Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

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eral University of Oregon, is practical ana
strong minded. but sets great store upon a
curiously-carved image of Buddha- 1t IS
of ivory, brown with age. The Buddha Is
standing and dragon Is curled around his
body. The image came from India and was.
purloined by an English soldier from
Hindoo temple. Agnes Ffndiay's luck en-
blem is a square cameo pin Of delicate
brown, with winter scene in relief. She.
has worn it in every character she hts
ever created, and its loss would ne c:ns,d-
cred irreparable. Zelda Sears. 'the leader
of the Purity Brigade" pins her faita Il, n
ring set with an emerald. It Is family
heirloom, handed down from i maternal
great grandmother. who was IN. of the
revolutionary period. Blanche Hall wears
an amulet Of Jade. presented ID her by nm
admirer who assisted in the American oc-
cupation of Pekin. There is grave suspi-
cion that it was looted from the royal pal
ace. Being new acquisition. its virtue as
charm is yet to be established. Pretty
much the entire Lovers Lane" company
is honeycombed with some sort of super
stition Even Clyde Fitch, the author.
wears a thumb ring that he fanciesa to he
potent as talisman.
When Amelia Bingham decided to estab-
lisk her present enterprise last season In
New York she discovered that the great
est obstacle to her success was the securing
of play calculated to equally display the
artistic equipment at her command Livery
author wished to furnish q "star" part and
could not seemingly give credence to Miss
Binghams statement that she would be
willing to sacrifice much in her own part
for the sake of making thoroughly artis-
tic and we'll balanced presentation. Clyde
Fitch regards Miss Bingham as the most
remarkable actress he has ever met. When
he commenced negotiations he offered her
a brilliant and cleveriy constructed drama
nd when returned
because 1.-The secondary characters are not
sufficiently prominent" The heroine of the
play had tempeStuously superb role, one
exactly fitted to the actress-managers tai
ent and temperament. but the other parts
were Simply pailid satellites to the blazing
star role intended for Miss Bingham. She
declared emphatically that she wanted
play in which a brilliant supporting COM
-pany could be seen to advantage
Miss Bingham declares that she is visit
ing Washington, not as the star, but as the
proprietor and artistic director of THE
Amelia Bingham Company"
1t has often been said with reason that
a poor man can enter society from which
a poor woman is debarred by mere mat
ter of clothes. The young man with prop
er introductions, good manners and even
ing clothes can be launched without further
material possessions. Membership in one
good club Is important, but money, while
convenient and useful, is really not essen
tial. So long as he has presentable apparel
he can dance and dine and call-and he
can appear in his own irreproachable cos
tune every evening all winter. But what
would society say If woman were to APP
pear at every evening function from Octo-
Der to June in the same frock? There is
a legend that Mrs. Langtry did this But
Langtrys happen once in generations The
state Of affairs social and sartorial Is de
Nlrv ri n
every one of whom is scrambling up "or
down for worldly prestige of some kind.
Dress seems to be in their thoughts even
when death and ruin and disgrace hover
over them The girl whose father is just
buried sells her Paris gowns to the high
est bidder. She says she would give $500
to be able to wear a certain frock at a
ball that winter But she is in mourn
ing. of course, she can't do it, so she sells
the gown to a friend for $3.50. Miss Bing-
hams gown is the only one that shows
any respect for the dear departed. 1T IS of
gray Satin made very simply. The skirt
has an embroidery of gray chenille picked
out with single gray pearls, and the simple
swatted bodice is similarly ornamsnted.
The short sleeves are tight-fitting caps of
gray pearls and chenille open work. Later
Miss Bingham has painful interview with
her huSband-the only one of 1.-THE Climb
ers'' who stumbled once too often-snd
wears gown of white silk with deep
bands of heavy openwork embroidery on
skirt and bodice. No color this time either
respect for the dead father again.
The consolable widow. Mrs. Madge Carr
Cooke. becomes a bride at this juncture
and fiutterS on in gown of mauVe and
silver satin moire Feminine readers will
be interested in knowing that the bolero
is threaded with mauve velvet and long
mauve cloak lined with pearl satin. A wee,
smart bonnet completes this bridal outfit.
If the playwright would not be offended
one would be tempted to ask him il that
snowy scene were introduced for the cos
tunes or the costumes for the scene. The
coat of purple velvet and sable with its
! plumed purple hat and the skirt and long
loose wrap of green velvet with fox fur
and a green feathered hat are too splendid
| erous and becoming for words. No Won
| der women in front at "The Climbers
| plaintively and audibly hoped they are not
| silk velvet, with all that snow falling!
Important improvements are being made
| in the Academy of Music in order to make
| it more comfortable than ever throughout
the winter. A handsome large curtain,
| suspended from brass rods, will be hung
/ just inside the main doorway, so as to
exclude any biting draughts of cold air
from the outside lobby. The absence of
such provision in the past has caused
some complaint on the part of the Academy
patrons. but as this feature will be intro
| duced within few days there is no like
| lihood that this winter will find any sui.
| fering from direct draught. More i'm
! portant yet to the comfort Of the audiences
! is the extension of the heating system III
! the house. Galvanized iron pipes will be
T, laid under the auditorium, in the cellar
connecting with the registers above, by
| which means there will be direct supply
of hot air in all parts of the theater In
| addition to this the plumbing throughout
| the building is being replaced by modern
sanitary conveniences.
| One Of the newest things in town next
| week will be 1.-The Knapp sigh"-no relation
| to the Knappsack. Beside it the Cissie Fitz-
gerald wink and the Nethersole kiss are de-
| scribed as pale, withered and evanescent
nonenities. Essie Knapp of 1.-THE Ram
blers' has any number of Autographs in
| the city windows. but all of them look
| unsophisticated and harmless. But her
fame has preceded her and on or off the
stage, as the owner of the most remark
| able sigh that ever came over. One who
has heard it many times writes Of it thus:
| 1T seems to be long-drawn out respira-
| tive and repressive heaving, proceeding
| from lungs, diaphragm and epiglottis, with
aortal veins all over it, and reminds one
| of nothing so much as the sough and pleas
| inc MIA Of tho n,1fImua1 zaphyro tba,