Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-23
The Stage Dresses Of the New York
Actresses.

The leading actresses and beauties of the
American stage are not disposed TO permit
sara Bernhardt to get the better of them In
fine dressing at least The sprightly Beatrix,
OF the New York Mirror, thus speaks OF the
rage for magnificent toilets that has taken Dos
session CT the New York stage: AT the present
moment at three New York theaterS can be
studied the most eXtrayagant costumes OF mod
ern construction. That which "Our First Fam
lilies" left undone at Days, we through Fanny
Davenport, accomplished at the Fifth Avenue,
until Wednesday evening, when Ellie Wilton
and Rose EtyD2e grappled with the great dress
question, and gave Us genuine surprise. After
the gorgeous apparel exhibited uD town, iC was
LETT for the little Park to reveal the further
possibility Of the New York dreSSmaker when
really put to her mettle.
Rose Etynge is too ponderous about the
waist, and too short about the legs TO do
splendid costumes entire justice. Her first
GieSS was one OF bafted beauty, though she ap-
peared to best advantage in 1t. A walking
costume OF royal purplish wine-color, with too
purpliSh tint for claret and too reddish a hue
for plum, this over dress was draped high at
one side over a rich brocdded satin skirt. A
Cavalier hat, with shaded feathers and mag
nifcent parasol, completed a picture of we'll
dressed buXom beauty. In succeeding acts
Miss Etynge wore an evening costume OF black
Iune, profusely adorned with wide golden en-
and gave the lady cr0upy effect about the
throat Miss Etynge has little or no neck and lots
OF shoulders; the --LATEST trimmings and
p,ainest cut waists are most becoming. In the
card playing scene she appeared In neutral
tinted silk, into which shaped pieces OF gold
AID dark striped material were let on the
smallest provocatfon. They were found at the
neck Of the cOrsage, back and front, at the top
OF the sleeves, and at frequent intervals all
over the dress In this gown, with tight
pair of white gloves, the lady sat down TO
sWndle her host at cards, and found she had all
she could do to hold the pack and deal
perfectly square game, after the fashion or
pair OF children playing "Old Maid" In the
last act, clad in funeral weeds her duty was
performed-a disagreeable one it would seem.
being that of holding poor ''Wilton's' nicely
barbered head into hemlOck BUSH Jerking IL
out, whispering loud and wicked words into 1t,
and putting il right back into another bush.
Miss Wilton. ever elegant, on this occasion was
too swell for earthly use. She dazzled the
house first in dress OF blue velvet, court train
embroidered In every shade OF blue over an en-
broidered white satin petticoaJ and Stomacher
with an ElZabethan collar about her graceful
neck, and the family diamonds, more numer-
Gus and more beautiful than ever. Further acts
brought forth lovely white brocade toilet and
one OF opal brOcade, an open-work embroidery
front Of p1nkS and blues, and Intricate arrange
ments In the way OF draping, over pet icoat
OF white, which had about the bottom shell
fl unce Of the white silk lined with blue Pretty
Josephine Bakers slender figure showed TO ad-
vantage In robe OF inserting and narrow pull
f1rgS, the entire dress being composed OF EN-.
brUidery and muslin.