Omaha daily bee., 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
lain 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
sam lace. TIE whole was crowned
with a black Vandyke hat and droop.
Ing plumes turned up at one side,
blazing with jewels. Nothing could
have been more becoming to Lady
Vaudeville, a blonde beauty, than
this magnificent sombre dress.
w, X. Vanderbilt appeared as
Duke DeGuise, 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 or q black
ribbon, and with white wig, black vel.
vet shoes and buckles.
Cornelius Vanderbilt appeared as
Louis XVI, In the habit of DsCour;
brooches, fawn colored brocade,
trimmed with silver point de spagne;
waistcoat, of receda, trimmed with
real silver lace. The stockings, shoes
and hat we're of receda. He wore q
jabot and ruf1es of lace and 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.
Toned 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 q little
Q surtier in light blue satin, hand en-
broidered coat, with waistcoat 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 peacocks
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, Q
brilliant yellow satin, with brown vel
vet skirt and brown gauzs wings.
This dreM was paralleled by another
representing the wasp, of purple an(
black gold gauze, with stripes o
black and yellow and transparent gols
tissue overdress. Aspecial head dreB
was imported for this costume, Will
antennac of diamonds. Yellow glove'
striped with blaze were worn with II
Miss Terry, as Summer, wore q ligh
blue and white satin, trimmed witt
sheaves of wheat. and with a 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 Hazards
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 a damon
sky. A necklace of diamonds was ais
., worn.
: Miss Work, as Joan of Arc, at
tracted o great deal Of attention.
: Miss Edith Fish appeared as Mari
} Antonette. The young Duke D
Morney wore q court dress OF Loui
, XIV. The buttons were made Of res
diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
3 Herboil Wadsworlh appeared a
DON Juan in white satin, slashed an
: pulled 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
Lear, while yet in his right mint
! The costumes of his three daughter
a, were much admired.
Mr.. Gorringe wore a very nanc
some costume OF the Arab shei
Manfoor, a blue embroidered JACKIE
@ with crimson sash and turben, an
the beautifully embroidered burneou
q brought by him from Egypt.
Munroe Butler Johnston, M. P
owner of the Madonna Del Csndeli
q bri at the Metropolitan museum, wol
O dres5 Of the time of Louis XVI.
:. dead gold satin, embroidered in golc
gray hat and the white plume
Marshal Tribulzi, the fAvorite ma
" shall of the conqueror Milan.
Thorndike Rice, of The Mott
American Review, went in a blac
dress OF the last century.
!, Ex-Mayor Edward Cooper wore
similar costume,
=. Mr.. HurlbsrS wore q costume OF Il
m Spanish knight Calatrsra, a black We
vet suit Of the seventeenth centuI
a with collar and cuffs of old Point
:" Veniae, and white cloak with bla'
satin hood and red CROSS of the orde
Miss Nilsson represented Mal
" Stuart. She wore a black velv
y deliberately embroidered In jet al
with head dress of black velvet 81
e. jet.
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