Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

are In this collection now owned by Miss
Stone
There is the Gismonda dress of green
velvet and white satin. There is a tunic
skirt of white satin encrusted with gold
palette and the green velvet is also heavy
with the gold embroidery lace and jewels.
The bodice has long sleeves made Of vel
vet and almost entirely covered with pam
els Of gold lace and Jewels
A Rhinestone Dress
The famous rhinestone dress worn in
Camille is also a Davenport costume. The
entire costume is embroidered in panels
with gold and silver and rhinestones and
the bodice is literally covered with ropes
and ropes of the glstening jewels. while
a fringe of gold beads trims sleeves and
shoulders. Another Camille gown is Of
corn colored panne velvet and accordion
plated chiffon. 1t is in princess style
and is trimmed with a magnificent piece
of cream silk lace and has four dozen
rhinestone buttons for trimming. These
buttons are each as large as twenty-five
cent piece.
One of the most interesting dresses in
the Davenport collection is an original
Tosca dress. 1t is Of fine Indian crepe
brocade and is heavily embroidered in
oriental colors The embroidery was all
done by hand by Russian peasants at
Miss Davenport's expresS direction, and
the overdress of green velvet, with its
trimming of black and gold fringe, brings
out the vivid reds blues and green of the
orient with remarkable effect
There Is magnificent white satin cos
tune heavily embroidered in silver pea
cocks and roses. This gown Is lined
throughout with white satin and is an eX-
tremely heavy affair but of wondrous
beauty. 1t was worn by Miss Davenport
as Lady Teaze
Tosca Dresses Are Elaborate
The Tosca dresses from this collection
are all beautiful One is of embroidered
creme that is thickly covered with emer-
aids, garnets and opals All the inster
stices are filled with gold lace. The waist
is outlined with heavy cord of old rose
silk and six monster buttons OF billhah'
cut steel complete a most effective dress
Red satin brocade In empire style, its
magnificent material giving the beauty Of
long graceful lines and the deep glowing
color s,,nplving all the decoration which
is necessary, makes another OF the Tosca
dresses A third one isTof pale yellow
crepe. This too is heavily embroidered
in silver and gold and rhinestones.
And this Is only beginning. Countess
more boxes there are with thelr cos
tunes. There are empires, processes
tailored suits embroidered linens, pa
tistes garden dresses ball dresses, gowns
for tbe voilng girl and costumes for the
woman of experience.
Wells, scarfs. shawls of real lace OF
Irdian silk and of Chinese crepe; shoul-
der draperies of some curious indlan
work; a heavy net with beaten silver fas-
tened in the meshes-all these are extras
little things almost unnoticed In the pass,
ing of the play, and yet every one most
costly feature to complete a perfect stast
picture. ..,t..,
THE care of this vast wardrobe requires
almost the constant attention OF one ex-
perienced woman. ard Miss stone buys
tissue paper, sachet powder and cotton IN
enormous quantities to preserve the fresh-
ness Of these wonderful creations or tne
modistes art and her own original ana
delightful taste.