The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
THE FROCK'S THE THING.
WONDERFUL GOWNS WHICH
PRANK ON THE STAGE.

PRANK ON THE STAGE.
To Act or Not to Act Makes Little
MATERIAL Eyes Are on the Cos
tumes-Aets Be Dramatic Critics
AID Sharpen Pencils Not on Ca
miles or Portals Art, but on Their
Gowns
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NEW YoRK, NAV 11.-Why not an
astronomer Star-gazing is worthy occu
patton, and scientific star-gaztng has been
brought within the range of the most
limited feminine intellects since Messrs.
Wheeler, Dithma-, Winter and other
astronomical discoverers announced the
fact that the fixed stars shine with the
sparkle Of diamonds, that the comets draw
after them streams Of ribbons. and that
the Milky Way through a properly con-
strnctei telescope resolves itself into moon
tulle, gemmed with pearls. II all the
theatric heavens he only problems worthy
the astronomers consideration relate to the
millinery constitution of the light emitted
by Dla e's and suns. Nobody can act, such
is the modern dict m, no ody can write a
play, nobody cares to listen to an iatelh-
gently constructed play; the frock's the
tLing.
Every ar yearns to glow magnificently
in the gowns IF the Lady of the Camelias
seen through a g of tears. Kathryn
Kid lsr keeps Camille" on her dressing
table and st d es it the French morning
and e'ening. Mrs. George Gould, waen
she was only e it'll Kingdom led to sit up
nights planning ravishing combinations for
the dressing gown il which the frail, re-
pen ant type of Pa isienne grace and folly
49, L. lac ~ .Ix Ill
in the piquantly graDhiG language of me.
ia Hading, 'Ie petgnoir ddgonie." Little
Kitty Oh. a ha n went so far as to lay out
the first two months wages she earned on
tle Stage buving white crepe AMI Varen-
cienneS lace to embody her idea Of that same
nag iyee of dissolution, and has spent a z cd
share of her leisure all W inter- practisi lg,
the ssclusion of her ow violet and W lite
bed m, thus enrobed, the dlasolving
throes.
To compare, as a devoted star gazsr
should. three twinkling orbs now alb we the
horiz IN. Mrs. Potter is the latest Camille"
she is tall d slender and simmons gray
STAN ed vsvet il &C, one. W tie mou So
ne de sole ia Is in wide, soft frilli about
the 10 c)rsage a ID Grapes the front of the
skirt. Thsre Is broad pink rihb N Gifted
from the waist to t e lef5 shoulder and
train. Soft AMETHYST lampas, o fro It
dra ed, the sides open to show q petite Iat
g lbroiderel in silver, was Nine. Hading'S
corresponding go IN. TIE sleeves were II
silver embroide y. Clara Morri has bseu
wearing this wi tier a ay aud 81 yer
b Ocad dress " tn a touch of med Bval
nc ,u"e queues in the first act of "Canlill )"
but Mi n ris' gown, the dra ma ic critic
must allow, an unit as CO mp red with those
Of e Fenchwoman and "OIr G 'ra." to
very little nie ID. She dos not h them
like R PSI Ia Vokes out Of the rag bag. but
she never buys more than three ,stumes,
of en- not m re than on =, from Wor h il a
seas >. and cannot b. recko led millinery
light of tue first MAGNITUDE.
In this eoInd act Mrs. Pc ter wears a
house cow Of MORE striped in blue a d
green-She has &c US enou h t. X 10 that
gree II her best col with green bea1el
ne to form tne loos4 front and wide ss n Of
black MORE. Toe BLACK velvet ope a cloak
Win lining OF white A lgora goat 10 which
makes her exit with { 10 c )un de Var
vile is one Of tn most CO thy things Of its
so ever exhibited ION any sta e." and
quite outs ines the more modest ma tile of
the changing huss on the pigeol's breast
and the pic. ure q 10 hood, border ,6 with a
lex ruche, I'm er which Nine. Hadlug hid
a L luis XIV. e wn all to DIR, ross-c >lored
satin wit delicate greel trimmings Of
silken fringe and pasSemeatrie.
Mrs. Potter does not look well in act
three. She cannot wear a rustic dress,
even if she al ,ws yell wv silk girdle, and
yoke and slseves If white lace TO make
dai ty her brown batiste cow. Hr fe
do OF bear tue emphasis thrown on them
by russell leather loeS. Thsy are long a I'd
awkwa d. like her arms. N.ver did
Camille" wear So many ca n,lias as does
NJ S P Dtter in the ballr >om seem. They
trail over her, and their green leaves
simmer. Waits satin, cut lower Oh the
body than the famous Cleopatra exp ri
me It, aud pearls bigger than tnoss in the
Princess Of Wales famous necklace, do
their best to captivats, bu5 CT not please
the sta -gazsr as did the exquisitely 81 u
pie if costly, white Mschlin lace a1d dia-
monds of Nine. Hading.
But the peignoir d'dgonie. Cora dies in
cingi white crepe, cut DIrectoire, under
black shmere roba Nine. Hadin died
in white crepe with wide sleeves slls q
with Valencienne, Over III S was loose
mantle Of ivory white vigogue lined with
cream satin. A boa of sable fur was le
curious accompaniment Cara Morris ex-
pires in a white lace negliges run with white
ribbons. Cora is the more gorg aous, Mime.
Hading was the m IRE subtly pleasing.
Julia Mario te, he CO ming Mary Ander-
son. h not realizing sense Of the vital
inheritance of gowns. When she plays
Viola" in Twelfth Night" she wears the
boys costume to the end. She reminds one
of talk between tvs theatrical folk
aprop IS Of a nlay said to have been offe ell
t Marie Nevin Blaine recentl :
at wo u CO." lad ths knowing one. "In
all four acts there's ba-elya Gu Ince for a
single change OF Cow ~. Take Mills
now. there's play for you. 'M'liss' is the
chi of the Sier as, then she mes TO NV
Y rk, and do 7 sue p 1t on the style A
woman don't have any show at all unless
she can wear goAns"
NJ RE wainwright is more worldly wise.
She has had skirts mad for the wi dup to
"ViIla." Ha hilton Bell des Is her c)s-
tum IS. TIL xvi Ia" dress is deep red vel
vet robe, VITA hanging sleeves, tri nun d
with gold embroidery and 10 lss front of
turquoi velvet fastened bv z Id clasps A
gauze veil is wrap e about TIE head and
falls on t lie sh ul ers.
Julil Marlowe's boys costume for the
rart is Of pink blue and fawn, vita an occa-
sional thread of goli Marie Wainwright
will wear in her coming p essntati IN JACKET,
vest and ga ters Of white cloth gold n
bro red, sleeve-i led with blue silk, short
white irt, eastern sash and gold-nll
sabre a scabhar of ivory.
Mrs La lgtry sacrificed Appearances gal
lantly in the much desc ibel Lady Mac
beth unes. She is lr better looKi z
woman il Lady Clanca-ty," tae wns
for which have recently besn renewed for
her spring travelling season. As th wife I
the Irish JAc)bite lord she alightS from her
be pired c>aol at &c do Of che SmuSglers'
hut i a a seventeenth ce tury costu ne Of