The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-20
MATINEE GIRL AT KEITRS.

II YOU want 10 see vision Of ioveliness.
| 20 TO Keth's this week. There are some
| Of the most beautiful gowns imaginable
there and these being worn by soma OF
| the best Of vaudeville artists make them
| doubly interesting.
That team OF favorites Bruet and RI
| vieres. always did dress In exquisite taste
| and with costumes notable for the rich
I ness OF their quality. This week Madam
I oiselle Rruet is wearing some summers!
/ When saw her beautiful gown the other
evening I had strong desire TO sec the
| dress close to- 40 I went behind the
! scenes tn her dressing room. The dress
Is oven more besutfu than IL looks from
| the front. IL is made OF lovely shade of
| rrushed-strs wberry satin, with dainty
| little bolero OF magenta. trimmed with
vast quantity Of exquisite lace and
| spangles Near the bottom OF the skirt
are some elegant roses of silk. which edd
materially 10 the effect of the whole. AL
1 together II is a very beautiful gown. and
quite worthy Of tina, famous premiere
costumer. Mons Iendolff. of Paris. Mile.
| Rruet told mo that she intended TO make
two more changes during the week. one
is 10 he A mauve and the other a green,
the latter being her favorite dress.
When 7 was coming out. 7 passed Pa
pinta's room. No. I did not pass. I was
out looking for pretty things, and where
could I find anything rrettier than Papin-
tas dresses. is anyone prettier than Pa
pints herself9 ! simply couldn't pass her
door without stopping. 40 timdly
knocked. Ny What vision greeted me.
had thought Papinta pretty
from the front OF the theatre.
but she Is perfectly lovely when
one sees her behind the footlirhts For
once makeup and electrical effects do
- Z,
rather hides some or her charms She has
great quantity OF dark curls. and the
most bewitchine little face imaginable.
hut pretty az ls her face when I'm repose
her vivacity makes II even more charm
ine. Altogether she Il the most attrac-
tive young lady have met among stage
folks for many year.
was go surprised that almost forgot
my mission. Recovering. ! made my re-
quest 20 see some OF her gowns The first
one she wears is chic Partisan street
costume OF yellow silk. heavily trimmed
with some exquisite lace and spaneles.
One point OF originality" about this Is that
IL has very long train, An unusual thing
for dancer Of this style. With this she
wears a darling Recamier hat which quite
filled me with envy. | have weakness
for lovely hats. Her second drcse II called
her EgA ptlan costume being of white lih-
erty silk. handsomely hand-palnted with
flowers. rich. bat rather heavy looking
headgesr Of pearls completed this cos
tune. (By the wav. the pcaris arc the
Al thing. for 7 examined them. and
Papints told me they were gift1 The
most wonderful OF all II thu next dress
that she wears in the Fire dance 10 con-
tains over 500 yards OF = silky fabric cali
ed Marseilleine silk. which Is lighter and
more easily managed. she told me. than
ordinary silks The rods In this are eigh-
teen feet Ions The Lily dance dress is ~
ssrpentine silk and contains about $50
yards. These are AT unusually interest
ing set ~ costumes. and 7 had had
feast ut for the goddesses"
Nlfrn 7 came out 10 tho front OF he
theatre. after seeing all the lovely crea-
lions. I noticed the vast throngs OF peo-
rls going In 20 see the performance
There was not an unocouplcd scat and