New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CosTUMEs.

CHIFFONs, LACEs AND SILKS. WITH RIB
goNs. RUFFI.Es AND PLUMEs RICHLY
COMBINED AND WORN IN AUDREY"
In the matter of oostuming. Audrey" which is
beins produced at the Madison Square Theatre. is
one of the notable theatrical productions OF the sea-
SON The action is laid in Virginia in the second
quarter Of the eighteenth century. and perhaps
there Is no period IN American history which lends
itself more readily to handsome stage display II
ras lime Of ornate underpetticoats and sweeping
court trains Of velvet suits and silk hose for men,
and pa tches and waving ostrich pluunes and pyra-
midal coiffures for women
While Audrey makes her appearance IN the nrst
ACT I'm an old soiled brown skirt and white waist,
she compensates for this utra-smphcity later on
when appareled in Dame Dardens hnery, she
wears what ultimately proves to be a shell pink
gown of brocaded silk and lace. The train OF
cream silk embroidered in pink flowers is caught
away on each side to disclose an elaborate 1upon
of mink oyerlaid with three deep hounces OF white
lace The bodice is cut low. and from under the
SQUARE dol1nanlke sleeve falls deep undersleeve
of the lace
But it is not till the ball scene that Audrey's
beauty receives its proper setting. Then her frock
is indeed a creation" It is all in white-a Wat
teau robe Of the heaviest, most lustrous satin,
worn with jupon of white satin concealed IN row
upon row Of chiffon and lace ncrqsted with silver
sfvie favored by queen Elizabeth There are fow
od s R ne ana nai another spray catches up the robe
nlOht in front On her left wrist she narrow
DifSfe The costume worn by sene Johnson, Evelyn
Byrd the naughty Virginia beauty at the May
day reveIs of jamestown, Is a 'Frenchy' thing, in
which blue and white silk brocaded in Pornpadour
stripes: white over pink and tiny bows OF black
velvet ribbon play the leading parts. 1t is an aris-
tocratic costume from the crown of the white
Iegborn Csainsborough with its nodding plumes, TO
the wee moss roses OF chiffon that enwreath the
neck and outline the dainty jupon-
In the third act particularly distinguished COS
tune is worn by the same actress. It Is all in
white and green The trained robe Of Pompadour
silk in white with green stripes, falls over q
petticoat of white tulle shirred over white satin
accentuated at intervals with little bows of InyrtIe
green velvet and when to all this sumptu99usness mess
Mistress Evelyn adds her new yellow hood with
its immense friIs and broad streamers and Co
ouettish black bow nesting among the furbeloWs
over the right temple. she is indeed a vision OF
eighteenth century luxury and elegance.
When Evelyn appears at the ball in her super55 sr5
rose coIored bali gown, one is thankful she dld
not comply. with MarInaduke Hawards preference s
and wear blue. This exquisite frock Is built OF
pink brocade and pink chiffon. the jupon being & OF
The latter material, richly embroidered In silver
and finished around the hem with a deep fringe OF
silver bugles- -, . 49,,
women The men OF the cast are verify peacocks.
from Harvard, in his cream MORE SUIT ana ms
dove colored velvet, with trimmings or Wnire
satin. down to Stage IN brown MORE and JET with
Of the ballroom comes from the turquoise,
heliotrope and gold and white court suits Of the
man