The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-15
SOMEDREAMSOF DRESSES
THEA TRICAL COSTUMES IN PREPA-
RATION FOR TIE WINTER.


Emma Abbott, Marie Wainwright,
Modjeska, Helen Barry aud Other
stars VIII Subject Exhausted Au-
diences.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Modjeska has
soen. weeks in New York experimenting
the construction of thirty-five costumes,
Emma Abbott has brought back from Paris
four new operas and four or five times as
many new gowns, Marie Wainwright has
nassad her summer IN the hands of Haw-
tborne and Hamilton Bell, Helen Barry is
making ready to dazzle New Workers, Mrs.
Kendall is packing mountainous trunks on
the otaer side of the water, Mary East
lake is coming with her Misty white gauzes
and the dramatic critic begins his winters
work by lettering home to his sanctum
impressed with but a solitary notion,
namely of the, variety and magnitude of the
asniring "Juliet's", "Feiora's" and Scam
jle'sn war1robes. A technical knowledge of
frocks and how they should be worn has
become, poor man, the essential part of his
Journalistic education.
Modjeska disappointed Brighton Beach
babitues in her bathing suit, which was re-
ported to have cost $500, but turned out to
have been built for $50 The wardrobe for
"Desdemona" only. has cost nearly 1900,
or fully twice as much as went to the max
ing of the elaborate costumes worn in tie
same part by Minna gale. There is one of
a soft creamy white wooden stuff, draped
with ANTIQUE simplicity, over an ivory
white silk underdress, which with the white
cloth turban wrapped about the head and
wrought with threads Of 90 d makes a pic
tire to fill the eyes. Then there is gown
of delicate lime leaf green lampas, clinging to
the figure and worn with necklet of Moor
ISL beads and mantle of darker green plush
wrought with beads. The turban for this
gown is Of green cloth, figured with gold
A third gown is of white silk muslin, like a
floating mist for fneness, aud fourth of
silver and white velvet. When "Desde-
mona" issrangled the peignOtr d dgOnie,
as the lively French call it, is an exquisite
white silk nightgown. There is also long
red cloak with bands of eastern embroidery
in black and gold
The court dress to be worn as "Portian in
"The Merchant Of Venice is as sumptuous
a costume as the stage has often seen. The
white brocade Is almost half an inch thick
and two women are said to have been en-
ployed q month covering it with heavy
embroidery in gold. The stiff Venetian
stcmacher is one mass of gold filigree and
50 is the nigh Medici ruff which rises as a
collar behind. Three hundred and fifty
dollars would hardly cover the cost if all
tales are to be believed The gown in
which ''Portia" first appears is of Indian red
brocade, opening in front over a skirt of
cloth of gold and covered with a net of red
cord, sewn with pearls. The waist is short
and low over a chemisette The under
sleeves are of gold very much pulled. Over
these fall loosely great open sleeves of the
red. No lace or gloves are allowed with
this costume.
The old English costumes for "King
Lear' are particularly attractive. One
may specify gown of soft amethyst silk
with double skirt, the sides open to show a
petticoat embroidered in silver, mantle
with long sleeves of silver embroidery.
silver headcloth aud girdle. Equally fine
is white nOusSeline de sole, with petit
coat Of gray-stamped velvet.
The costumes in which Marie VAIN
wright mas just opened her starring tour as
Viola" in Twelfth Night" have occasion
ed much study and worriment. Bell planned
them and Hawthorne chose the colors and
materials. The boys disguise behind which
Viola" hides herself has a short jacket, vest
and galters of smooth, fine white cloth en-
oroldered with gold thread and edged with
gold lace. The sleeves fall back to show q
lining of turquoise blue silk and short tu-
nc skirt is worn of white crepe not quite
reaching the knees. A white silk sash is
knotted about the waist and from this de-
ponds saber with gold hilt, thrust into a
scabbard Of ivory set with small turquoises.
Inc most splendid robe is trailing gown
OF deep red velvet with loose turquoise blue
VelVet fronts opening upon a vest trimmed
with gold lace and fastened by olasps of
gold There are hanging sleeves almost of
sne cut 50 much in vogue this winter, and a
long veil OF gauze threaded with gold.
winch Is folded across the forehead and falls
20 the shoulders like the headcloth OF a nun.
Helen barry, the English actress, who
was 60 have appeared at the Union Square
Iheater asst September and whose New York
DEBUT was postponed by the burning of that
building until the spring, is coming out in
some hne gowns in Love and Liberty"
her new play, Nobody knows vet ouita
what her role will be- but it is not so EASY
TO make secret Of the fit of costume.
Inc self.sacrlficing wife Of the hero will
appear, let me whisper to you, in the camp
OF the French army during the Franco
russian war IN a short petticoat of fine
scarlet cloth, with overdress of blue caught
up by scarlet ribbons. There is a close
hitting bodice Of blue with laced vest of
scarlet, white null neckerchief and apron.
ana long, yellow braids, tied at the ends
with scarlet ribbons. Add a white muslin
cap LOT the mead, scarlet and black stock
lhgs, rose III the hand and a tall, flexible
hgure and you have, if not, and idea of how
she acts, at least Ola much more import
ant matter-w herewith she will be clothed
:, IL Emma Abbott stands at the head of
Sne operate profession in that she paid
S4'ooO Tor single gown, she is not likely to
!ose her proud eninence through any lack
IN n. the costuming of "Ernanin "Don
Gl9Vanl" and Romeo and Juliet.n three
oI her new operas. 4 ball dress designed
LOT Juliet" is an exquisite Venetian cloth of
siIVef' worked all over in silver, also with
wonderful raised embroidery. 1t is cut
partially decolete to show the throat and
ehe sleeves are wide and long, opening from
ne TI4 shoulder, to show the inside of the arm.
1nan visitor was shown into her hotel
apaitnlent she wore widows weeds, but
sPlead upon the bed and chair were gown
vi SILVER cloth embroidered with pearls.
so@h OF brilliantly colored gauzs woven
WIN gold, a gown of fawn color
anu cream, yellow bird of paradise bro
oeue With black lace, three or four dresses
W "hlte crepe, white null and daintily
embroidered India muslin, pale salmon
ptaA SIX and tulle, pale rose-pink silk and
1tuer creations" od infTitu1n. Miss
11n1oOott says she was never in better voice.
aAe Jays have long gone by since she was
pced to make her first appearance in
'5" DIX before lot of musical critics in
- having room and ran away not daring
w. lace them, thereby discomfting Jenny
June and ether cOrraqpprfdnrtS Who ha1