The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-28
MRS. LArGTRY's DRESSES.
what Worth Has Done to Make Beauty More
#A Heautiful.
From the New York world.

has u double duty to pfrfDrm. Her pres
tisS as uAman of society was won before
her later successes on the stage, and al
though she has come to the United States
on professional Grand. something as a
woman of fashion will as certainly be ex-
pected of her. That she realizes this and
has amiably consented to crafty it is evil
dent from the equipments for social life
she has provided herself with in addition
to the pleasure which her presence will
give. Mrs. Langtry realizes that the APP
parent curiosity which is left in everything
that relates to her i'm reality shows the
friendly feeling to her in New York, and
kindly consented to show to the represen-
tative of the World some of those triumphs
of millinery which will appear only in pri-
vate life, and which were exhibited to and
approved by certain DANES of fashion, high
authorities in such matters, before she
sailed, as a correspondent OF the Wortd
has already announced. Rumors of the
skill of this lady in the art of dress have APP
peared among the most interesting items of
personal gossip. AS d democratic people we
have liked to think of Mrs. Langtry's max
ing her own bonnets as we liked to think of
the Princes of Wales as q girl doing her
own clear-starching. That Mrs. Langtry's
bonnets were becoming we are willing to
take on trust.
In the busy life she las taken it upon
herself to lead, bonnet-lnaking, it may be
assured, has been turned over to other
hands. But Mrs. Langtry is too much of
woman and an artist to permit her own
individuality in dress to be lost through
any such reasons The most significant
thing about her toilets is their simplicity.
They come from some three or four differ
ent hands, but they all bear the same sign
manual.
A carriage dress by Worth has a petit
coat of gray satin merveillcux, with panel
directly in front of gray marabout feathers.
Over this is worn a long, tight fitting coat
of gray satin, brocaded in black velvet
and bordered with a 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 cos
tune is worn hat of the gray brocade-
for Mrs. Langtry's toilets are all en- suite.
A black svelvetscarriage-dress from Kate
Riley, a London garment, has plain pet
ticoat bordered at hem with narrow knife
plaitings 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
20 display the switchy little frills beneath,
whose existence seem intended to soften
the severity of the plain, tight fitting coat.
A carriage wrap, also by Kate Riley, is a
long brown velvet circle, with heavy trim
rnings of brown passementerie about the
shoulders and beneath the luxurious sable
with this fur the wrap is lined.
Mrs. Langtry may wear nothing more beau
tiful than this symphony in brown, al
though many will admire greater novelty.
This is a black velvet wrap of the same
shape, trimmed with jet passementerie,
Y shaped to the waist in the back. This
is lined throughout with the long, white.
curled hair of many departed poodles,
which makes also a deep collar outside.
Mrs. Langtry has evidently heard tales of
our American winters, and if 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 Mime. Dubois is of
peacock blue satin as a piece de resistance
The petticoat has narrow knife plaitings
of blue satin. The front above these is of
striped orange plush and blue SATIN form
ing deep p0uf, with the same material
mingled with the trimming. The drapery
of the back is of the plain blue satin and
very simply disposed.
A reception dress. by Bederick. 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, aud not
set figures. At the bottom of this tablier
are narrow frills, over which fall chenille
fringe tipped with fridescent drops. From
each side of this tablier fall the long,
sweeping folds of the train, with no deco
ration to break its stately sweep. The
waist of this, as of all the dresses, is plain
and presumably a perfect fit, as is requir-
I'd of every fashionable corsage. Make
your dress of a horse blanket if you WILL"
said the astute Lady Dolly, ,'but make it
TO fit
dinner dress, by Worth, has,the waist
SO perfectly simple that evidently he risked
nothing that might attract firm its shape
~ lines Ii is of rich, warm toned yellow
satin. Tie waist is heart sh lped, coming
low down on the shoulder, and beneath |
the marrow frill of point lace which edges |
the neck is only piece of lightly twisted |
satin following its outlines. The corsage |
simply carries the lines below the waist |
and ends in small points. The sleeves are |
TO the elbow, with piece of the satin car |
RED about the edge and a little puff of |
white silk edged with lace in each which |
ties it to the arm, The front of the skirt |
IS laid in large plaits that give fulness |
hat is lightly caught here and there, max |
= careless drapery. The train, as that of |
The reception dress, is long and its beauty |
eft to. depend on its own color and folds. |
Economical women with turn for do
ng over their dresses will observe how |