The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
leave. and that mstron Systematically

going to leave, and that matron systematically
refuses to let her know. 1t Is the boss boarder
out, She is the unofficial means Of commupi-
cation between the boarders and tho land ady
standing II no recognized position toward one
or the other. but III a way highly usetul anu
important to both. Her only reward for these
services. seems TO be the satisfaction that
combined with the ability to get whatever
she wants herself. 1t is this faculty which FIRST
Ia woman could not OF look OUT Tor herself ST"
would never be trusted to look out for TIE 9th
ASgether sho Is nseiu
aud VIXEN her good sense prevents her from
irving 70 abuse her, place as. the buffer he.
tw.on the guests and the landiady. almost an
indispensable feature OF summer life
Mrs. james Brown Potter has always been
like the little girl in the poem so far as her
dressing was concerned. She was likely to ho
dressed beautifully or wretcheily. Some Of
the gowns worn by her have been the most cX-
luisite ever seen on the stage. Usually her
lapses were the result OF circumstances Thus
she PLAYED FdHciVOu once in New York and
Wore beautiful tCngown Of rale green crepe
She returned three years later and again
played FrdncWOn In the same dress. But II
was gray 10y this time. That period was the
least prosperous she had ever known on the
stage. and she cNplaincd to her friends the cause
OF her devotion to this garment. In her time
she has worn more expensive gowns on the
stage than any other woman. for in the days of
her prosperity ;tii that she wears comes from
Worth. and ia made in his most thorough
fashion. He keeps a model OF her figure and
she can order costumes from Hong Kong II she
happens 10 need them there. Her gowns III
"Carnuc Sahtb" were more discussed than
Potter + extremely Indifferent to dress fer
clothes are utterly plain unless relieved by some
startling lit Of color or pecuuarity. of design
IL
pearance makes no difference whatever to her
She told reporter the other day in LONDON
that she hoped the time would come when
more attention would be paid To costume both
on and Off the stage. She added characteristic
She was posing Tor an artist as cocotte Of the
eighteenth century dressed in costume OF
".,.t you see. i" Mrs Potter said. how this
ths
yet smart, violent and yet Harmonious. Aud
all corresponds with the period Of Louis WI.
Pc you notice my hair is powdered on the top
on the stage quite realize how necessary ii is
that every detail should harmenizc. Fancy
coming on In the costume OF Elizabeth with
fringe Of Whitechapel OF to-day. and yet
! have a seen al woman r., appear exactly Ike
humorl And then the face must be, made up
SS o the METHOD ef
Reynolds. ,GainsborouGh;, | touch my mouth
ana nQstrlls with vermili0n. and so give a
gem like quality to the face. And the har-it
ia wonderful what you con do with swish OF
hair to pull yourself into period: and think
what a story your boots aud gloves can toll
The secret lies in the wearing ana in the
waarer; a etreet-sweeper could look charming
in a frock coat il his atmosphere was in har-
mony: wish people on and Off the stage. but
especially on It, realized more the history OF
dress"
Mrs Potter was one Of the first women who
transferred to tho stage the beautiful dressing
Of society. with its lack of all attempt at the
atrica elegance and contentment with what
was effective and beautiful in drawing room
She has been followed by two other women.
who are the most beautifully dressed on the
stage to-day. Elsie de Wolfe is one Of these
and Mrs. Les Carter the other. The former
dresses as she would for drawing room.
when the assistance OF the best dressmakers
in the world is called in. Mrs. Leslie Carter
wears beautiful gowns even when they are
necessarily OF the kind she has to wear in the
play she acted this winter.