
Thore woro
TWO cos1uygs MADE ny WORTH.
and imported for a Mailiaou-ayouue bo,lo who Ia
to be married. and sail for Eu,opo in October.
One 0asn llcht-blue, The othor q pale-ton-rono-
pink silk. rio blue liad al oyerpAirt Of biuo
lowered satiu (tilo yeritablo lowered satin Of
80. Auu1 -, ,-..,.l