The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-28

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Drew and his gifted company. AS usual,
the actresses were well and stylshly
gowned. for they know by experience that
San Francisco audience is we'll able to
criticize every toilette from bonnet to
shoes.
In the first act Maud Adams in an even
ing frock of black looked touchlngly sweet
and fragile. Beautiful EN- broidery adorned
the bodice, and produced the effect of large
sapphires strewn over the black chiffon.
The loose front most admirably suited the
wearer's slender figure and the dark velvet
skirt hung to perfection.
The next time we see this little actress
she wears very handsome cape of rich
purplish velvet. Her hat is large black
one with black ostrich plumes and here
and there crimson rose. When she re-
moved her hat and cape dainty gown was
revealed OF a plnkish poplin. The bodice
was covered with pink mousseline de sole;
fold after fold of it produced excellent re-
suits, and the sleeves were models of the
coming style. They were OF the poplin,
which fitted the arm closely, and over it
was the mousseline. This was rucked all
the way up the arm until the shoulder was
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banded into a small puff. But most chic of
all was the last gown in which she APP
peared ready for q dinner party. The
skirt was of heavy creamY-white satin;
over the back widths was a fight
Of silvery butterflies. The bodice was
OF orange satin with moderate sleeves.
She carried great bunch of white
sweetpeas. About Maud Adams I
especially noted how excellent were her
sleeves and gloves, and her hair was most
becomingly dressed. Her skirts were so
well cut and hung that. although of nine
or ten cores, they gave her the necessary
air of slenderness now so fashionable.
Miss Annie Irish is a stylish woman,
but she was always at her best in full
evening dress, ana in the esquire of
DANES" her dinner gown was highly
satisfactory, being of rich pale-green
silk, which was covered with quaint,
artistic figures in an odd bluish-green
shade.
The bodice was. Of a plain green silk
completely covered with mousseline de
sole beautifully embroidered in silver.
The mousseline was put on very full; the
sleeves were medium. Her fan, in white
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to have been especially designed to suit
the toilette. In her gown of soft pinkish
cast she is not half so stylish, but with it
she wears a stunning bit of a bonnet of
grass green straw over which pink roses
nod in artistic confusion.
What well-grown fresh-looking woman
Ethel Barrymore is. She wore in the
first act a sweet gown which might be
used as model for girls summer even
ing dress. The skirt was of white organdie;
four ruffles composed it, on each of which
we're three narrow rows of creamy
Y alenciennes lace. The bodice was most
gracefully draped and the foundation for
the gown was of white taffeta. A few rich
crimson roses here and there gave a well
come touch in color.
In the next scene her toilette of coarse
brown canvas was excellent. The skirt
was full and absolutely unadorned, being
simply bound with black, and this touch
of black appeared in quaint sort of little
jacket, which was of the canvas bound
with black and stitched with an outline
figure in white. 1t was lined with a shot
greenish blue silk and was worn over a
blouse waist of wonderfully fine organdie,
which has many lines of fine Valenciennes
insertion. AS the curtain falls Ethel is
robed in a dinner gown with skirt of old
rose pink satin and a bodice of creamy
white chiffon and lace, about which is in
troduced a touch of pistache green.
In one sceEe the effect of the Western
girls costume is somewhat spoiled by her
gloves of long black suede being decidedly
the worse for wear, but then her hats were
quite lovely; not one was overloaded and
all were becoming.
Gladys Wallis was a winsome maiden IN
her really lovely and simple frocks of Or
CANDY. One was covered with pink bios
SONS on a white ground. Soft falls of lace
and ribbons added to its charms. and it
was made in a manner suitable for girl
of fifteen, and from 1t many maidens
might learn lesson, as most of them will
not rest content until arrayed in dress
quite suitable for their sisters, who may
be ten years their seniors.
Gladys is a picture in her white gown
with Irish point, under the insertions and
ed gings of which were introduced blue
satin ribbons. and baby ribbons were
abundant on the dear little waist. So you
see had reason to enjoy the bright play
and the costumes as well. Among the
gowns in the audience l observed that, as
has been usual for the past few seasons,
there was an epidemic of light bodices and
black silk or satin skirts. Of course the
skirts you know all about, and many of
them have done long and faithful service.
but some of the bodices were exceptionally
good. One of heavy white corded silk had
a brocade design over it of grape leaves
and deep pointed collar Of black velvet
edged with a steel and crystal passe-
mentede.
The sleeves had been diminished but
slightly in dimensions. An artistic crea-
ton was OF white silk crepe over white
silk The crepe was covered with pale and
dark violets and looked as though the
pattern might have been drawn by one OF
the sprites in a Midsummer Nights
Dream" Insertions and real lace made
it still more lovely. Soft folds of white
completed 1t at the neck, and the sleeves
were the very latest.
The handsomest bonnet in the house
rested on the beautiful and abundant
snow white hair of a very handsome