The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-04
GORGEOUS GOWNS.
They Enhance the Beauty Of Miss
Francis, Now at KeIth's.


| can Kick up
| Everywhere l go this week. I hear
| some man talking about the Oriental
beauty" OF Adele Francis, who supports
! Wright Huntington i'm his vaudeville
SIX tch. THE stolen Kiss and be.
tween their rawlings over her charms
and their apparent envy Of the actor.
they do say some mighty foolish. and
even silly. things.
And what a whirr of excitement a
handsomely gowned actr IS can arouse
! among her own sex
| When ,some extraVagant masculine
superlatIve does not strike my ears re-
garding Miss Francis beauty,I am sure
10 hear some equally enthusiastic FEM
| mime comment on the gorgeousness
cost and beauty OF her stage costume:
and sometimes combination Of The
| two strikes both ears al once.
And with thse two elements in it's
! favor. to say nothing of the jealousy of
| other actors who have booked I'm vain
| for a really striking stage beauty who
| at the same time was an accomplished
actress II is Difficult, indeed 20 see how
Ne
thing but a success everywhere. spelled
| with an OF heroic size. while it might
! b.. whispered in small type at the same
! time that when 81 comes 30 matinee
! idols" and handsome actors Huntington
/ himself ~ pretty near ac high as
| some local society girls | have seen al
! Keith's this week probably confess IN
| private.
] had heard OF Miss Francis whose
! nam, is recognized by many a. that
| Of one OF three sisters famous as Wash
| ington society beauties four or five
| years ago. and had read the assertion
| OF the Philadelphia newspaper man VINO
| wrote that "a vision of Oriental love-
! liness burst upon our view superbly
! gowns and blazing with diamonds and
! we felt that ByrOn's famous Countess
| GuicciOli was before us. as well as the
! equally frank confession of the Boston
/ newspaper writer who owned right up
that i'm Miss Francis he had actually
seen "the handsomest and best dressed
| actress i'm vaudeville
| And. by the way, that's why / shun
| the Philadelphia and Boston papers as
| "a rule. one is constantly in such dan
| ger Of having "a vision burst right in
| ones face or OF having some burning
| heart Thought explode like that with
| out warming. and the result Is general
| ly approximate 20 that Of encOuntering
| some of ChicOts rag-tim literature i'm
the New York Telegraph
| However. | ventured to approach the
shrine Of divinty, jusl 10 see FOR my
self; and I found no fence about il 10
| ward of the curious. In fact Miss
Francis rT-eived me wrth All tfTr gr-aCp
and absence of airiness that one worG
expect To find in an ordinary mOTisl.
Her lustrOus dark eyes. full Of magne-
tsm. and capable OF eXerting no little
I 4 aNaEEHsu Il. l.
| DOUBT, seemed 10 demonstrate the sfn-
cerity OF the kindly welcome she gave
me with her soft and M lOdious voice
as she extended "A hand that | presume
male artist would hold for A second
or two at least IL he once g1t s, within
his grasp. Her 1.-THE and symmetrical
| ngure was effectively set out with the
skill OF A woman who understands per-
| fectly how to employ without display
| ing il the art Of dressing and the at
| mosphere of refinement and breeding
that seemed To- surround her was az
| least charming.
And | was privileged to examine in
detail that Camoge gown. which ! was
told had originally been Imported Cor
recent famous New York society wed
! ding, but had arrived too late. and $
WAS placed upon the market and wa
secured by Miss Francis. II is of hsav,
gros- grain 3 TX with roses embrhdereC
I'm the material. and is cut demftraine
requiring nearly thirty yards OF silk
that must have cost NJ less than 81,
per yard The trimming is Of rich Du-
chesse lace. OF which some 10 yards
We're used; and it coul ant have cost
les than Sl2 a yard. The lining Is Oi
an exquisite amber tinted silk accor-
deon pleated and strk hgy novel
and pretty effect lis secured with the
black velvet and lace heart which
adorns the cOrsage. \ beautiful taWn-
colored broadclOth cloak. turned with
wide Spanish lace of exquisite pattern
and Roman silk collarette. accom-
pan!es the gown; and the effect of the
whole Is heightened by a Gainsoorough
hat of black chiffon. faced with chelTy
velvet and beaded with sterling
silver spangles. from which nod SIX
heavy ostrich plumes shading from
cherry To rich garnet The outtit must
have cost fully $500; and with the adj
diuOn or a gorgeous display or ala 20
monds to- complete the vision that Is
said 10 have burst i'm philadelphia /
CUUfdnt help WOnderfng fr some n n
PLAIN girls might not perhaps get our
pictures into the papers and cause Il
little envy and talk among our sisters
| We're we adorned ke one 80 these
| OF course, ] said all the pretty things
which every woman Is expected Ia say
1
| permitted to reVel in the eNanmti on
or such an elegant outfit. aud just IN n
Mr.. Huntington came i'm, with all that
suaVty of manner and graceful car
riage and charming ease that our notes
IN his stage presence "a had mo clad
crate outfit 10 display beyond mat oi
the weu-dressed gentleman which ne
wore; but | found him one Of The most
intelligent and entertaining actors with
Whcm | have talked, and. lo cen the
truth, l saw no reason 90 ID" s1ips 'd'
10 put 1t negatively. at The niche he oc-
! cupies as matinee 3dol" he told me
some very amusing stories oi his eN-
! perierccs since ne left the "legitimdt
| 10 enjoy the comforts anu ease. not %
say salary. ot vaudeville; aud one 1i
them ! recall
Nnile he was playing lurnG the past
summer In New York. Jus as he made
| his appearan're i'm the uniform 'f ma
! val oihcer party Of "JaCke-' rom
the h1ttleship Iudiap9 passed down the
! middle aisle Catching SIGH, of him'
! every or z them A. ,nre gave the
! proprr salute. in sp'rit -ifher ~ mis-
| chief or or ipvoluntpev respect for the
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