The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
. NEW IDEAS IN OPERA GOWNS


as the handsomest woman at the opera
on Monday evening, wore pale green
covered completely with ruches of tulle,
edged with narrow green baby ribbon and
velvet belt in the new apple green shade.
The skirt was plain and tght-f1tting,
with deep quilting of tulle edged with
green ribbon around the bottom.
Miss Gertrude Carroll was most be-
comingly gowned in a pink tulle, and, as
an admiring man remarked, she looked
like fluffy duchesse rose. The. gown was
made very clinging down to just below
the knees, when it flared out ali around
and terminated in a demi-train. The skirt
of chenille dotted tulle was covered with
flower designs made of pink MORE ribbon,
while the bottom was trimmed with three
graduating ruffies of accordion-pleated
mousseline, short in front and extending
half way up the back. These rufties gave
the skirt an extremely full flare all
around the bottom and the effect was
beautiful. The bodice was cut low and
was draped in effect with a bertha made
of an applique flower design on the
mousseline. A narrow belt of the same
finished the waist.
One of the most elaborate gowns was
worn by Miss Grace Hecht 1t was made
of princess mOusseline over white taffeta.
In the mousselfne were woven pink moss
PINK ana form large clusters TO extreme
ly small ones. The skirt was further or
namented with handsome applique.
which was put In to give a panel effect.
The gown was severely princesse. and
with her beautiful figure was exceedingly
striking.
creation of pervanch bengaline. The skirt,
one of the new fiaring skirts, was deco
rated with an embroidery of silver begin
ming at the top of the skirt on one side
of the front and extending down to the
bottom and finishing the skirt all around.
The bodice Of the blue was embroidered
in the new honiton braid and silver. The
back was cut in pointed effect. with the
point extending upward, decidedly new
effect, and IN front the bodice closed to
the left in a flower effect. A beautiful
CAMP of mousseine embroidered in silver
finished the bodice. The sleeves. made Of
mousseline. were long and clinging.
Mrs. c. F. A. Talbot wore a pink and
green brocade gown. The waist was low
and was entirely covered with jeweled
Sleeves e IS were Of SHRED null. The skirt
was perfectly plain and ghtfitting. show
ing TO advantage the handsome pattern of
the brocade.
Mrs William Whittier wore a ravishing
gown of male blue satin embroidered in
silver spangles and rhinestones. The
small spangles-simiie, as the French call
them-were worked into beautiful flower
designs over the skirt and bodice. The
skirt was finished with embroidery of
smile to form long narrow panniers:
while around the bottom was ruche of
deep blue mousseline finished with rhine
stone embroidery. The teweled bodice was
cut low and off the shoulders and was
finished with a narrow spangled belt.
Mrs. j. Downey Harvey wore a cream
white gown of the beautiful new material
called mousseline princesse. The founda-
tion skirt of taffeta was finished with a
founce of the same, and the over drapery
Of mousseline princesSe was finished with
two wide f1ounces, accordion pleated, OF
the same over which hung q founce of
real lace spangled in mother of pearl The
high-necked waist was tight fitting the
real lace forming q bodice edged with
mOusseline puffs. The sleeves were Of the
SHRED mousseline, showing the arm
through.
Mrs. Gordon Banding wore an elegant
white and black costume. The skirt was
Of black satin, tight hitting around the
hips with the new flare below. The bod
ice was of white satin covered with &C
Gordon pleated mouSseline de princesse.
over which was a blouse of black spangled
1acy net made of white guipure and steel
heads The sleeves and collar were OF
white satin.
MIS-. Irvine wore a handsome brocade
anplidued over gray chiffon with ber-
Tia formed of spangled white tulle and
an embroidered Medici collar. The skirt
was a handsome plain one of the brocade:
THE sleeves were tight-ftting and ended
IN a flare over the hands With this ele-
CANT costume were worn coral ornaments.
Nine Rilloni-Zifferer appeared in two
beautiful gowns during the opera. One,
~ violet brocade, was made with the skirt
habv ribbon and applique lace. The bot
tom of the skirt was finished with a triple
ruffie of mousSeiine edged with baby rib
bon. The low-cut bodice was trimmed in
Another gown worn by Nine. ZiffereI
was of black tulle. The overskirt of tulle
was trimmed in several wide accordion
pIeated fiounces OF the same material
which were little ruches made in lovers
knot designs The low-cut bodice was
filled in with a handsome CAMP Of white