Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27
WITH FEMININE EYES.
Fannie Edgar Thomas Tells All About
Some Wonderful Stage Costumes.
The Lily Advanced to the Floral Post of Honor.
The BQSes at the Theaters Are Tn
interesting.
Minneapolis Tribune.


rbe7, Minneapolis Tribune.
II have been to see Cleopatra. ''Solo-
mon in all'his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. - / think had better first
designate the general character of the
Cleopatra costuming, and how it differs
from the present Greek, Roman and
French draping, then you viii know
what / am talking about. In the Slim
ness, wilIowness and the amount of at
tention called to the female form just as
it appeared to Adam before the use of
fig leaves, there is quite a similarity. In
the syllables of the form over which the
accent IS placed by certain portions of
attire, and in the neaTuess of approach
to the original Evening costume origi-
mated in Paradise, Mrs. Potter 5 dressing
as an Egyptian princess Is quite a length
ahead of that of the ordinary belle of
1889.
The wide belt under the aTmpits is the
badge of the empire. The loin sash worn
where Sarah Bernhardt hangs her belt is
the chief characteristic of the attire of
the daughters Of the Nile.
This sash extending from the small of
the back 10 half way the knees behind
caught about half way the knees in front
thence hanging TO the feet, wide belt or
girdle not above or below but across the
bust, q long plain fish-net skirt (more or
lessl and serpentine coil effect on the
arms from wrist to shoulder are the feat
ures of the Egyptian suit. These, vary
ing in materials and color only, form the
costuming of Mrs. James Brown Potter
in - Antony and Cleopatra. -
This in be" first appearance, stepping
off her barge at Alexandria, IS a study
in cream and yellow. Light creamy
tissue makes the underskirt. Over this
is draped two little paniers of satin,
about the re of a handkerchief each
over the hips and a long satin train. The
filmy stuff makes sort of loose waist
gathered across the collar bone part of
the chest, Mrs. Potter's favorite mode of
decollete.
Over this, folds of yellow silk, by an
ingenious complication, form both the
belt aud sash 1t is first passed across
the bust, crossed behind, is fastened
kaffir fashion and falls to the feet, the
perfection of negligent and graceful
abandOn.3
The upper chest is draped in strings of
white and yellow stones, and coils of the
same pass IL barber pole fashion on from
shoulders to wrists. The beautiful bronze
hair passes under the Egyptian bonnet of
gold scales and bushes out about the neck
and shoulders after the fashion of Phar-
aoh : daughter and her maids i'll the old
picture The crown shaped diadem of
the sacred asp passes underneath and
terminates in front in a point and star of
brilliants.
The fine bronze silk shades the low,
broad brow and languorous eyes. The
exquisite mouth has sensuous lines, a fine
straight nose completes the picture of
this Cleopatra, and the whole is set in a
face of delicate Inning and warm, peachy
coiorinE The neck is long and liable 10
sudden little breaks in the general grace
fulBess Of movement, somewhat harmful
10 the best effect.
The light draperies never for an instant
hang IN straight line an inch long The
whole is a constant succession of writh-
ing compound curves, longer than Beru-
hardt 5, and more rounded and graceful,
but also more monotonous and with
out trace of appealingness IN
their unrestrained Abandonment, which
m;lrks the movement of the French ira
gedienne. The second costume is a pale
e, andAghlte .SS,Ish sash Of old rose