Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

fnances) for one to go to the thester. There
no great celebrities in New York yet but what
they lack in art they make up in good clothes
and scenic effects. Cora Tanner is starring in
Zone Error centre mons, however, there are
several of them in Cora's dramatic makeup.
Her gowns are superb and 1 am going to tell
about them, you men may as well lay this
letter down and read about "Hogg and HON.
my l notice you never get tired of that.
We do. Cora tanners gowns are ever so much
Now, I'm going straight through the play and
describe every dress There were four acts and
about six scenes, and the gowns counted
by scenes. No frst-class actress is going
TO let that curtain come up or those shift-scenes
open on the same gown twice. Ahem
/. The gown is that of young girl not yet
married The material is cream satin with
damask figures on it; the skirt is straight. plain
and scsnt-showng off Cora's igare, which is
fit for Greek goddess-and has heavy pattern
embroidered in gold and pearls, rising from the
hem. The simple bodice has open-work
collar Of gold, very high, but not so faring as
an Elizabethan. (She is courted in this gown.
q A carriage dress of deep red silk with
petticoat and Frightening touches of shrimp
pink. The skirt is pannelled in open-work
passamenterie OF the two shades. The bodice is
full and fastens at some invisible juncture, Civ
ing the effect of seamless basque. With this
gown goes hat which is triumph. A brim OF
gold colored straw, a wreath of deep red velvet
roses, bunch of shrimp pink tips. In this
gown she is a wife and mother, and sings to her
baby, scolds the nurse, and snubs her husband
ssiust as natural as life.'
B. A dinner gown of crepe de chine and velvet.
The skirt and train of pea-green crepe de
chine, embroidered in roses of natural colors
with glowing topaz hearts. The bodice is OF
spple-green velvet. with high pulled shoulders
and short pulled null sleeves. (In this gown
she snubs her husband again-and he deserved
1t too-a mean old jealous thing who entrapped
her into marrying him By telling lies to separate
her and her true lover.
T. demi toilet of pink crepe de chine; and
right here let me say that this material is the
very prettiest, softest, most graceful, daintiest
goods woman can wear, beside which stiff
trf,r- NSNl, l<11-
solutely barbarous. If were Miss Helen Gould
would buy up the market on crepe de chine,
and never wear ANYTHING else. No wouldn't
either, for Helen Gou,d has not pretty figure,
and crepe de chine and bones don't GO well to-
gether But was telling you about that pink
demi-toiet- 1t has no sleeves at all, this lovely
robe but instead great diaphanous angel wings
of the crepe, falling from the tip of the shoulder
to the hem of the skirt, beneath which the bare
white arms CLEAN like alabaster. There is a
high collar, a zouave jacket and cestus and
belt OF heavy embroidery in Turquoise and steel,
upon red velvet. In this gown Miss Tanner
wore diamonds and torquoises, found out what
trick her villainous old husband had played
her. and denounced him like queen her 1.-THE
limbs, white arms. accusing eyes and pink
draperies making things lively for him.O
s. Is an exquisite thing, negligee in yellow
SIS soft and fine and clinging as baby's golden
curls. The sleeves seem to have been cut to
reach the floor and then gathered up to the ell bow
with band. The under gown is of rich black
and gold, at each side of the front, gold scroll
of collar holding the yellow goods in long
lin this gown, Miss Tanner, with her blonde
curls, big blue eyes and general infantile loveli
ness, looks like tall sweet buttercup. She
KNOWS all, - poor thing, and hates her hus-
band. and despises herself and loves her poor
exiled mistrea,ed noble lover, with dignity
and pathos perfe tly heart-rending)
g. II told you there'd be about six is a mag
niicent travelling gown, genuine Redfern. in
Turquoise blue cloth embroidered in dark blue
and white. The skirt seems to have no seams
and no tuIlness anywhere but to fit the faultless
hip and limbs like glove. There is demi-
train (the --latest in street and travelling
dresses) and the nattiest little shoulder cape
made with a sort of skeleton belt and armholes
to keep it in place. lined with white satin, and
may be either fastened at the front or left to
hang like truly Spanish cape. The model is
one which has hitherto been reserved by its
loyal inventor for royalty alone. Nothing is too
good for Americai As '.Mr. Packer of Chi
cago'' In this play says. "We can't be beat"
In another scene the muchly- moneyed and
obdurate .'Mr. Packer OF Chicago" is besieged
by q love smitten and very much ii led German
for the hand (and bank-stock,) Of his charming
daughter Alberta" In vain the German be-
slows his titles and bad English. Packer is
stone, Finally in a more conversational after
dinner frame Of mind, Mr.. Packer condescends
to inquire il the grand duke knows anything
about America. "Yaas," confesses the would
be Chicagiano.
s.Mr Packer''-Hemi Did you ever hear of
Chicago?
Grand Duke-Grinning like piano whose lid
won't quite shut down. ''Chi-car-goi Oh,
ya-ya. mein trent, Chi car-goi Dat great beeg
citee of America, vat was SO ferry much beeger
as Moo Yor-ruk dat eet got der Worlds Fair
Mr.. Packer falling over two chairs to get