Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-07
MRS. LANGTRY,s DRESSES.
Elegant simplicity.

The New York World has the following in
regard to Mrs. Langtrys dresses, which 1t de-
cares are significant for their simplicity:
"a carriage dress by Worth has a petticoat of
gray satin mervielleux, with panel directly in
front Of gray marabout feathers. Over this is
worn a long. tight-fitting coat of gray satin
broeaded in black velvet and bordered with
wide band of gray marabout feathers. Above
this Is worn a large cape Of the same brocade,
bordered, as is the coat, with feather band.
This cape is lined with salmon silk, striped with
delicate pink and green. and is caught in at the
waist in the back. With this costume is worn
hat of the gray brocade-for Mrs Langtry's
toilets are all en- suite.
"A black velvet carriage dress from Kate
Riley. London garment, has plain petticoat
bordered at the hem with the narrow knife
platings of satin, over which fall chenille fringe
The coat is long black velvet coat, lined with
gray silk. falling to the hem of the dress. and
only short enough to display the switchy little
frilS beneath, whose existence seem intended
to soften the severity Of the plain, tight-fittng
coat
q "A carriage wrap also by Kate Riley, is a
long crown velvet circle with heavy trimmings
of brown passementerie about the shoulders
and beneath the luxurious sable coliar-for
with this fur the wrap Is lined. Mrs. Langtry
may wear nothing more beautiful than this
symphony in brown although many will admire
a greater novelty. This is a black velvet wrap
of the same shape, trimmed with jet passemen-
terie, Vshaped to the waist in the back. This
Is lined throughout with the long white curled
hair of many departed pOodles, which makes a
deep collar outside. Mrs. Langtry has evidently
heard talk OF our American winters, and il
these two garments do not keep her warm she
will at least look warm, which is more than
half the battle
"A walking dress, by Nine. Dubois is of pea
cock blue satin as piece dc resistance. The
petticoat has narrow knife plating of blue satin.
The front above these is Of striped orange plush
and blue satin, forming a deep pouf with the
| same material mingled with the trimming. The
drapery of the back is Of plain blue satin and
very simply disposed
"a reception-dress, by Bodcrick is an exquisite
| shade of deep olive-green velvet. with yellow in
the lights. The tablier is of brocaded velvet of
the same tint, the brocades being large curved
lines, and not set figures. At the bottom Of
this taber are narrow frls, over which fall
chenille fringe trimmed with rrdescent drops.
From each side of this taber fall the long
sweeping folds of the train. with no decoration
to break its stately sweep. The waist of this,
as of all the dresses is plain and presumably
perfect fit, required of every fashionable cor
sage. Make your dress of horse blanket, if
you will. said the astute Lady Dolly, but make
it to fit
"A dinner-dress, by WORTH has the waist SO
perfectly simple that evidently he missed
nothing that might attract from its shapely lines.
Ii is of rich, warm-toned, yellow satin. The
waist is heart-shaped, coming low down on the
shoulders and beneath the narrow frill of point
lace. which edges the neck, is only a
piece OF lightly twisted satin following it's
on times. The corsage simply carries the lines
below the waist and ends i'm small points. The
sleeves are to the elbow. with piece of the
satin carried about the edge and little puff of
white silk edged with lace in each, which ties
it to the arm. The front of tie skirt is laid i'm
large piaits that give fuilness that is lightly
caught here and there, making careless drap-
cry. The train is that of a reception dress, is
long and its beauty left to depend on its own
color and folds.
Economical women with turn for doing
over their dresses will observe how finely Mrs.
Langtry's clothes will make over, since she has
not shipped and cut and spoiled gold stuff with
shrrs and ptlffs and bias bands. as is the fashion
of American dressmakers. Since Mrs. Langtry
is destined to set US some fashions, among
these may prove to be simplicity and economy"