The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-15
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT-IsabeI Irving
in Susan in Search of Hus
band"

WEDNESDAY, NIoHT-IsabeI Irving
in Susan in Search of a Hus-
band"
Mss Isabel Irving, who comes TO
tho opera house next Wednesday
night. has achieved the reputation of
heing the best dressed woman on the
american stage, both upon that UNI
certain platform and off of il, aud de-
Voices Of the goddess fashion may be
Interested 10 some extent in the man
her in which she has arrivd at that
material pinnacle of excellence. Quite
early III her theatrical career Miss
Irving looked over the ancient prov
erDs concerning clothes and arrived
a, the decision that while they might
he true in some respects, they need
= liu,e adjustment to fit them for her
particular use. and so she says:
While clothes may not make the
man. they have most wonderful eff
feet upon the success of. a woman,
socially or Electrically"
With this paramount in mind. Miss
irving set about making her arrange
Mrn1s tn appear TO the best advan-
tase. She early realized that Beau
Brummel was not far off when he re-
dead as out of the fashion; and she
appended an axiom thereto to make
II read that while about it one might
Just as well be ahead of the fashion
There is but one way to do this, as
al aspiring femininity knows, and
mat way is spelled by the letters
Paris. Each spring when the dra-
matte season is closed, Miss Irving
packs her trunks and incidentally
those of her husband. Mr.. w. H.
'ompson, and goes aboard steam
e". three weeks are generally suffic-
lent for the selection of the importan
ra!ment for the coming season, and
'len follows three weeks of holiday
making On her return Miss Irving
Ha- collection of gowns that are at
-aaS, * months ahead of the pre-
'a.lnS style, and are in fact pro-
lNecy OF the things that will be worn.
For the stage this prophecy is es-
ptGa.y important 1t is not enough
'Nat every woman in the audience
must realize that the dresses of the
S'dr are up TO the minute: they must
ItaiZe that they are long way ahead
" mat minute and if possible envy
."T actress her means of getting that
..S''t- More and more each year the
s'"I' is coming TO be the real show
-.'"' o! the great modistes for the de-
-"''N OF the fashionable robes I'M
'7'ara f'Ill we'll there is ~ MOONS
a. eN1.'H'rg their wares so effective
49, 81 mo stage. In Miss Irving's case
.,,, 'eNeS particular care that she
1, nave the latest effect. for she
equation 10 uphold.
~ ~, summer when it was decided
sa,,. Mss irving was to appear this
as, o ..s IN The Jerome K. Jerome COM
~ susan in Search of Husband"
80 us' t. TYLER. the executive head
-. hrm Of Lebler & Co. Miss
-, managers, informed the ac-
60 size would have to be extremely
-. 't ol har costumes. Miss Irving
on, mar she intended TO do so,
80, va Tyler informed her that she
spend 1000 of the firms
50, IN Paris and London. Those
81 ,'.7d Americans who are interest
p nay imagine what she did in the
~ 70 "a PaiX and in Bond street.
.. .'r return there was some delay
:, me customs, and when she had
e.. deposited some good hard cash
.. n m 70 Uncle Sam she present
~ 0IG for $500 in excess of the
'-lSand 10 Mr.. Tyler
~ night is still going on. Miss IT.
r-t insisting that as the firm had
..'l.ISed to pay. fOrAher gowns she
-al them, and that it was not her
y. u they cost more than the sttpu-
~ amount. She further reiterated
She mad to have them and that