Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-05
| WOMAN'S DESCRIPTION OF A
PLAY.
BY ZENAS DANE.

well, you know" she says after the
matinee, as she was riding home on the
horse-car with a woman who hadn't
seen the play, but wanted to know all
about it. "You see there's q lovely
young lady in the play, and oh! she did
wear some of the loveliest dresses"
sob, tell me about them"
well, in the first act she wears a
pink silk, combined with brocade ruby
plush and"
"Oh, that must have been perfectly
lovely"
1T was. Well, this young lady, you
know, is betrothed to handsome and
rich young squire, you know, and she
she-oh! l must tell you about the
dress she wore in the second act"
"Yes, do"
We'll, it was of azure satin and gar
net velvet, with"
How lovely it must have been!"
"Yes, indeed; it had Vatican pleat
in the back and an immense train of
velvet, lined with pale blue satin
and"
wasn't it beautiful"
Perfectly lovely! Well, you know,
this rich young squire is terrible
wreck of fellow. Oh he's just per-
fectly awful, and she don't know
thing about it and she loves him dread
fully; so, you know, she-oh! L wish
you could have seen the dress she wore
in the third act"
"What was it like?"
We'll, it was of lemon-coiored tdille
Franchise worn under rich black
lace, with"
How striking that must have been!"
1t was! The train was very long
and square and the corsage was so low
and she had lovel y arms and shoulders
and she wore such masses of corn
colored ribbons and flowers, and-well,
there is an old gypsy in the play who
is perfectly splendid, you know, and in
the fourth act this young lady is walk
ing the garden, and l wish you could
have seen the dress she wore there"
Tell me about it,"
well, it was of white and crimson
combined in the oldest and loveliest
way and she wore with it short Grim
son plush cloak, lined with white, and
thrown back over her shoulders so
gracefully.
"She must have looked lovely"
=, he did. I hen. you know, there is
an old countess in the play who wears
the most magnificent black velvet and
lace dress | ever saw"
Il think black velvet so elegant for
old ladies'"
80 do l. In one act she wears a
very striking dress of black and white,
with her hair dressed in puffs and pow
dered, you know. She did look so
sweet"
"Yes, she must have"
well, the play goes on and it be-
comes real exciting in the second act,
because, you know, this young squire
has already been secretly married, and
his wife comes in wearing the loveliesV
drake-neck green ottoman silk / ever
saw. 1t had pink cut velvet panels at
one side and the train was laid in great
pleats, with fan-shaped breadth OF
the velvet set in such an odd way"
Il don't believe I'd like that"
"Oh, yes, you would, too; the effect
was lovely. Well. this wife gets sus
picious. Some one sends her a note or
something, you know. | was 80 taken
up with her dress that can't remember
just how it was. Anyhow she raises an
awful row and it's just splendid.
"Then this beautiful young lady gets
suspicious too, you know. This old
gypsy puts o flea i'll her ear, and she
hires detective, you know, and the
squire finds it out, and-that part of it
is just splendid too"
Il should think it might be-"
ut was. SO it goes on, and there is
q sort of fete, you know, and you
Just ought to see the dresses the ladies
wear there. This young lady's is the
most exquisite combination of cardinal
gray, and she is one blaze of diamonds,
and so, while they are at dinner, the
squire is there too, you know, and the
countess in splendid silver brocade
with real lace, and so, you know, this
young lady's brother--oh, he was
handsome-he comes in, You know.
and she has an old maid aunt who is
awfully funny, and then the squire
OH, yes, | forgot, there is poor young
artist in the play, too. and he is in love
with this young lady, you know, So
you see how it all is, don't you? Well,
this gypsy woman and the wife of the
young squire, you know, they come in
and there is an awful time. The young
lady's brother fights the squire, and
it's just splendid, and at last the young
lady marries the artist, and her we'd
ding dress is of-here's my corner;
good bye, you really must see it; good
bye; it's lovely, and-good bye"
Goodbye, come and SEQ"
"Yes, l will; good bye"
"Good bye"
"Good bye"
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