The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
Mrs.
Bradley
Marlin
G2ue.

the subject? I'm about as full dress as
poor 10 can be expected TO be. I've wan
pun to burn and fringe all over me. So
II you can translate de rigeur' into Mar
raBansett, assure you I'm that very
thing"
Have you chaps heard about Rupert
and his poniard?" asked the Incroyable.
Heard he'd been looking for one for
three weeks to match his belt" said the
king.
We'll, he found It. and now he wishes
he hadn't. Tried on his costume yester-
day. rugged the dagger littese too low.
trying to show his admiring family how
easy he was III his costume. sank back
on divan and encountered the point Of the
dagger, where it didn't do great deal of
harm, but was very painful. Docton won't
let him come tonight. and he's out $3.50
for his costume"
downstairs. Who loves me follows me.
Is my wig on straight" and the king
strobe magnificently forth upon his ca
reer.
81 begin to feel as II I'd paid an
admission" said one of the women guests
as she turned about and started upstairs
again after half an hours wandering.
There's nobody here to say How ID ye- do
to. and there's so much to see that it's Just
like an exhibition"
Not all Of the costumes at the Bradley
Martin ball last night were as expensive as
people might have been led to believe says
the sun. One man who went as a French
courter paid only SIS for the use OF his
costume. and 1T was an entirely fresh suit
which never had been worn before. The
eos tuner who rented it made up the dress
after the wearer's own ideas, and it WAS
carefully fitted to him. Another guest at
the ball wore an early Eighteenth century
dress. which she made with the assistance
of a seamstress. and the entire expense is
placed by her at $50. 1t was an English
dress of the period and its beauty came
from the effectively contrasted colors OF
the stuifs. which were simple and old
fashioned and covered with punches of
flowers. There were other toilets there
that involved no greater outlay, and some
were lent by artists and collectors
Here are some hits from the Worlds de-
scription: More thlr a hundred men APP
! pearcd as courtie1s OF Louis XIV. Nearly all
of them said that really they We're CARRIED
as King Louis, but 1t looked badly to have
so many kings.
There were only kings, queens, princes.
princesses, courtiers, and ladies' OF honor
10 be seen, with now and then another cos
tune that looked very strange, but the
great people were yearly all French.
There were fifty Marie Antolnettes and 1t
was painful to contemplate the future of all
these young women who were to lose their
heads.
There were ten Nine. de Pompadour,
eight Nine. de Mainienon, three or four de
Ia Valieres and the cyncs wondered If
their impersonators knew their history.
There were Two or three GATHERINGS of Rus
STA
There was no Racine, no Mailiere, no
Charlotte Corday, no Nine de Stael The
artists, the poets. the literateu were all
neglected. They must needs have royalty
and rank. There were only few English
costumes and scarcs fifty American ones in
the whole 100
Here are few costumes Mrs. Winslow
had the audacity to appear as an Arab
shelk, stunning. effective and pictur-
esque garb, made the fops and beaux seem
like Weddings. And Herman Oelrichs was
Burgomaster, which showed that he ap-
preclated the fitness OF things.
r. G. Willing was truly American as an
Indian chief. aud there was a Pocahontas
to keen him company, so the aboriginal
American was not entirely neglected.
There were three George Washingtons
and one Benjamin Franklin amid nearly
100 Louis Filteenths.
The most effective costume was not thai
of France. Ii was that OF Titians daugh-
ter. and was worn by Mrs. George b, De
Forrest Her hair. like FURNISHED copper
hing down in hraids and reached nearly to
Inc floor over q mantle OF clotn OF gold,
and her dress was all yellow and gold.
II was perfectly astonishing how Mrs.
Astor managed to find place Tor so many
jewels They covered her hke cuirass'
She wore the costume of Venetian lady,
exactly as she was painted by Carolus Du-
ran. ever SO many years ago. 1t was OF
dark blue velvet,
But how could any one expect TO see a
gown when It was laden with 100000 worth
Of diamonds?
This is the SUMS description of Mrs
Bradley Martins gown; Mrs. Bradley
Martin wore an early Marie Stuart dress
the bodice and stomaeher of old rose
sparkling with diamonds. a snort over
skirt of black velvet The skirt of the
same material was caught up at the left
side over petticoat Of old rose brocade,
trimmed with silver lace, with diamond
and pcarl brooch. The sleeves Of her bodice
were of black velvet She wore her hair
pompadour, and crown of jewels, ROW
upon row Of diamonds hung from her neck.
making a magnificent hanging net Of
Jewels. Mr.. Bradley Martin wore costume
OF pink satin of the time ~ Louis XVI
fall OF lace and ieweled rapier ana buckles.
MUNKACZY,s ROMANCE.