New-York tribune., 1889-11-04
STATE.
IRVING'S NEW PART.
DRESSES AND DECORATIONS IN THE DEAD
HEART
From The London Queen.

DRESSES AND DECORATIONS IN IdE ! DEAD
HEART.
From The London Queen -. -.
When the curtain first rises on tac gardens of the
cafe of La Belle Jaldniee the deluge has not yet
broken, and the Old world grace ad charm lend Their
bewtchment 10 the scene 9t ne oet,othal ot hoDsr
whole OF the bourgeois life OF Paris Under Louis
XV, with the heavy stonework, and Tie trim sarlens
fashioned ater-very tar after-the model then ouaA
ing IN the pleasances OF chateaus and paia eo aud 10
figures which haunted such palaces are NOT wanting
pontdevice suit Of clerical fashion, and his friend tho
tomte de yaery, IN his rics coat Of dark sho, yeve
IL mme with steel and spangle embroidery. albeit nos
out Of place here IN tie care gardens hailon<e ess
well than do the more sober garments OF the schp0rs
citizen friends. and the trim gsette skirts. tight laced
bodice and danny cap OF ce.4sete; Ihe mana OF tne %
charming etcher who ske chei the Pink Seller might
complete by the arrival Of Catherine and her friends.
rosebud garden o. g atred & as S Mao4 ed TnR4Ta adbS
mIttens high-heeed shoes; and wenderiul oerge
hats, planted danty on blonde tresses. dressed IN
d9 wa 1 Dul bc coar e dapT and harmonious the
general effect, that II is impossible TO study the az
fore they Join In the dance and further observ alton
Is perforce devoted to the general effect n winch
garb demands than such scant Observance as hs
Stands coaxlng with sweet witchery the tall lover
vivid buff color-foo bright to be ochre subdied
for orangewhich wonderfully enhances TIE DARK loek:
eyes set under tho straight brows. And in eonras..
70 this strange fascinating personality Is 4 ne nsue OK
innocent grlIsh nery with her rosy fairness, set OF
by her frock Of pale blue spotted gauze over sR Oh
etbcreazed into a dream of morning skies and her
fair curls carefully dsheveled round te tehdcrl sn
Of Lcsb6rn a pait and simmer roses She herself The
queen Of the roses as with the gr acc2.piD{{ns {n
her with interlaced arms and prettIy pointed ieeI
She starts the dance
Never, surely. on stage before has the ne, scr sI'
to,al and disciplined grace-been 50 eXqnNWy
caught This is dancing itself Scarcely beflre; y
epectators a. when: from the inside OF the laughing
nnc Of dancers. Catherine Duyal catch's koOer,
applause both on and Off the stage. as the curtain
falls the first scene Of the prologue TO lhe Deaa
And the bride IN hcr bower as We see her ,,, NIX,
She is air"r ard sweecr than ever %i'n ner
hunched up and carelessly tied with rbDon a. ~, ,ss
breast. so 70 reveal her lawn srt' @ ad,a ana ~,
cheyI glass or gathering together the traltorol'
roses from her drcs ing table in her slender nahs nahs
dwell in our memory OF Olivia and Henrietta MARIA
ophes and Letitla Hardy all fix fixed there there oS uH'
oyer Tie i6s syest y, ,to sTm%e r6ao: !. cISs 5o1c 5,
rio,.sr e ysars % have OF passed away Catherine Duv,
Is Comtesse de ST. yaery Robert aany & pTsonSs Ts
e ss he ss ns Gu a6s 81 ne a iss S"fa" s,
by surging crowd whose hoarse CRIES are m'ngiod %
ded MIN ed' gates of tbe fofress Never has moro
real snd terrible scene been faced in theairs IRE
gorSeonSness and beauty Of such living pictures as
Tn recalled erstwhie for the terglbc earnes'ness
~ tbc history of a century The heavy port
cilsss fan TO the ground with humorous csns,
and ;hen are lei out the nrisoners among them ta.
@rav shadow of man. Robert landry. strange.
be Ash and blood realities OF the worl4 unseen
bw him, for eighteen years while Cersotte IS 10 whit
aged and charming as ever IN bte anon n,,n, ann n
her hair Then the mob breaks into tho Wild ecSiay
Of the Carmagnole. danced by pa0pr ava slnsri ~,
with laurel leaves and caps Of I.bcrry. and boner,
with arms and trophies, signal7in1s thf iHH'nco'
triGp Cote Ut s de ST. valery is she behold vhn
the rrehed folds divide once more on aer , SIN r, sgS
She is very fair and pala and stately IN her trscns
robe OF duh 6roSadG oPGfs rc f,bpc %g woven
with garanded flowers on ground OF ~, ii, mn oamc
neither pink nor lilac wRIrR bSnr %ft faced With richer
rose color A dlamondod chatelaine glitteEs a. ne.
side and from inlet of sSd black bcr rSpSS Fpow T IN togee
here sparlles another diamond clasp she Mr@.s s,
powder which, as George sand sad; bcG ssTo sncHlary
nohe Is heE : small siens thereof Austrian
Uy bcrsef could not bear her rank more bra'en'
face peril more calmly than she; ,,o e noticeable
tho careful study Of the differences In mod t,w Us
hon wrought: more evident even IN tLe cosle1 E,s
OF men than in those Of women: men AID Mi sSir
would have seemed strange 10 his father some 49,,
wears before would bis G eHmPSa mayer a and %oaS
fnliy becoming to the delicate boysh &c! W.T.
,Le vrl ole apDearance Of the young none IN NJ IN.
satin suit cilsening with pale reflected uns mi,,J "
dim light being such as Romney would nave Pa"'
with delight ,, A., r,,rors scene out
sde tho Concercerc. the mlngng of tinis ana W." o~.
dcrful grouping and management Oh cloM1s o,a,p
hing Which must be noticed IS the cunhh n,
raft which keeps the colors OF the throne ~ is,S
former scene of the stormlng Of the Bastle suvS ID
so as TO have now The opportunity for the use Os or
~ every shade aiding in the effect OIL fhe S Sen IN
thn mind through the eye. We have no slae -s,
sor dcscription Of Cerisrttcs jaunty military 1.@J
ar the Come de 81 Nacry'> graceful gar6 OF ANS
the prettlest eras OF masculine fashion lWo s,h,
only force themselves Us a. We see them w1s ws1,,1s
when the end Is near, even as wo saw thenn rss
bv the laughing ring of dancers so mann @ 80 "a,
back The squire OF Robert Landry, suggestive 70 NM.
memory of the one portrait OF S. Just his wfIos wfI a
redncoc girt by the trtcoor. his gray par ian.ecs
either side gaunt straight featured eoah,c ~
and that OF Catherine Duval, slender; p1'ghhn sH
passionate. In her black gown WIN WY. Nmw ,oekS n
the white kerchef tied round her ran ,in W., ,os
effectiveness of stage costume IS III pIopos,uSS tb
Intention This has often been pioVed DsioiG, inG,.,r'
never more eiTectually than In the ssns p.Ss nNs
while so-called stagineSs' OF attire mas pen P,hS
before been 80 thoroughly and so eheetusHy pA'"~'
from tie stage.