The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-03
MISS BARRYMORE ON THE
 PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS

hHGSS ETHEL BARRYMORE, who M was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Sheldon and Anthony Hope Hawkins, the author which took place in London on Wednes- day. Is ore of the most charming subjects in the series of articles on the women of the stage which was the feature of MT. Bok's journal.
 In the last issue Miss Barrymore Is pictured at home and at play, and the writer gives a most interesting descrip- ton of the tastes of this gifted young actress.
 Her girlishness seems to be the quality that appeals to her admirers, her enthusi- asms. She is extremely accomplished and a brilliant musician. When she was a pupil at the Notre Dame college in Philadelphia the concert stage as a pro fession was seriously considered. In ad- dition to her love for music she is a pa- tron of art. She Is a great admirer of Rembrandt In books she turns to George Eliot to Robert Louis Stevenson, to Bal zac She reads T,irgenieff, the Russian writer.
 She has been the belle of several liar yard "proms." but she shuns society" She likes artistic people and cares very little for the average society man and wo- man.
 Miss Barrymore loves tennis and swim ming and pretty clothes and she dresses very simply. Simplicity is the keynote to her costumes, and her whole philosophy on the art of pretty dressing Is, accoring to this writer that 1t is just as easy to dress well as 1t Is to dress badly, T a girl will only be simple" For several years she wore only black and white She had thought over the matter care fully and decided that it was the easiest way to dress inexpensively and at the same time well. Think of that as sen slble decision for young girl. Her dresses were absolutely simple, and yet were the envy of every one who saw them. They fitted her youthful, girlish style of beauty so well, and, as result, were completely becoming. She rarely wears a shirtwaist preferring complete suits of the same material. short time ago she had a simple dress of lavender with plain collar and cuffs of white which was charming in its effect. She always has several simple dresses or this sort In her wardrobe. Miss Barry more employs a first-class dressmaker, but her taste Is her own; and before she had risen so high in her profession she had to make her dresses herself, and so she thoroughly understands what she asks of her dressmaker
 She believes that every girl should dress to suit her own Individuality, and not wear this and that kind of gown because she saw ths and that kind of person look well in It. Accordingly she draws a design 1 for every gown that is made for her, to show the dressmaker just how it Is to be built" In the same manner she plans all her own stage costumes proceeding on the principle that in modern role the costumes should not be bit more em- phatic or conspicuous than those worn off the stage. It was she herself, with her girlish yet artistic taste. who decided on the white scheme of dress she uses fin 'The Country Mouse" Every costume she wears in this play is an exquisite white dress, and every one of these costumes she planned herself. She considered white appropriate to the simplicity Cor assumed simplicity of the rogush girl in the play.
 Jewelry and trinkets in general have It. tie attraction for her On the other hand she loves lace and furs, and says that when she gets rich the accumulation of beautiful furs and old laces will be her hobby. It almost makes her purr when she speaks of sables."