Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-23

caliph's entrance in the first act are
an expensive escort. They are twelve
in number and wear white silk tights
heavily loaded with spangies OF wnile
metal silver plated; white SATIN skirts
covered with silver sequins; silk waists
with pile spangles tapping over eaeh
other like fish scales: long sleeves Oh
soft white silk showered with silver
spangles: helmets curtained with the
same; silver shields and spears. There
is on each costume $50 worth OF
spangles. SIS worth of sequins, eight
yards of satin at 81 per yard, tights
SIS, silk IS; add the shields and speais
and tne workmanship in the making
and each costume win foot up fully
800
The forty thieves represent a large
expense in their dresses. The nine
officers wear silk plush stamped for
waists and trunks, $50 each silk
tights, SO: silk plush cloaks, 500; armor
helmets shields and spears, SIS; total,
with cost of making, 1885, each. The
res. OF the thieves are costumed at
an expense of about $95 each and ABB
dahhah's. the captain, costume figures
at $500.
The light-blue sailor costumes worn
by sixteen girls in the fourth act cost
about $40 each, divided up among silk
tights, cashmere dress silk sash, white
cloth collar and cuffs and blue satin
shoes.
The thirty-six dresses of the dancing
girls in the oriental ballet of the cave
scene consist OF brocaded satin plush,
silk crepe, silk chiffon, silk tights. 80
each; silk Jerseys at Sc each; spangles
costing $3.50 per pound at wholesale;
jewels; wigs, $15 to $40 each; fans,
swords, armlets, bracelets, serpents,
drums, cymbals, etc. The total cost OF
this ballet is not far short of $4,000.
About 800 different wigs, costing an
average of $25 each, are required for
the entire company $500 for false
hair.
Ganems costume OF red silk tights,
heavy brocaded satin coat and trunks,
white silk shirt, lace front and collar,
brocade hat with white ostrich piumes,
satin shoes, etc, cost SIS.
The caliph's dress in the first act,
an elaborate affair Of silk. satin, and
plush cost SIS. Messrs. Burke, Dunn,
Honey, and the rest of the dozen or
so comedians are dressed at an ex-
pense of about $50 each,
The lovely Zamora wears about 500
worth of silk tights, silk of various
textures, brocadsd satin, gold lace,
spangles, pompons, and beautiful
white dove for her head dress.
Nicotinas stunning suit of golden
brown satin boomers with sailor hat,
I Roman sash, knicherbockers, shirt,
collar and euffs-a new woman" rig
of the most ultra style-was designed
and made by herself at cost Of $500.
The peerless Morgiana is gotten up
in $125 worth of silk striped crepe de
chine, silk gauze velvet, white satin,
pink silk tights, lace spangled trousers,
pearls and silver beads, gold spangle
balls, and head dress of white feathers.
The dashing, brilliant hero, Ali
Eaba, after his successful raid on the
robbers cave, is able to indulge In a
superb suit of clothes, costing over
$200 1t is composed of satin shoes,
made to order. at SIS; tights, $40.
bodice, cloak and trunks of yellow sa-
tin duchesse at So per yard, in all
twelve yards; brown silk plush cape
lined with soft brown silk hat
plumes, jewels gold lace. gold spangle
balls, etc.
For the big crowd of chorus girls
and supernumeraries a vast amount Of
cashmere, Brussels, net, velvet, gold
lace. muslin and cloth Of various tex
lures is needed in providing their cos
tunes. besides the shoes, slippers, hats,
helmets weapons and host of odd
helmets, weapons and host of odds
and ends, all costing a lot of money
for materials and all an immense
amount of skilled labor in the making.
So, when everything is footed up, the
estimated total of $4,000 is pretty well
accounted for