New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-07
AT THE FRENCH THEATRES.
EXQUISITE GOWNS. "ALTOGETHER
FRENCH" SEEN IN THE NEW
PLAY, "LEvASION."
ONE COSTUME OF RosE-TINTED BEIGE CLOTH
ANOTHER OF srLvER-GRAY GLAcE TAF-
FETA AND THIRD OF BRIGHT
HELIOTROPE.

FErA AND THIRD OF BRIGHT
HELIoTRoPE.
Altogether French" is the new play Of 'L'Eva-
sion'' by NJ Brieux produced at the Coincide Fran
caise French" in the morbid plot and pseudo senti-
ment which always sounds so exaggerated and I'M
real to Anglo Saxon ears: but. better still. and
what. condones the letterpress-French In the ex-
Quisite gowns OF the women. and the Incompatible
grace OF the acting. play where the son OF a
suicide and the daughter Of lunatic struggle
against conviction Of heredity In the very latest
fashionable toilettes.
In the first act Mile. Reichemberg appears In
lovely gown Of silver-gray glace taffeta. The
skirt and bodice are both accordion-peated. and
into both inserted horizontally. wide bands OF
white cluny lace. about three and one-half inches
in width. On the skirt there three Of these
bands the first about eight inches from the hem.
and the top about six inches from the waist.
the third being equal distance from both In the
centre.
The belt worn with this gown Is OF rococo work.
the chief stones being turquoises and the collar Is
Of turquoise blue velvet and cluny lace. The bodice
was two bands OF the insertion. one forming sort
Of yoke and the other passing under the arms
A 1abot diminishing to a point Of blue velvet and
cluny lace hangs from the collar the left side;
a small three-cornered black hat. with gray velvet
crown, embroidered with steel. and aigrette OF
white plumes. is worn with this costume.
In the same act Mile Lara wears most fetching
made with panels the sides. embroidered with
gray chenille and steel. The bodice is a short
bolero. the fronts hanging in boxpleats from the
shoulders and very much embroidered the centre
being filed in with double fall Of -colored
lace The high draped belt is Of gray Liberty satin
n finishing touch to the whole being given by gray
kid slippers with old silver buckles. Mile. Nancy
Martes very striking toilette is Of a bright shade
of heotrope Tho skirt is Of cloth. embroidered
all over In bold Japanese style with purple
flowers and stalks and leaves The bodice Of hell
otropc velvet is Of the ever-popular bolero cut
tight fitting and turned back with coat revers the
squared upper Of cloth embroidered like the
skirt and the lower and smaller ones OF the vel
vet These are laced together by a E1auve chenille
cord. The front is filled In by cloudy arrange
ment Of white tule. and the wide fitted belt Is OF
draped white satin. The sleeves are cut open on
the inner side OF the shoulders and filled in with
white satin, which Is laced over with mauve
chenille and have a deep fall Of lace over the hand.
The collar Is medici Of heliotrope velvet filled In
with ruche OF lace.
The hat is very chic" The wide brim Is COM
posed entirely of violets, with crown Of yiolets
and pink roses and huge curling mauve brd o.
paradise one side 49,
In the way OF evening gowns in this play. one
really superb 1t was of white Liberty velvet. coy,
bits OF rose coral and silver pailettcs. The Skin,
was hung in graduated accordion peats. which
~ The draped bodice was cut very low. with LONG
tight sleeves cut high on the shoulders where they
were finished with a bouilonee Of rosecolored vel
and lace The same trimming extended across
the front mt o of bbo on OF rse on dn
and a knot Of the same assorted ribbon ornamented
Mile. Laras costume was pretty confection OF
rose-colored Liberty satin embroidered with gold.
the waist being gathered hls
ruche of rose-color'd tulle edged the front and
81 the sboude. On the left side the
shoulders a large garniture OF la France roses
A jabot OF tue fastened on the left side OF
the neck by a beautiful, diamond and pearl pin
OTHER PRETTy COSTUMES
In the little operet.A at the Bouffes Pahsiens
there are some equally charming new tolettes. A
little outiny froc OF white serge which would MAZE
a pretty model for a next summers yachting cos
tune has bo.sro cut very shor. and open with
squared sailor collar. Tho front was filled In win
a coaress, tshthting dckey or vest made mad WIN WIN
being w t gold an oar T ss he
Sleeves s Which stand on, on the shoulders
then gathered TO fl the arm are cut on C at inc
The boero jacket and the sailor collar are Dor
| frogs" OF the same on either side
be N; taken from that Of Mile. Galois. in Act A.
waist smp,e little sleeveless short sacque in
in the neck and gathered in folds and fastened
G Gberv satin draped belt Of the same combining
the funess at the waist This ln So sSs
|
w;,hout a collar The shoulders covered with
| eatnered epaulette. or frill of lace. ana the
sleeves are long and tight. with It'll OF lace al
the wrist 1890 =, .Xs =.
The skirt is very little gored. and Is gathered at
tho waist II is trimmed at the bottom with large
diamond shaped squares Of insertion 'let in. .
| Two other gowns undoubtedly show what Will 20
the prevailing way OF making new bodces this
summer One has the waist covered with nve
| rroups OF fine tucks and rufles-frst three tucks
| and a ruffie then three more tucks and ruhie
| and so on to the waist. a. .
| The other has simply tucks-one overlapping the
| other from the neck to the waist-of contrasting
materials White and pink muslin, for instance
| would be charming.