The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-23
WEAR RICH GOWNS
WOMEN OF STUART RORSON'S COM
PANY HAVE SOME STUNNING
CREATIONS
DRESSES THAT ARE DREAMS
ETOdiste Gives Descriptions of Co.'S
tunes That Will Be Seen During
the Performance of "The
Henrietta"

OF unusual interest to the women of
St. Paul will be the fine costuming of
the feminine members of Mr.. Stuart Rob-
sons company, which begins it's season
in The Henrietta at the Metropoli an
tonight The scenes of the play are laid
among the ultra fashionable set of New
York, and as the time is of the present
day it has given opportunity to the wo-
men to appear in the latest creations of
foreign and domestic modistes' skill
Having always realized the great in
terest such embellishments lend to tie
performance of The Henrietta" Mr..
Robson this season in selecting his m
pany was careful to engage those &C
IreSSes who are known as the best
dressed women of the stage" and also
whose appearance would allow them to
grace any beautiful design they might
make. His company has, therefore, four
of the most beautiful women on the
stage, Mss Dorothy Rossmore, Estelle
Carter, Mary Realty and Laura Thomp-
son.
a modiste has kindly furnished a de-
scrIption of Mis- Rossmore's dress, as
follows:
The first act gown is of mousseline de
sole over heavy white taffeta. The mo s.
seine is covered with a beautiful de-
sign in black jet and silver applique. The
skirt, fitting closely at the waist, ia s
in graceful folds to the hem, under which
are numerous flouuces of the silk and
moussel ne, trimmed with ruchings of the
mouSseline in black and white Thu
waist, which is cut decollette, is worked
In elaborate designs of the jet and sill
Yer applique, and is finished at the back
with butterfly bow of bright orange
silk with ends, in which are inserts of
white lace, sweeping to the length of the
train.
The second act gown is an unusually
rich creation in pale blue louisenne sill.
The skirt, which fits the figure like
glove is trimmed with two fitted lounces,
finished with strappings of white satin
the sleeves of the waist corresponding.
The waist is of the louisenne, over which
IS jeweled a bolero, with tablfer
fronts, reaching to the hem of the skirt.
The bolero is worked in cohweb
designs with large and small turquoises
and Jets. and is most striking in effect.
The third act gown is a stunning crea-
ton of tan lace, over tan silk and
mousseline de sole, trimmed with OK
blood velvet. disks. The skirt fits closely
to the knees, at which point is connected
a graceful fare fiOunce, scalloped at the
edge which is finished with ruchings of
the mousseline de sole, above which are
the velvet disks. The waist is plain and
tight lifting, with the disks appiqued in
corselet design, which extends over the
hips at the top of the skirt With this
gown is carried an elaborate muff of tan
lace and mousseline de sole, from the
front of which fall numerous ends of OK
blood and tan velvet ribbon, each end
finished with a velvet disk. An i'm
mense bunch of peoples gives decided
~ chic finish to this very beautiful gown
The gowns of the oUner women of the
company are said to be equally as elab-
crate.
Miss Realty, a noted beauty of the
pure Irish type of features, has some
fine imported gowns from Worth, Of
Paris while Miss Laura Thompson has
had all her gowns made by Washington
dressmakers, preferring this country's
dressmakers to those of foreign countries.
Miss Estelle Carter, who played Maxins
Elliott's role in when We Were Twef-
ty-one," has her dresses made by Miss
Elliott's dressmaker in New York.