Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-28
Stuart. She wore black velvet elaborately 1 embroidered in jet, and with head-dress

Stuart. She wore black velvet elaborately
 embroidered in jet, and with head-dress | black velvet and jet
 Miss Amy Townsend, as the Fairy Queen
 in "Iolanthe," wore short skirt of creamy
 white caohemire embroidered in gold under | a long train of the same looped high in front. 1 The low-cut waist formed g1ittering golden l armor, across the front of which hung three l ropes of diamonds. From the shoulders
 sprang wings of gold-spangled tulle She wore diamond necklace, star of diamonds | in the hair and carried gold wand.
 Miss Bessie Gift, as Punchinello, wore 8
 waist of half yellow and half black satin, | cut square both back and front. The skirt | was composed of blocks of black and yellow satins under black and yellow drapery with garniture of red and yellow roses.
 Mir. ". Cutting, as Romeo, wore Vene- tian costume of garnet velvet, trimmed with gold and precious stones, and with gray silk tights. The white cashmere cloak was lined with garnet silk little red silk bag hung from the sword belt, and his cap of garnet velvet was trimmed with pheasants' plumes Mus. Bradley Martin, as Marie Stuart, wore a skirt of white silk brocaded in silver, orna- mented with panels of satin embroidered in gold and silver, under trained skirt of ruby velvet looped up by 8 silver chain and elab- orately embroidered in gold and silver. The bodice had sleeves of white satin, covered
  shoulders being ornamented with colored stones, and the neck was finished with high collar trimmed with point lace. With this was worn girdle of precious stones. The head dress, of ruby velvet, embroidered Tn pearls, held in place veil of tulle dotted with pearls. She wore magnificent diamond and ruby ornaments.
 Mr. Bradley Martin as Louis XIV. wore 8 suit of crushed strawberry satin embroidered in gold. The vest was of pearl-gray satin embroidered in gold, and with buttons com posed of real diamonds. His jabot and cuffs were of duchesse lace.
 Mrs. Griswold Gray wore 8 Spanish cos tune with skirt of black satin trimmed with black Chantilly lace. The little jacket was | of black velvet lined with yellow satin and trimmed with bands of gold braid and black ] and gold pompons.
 Mrs. Paran Stevens as Queen Elizabeth wore rich brocaded dress, the square bodice trimmed with point lace and high Eliza 1 bethan ruff, and she wore superb diamonds. Miss Helen Buckley as Ice was attired in white tulle, sparkling with long glass icicles. Mrs. W. D. Sloan, one of Mir. Vanderbilt's sisters, as Little Bo-peep, wore short quilt ed skirt of red satin, crossed with strips of black velvet, to form diamonds. The over dress was of antique brocade, embroidered with peoples and looped up so as to appear very bouffant. The waist was low and pointed, the vest of black velvet with bro cade of peoples around the neck and sleeves.
 Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard, another of MT. Vanderbilt's sisters, appeared as Marquis in an olive brocade train embroidered in gold with front of Nile green satin, covered with gauzy pearl tulle, festooned with gold cords. The waist was made high at the back and square in front, trimmed with pearls and old lace. The sleeves were of pearl tulle puffed over yellow satin and trimmed with pearls. A high Medicis collar of black vel vet and pearls completed the costume.
 Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twombly wore 8 short skirt of pale blue satin, quilted in dia- monds, with large gold bead on each point. The hem around the bottom was covered with gold fringe. The overdress was white brocade, covered with large pink roses and | leaves embroidered in gold and silver. She | also wore large leghorn hat covered with | dropping pink and white feathers.
 Miss Edith Fish, as Duchess of Burgundy, l wore white satin skirt with deep embroid- | cry of silver around the bottom, bound with | heavy silver cord. long train of red and | silver brocade trimmed with silver lace looped | over g white satin skirt. low-necked | waist over a vest of ermine. The front | was studded with real rubies, emeralds and | sapphires.
 One of the most striking costumes worn l was by well-known young lady who repre- | tirely of white cats tails sewed on dark | background. The bodice was formed of | rows of white cats heads and the head-dress f was a stiffened white cats' skin, the head over the forehead of the wearer and the tail pendant behind. A blue ribbon with Fuss" inscribed upon it, from which hung bell, | worn around the neck completed the dress
 Miss Grace Potter was attired in the picturesque Russian peasant costume worn by Poleska, the heroine of the Russian l Honeymoon
 Miss Pussie Breese as Frega, the Bride of | the North, wore white satin trimmed with | silver and with snowy tulle draperies.
 Mrs. Pierre Lorillard. as Phoenix, wore a | magnificent dress-a Worth creation-which | had front of gray silk bordered by an ir- | regular band of fame-colored satin. Over | this fell white tulle edged win gold tinsel | fringe and embroidered in flames in different | colored tinsel and floss which mounted at times nearly to the waist, scattering tinsel sparks and ashes represented by bits of fluff fly gray down. The long train had center of gray velvet bordered by crimson cash mere, on which leaping flames were embroid- cred The low-necked basque had a front of gorgeous red and yellow tropical feathers under a mass of imphion feathers The back was of the sober plumage of the En glish pheasant, while from the shoulders | started wings of imphfon feathers lined with | crimson tulle embroidered in gold fell from | the basque. With this was worn little hat | of red and imphion feathers. Her orna- ments were diamonds and rubies.
 A Mothers Gratitude