Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
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in the cut of her mantle is recognized
and bowed to as to the decree of the
gods, and already there are whispers
of a coming change that will mean the
full round skirt, the pointed bodices and
perhaps, the basque.
A hint of what may be in store for
us this summer was to be seen last
night in the costumes worn py tne
members of the Ben Greet company
who were cast for the women's parts,
and Juliet actually wore basque with
one of her dainty, quaint gowns
A dispatch from Paris says:
1.-The Influence Of the Partisan stage
on all matters sartorial is well known,
for Madame La Mode dictates what
shall be the coming fashion from the
theater itself. 1t Is her temple, ana
votaries are the audience who crowd
in tense expectation to one or the DILL
liant 'premieres' that are perpetual
joy to the gay Parisienne.
1.-THE first night of 'Solange,' at the
Opera Comique, spelt the downfall or
the Directoire, the Empire and the
Princess gown. The clinglng dress
must give place to the we'll defined slim
waist, to panniers, and to pointed bod
ices.
''The costumes in 'Solange' were rep
licas of those worn in the days OF Louis
Quinze. Henceforth, the smart PARIS
china shepherdess. .
Paris has seen the flowered silks,
radiant with roses, the snowy shoulders
yelled with frilled fichus of soft mus
lin, and the most bewitching little rasp-
berry pink silk casaquins tightly nttlng
real waists; and now every woman
knows that she wants patches and pam
niers at once.
''The first scene of Solange' is a mil
liners shop, and the timid may gasp
with horror at the eccentricities OF the
hats, with their abnormal expanses
of crown, wreaths of tiny howers' ana
the long ribbon strings.
1.-THE play at the Opera Comique also
shows that the matrons of the period
had a better chance of looking well than
their sisters of the present day. Wndl
more delightful costume could be FOUND
for the matron than the leaf gold gown,
with it's generous expanse OF drapery'
the big muff and stole, and the becom-
ing white cabriolet bonnet, with lts
white marabout plumes?
'"The question now is: VIII the IN
fuence of the stage be strong enough
to turn the trend of fashion from tine
long lines and slim figures of the EN-
pire to the shapely forms and the
ample drapery of the pannier!
Quite the largest of tie weeks social
events. and also of the more import
ant of the season, will be the reception
with which Mrs. Octavius Morgan OF
Westlake avenue Will entertain toihor-
row afternoon
over 500 invitations nave peen issueu
for the occasion.
s.
The closing of the California Women s
Golfers association tournament yester-
marked by the attenance OF Wen known
enthusiasts and several social affalrs.
Participants were Mrs. James Whit-
comb Griffin, Mrs. w. 7. Bishop, Jr.,
Mrs. Guy Cochran, Mrs. John ID. fos-
ter, Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Mum, MISS
Coleman, Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Herbert he
qua, Mrs. Shannon, Mrs. Gilmore ana
Mrs. Field. ,.
Mrs. Ward Montgomery, Mrs Grif-
An and Mrs. Grant Fitch were bridge
hostesses yesterday afternoon ana last
night the association entertained the
members of the Revellers' club with
dancing. about 10 people being present:
An elaborate supper was served at IL
o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Wellborn is entertaining
a small company of friends TINS a1ter
noon at her home on West Thirty-nrsI
street to meet Mrs Charles Gilbert OF
Altadena.
s.
Miss Grace Mills of San Diego, who
Is a member of the Ben Greet coIi-
many. entertained informally at Yea
Monday afternoon at the copper Ae'
tie. oe
Miss Mills guests were members OF
tbe company and included Miss violet
vivian. Miss Ruth Vivian, MISS lrene
Roaxe and Messrs. ]. Sayer Crawley,
Milton Rosmer, A. Hilton Allen ana
Edward Arnold.
one of the delightful affairs of the
week was the luncheon with wnlch
Mrs. Walter j. Trask and oaughter,
Miss Trask, entertained yesterday at
the Alexandria.
Among those present We're Mesunn,es as,n,eS
g. r. Adams, w. A. Barker, Rollan1
Pishop. John D. Bicknell, Hancock
Banning, ]. B. Bohon, r. II. Ingraham'
West Hughes, John Griffith, j. Il.
Cook. o. w. Childs, Edwin T, Earl
p. ]. Fleming, Howard Huntington'
Wheaton Gray, James j. Meyler'
George S. Patton, Syre Barrow -nrencn,
~ q Parker, Carl Kurtz, w. ID. Wool
wine. Willard Stimson, Ezra 4. Stim-
son Albert Crutcher, W. S. Hook, Jr"
I N. Van Nuys, w. H. Perry, Charles
Modini-Wood, Willoughby Rodman
Nora Mccartney, II. Janss, John Mots'
]. w. Mckinley, Leo Chandler w: H.
Dunn. Cameron Thorn. H. T. Lee, Dar:
McFarland. William Fl. Ennis, Edward
&, Bosbyshell, Earl Lewis, Ernest A.
Rrvant. S. c. Hubbell, Nathaniel W.
Mvric-., Sam. Haskins, w. II. Holiday,
John G. Page William G.. Kerckhom,
Rufus H. Heron, w. j. Doran, w. NJ
Caswell. Margaret Hobbs, w. B. Cline
Rarbour. j. Kingsley Macomber Wil-
liam Parish Jeffries, E. FL. Moore, AL
bert Carlos Jones, H. c. Turner, Q. U.
Sterry. Florence tombstone, Helen
Steckel, Frank Kelsey. Eugene Smith,
Wedemeyer. F. A. Walton, Robert
tones. and the Misses May Owen, Echo
Allen Carrie Wadilove, Ann Patton
Rowena Newton, Severance. Marjorie
Severance, Lewis, Newman, Jones and
Glen Spence.
At a hearts party given Monday by
Miss Florence Cronkhite formal an
nouncement was made of the engage
ment of Miss Delphia Cronkhite, sis
ter of the hostess and Sydney Holman.
The marriage will take place In june
Friends to whom the pleasant news
was impaired were Mrs. Bailey. Mrs.
Bosshard, Mrs. Baldwin, MRS. Aiexan-
der Mrs. Kirby Miss lone Ditch, MISS
Katherine Bosshard, Miss Jettie Bas-
kett. Miss Mildred Brookman, MISS
Mary Allen, Miss Lillian Sylvester,
Miss Fay Sylvester. Miss Louise Alex
ander, Miss Evelyn Alexander Miss
Lucy Blood, Miss Lillian Blood, Miss
Pearl NCorea, Miss Kate Harding, Miss
Daisy Harding, Miss Maude Clark,
Miss May Hanson, Miss May Clark and
Miss Bessie Cronkhite.
Mrs. A. L. Macleish and daughter,
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