The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-01-08
1T WAS GRAND.
Mrs. oreyIook Tells Her Hubby All
About the Play.

Detroit Free Press "Was the play
good, my dear2" asked Mr.. GreylocE
the other night after his wife had
come horne from the theatre, where
she had been with some friends.
"Good?" cried little Mrs. Greylock,
enthusiastically. at WIS just grand
Mortimer 1t was lovely play, and
the dressesl In the FIRST act she wore
Que OF the most bewilderingly boauti.
full things / ever saw in all moral life
"a pale apple'green skirt, brocaded
in The sweetest shade oil PINK, with Il
perfectly magnificent train Oh"
"Was her acting gcod?'
heavy silver brocade with
out a particle OF trimming on it
but the waist was trimmed all owe
with something couldn't make Out,
although / strained my eyes trying t.
all the time she was on the stage. j
was an evening dress, and when she
first come on she had on"
"But was she any good as an ac-
tress?"
"My dear, please don't interrupt
an opera cloak of soft pink plush
lined with apple green satin, with the
loveliest fringe, with seed pearls shin.
ing in it and"
But tell me about the acting"
"Thtn in the second act she wore
the most magnificent bridal costum,
! ever laid my eyes on-a heavy, shin
ing, ivory satin, with the most i'm
mense court train and yards and
yards Of the lovelies: Brussels lace
The whole front of the dress was on,
mass OF tiny Aounces of real lace anc
down in the sides thore were cascade
81 the lace and pearls passementerit
while ut the back"
"But the play, my dear, /"
and the sleeves Of the dress wer,
Of the lace, and they hung clear tn tn,
ground, away from the arm you know
] never saw anything like it hefor'
and can't begin to describe it T.
you, but it was p rfectly-"
"You need not try to describe any
more of it, my dear I'd rather hea'
about"
"Then in the next act she came on
in the most exquisite thiug-a Lowell
shade OF rose pink silk, mad, with
sweeping train over a petticoat q
Turkish embroidery that en-
broidery was too sweet 1t was in 81
sorts OF sof :, delicate tints, and at tb.
bottom there was a rich fringe, full,
half yard wide, falling over a broac
band OF pink plush, and she wore will
the dress a."
"Come, come, my dear, have don
with her gowns and"
Yes, yes, l am dsne with he
gowns, but ] was going to tell y1r
about her jewels. With the pink dres
she wore perfectly gorgeous dia
mond necklace, with a huge star pen
dant, while glittering crecent shon
in her hair and spray of damon,
leaves shone among tie lace at be
cuIsage, and in her ears she had
81 don't care a continental what sh
had in her ears--don't care mucl
whether she had any ears at all o
not. Can she act? That's what
would like to know"
"Act? OF course she can act.
never saw a woman more perfect
self-posessed than she was before thu
great audience. She never arose awk
ardly single time, and never a
@any one manage a train more grace
fully than she managed hers; and j
the fourth act her train was immens,
1t was OF the heavi,s st Lyons velve
with front of netted silk so heavil
cited that it jingled when she walked
and she wore with it the heaviest an
loveliest girdle of jet ever saw, an
she'd ostrich tips in her hair and he
arms were bare. Shed beautiful arm
too, and"
AT least tell me what the play was
Diamonds on her wrists and on
velvet band around her throat, an
oh, the play, did you ask?'
Eyes, what was the play?"
"Why, it vast was--now, let n
sec--what was the play? Strange,
remember seeing it on the--run dow
stairs and get my muff. dear, an
you'll find programme in it. rea
~ don't remember just what II
name Of the play was