The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

tufts and puffs of chiffon that give a
bouffant effect. First there's range and
then there's yellow and running round
and about is black. Over all are shiny
spangles and hanging about the bottom
are the jingle bells
Who could be sad with a dress tina
shines and rings at the same time?
The bodice of the bell" dress is
ribbed. Its girdle Is black and span
gied and pointed. Shell pink and yell
low ribbon make the ribs. Ever and
again they are separated by black vel
vet. From the sleeves hang more bells
companions of the dingle bangles on
the skirt. But If all the gowns of Miss
Held and those of her chorus were
mixed you'd have a hard time picking
the stars
The same person Is responsible for
the most of them and just by way of
material information you are permitted
TO know that thirteen Of these dresses
of the chorus cost 81, 900 apiece. The
cost OF the musketeer in red and blue
with its big cross and its trimmings OF
gold, that's truly dear" at close range.
Cloth of Gold and Pearls.
The cloth Of gold gown with it's panel
OF pearls worn by Miss Norton that
makes you think of rainbows at sunset
time
The gowns of the military girls
they re gorgeous and great and
Weighty. lifted one and assure Won
that those girls must train before thew
can support that weight Think of 21O
cubic inches of gold cord-60x14xX-
thatt what military girl carries plus
red velvet cape, a sable bordered skirt
embroidered in gold.
That panel of gold," said Mr.. Zieg-
reid, ii make good washboard some
day" ''o---o
The wood nymphs wear an Eve cos
tume-s1lk leaves veined with spangIes.
The leaves are hand painted in autumn
colors. Bunches. Of rose pips hang
about the bodice and from the sleeves.
The headdress is autumn leafy. too.
Inre Is gold vase gown that some
body wears. It's of French empire.
gray and pink. The gold vases have
professions around its skirt, suggest
ing an art display
The Nine Sans Gene gown is the
kind you'd love to steal Rich red vel
vet with panel of duchesse satin. on
which sprays and flowers In gold huI-
hon seem to grow and give forth beau
ty.
Sable is used on this gown as IL #
were not in the rare class.
Gendarme Blue Costume.
There Is a gendarme blue pou,n
pound with ermine, over which gold
bees with coral eyes and still wings
seem to rest and think of much honey
stored away for wintry days. Coronets
OF emeralds and briIliants and canoes
lounge about the dressing room as If
being queen was an everyday lob.
The water nymphs' dress of tur-
quo1se and pink covered with opaIes-
cent scales suggested spray as thew
hung next to white velvet creations IN
which gold bees seemed always TO he
Vatnly seeking empire wreaths. There
was bourgeois costume of one old
rose scantily made and trimmed with
black velvet. Dearest of all. and fit-
ting companions for Miss Held's hell
dress, are the Spanish costumes
Whaleboned flounces of black over lin
ings that begin with orange co;ored
silk and end with lemon shaded chiffon
formed the skirt decorations. Over an
is equalization OF spangIes. The
bodice is long and lattice worked. The
lattice is of black velvet over orange
At each cross is a topaz The sleeves
are small angel ones, latticed also. The
topazes and the spangles and the black
lattice work and the light Of the or
ange underneath all suggest light made
strong by night shadows.
But not all the chorus are woman
We went also to the dressing room OF