The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-01
GORGEOUS GOWNS
Will Be Seen
The Merry Widow Is Said to be the
Best eowned Woman on the
Stage by New York
Fashion Writers.
DESCRIPTION OF GOWNS
The Display Of Hats and ToiIettes In.
the Production to be Seen Hero
Tomorrow, is One Well
Worth LICKING at.

according to the New York fashion
writer's, "The Merry Widow who
comes to the Grand tomorrow, is the
best-gowned woman on the stage, and
the maids and matrons around her
are ravishing testimonials to the ex-
quisite millinery Of Paris. In staging
this world-famed operetta, Mr.. Henry
! W. Savage gave carte blanche to the
artists Of Rue de la Prix, with these
results:
Sonia, the Merry Widow, is a pleas
Ing picture in the first act in a won
derful ball gown of gold-and Empire
princess of gold tissue, very simple
in outline, but entirely original in de-
sign and execution. 1t is extravaganza
| ly wrought with gold embroidery OF
trailing vines and small roses in high
relief bordered with dainty irregu-
| lar jeweled designs in gold thread and
opal stones. Over this is worn long
transparent coat of deep orange nous
seine on the Japanese lines. Bor-
dering the hem and mandarin sleeves
are heavy bands of raised design in
gold embroidery.
Natalie wears most effective En-
pire gown of cream chiffon net, beauti-
fully draped in graceful folds over a
foundation of soft sea-foam green silk,
and covered lavishly with pailottes of
silver, from the foot half way up the
skirt is embroidered with pearls, gold
and silver thread. The corsage is
draped wit gold lace caught up on
the shoulders with straps of green
velvet and jewelei epaulets and gold
/ fringe. In her hair she wears jew
eled band and a bird of paradise.
Malta wears lovely Empire gown
/ of cream chiffon over p robe OF cream
Liberty satin, with an effective border
Of trailing flowers embroidered in pale
blue chenille, outlined with dull silver
and gold thread and small opal Sc
ouins about the hem. The square
neck of the corsage is trimmed with
bands of blue, silver and gold en-
|broidery, edged with tiny frills OF real
valenciennes. The high crush glrdle
Of silver tissue is fashioned at the
front with large Empress buckle OF
rose opals with a soft knot OF ciel
paon velvet
4 Equally beautiful are the exquisite
ball gowns of the guests. One IS a
4 charming Empire model OF pomadour
mousseline Powered with trailing gar
lands of small roses, ir old pink, and
dull green, over Princess foundation
of white Liberty satin. The point
d'Alencon lace forming the short
sleeve and encircling the decolletage
Is caught softly into bib effect with
ropes of pearls, gold fringe and tas-
sells.
Another gown of unique attraction
js of cream Brussels ret, over soft
taffeta, with deep hem border OF
, orange with fine silver thread EN-
hroidery The low decollete bodice
is trimmed with bold fringe and seed
pearls.
An Empire gown is of pale yellow
n,ousseline over orange taffeta. The
hem embroidered with large gold
roses outlined with soft tones OF
brown and rose cord. The decollete
bodice is trimmed with soft folds o.
hfown velvet in surplice style, oyel
small "Vn of Mechline lace outlined
nv Jananese embroidery in rose gold
and black.
. black net gown palette is o
great beauty, being cleverly embroid
cred with peacock eyes in brillian
sreen-a striking contrast on tn
black net, over pale green chiffon.
A In the second scene, the garden
Of senia's residence in Paris are ea
d ouisitely laid out and the splendi
j bright colorings of the Marsovia
> dancing troubadour, the elaborate co..
tunes of the dancing girls in Marso7
ian costumes brilliant with gold, 81
h yer and Jewels is picture thorough
b framed Sonia's Marsovian dress
cbarmingly becoming and exquisite
color and design. The short skirt
satin antique has a deep border rio
lv embroidered in Turkish figure
with gold sequins and heavy cor
The bodice of silver cloth is drape
in surplice style with novel embroi'
cry of gold flowers. A scarf of blac
net with long fringe of tassels
black and gold is caught with bu
kle of brilliants. The effective littl
Marsovian coat worn with this is {
white broadcloth heavily embroidere
with gold figures in high relief.
Natalie's dress is equally becomin
ard very dainty in gold and whit
The short skirt of crepe de chine
embroidered with clusters of gol
grapes and leaves in high relief TT
surplice bodice is edged with gold Lar
and Nile green velvet. The Goa
which is strikingly suggestive of
Japanese kimono is soft clingir
white broadcloth and is ea.rely GO
cred with gold embroidered and trir