New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
D ANNUNz|0'S NEW PLAY
Life in Paris and California De.
picted in Its Plot.
AMERICAN GIRL A FIGURE
Three Piece Dress Still Pleas.
ing the Parisenne, Who De-
mands Variety in Design.
From The Tribune Correspondent

From The Tribune Correspondent
Paris. Nov. 1-GabrieI dAnnunzo, the
brilliant author and welder of the i'm
probable into the most probable and de-
llghtful stage titbits, is back in Paris,
turning over a new play in his mind,
which. II he finally thinks well Of the plot,
will require trip into the great, Golden
West land Of the American Continent.
D'Annunzlo Ia never sure Of plot, so
he says, until he clips its wings, plucks
the feathers off and then stews II thor
oughly in the oven of his brain" or all
the children Of Parnassus who come from
the Mount OF the Muses. TO that Of Mont
martre for inspiration, none more sug-
gests in his manner infection BY the Pro-
methean fire than Gabriel the Glorious"
The title may be-he has not yet quite
made up his mind about 1.-THE Shrine
Of the Soul" The action concerns life
among the fripperies OF Paris and under
the clear sky and zest-giving zephyrs OF
California. A young exquisite is dying In
a more or less disreputable caravanserie
in the outskirts of Paris, surrounded by
Apaches and equally genteel people, who
have robbed him OF his sous and are row
playing among themselves in proper
atmosphere OF noise, women and wine.
Enters a sweet looking Western Ameri-
can girl, who is seeking her ne'er-do-well
brother. She is insulted by one OF the
"roughnecks"; the exquisite rises from
the couch to defend her; the girl covers
the Apaches with brace of revolvers and
orders her chauffeur to carry the invalid
TO her car.
In the second act the healthy California
atmosphere and an abstinence from alb
sinthe have combined 10 qualify the sick
man for enumeration among listed white
hopes" Here, amid the eternal sunshine
Of the Golden West, invalid and athletic
young woman discover-Just what, the
gay Gabriel has not yet discovered to suit
his epicurean taste.
Baron Clement de Radowitz, who al
leges that he Is nephew OF Herr Won
Radov III, formerly German Ambassador
at Washington, was arrested here recent
~ on the charge of forgery. He Is stated
TO have run through a large fortune in
six years. Latterly he has lived in great
state at the Chateau du Petit Senart. near
Fontainebleau. He is alleged 10 have
forged a will whereby he was 10 have
come into another fortune, and on the
strength OF this will TO have made large
purchases on credit from an antlquary,
purchases which he promptly pledged in
order 20 raise money.
Even the wayward fancy OF the Parish
enne has not yet tired Of the three-piece
dress. IL Is true that she demands va
riety In the expression OF the idea, but so
long AZ her couturiere humors this within
so long is she content to wear the skirt
with It's own particular coat and It's own
dainty blouse bodies And this autumn
her taste for variety must indeed be in
sstisble II she be not entirely satisfied.
not only with the changes In design, but
with the novelties In material which mark
the now season.
Moreover, the most critical must surely
be satisfied with the very decorative APP
pearanccs characterizing many OF these
novelties. no matter whether II be a plush
OF an ottoman. a tweed or n ratine. II
Is this decorative quality which is respon-
sible for the appreciation OF woollen ma
terials az fabrics for the afternoon dress.
They are not yet outrivalling I'll the beau
tiful textures woven in silk, but they are
certainly playing a more important part
than they did a winter ago
OF course, care IS taken with their
treatment so that they may have a fun
dress effect: and this Is not rarely
achieved by n touch OF the picturesque
In the design OF the coat. Sometimes this
is fashioned as a little cOatee which just
covers the waist and Is rounded at the
back. and this IS usually worn with
skirt which is designed with a tunlc. The
tunic is then cut on exactly the same line
as the coat. and II reaches midway be-
tween the edge OF the latter and the hem.
Narrow bands OF skunk. or fox. or er-
mine border both coat and tunic.
The effect thus achieved suggests the
pelisse, for the tunIc has an air Of being
an essential detail OF the coat. When
the latter is removed II Is found that the
corsage is a mere graceful arrangement
OF tulle and nonon, some little motif OF
the tweed or cloth maintaining harmony