Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-27

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Lady Vaudeville. who received the
que SITS with Mrs. Vanderbilt, wore q
costume in the most fortunate con.
trast with the toilet of Mrr. Wander.
bilt. Her dress was copied from a
picture by Vandyke of Princess De.
croy. The petsicoat WAS black satin
embroidered In JET. The body and
Il ain were of black velvet, ornamented
with heavy jet embroidery, The dress
had large pulled Vandyke sleeves, i'm
mense stand mp collar, Venetian lace,
the sleeves being turned up with the
same lace. THE whole was crowned
with BLACK Vandyke hat and droop.
Ing p!umes turned up at one side,
blazing with Jewels. Nothing could
have been more becoming to Lady
Vaudeville, blonde beauty, than
this magnificent sombre dress.
w, X. Vanderbilt appeared as
Duke De eGuise, wearing yellow silk
tights, yellow and black trunks, yell
low doublet and black velvet cloak,
embroidered In gold, with the order
of st. Michael suspended on black
ribbon, and with white wig, black vel.
vet shoes and buckles.
Cornelius Vanderbilt appeared as
Louis XVI, In the habit of DsCour;
breeches, fawn colored brocade,
trimmed with silver point de spagne; /;
walstcoat, of receda, trimmed with
real silver lace. The stockings, shoes
and hat were of receda. He wore q
jabot and ruffles of lace and a diamond
hilted sword.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt appeared
as Electric Light" In white satin
trimmed with diamonds and with a
diamond head dress. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt was accompanied by her
children, dainty apparelled, one as q
rose In pink tulle with satin over
dress, greenleaves, waist of green satin
and head dress of white satin fash
ioned like bouquet holder; another
as Sinbad the Sailor, In white satin
breeches, white chemisette, flying
Jacket embroidered In gold, and Turk.
lsh shoes, and the third as little
surtier in light blue satin, hand en-
broldered coat, with waistooat and
breeches of white satin, hand embroid.
cred In roses and daisies.
Mrr. Ada Smith, sister Of Mrs.
Vanderbilt, wore, as the peacock, a
dazzling costume Of Peacock blue
satin, waist composed of real pescocks
breasts, with peacock cop and fan.
The train and front of the dress were
covered with peacock feathers, An
other similar costume was worn by
Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop.
Mrs. Seward Webb, tister of Mr.
Vanderbilt, wore, as the Hornet, 9
brilliant yellow satin, with brown vel
vet skirt and brown gauzs wings.
| This dres was paralleled by another
representing the wasp, of purple an(
black gold gauze, with stripes o
black and yellow and transparent gols
tissue overdress. A special head dreB
was imported for this costume, Will
antennac of diamonds. Yellow glove
striped with blace were worn with 1t
Miss Terry, as Summer, wore q ligh
blue and white satin, trimmed witt
sheaves of wheat. and with jswellet
scythe and corn flowers In her hair.
Another picturesque costume wa
that of the Daughter of the Forest,
with ferns and butterflies in her hair
, aud o necklace of jewelled lizards
This was hardly 30 remarkable, how
ever, as the costume of Comet, whicl
consisted Of black and cream colore,
satin, richly embroidered by hand Il
gold stars, gold threads runnin
through the hair, which was worl
loose and flowing, with damon
sky. A necklace of diamonds was ais
: worn.
Miss Work, as Joan of Arc, at
tracted great deal Of attention.
Miss Edith Fish appeared as Mari
Antonette. The young Duke D
Morney wore court dress OF Loui
XIV. The buttons were made of res
diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
Herboil Wadsworlh appeared a
DON Juan in white satin, slashed an
puffsd with black velvet and en-
, broidered with gold and silver.
Henry Clews appeared as Loui
} XIV in gray satin.
Abram s. Hewitt appeared as Kin
, Lsar, while yet in his right mint
The costumes Of his three daughter
I, were much admired.
: Mr.. Gorringe wore very nanc
some costume of the Arab shei
Manfoor, blue embroidered JACKIE
@ with crimson sash and turben, an
!. the beautifully embroidered burneou
Q brought by him from Egypt.
!. Munroe Butler Johnston, M. P
It owner of the Madonna Del Csndeli
q bri at the Metropolitan museum, wol
: dress of the time of Louis XVI.
;. dead gold satin, embroidered In golc
}. gray hat and the white plume (
Il Marshal Tribulzi, the fAvorite ma
" shal of the conqueror Milan.
[. Thorndike Rice, of The Mott
r. American Review, went in blac
!. dress OF the last century.
;, Ex.Mayor Edward Cooper wore
n similar costume,
:. Mr.. HurlbsrS wore costume OF Il
m Spanish knight Calatrsra, black We
o. vet suit of the seventeenth centul
a with collar and cuffs of old Point I
:" Venise, and white cloak with bla'
satin hood and red CROSS of the orde
Miss Nilsson represented Maj
ly Stuart. She wore a black velv
" elaborately embroidered In jet al
n with head dress of black velvet al
e. jet.
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