Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-04
Dion Clayton Calthrop Criticizes
The Wearing Apparel OF Men
And Women.
GRANDSON OF BouclcAuLT.
'Human Form Used as Peg Upon
Which 10 Hang lilly Devised
Garments"
speclal Correspondence.

Spstidi pAitHpoiluSiNt-
II ONDON, Dec. 23.-They say over
here that Dion Clayton Calthrop
is evidently going 10 be a credit
to his Tine" and prove anew the
truth that the sons and grandsons OF
famous fathers and grandfathers are
not necessarily nonentities. Calthrop's
lineage IS Indicated In his name-part
OF his lineage anyway-for the whole
of It would take as much name az
Spanish royalty.
His father, John Clayton, was one oe
the most famous actors OF his time in
England. and most OF the early Pinero
plays were written for him. Calthrop's
grandfather was none other than Dion
Eoucicault. author OF "'rhe Shaugh-
raun." "Corsican Brothers." Colleen
Bawn," and other plays that made hla
name a household word In the United
States a generation ago. Tho Dion
Boucicault OF today. who IS famous In
England as the producer" of most OF
Charles Frohman's plays in London. In
Calthrops uncle Incidentally, the
present lord chief Justice Of England.
Lord Alverstone, is also HIS uncle.
YOUNG IN YEARS ONLY.
Cathrop VIII not be celebrating his
thirtieth birthday until next year, but
has succeeded IN getting 81 lot done. Bs
studied art In Paris for three years;
had two pictures on the line az the
Royal academy, and others at numcr-
GUS exhibitions; and presently diseov-
cred that he could write. one result
being q Guide TO Fsrylaud" illustrat-
ed by his own drawings, likewise The
Pirates pocket-bOok." similarly Illus
trated and a novel called Kong Peter
that was liked tremendously by those
who liked IL at all and was source at
wOudernent to the rest OF the l1uglisl
public He became especially Interested
ga dresB. and published History OF
English Costume" IN four volumes.
and became such a recognized authors
~ on the subject that he was chosen
20 design the 1900 dresses for tho ns-
cent oxford pageant, and has been
called IN 10 arrange the costumes for
various recent plays IN London. Now
ho has written novel called Tho
Dance OF Love" which apparently II
bringing him fame both In England and
America, Ford MADDOX huerter-himson
a novelist and critic or high standing
has Just published column and half
In the London Tribune. pointing out
that Calthrop Is the comlug man
AUTHORITY ON DRESS.
But It is as an authority on dress
that this authOT-artlst seems to have
attracted most attention, ana as his
views thereupon are rather uneonven-
tioual, It was on this subject that i
sought an interview with him Ills
comments We're surprising. ana I sat
them down here word Tor wOrd as he
gave them;
DO 1 think l could make d radical
change IN wOmen's views on dressi
Most certainly. and IN mems Views,
too Not one woman IN d thousand
has the least conception OF how 10
dross She uses herself as q peg on
which 10 hang fashions, She refuses
10 treat herself as a personality. she
is "a bundle of expensive gar
menia wrongly devised ana badly
worn that II, worn without any ref
erence 10 herself as an individual with
CONTINUED on page eightsen.)