Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-01

How much money do 1 spend on
dress? Goodnessl / never think what
things cost, but IL YOU want to pin me
down to figures I would say at random
that S200000 a year Is the minimum sum
ON which fashionable woman can
dress"
Miss Giulia p. Morosini, famed for the
splendor Of her costumes and the
beauty of her figure, upon which the
creations of the costumer's art are al
ways shown to the best possible adj
vantage, talked Tuesday of the gowns
which she will wear this week at the
horse show.
There really is no end to the amount
woman with money could spend on
dress she said. when l say 100000
year | am putting the figure quite
low A well dressed woman has at
least one hundred gowns a year. Some
of mine cost as high as $4,000, others less
than $1,000. | would average them at
about $1,000 apiece Naturally this item
does not include house gowns.
Gowns for the Horse Show
For the horse show I always have
number Of gowns made l do not
believe have gone in more extensively
this year than before, although l am
exhibiting this year for the first time.
It is true that I have a new costume
lOI every llllit L appear dI lile nOTSt
show, and for the times | exhibit in the
afternoon and morning have nine or
ten gowns made for this purpose"
AS Miss Nlorosini spoke she threw
back her white driving coat and dis
played a rose colored chiffon velvet
made in the "suspender style"
"These gowns" she said, "are really
smart, ] think, for the purpose, as
would not care to be too elaborately
gowned when | appear in the ring. l
have gowns i'm pale blue, white, brown,
green, American beauty, and will wear
them in the morning and afternoon, be-
cause they are simple"
Miss Morosinis simple" costume
made in the style which she has es-
pecially adopted for the horse show.
with the regular suspenders exactly
like a mans-was trimmed with dia-
mond buckles which in themselves
represent a fortune. In the collar of
Irish lace, diamond bars. which Miss
Morosini described as whiffletrees, sup
ported the lace. A barette in the shape
of a wheel. set with diamonds and
rubies, held the stray lock in place III
Miss Morosini's hair. High-buttoned
rose -colored boots, with gold heels,
were worn with the gown, and round
rose velvet hat, trimmed with a rose
ostrich plume. rose, bird of paradise
and small diamond buckle completed
the costume.
Monday night Miss Morosini wore q
stunning princess costume of royal blue,
heavily embroidered, and trimmed with
real yellow lace. With this, of course,
the royal blue seventeen button shoes
We're worn, and a royal blue long cloth
coat. lined with sable She had a large
blue velvet hat. trimmed with a pheas-
ant, A cog collar of gold, made in In
dian design from a collar presented to
Miss Morosini by an Indian prince, har-
monized with the yellow lace on the
gown.
Takes Delight in Costumes
Miss Morosni takes the same genuine
delight in her costume as a real art
connosseur. To her the details of her
gowns-the accessories, such as Shoes
hats, gloves and jewels-are as i'm
portant as any bit of coloring in a
work of art.
Tuesday evening I will wear white
chiffon velvet princess, a Paquin cos
tune" she said. II love this gown, for
IL is so novel. From the bottom of the
skirts rise two sphinxes in heavy en-
broidery. The sphinxes have real dia-
mond eyes. With this | will wear a
white mCire hat with ostrich plumes."
The dream" of Miss Morosini's
horse show gowns-the one in which
she has taken particular interest on
account of asSociations-is to be worn
Wednesday evening. 1t is what she
calls her peacock dress, and she has
had it especially made to wear when
she drives her favorite horse, the
beautiful black Peacock. The peacock
gown is of gray chiffon crepe de chine
satin and the entire front is em-
broidered with a peacock made from
silk embroidery and steel bands. The
head of the peacock originally bore
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replaced by real diamonds. The wings
of the embroidered bird spread out
over the bust, and the legs and tail in
rich embroidery fall down upon the
skirt.
Don't you think that is stunning?"
asked Miss Morosini. with it l shall
wear pale blue hat trimmed with
ostrich feathers and a turquoise dog
collar with a diamond horseshoe in
the center In my heair / will wear "a
diamond peacock barette."
On Thursday Miss Morosni will wear
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