The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-02
IN HIGH NECK GOWNS.
Fashions Chiefs as They Appeared at
"Psrsifal"

New York, Jan. Never probably in
the history of the Metropolitan opera
house was there such another audience
at that which listened to "Parsifal.f
says the American. II was a reverent
one, an appreciative one and quiet one.
And the smart set made up no small
share OF it.
The women wore the quietest of gowns.
and those who thought that they would
be appropriate for the evening perform
ance were disappointed.
Some were attired in cloth tailor frocks
others in velvet afternoon toilets; a few
wore light, dressy costumes of silk and
net, and some were in lace.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay's gown was the
most notable exception to this rule and
hers, Of black lace. could not come under
the head of the regulation evening dress.
for it was only cut away little at the
throat. She wore a string of enormous
beads made Of jade. Mrs Mackay came
early with her maid and occupied an or
chestra STALL
Some of the women removed their hats.
but many kept them on. and the men
that is. teh majority Of the fashionable
ones-appeared in afternoon or business
dress frock coats or cutaways.
Mrs. Payne Whitney wore rather APP
propriately a chasuble OF white satin
embroidered with dark blue and red,
which did duty for a coat. over her
white crepe gown. She was in William
c Whitneys box with Mr.. and Mrs.
in brown net, embroidered with ecru.
and trimmed wit Ia founce OF brown
feathers. Her hat was OF green beaver
felt
Mrs. George L. Sheldon was in black
MORE. trimmed with ecru lace.
Mrs. Robert Goelet had her son with
her In her box. She wore a black and
white striped satin and silk. a large black
lace hat and a black figured lace vefl.
Mrs Hamilton Mex. Twombly and Mrs
William Douglas Sloane occupied their
box Mrs Twomoly WIS dressed IN sage
green silk. trimmed with white lace ard
chiffon. and wore a black velvet hat
Mrs. Sloane was all in black velvet. gown
and hat The latter was trimmed with
white feathers
Mrs. ". r. Osgood Field. Miss Ruth
Twomhly and Miss Evelyn Sloane were
also in the box. Mrs. Field xas dressed
IN black velvet. and Miss Tvombly was
in brown cloth. tailor made
Ms Vanderbilt. in box No. u. had her
daughter. Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and
Mrs r Egert9n webb with hcr Mrs
ysnderbilts gown was of black Eauze
over white. and with i she wore black
and white hat Mrs. webb was also in
black ard Miss Gladys Vanderbilt wore
A black cloth skirt and white six vaisl
and black hat
Mrs. II Leroy Emmett was 81 Mrs
George Henry warrens box Mrs En-
rnct was IN black cloth Mrs Warren
"a. IN blue velvet
AIRS. Alfred Chapin wore costume q
cream cloth AM hat 20 match.
Hrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt vas II Ms.
Ogden Goele1s box. dressed al IN Black
satin. she wore black cloth urzg ard
black wrap Ms Edmund = Bsyiies
vas with he-. Mrs BayI-'s gown vas
y black Iac> r7angieS with r,iTsT ard
ct pzlIiettex She wore a back v-s-.;
ard vh.te lace hat. trimmed with os-
trich tips
~ ~IitA AlNe@tA - 10 = E%'t-A
q black chiffon over Wait. silk. and VS.
.ac-u.t.1 with black lace.
MIS- annie Morgan occupied her father.
J. Fzsrpo1s Norrzr's. box VIII her
Vas her cousin Miss UrsulIa &cTSsu-
Mss Eo-EaHs rown ~zs Il black rel.
e-rbrcisered with white She zore
large hack we've. hat
Mss Ursula Morgan were silver gray
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