The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-30

NIcE, WhdL SDoud IKE 10 Know
~ is. who designed the scenery
and the dresses? That orr colorful
and resourceful friend. the Rarebt
Fiend is responsible for the former.
| am willing to believe. but that
Lady Duff-Gordon had anything to
do with the latter seems absolutely
incredible in view OF her placid and
contained mot To say gentle gray and
mauvel attitude In the face OF recent
narrowing events. In the matter OF
tho gowns, ] cannot help but won
der whether Madame Raoul Duval
has deserted Paris for The Bronx
and undertaken TO initiate the north
ern gum chewers into the mystic
mysteries OF the meaning OF colors,
as exemplified in emotional dress
ing. by which process she cndeav-
ored, three or four years ago, to eX-
press for her sister. Mrs. James
Brown Potter, some OF that seething
soulfulness which had made the lat
ter, internally, dramatic artist Of
short. the American Madame Du-
walls Partisan costumes were de-
signed to bring the American Mrs
Potter's Oriental passions TO Il head.
poultice-ltkc. Taking that view. the
meaning of "Thc Price She Paid
becomes Immediately almost as clear
as pea soup. Color is indeed a great
help
The rising of the first curtain re-
yeals an Intensely salmon-pink bou-
purple pink shades. to indicate the
fact that the heroine's soul is not
wholly lost. Several intensely sky
blue curtains symbolic the siddy
lady's innocent youth \ tiger rug
denotes her knowledge of Elinor
Glyn, though Its Inconspicuous posi-
lion doubtless signifies the woman's
general leaning toward Anthony
Hope. IT not quite Amelia r. Barr.
Into this foyerish and warning at
mosphere, Marie Thornton Cecil
Spooner) suddenly sweeps ominous-
", in emerald green and spangles.
Marie is vaguely associated with the
mad. glad. bad world OF the metro
polls though hcaving with a heavy
sorrow. In the end We learn that her
mother was not her mother. but It
takes MS II long time To discover
tina, her hillowy trouble Is not sim
ply the result Of crabs in June.
Also. bowed down 10y tho horrible
revelation that their mother Was only
An imposter. Narie's older sister bad
gone rapidly TO tho bad and bad OK
pired. All these facts make themselves
known when the emerald green and
spangles clashes with the salmon
walls and sky blue portiercs
But this Is not the worst. \ world
~ "ch7pcron,' ~ dusty purple,
cuicrs 10 announce villain. IN =
braided vaistcoat From that point
on the dirty work il clear before our
ewes. Braided waistcoat tvpifies the
lie from which t.merald green would
break loose. She has learned To love
Blonde-curly yhalr. He has q wealthy
father Far Off in tho last act. faith
or tells US that just before the final
breaking Gp. every man experiences
double dose Of summer skitishness.
Need ! toll YOU II was he who sent
the late lamented sister (doubtless IN
Il scarlet SWcateT) 10 her ruin and
her death? But all his is not re-
vealed untIl much, much later. Learn
Ing the Identity Of her woudnrful
blonde lover. Marie Thornton swears
to ruin even him 10 wreak vongence
on his father.
A r about this point, the purple
L n chsperon ushers a strange. gen
tleman into the very bosom OF tbc
plot. lie wears n Scotch plaid waist