The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-26
"Cheap and Badly Made" She
Told Judge, andWould Have
Hurt Her Reputation.
ROYAL ROBES WRONG.
Cut with Low Necks, and
Queens, Even on the Stage,
Wear High Necks.

Mrs, Leslie Carter. taking the witnes.
stand to-day In the City Court, yher,
the suit brought against her by a COS.
tuner for a bill Of sl,24l is on trial. told
Justice Green and the jury that every.
body on the stage drew salary, bu,
she didn't think that had anything TO DO
with fixing the responsibility as 10 the
employment OF the particular person.
| The jury late this afternoon returned
a verdict OF sl.l315O In favor Of the
costumer.
Mrs. Carter had testified that Minnie
Jones. who acted as her WARDROBE
woman, was in reality a substitute for
Mrs. A. f. Herman, the plaintiff, and
that when she-Miss Jones-took meas.
ure,nents for the costumes OF Mrs. Herr
man made she was not actually In Mrs.
Carter's employ.
Mrs. Carter described the costumes as
impossible"
She Was Mortified.
II was Mortified" she said. None OF
them was right. They were cheap,
badly made and badly fitted. Indeed,
they would have been damaging to the
play had We produced it,
And you have been accustomed 10
producing very high-class performances,
have you not?" asked Nathaniel Levy,
Mrs. Carter's lawyer,
Yes"
You mean that you have appeared
In productions that have been very
elaborated" broke in Max Josephson,
counsel for Mrs, Herman.
Your Honor" said Mrs. Carter, turn
ing to Justice Green, Il think. perhaps,
Mr. Josephson wanted to refer to my
production under Mr.. Belasco. with the
idea OF taking away a little OF my glory
In my own productions since leaving
Mr.. Belasco."
Gowns for Queens All Wrong.
Il call your attention to the queens
gown" continued Mr., Levy, "and l ask
what was wrong with it?'
Why. 1t was all wrong" replied Mrs.
Carter. There were five gowns for the
queens, and they were all trimmed
alike"
who put In the precious stones?"
II had them put In when the altera-
lions were made"
Mrs. Carter said that she and Mrs.
Herman had conversation about La
Tosca,' and she contracted with Mrs.
Herman to make the costumes. Mrs.
Herman, she said, told her the cost
would be between 1880 and $3.50.
Il told Mrs. Herman l wanted the
best" said Mrs. Carter.
Mrs. Herman could have produced
costumes for you at the price stated
which would have been as elaborate as
any used in your previous productions?
The lawyer asked.
Yes OF course, that does not include
my personal costumes
THE petition In bankruptcy was filed
against you Nov. 10. 1902"
Yes"
She Put In the Bill.
And you put in Mrs. Heermans bill
with your schedules"
Yes. That is, put In what I heard
was the amount Of the bill l had not
received bill from Mrs. Herman"
You were discharged from bank.
ruptcy Dec. I, 1902"
Yes"
MI. Levy read from Mrs. Carter's an.
swer to the bankruptcy petition, show.
Ing that she had paid $500 on account to
Mrs. Herman, and she considered that,
with the amount she was compelled TO
txpend on alterations, quite sufficient
Tor the costumes.
on cross-eXaminatlon Mrs. Carter ad-
nitted she swore In her answer to the
proceeding that she owed
Mrs Herman 1890.
A Queen-even though on the stage
should never SO far forget herself as
10 wear low-neck gown, according to
Hall Vernon. a maker Of theatrical cos
tunes, who preceded Mrs. Carter on the
stand.
Look at this garment" said
Mr. Levy. and tell the jury whether In
your opinion II is a proper gown for a
queen"
NO" was Nernon's quick reply.
This il a. wrons. It's a low-neck
GOWN, and queen should wear high
neck GOwn."
Well" continued Mr., Levy, holding
Up princess gown, is this all right
It's low neck, too
Would a princess wear it7'
"NUt on your liie''