The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-18
HOW THE STARS DRESS.

Edwin Booth pays little attention to wha
he wears.
Minnie Palmer has spent a fortune on
stockings alone
Agnes Booth spends vast sums of money Oh
clothes for the stage
Mrs. d. P. Bowers. while an artist in
making up, spends but little on dress
Stuart Robson expends considerable
share Of his income undressing himself.
Annie Pl,ley made a trip to the mines to
study up the ways and dress she wears in
"M'liss."
Margaret Mather possesses good working
wardrobe, hut it is not One to excite especial
comment
Billy Florences clothes are always abso-
lutely perfect and worth great many
mighty dollars
"Dromio" Cranes somewhat fastidious
taste in dress involves an expenditure, it i,
said, of more than 81 800 year.
Fred Warde spends enormous sums of
money on bis stage costumes, as well as the
clothes which he wears in private life.
Clara Morris has one Of the largest and
most expensive Of wardrobes OH the AmeTi
can stage. She designs all her own costumes
Mrs. Florence is 60 years old, but she still
Keeps up as magnificent wardrobe as when
she dazzled the country in "The Mighty Dol
lar
For Il single front of dress worn in
Fedora" Fanny Davenport paid Marion
Foster. the artist cripple Of Minerva, O.,
$1,000
Lawrence Barrett is the best and most |
carefully dressed actor on the American |
stage. His costumes in "Rienzi" cost over /
5000
Florence Siirard, wife of Henry L. Abbey, |
during her brief connection with the Wal |
lack company, spent over 5000 on her
dresses.
Lillian Olcott spent in the neighborhood of |
5000 for her Theodore" wardrobe. besides
weeks Of study in tho British museum hunt
ing up plates and prints
Louis James Will never consent 10 appear
in garb that is not as near perfect ~ APP
pearance rs it can be made by the outlay Of
time md money.
Joseph Jefferson is very particular in his
professional make up As Bob Acres in The
Rivals" he wears one of the most expensive
sets Of dresses ever made
I. ". keene spares neither time. trouble
nor money in securing IA proper and elegant
wardrobe. His is said to be the largest and
most complete Of any one in his line.
Marie Wainwright is credited with being
the best dressed woman on the American
stage, although many actresses carry more
money TO the dressmakers than she does
Mary Anderson pays but little heed to
,ostuming beyond that necessary TO meet the
requirements Of the characters she plays,
and has little or no wardrobe to boast of
Modjeska IL SO particular about her dresses
hat she makes them herself That is, she
buys the material and has the cutters and
eamstresses come in and complete them :
inder her supervision. /
Many of Maggie Mitchells dresses haye,l
'een picked up during years olordo. '
'lings, and while inexpensjT, 60 ram I
red separately, nrr,r, IA o,.e when consid- {
yhen O. iuiiala: worth pretty penny y
rp l
The dresses worn by Mrs. Langtry in "A L
Vife's Peril" cost her something like q coo j
While her complete wardrobe including the Il
resses made this season for "As in a Look
ng Glass, is valued at $4,000 /
Rose Coghlan, whose dresses as a star have
ct to be written up and commented upon ~
y the public at large, spent, as rule, while -
,ading lady of the old Walack stock COM n
any from $500 to $500 on her dresses for /
very new play in which she was cast.