Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

NEW YORK, November "a. 1908.
~ RILLIANT indeed, sartOrially speak
ing. was the opening on Monday
evening at the Metropolitan Opera
House The opera La Gioconda'
had long iHtermissions and several
acts were quite light, so that every oppor-
tunity was given to observe and admire
the exquisite toilets and wonderful Jewels
Of the women in the parteTre row But not
the parterre row only was bIllilanI the
orchestra where the real music lovers con-
gregate. and the grand tier were filled with
light and brilliant frocks and many hand
some gems.
The great predominance of white and
those pale shades that under artificial
light readily pass for white was notable;
more than ever was 1t white night as to
gowning and not only was it white
night, but a tiara night as we'll 1t seem
ed as If every woman who had tiara wore
H. while few appeared in new ones. Fer-
hans the recent visit of royalty had its eff
feet in bringing 10 the fore these regal or
nameuts that so displeases the artistic eye.
From the parterre row, however; were
missed two of the h8udSOmeSt and most
beautifully jewelcd and gowned women IN
New York society-Mrs. Clarence Mackay'
who is in deepest mourning, ana MIs'
George Gould. who is iudisposed
There were four or five pink gowns only
in the part ere row, that is, of really VIVA
pink. Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies, in James
Henry Smiths box. wore one OF these. II
was rich satin OF PARTICULARLY luSuous
quality. 1t was plain and ftted as thouSh
nodded to her statuosque figure. The neck
was cut very low. almost square, ana the
sleeves were mere pulled bands AL the
right of her Corsage, near the shoulder was
a large spray OF American Beauty roses, the
color of the satin. The tops of the flowers
extended up over the edge of hel corsage.
Her jewels were wide collar OF diamonds
III, diyar md
Mrs Perry Belmont, in Mr.. Belmont $
box. also wore pink gown, light CHERRY
color softer in effect than that above de-
scribed evidently velvet and tulle. 1t had
short puffed sleeves. and the decolletage
was not specially low. Puffs of pink tulle
going about the top. With this Mrs. Bel
mont wore the famous Belmont pearls, q
necklace formerly the property of Mr. Bel
mont's mother the grande dame, Mrs Au-
gust Belmont. This necklace is the most re-
markable collection of pearls In New oIk
and extends in loops from the base or the
neck almost TO the bust line. Great pear
shaped pendants almost the size of one
thumb depend at intervals from 1t. A hlgh
diamond tiara tipped with enormous pear
shaped pearls was also worn.
Miss Violet Cruger, Mrs. j. trederl Ii
Tams' daughter by her first husband, Ed-
gene Cruger. was in Mrs. Ogden Goelet
rox seated between Mrs. Edward h Har-
riman and her hostess, Mrs. Robert Goeie''
Miss Cruger a blonde was IN SOFT TUNE
of a light cherry red. Mrs. Goelet was III
pale pink and wore her diamond tiara with
its large spear points OF diamonds, d
crown in effect, and diamond necklace.
A long sable stole was flung around her
shoulder and draperies of costly point lace
fell from the rose-Colored satin bands thal
formed her sleeves.
Mis- Anita Peabody wore pink also, anu
was as dark as Miss Cruger Is fair sat IN
the Webb box between her hostess, MRS.
w Seward Webb, and Mrs f. Egerton
Webb the former in an exquisite turquoise
Hr.Tf Of
in the sleeves and about the bodice. MIS-.
Webb was one of the tiara Wearers.
Mrs f. Egerton Webb, in pink shading
to mauve satin, looked as though poured
into her tight-ftting frock with It's narrow
borders of silver spaugles.
Miss Eleanor Mortimer, one of the de-
butantes. was also in pink, simple tulie
and silk.
Gorgeous in brilliant apple green velvet
was Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney Miss Ger
trude Vanderbilt. The low round corsage
had fat puffs across it and the short sleeves
were crushed puffs of the velvet. A little
tulle showed at the top of the bodice and
across the front of the corsage. Extending
from side to side was net work of dia-
monds from which swung huge solitaire
diamond pendants. She also wore a string
of pearls, and in her black halr was It round
crown Of diamonds.
Miss Dorothy Whitney. the debutante
daughter of the late William {. whitney,
was in pure white with fluff of white tulle
and a long spray of white flowers on the
corsage. Tiny silver spangles shone on the
tuIle about the edge of the bodice and
forming the puffed sleeves.
Another debutante in white satin was Miss
Josephine Fldgg, daughter of Mrs. w. ALI
ston Flagg. She was in the box of Mrs
Charles Steele, whose husband is associated
with J. Pierport Morgan, Miss Flagg's
gown was very simple. but the arrangement
of white roses trimming it made for novel
". These roses went across the tops of