The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

There were some stunning gowns
worn by 'srhe Chaperons' show girls al
the Crawford Wednesday night It's
funny about show girls. Nine times oUt
~ ten their toilets won't bear inspection
huf che effect is certainly very good
The Chaperons company includes an
uncommon number of pretty young wo-
men, There isn't really what you could
call q "lumnv" girl in the bunch. and
most of them were prize beauties
Their clothes are beginning to show the
effect of the wear and tear Of a long.
ltr1 season en- route but for all thdt
lrnF are chic aud effective Inspect
Them infinitely through the glasses ana
III was .llaln that many of the skirts
mat me gowns were more or less solleds
and the frlls and furbelCNs rumpled.
The way the belts of the average chorus
girl Dip IS the wonder and envy Of every
woman who sees them. but the meth
DDS Dy which the dip is attained would
never pass muster on the street-half
the time the skirt is caught UP in "a
little wrmSled bunch where the belt is
pinned down to it. But the skirts al
ways nt taultlessly around the hips
and they have an air that is hard TO
copy The show girl understands the
value Of am elaborate and becoming
cainure. and mo- matter how carelessly
ter clothes are pinned together YOU may
ne sure that her hair is on straight.
Miss CfeneNieve Day. who played the
part OF COreOla in The ChaperCns,'
seemed % be depended upon for the sar-
forIal nCuors Of the piece. She changed
frr costume five or six times. and hey
laf and gowns were very pretty
and quite adaptable to other purposes
than those of the stage. One of her
fr0clts was of some thin. gauzV mate
had big -blummied' flowers in pale
tones ON "a white background and the
zkirt was one of the new shirred ones
There were perhaps seven rows of shir-
rr q TFfI faA u lie
So feN in long. soft lines to the hens
above which were rows of ribbon anG
assertion The only fault with this
toilet was that a plain gored petticoat
was worn beneath it. and this is some
thing for the girl who wears a shrred
skirt the petticoat or drop should bs
slightly gathered all around if the skire
SIS ot thin material, otherwise the effect
will be very bad.
White cloalSs lead in favor for elabo-
rate wraps this spring, as they did ALI
winter The shops have shown some
very beautiful creations of this kind
ana tne modlsts and tailors are making
others Of heavy white cloth, silk or vel
VET laFishly trimmed with lace APP
plque. embroidery, cords and tassels
They are rich and swagger After white
IAN ls undoubtedly the leading color.
and the deep lace collar id distinguish
ms feature of many Of these garments
Not until Easter Will the new spring
creations be conspicuOusly with us and
file few entertainments which are vary
ing the dun mOnOtOny of Lent are not
distinguished by the splendor of the
Women's attire, almost everyone being
content TO let their winter toilets con-
tnua to 40 for the few simple and
informal affairs which are all that is
going ON now An exception to this
rule. however was made in the case Of
the at home given by Mrs. A B. Quin-
ton and her daughters last week which.
although Informal was the most inter-
esting and important even that has
taken place in society since the begin