The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-08
SOME GORGEOUS GOWNS.
Bernhard in "La Tosca ;" and Worth's Las
Creations for the Spanish Nobility,

II
Creations for the Spanish Nobility,
Court Journal.
In la Toscs," Sarah Bernhardt make
her first appearance IN crepe de chine of tn
pale pink shade known as Bengal rose
This is draped over q pink satin peIticcat
and is sll strewn with little half-open pinl
buds, embroidered by hand upon the fabric
The belt, of course, is just under the arms
in the empire fashion, and around it broad
velvit ribbon Of olive-green velvit, tied liz
bow in front and hanging in long ends to
the feet. About the shoulders is a chemi
settle of CluJy lace.
With the gown Bernhardt wears long
olive-green scarf OF Indian silk that once
| belonged to the Empress Josephine, and
was worn by her to great court ceremony
soon after Napoleon assembled the throne.
| 1t is richly embroidered in Oriental colors
and is deeply fiDged. Long olive-green
! gloves and wide brimmed green Yelvit
| hat, heaped with great ostrich plumes of
shaded green, complete one of the most ex-
| quisite costumes ever seen on the French
sage. In the ball scene she appears in a
white satin slip, the front of which is CO.
| vered with white silk gauze embroidered
in gold in dots and sprays of leaves. The
slip has double loose flowing sleeves, the
inner ones of the gauze and the outer of
satin. The court train is long and so uare,
and Of pale green satin heavily embroidered
with gold. With it Bernhardt wears her
superb necklace, emeralds and diamonds,
and throws of, as she enters, trained
cloak of heavy cream-white ribbed silk.
lined with pale green plush and tied with
gold cords. This fashion of throwing od
superb cloaks on entering has become a
perfect rage among actresses, and while it
is effective, it is also expensive, for they
have to fling it by carelessly with that su-
periority TO mere material details required
of an emotional heroine. In the last act
Sarah has another wrap even more splendid,
made OF violet satin, deeply bordersd and
hooded with ermine. In this scene she
wears white, close cliDgiDg Indian silk
that is embroidered nearly up to the knees
in Oriental arabesque patterns with multi
colored beads. A lace tucker is drawn M
to the throat, and there is little puff at
the top of each long close fitting sleeve
With every costume she wears the little
heelless, square toed satin slippers of that
day, tied with ribbons back and forth
across the ankle.
Worth has Just sent to Spain a group of
elegant dresses, intended for the Duchess
de San Antonio and her two daughters
One is ball dress in gold yellow satin, tue
apron front embroidered in silver beads
and spangles IN two large tulips with stems
OF uneven length. The embroidery is on
gCJOW SuuLc, Inc edtlu DSlDS CUT Q1-
derneath and showing a faint rose hue
from an underskirt in pink silk. A panel
in satin EN- broideTy, with a single tulip,
is placed at either side. Tdess panels, IS
well as the skirt from, are bordered with
narrow silver EN- 5roidery. They part at
eithsr side 10 show straight folds of yellow
tulle. In the opening at thu right side are
placed two large pink roses, q single rose
being set on the left-haud one. The traiu
is in full folds of yellow tU,ls over yellow
faille, with a single width OF satin border.
ing it at the lefs side. A nouse dress for
the same lady is in dark blue satin in the
empire style, the skirt gathered Just bsloQ
the bust, and cut mp TO the knees in fronE
openings ere jupsd ~ Ell her side with pale
green Grape, and are hung with a row of
acoInshsped gold pendants. A band III
gold braidiDg crosses the corssgs from the
right shoulder to the left side Of the waist,
and similar bands sdorn the cuffs the col
lar, and the square, short basque at the
back, from beneath which fall two sash
ends OF black watered ribbon that reach to
the hem of the train. For the eldest daugh-
ter OF the Duchess is intended ball dress
in MORE yellow tuJle, made with shori
skirt, and having in front a deep curved
garland OF daisies, confined to tie skirt at
the left side With bow of white Watered
ribbon with long ends. NJ Worth is Just
now busily engaged in designing the tot
lettes for the trosseau of Miss Hooper, of
Cincinnati, the future Marquise d. AIDA,
whose wedding is to take place next month.