New-York tribune., 1878-10-03
other as q man named Tierney, Of Long Islapd City
Riley's injuries not likely to terminate fatally.
ARTISTIC COSTUMES ON THE STAGE.

ARIlSTIC COSTUMES On The STAGE.
The costumes worn last Winter by Madame
MOdjeska as Camille we're OF great elegance, but during
her recent trip abroad she has changed the character OF
her dresses IN this her great part and appears in cos
tunes at simple and artistic. In the first act
she wears costume of pale straw coored silk, made
with round basque with low vest Of bronze and straw
colOred damasse velvet There short curtain over
dress In 'front.' edged with fringe of the two coors The
bottom Of the skirt is finished with five rows OF knife
plated silk The drapery In the baC is slightly 6ot9
Iqnt and composed Of the silk and damasse velvet The
front Of the skirt is finished with lOOped bows OF
bronze, strawcOOr and pale blue ribbon. Elbow sleeves
arr worn with points Of velvet and at the bottom
narrow rolling collar gives peculiar finish to the
low, square neck This costume designed by Ropps
BELGIAN artist, and made under Madame Modleskas
own supervision.
The dress the second act is beautiful and
novel IL is Grecan OveIdress of white Canton Grape
heavily embroidered In white silk and trimmed with
silk fringe, worn over petcoat OF white corded sK
around the throat with full ruchng O. Grape and erepe-
tSSe This dress designed by tebski, an arst In
dress of tni qnose blue foHlard trimmed with white
Cuny lace The ball costume in the fourth act was de-
signed by Zechy and is prncesse OF cream Whte sah
cut low and square The front is laid IN lengthw.se
paits and banded with white satin ribbon. tied in
bottom Of the 'front.' while the back has deep side pait-
ing, on either edge OF which narrow knife plalihg
forms full ruche. large diamond cross suspended Dy
white satin ribbon IS worn around the tnrOaV,
Diamond earrings, and band of diamonds around the
superb costume. A simple wrapper Of white dotted
Swiss is worn in the fifth act.
ACTIVITY AT THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
The Loan Exhibition of the Society OF Deco
rative Art will open October l5 Preparations for II
being actively made at the Academy OF Design.
where II is to be hed. One room will be devoted ex-
clusivey the work OF the contributors TO the society,"
The large north room be used for the japanese and
Chinese exhibits whchIwlll be arranged that they
may be easily compared. The Committee on Reception
and Arrangement has been appointed but will defer Its
meeting until the arrival Of Russell Surgs from Europe
The society anxious that the public should know OF
whom the committee is composed, 80 that they may uh
derstand TO the articles intended for eNhiblon
are to be sent. The follows Luclus Tuck
erman, Robert Hoe. jr., Wm. G. Prime RusseI Si9igs'
T. Bailey Myers Samuel Coleman Louis Tlhany,
Washington Whittredge, T. Addison Richards, Mrs o
l.. NJ Barlow, Mrs. j. W. PncnOt, Mrs. NJ X Jesup MIS-
T. NJ. Wheeler, Mrs. Joseph HObsOn, Mrs. VIM. r. Lee
Mrs. Sidney Webster and Mrs. Walter Laurence.
TIE QUESTION OF CLOSING CoLORED SCHOOLS.
The resignation of Eliza G. Ferris, who has
been principal of COored Grammar School No for
thrtythree years accepted yesterday by the Board
of Education. Commissioners Manicre. Cohen, Katzen-
berg Wood and West submitted report IN opposition to
Commissioner frauds resolution TO close the cOOred
schools of this city. The report says: Ihe cOlOrcu
people decidedly opposed 10 the proposition to close
their schools There is violation OF the law OF 1879
in continuing them" 1t recommended that the
cOlored schools he continued until the attend
ance is more decidedly reduced 1t was suggested that
these schools would gradually fade out aud that al no
distant day cOlOTed and white children would be found
the schools The report laid over for future
consideration.