The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-31

FRoCK SHOWING MODIsH MEGLNG OF
CHIFFON FUR AND EMBROIDERY.
luster, being about the neck Ia close
fitting rows. What fascinated me most
was the arrangement of her blond hair
that seemed to be soft mass of puffs
that were not pulled, If you can un-
derstand this contradiction of terms,
and curls that did not curl, clinging
closely to the contour Of the head. A
long fur coat of skunk and muf Of
black lynx-yes, mean that the pelts
did not match, for Paris this winter
has declared In favor of the fur coat
and coat trimmings that are different
from the muffs carried with them
mad an odd misfit appearance that is
not attractive, but it is a charmingly
economical way to use up ones odds
and ends Of small fur pieces.
To come back to the prima donna,
her hat was a cap-now, how is that
for a fashion description, but really
the modes are SO complex and inter
changeable that one has to use them
In this absurd way-of black velvet.
with a pulled corwn, and narrow
band of skunk fur held the velvet frill
about the face. Between the inter-
missions her escort, an opera impre-
sario, and Farrar studied a music
score. / could hear her softly hum
line or two and say when she finished:
That's how I'm going to interpret it.
How do you like itY'
+ / have given Farrar the center of
the stage, but she paled into insignifl-
canoe when the Russian court orches-
ira was playing. 1t is wonderful and
has been the musical sensation of the
season here in New York. Mr.. An
dreeff, the leader, Svengali-like look
ing creature, seemed to move as If by
command of the car or on pain of in
slant execution If he turned on his
conductors box in less mechanical
manner to acknowledge the apprecia-
ton of the audience But why cavil
at a mannerism? The conducting was
all that one could wish. The instru-
ments used by the players were peas
ant pipes producing sweetly melan-
choly sounds, the domra, dulcimer and
the balalaika, which gives the orchestra
it's name and seems to take the place
in numbers and in tone value of The
violin In our own orchestra.
know how interested you are In the
mandolin, and this weird, wonderful
music would have appealed to you,
for the balalaika is related in sound
to both the mandolin and to the either
families. Tt has triangular body
anu long slender rngerpoard. The
musical numbers were chiefly Russian
peasant songs, although the PLAYERS
are able to produce music by great
masters most artistically. A butterfly
waltz given was the impersonation in
sounds of the fittings and final flight
OF these beautiful winged insects. II
always hurts me to call them by this
name, for they have scared so high
above the grub state indeed, one
could actually feel the butterflies sip.
ping honey from the rose and could
imagine them discussing in epicure
fashion the delicious fiavors.
Real Art In Handmade JeweIry.
To change the subject, have 1 told
you about the exquisite Christmas gift
Dorothy D. made for me? Well, II
really haven't had much time, for the
holidays are just past, and l am still
lost in admiration of my beautiful hair
decoration. Dorothy is an expert
craftsman in this work, and, like all
members Of the new cult, she is going
to nature as an inspiration for her de-
signs. The best workers nowadays
are not going to Italy, Egypt or the
orient for their motives, but are find
ing them in the fields, along the road
sides and on the seashore.
The beautiful wild carrot or Queen
Anne's lace is the motif for my charm
ing piece of hand wrought jewelry. It'll
is sort of low tiara that any Amer
lean woman could wear without being
accused of longing for strawberry
leaves and ducal coronet. Only a
true lover of nature could have made
the design, for even the inconspicuous
little garnet flower characteristic of
the wild carrot umbel has not been
forgotten.
have passion for this sort of Jew
elry and can never resist display of
the work. In case devoted to hand
made jewelry In a small but very ex-
elusive Fifth avenue shop there is a
plaque pendant designed by a well
known artist which is joy to every
trained eye that sees It, The plaque
is of opalescent blue and green enamel
subtly suggesting seaweed in the par
tial relief Of the design. The very
breath Of old ocean is in the trinket.
When I give You the recipe you want