The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-01
6ENEyfEyE WdRDy WlRDaOBK
The spiendia Series OF Dresses Desiqned cor
Her ny the Hon. Charles WingneId.

The sp'end'a ser,e. OF Dre--e. De.,qned nor
| Her ny the Hon. Charles WingneId.
Mies Genevicvc Ward, who makes her up
| pcarancc as June Shore tomorrow evening N
Bootlrs Theatre, has without a doubt brought
10 America tho most elaborate stage wardrobe
that has been soon upon tho boards OF an
| American playhouse. II remains 10 DO seen n
| tho American tragedicnno who has plurkcd her
HAYS on British eol and won tho gold from
| British brooches pockets 10 expend in Parie for
| thceo wondrous costumee, can vic with her
| prcdcccesOrs In wearing those coetumee with
French taato and chic.
The four drcssee which Miss Ward wears In
Jano Shore" and all Of her costumes in
Henry WILL" and in fact. tho costumes Of
| the entiro dramatic company In the last play.
wcro designed by tho Hon. Charles Wingned.
| that versatile and talented son Of Lord London
| derry and brother Of Lord Powerscour who
| has distinguished himself ms n novelist The IL
| the author Of the fashionable novel, LADY
| Griacl VA playwright, an actor. painter jour
| nalist, and last and at present an amateur de-
| agncr and painter Of costumes for those fortu-
nato ladies and gentlemen, dramatic artists
and managers who chance TO be numbered
among his personal friends.
Tomorrow cyrninR, when the curtain rises
| on Gencvicve Ward ~ ycne Shore shc Will bo
attired in ono Of Wingilrld's moti gorgeous
NpnttHilDHhs anu " must DC IDInt III lnllu lHll
other sido of tho ocean in matters
Of antique and mcdmyal costume, and
ward ~. was cNtTavngant and GORGEOUS In tho
| highest d"grcc Therefore. Elwarts cX-mis.
trrsss dress IL one Of regal splrndor. IL h. OF
ruby velvet. trimmed prOluscly with crminr.
| Tho velvet of which tho dress Is made WAS cut
| from the picce manufactured especially and
used in part for the court train Of the lat" Queen
Mercedes OF hpain. The shape of the robe il not
| unlike the iashiOnso OF tho moment. Tho skirt
| coat OF white satin, brocadcd with bnck velvet
flowers, the design Of which was copied from u
and manufactured in Francs To Mr.. Wngneii's
| order. The corsagO OF this ruby velvet robe.
Tor Il ~ a trained robe, IL square. and bOrdrred,
az the skirt and train II, with crminc. the
stomachor and sleeves tslecvsa were separate
from the dress that day are Of blue satin trim
med ON the edge of the revcrs with apangles
| then just introduced into the wardrobe effects
| OF kings and queens householdsl The sleeves
are tight to the wrist and in tho style Of the
| period would overhang the hand to the fingers
| but are slashed at tho inside seams and turned
back In rever- lined with cloth OF gold and
| edged with gold spangles. Around tho hips,
describing u diagonal line, II u girdle Of gold
mrdallions linked together. cnameUed in blue
red. and white, with tho arms Of London.
over lane Shores hoad towers u conical cap
or bonnet OF green velvet with the butterfly
wing cars Of The period recorded by Paradln
and Strut, and the cone OF silver and gold
braid shaded with the long white India muslin
gauzc veil OF that date. The kcrchiet in the
neck IL 81 the same gau2y material. for laco was
! not worn even hy royalty in that day. II was
the fifteenth century. and lace was almost I'M
| known in England, or only in the form Of cut
| work. until century and halt later The
| long monks. or ~ we call them at the present
day; angel sleeves, If that period. Introduced
| 10y Edward ". into the costume of both men
| aud women. appear in this robe and IN all the
| dresses 81 Jditt Shore falling over the blue
| sltin insil" Sleeve They are slash"d almost to
| the shoulder. and are lincd and bordered with
ermine With this costume and IN this act
alone Miss Ward wears "a necklace Of diamonds
| with diamond earrings. The cost of this mag
ninront costume il estimated to be nearly n
| thousand dollars, not including the diamonds.
| The second dress worn In the second act H. 81
oliVc-grern velvet hroeudc Of two shades, tho
| design an araheslue pattern ot the period. II
| is trimmed with dark, olive plush fabric TO
| composed Of chenille and beads In shades Of
dark and lighter green. TO produce the effect OF
| broidered surface. The kirilc and sleeves are
| Of u dark brocade satin and velvet shade Of
OLIVE on q sulphur satin ground OF almost white
| opens in front to the waist showing the kirtle
Of this fabric with the eirde depending from
seemingly Of emcralds embroidered on velvet
| with silver and gold. hanging 10 point jusi
tosselled Srnnmcn;' The corsa..e il scnarnte
| from the skirt in this costume. II is square in
the neck, has the long monastic oyerslcevcs.
tho silver clasps and buckles of tho caprice Of
fashion in the rapid change in styles in the two
! short years intervening between the periods OF
| Edward ". and ri hard III.
:. The dress q the, third act is Of tho style Of
KlfuNrl Ill. II Is OF ihf mar N WOODEN stun.
| kind OF soft oriental velours. II has black satin
| sleeves and white musl Ia kerchicf This is the
! dress which II torn OF boy the oNccutoncrs pre-
/ purltory To handing her the sheet and candle.
| Al tho same moment her hood falls on letting
| down n flood of rich golden hair. This hood.
too. is OF the style Of Richard Ill, conical but
| not 30 long nor - pointed rs TIE hood Of the
| Edward w. period. and II is worn moro erect
which is shaded with a small black woollon
gau7e kerchief sufiered with wire and spangled
| on the edges.
The dress Of the fourth ac, is rich creamy
white satin and silk damassfe or brocade. sort
| Of rohe dressing gown. slashed nj the side 10
| show tho pleats 81 the white wooden kirtlr
trimmed with silver fringe at the bottom. The
gown itself Is trimmed all around with black
mineirr iur, II has white satin underSleevcs
and a deep collar II white satin edged with
| black minevcr falling of the shoulders and
| showing the white muslin kerchicf in the neck
| The girdle which confines this gown at tho
waist Is Of loops ~ white satin knottcd at in
tervals in the style of II Francscan's cord