The Yale expositor., 1914-06-25
SPLENDID GOWNS
WORN At OPERA
ParisienneS and American Wo-
men Vie With Each Other in
Magnificent Dress.
C0LoRED HAIR LOSES CHARM
Queen Mary's outspoken Dislike ef
Eccentric Fashion Has Practically
Killed 1.-TWO Of the Recent
Coiffures That Are Sim
Pile But Excellent.

ID ARIs.-There can be no doubt
about the success Of the Boston
and Covent Garden Company in
Paris Just at first people we're In
clined to sGy that the beautiful The
atre des Champs Elysees was too
large, that 1t was 'unlucky." But Mr..
Henry Russell went ahead gaily. He
had full belief in his own venture and
that belief has proved we'll founded.
Tout Paris Is talking OF the Boston
Season" Every one who is any one
is making point of attending all the
important FIRST nights"
The opening night of the season was
immensely brilliant The theater
locked really lovely. have moro
than once spoken in detail of the
new Theatre des Champs Elysees, In
connection with the Russian ballet
season. Unfortunately Mr.. Astruc has
lost money over his plucky endeavor
to give Paris one OF the most artistic
and beautiful theaters in the world.
When the curtain went up for the
first time on Montemezzi's charming
opera, "L'Amore Del Ire Re-" the
most notable members of the Ameri-
can colony, as we'll as numbers OF
In the stalls and famous "corbeille.
The opera itself was a huge success.
The plot was interesting and the
music fresh and attractive. AS to
the singing-it was nearly perfect
Beautiful Gowns Worn.
Some of the gowns worn by Pari-
siennes and Americans In the boxes
and stalls were rarely lovely. White
satin and white lace dresses were to
be seen on every side, for 1t Is we'll
known fact that the peculiar color OF
the brocade In which the theater Is
upholstered shows of white costumes
to perfection.
This color Ia pure shade Of "lacque
de garance" and it makes re-
markably effective background for
white or pale tinted toilettes. On the
other hand it is distinctly trying when
juxtaposed with any of the new ia
ponica-pink shades. One OF the most
charming gowns in the house that
night was that worn by the Prin-
cipessa di Stigliano- Colonna.
This gown was composed OF ivory
white Mechlin lace, mounted over
ivory satin. The skirt was nounced
from waist 10 hem and the corsage
was n discreet mixture of soft lace,
pale gold embroidery and lemon-yel-
low chiffon.
At the waist a soft gioire de Dion
rose, set In dark leaves, gave a rich
note Of color. In her hair, which was
dressed high, the principessa wore a
high diamond aigrette, and right at
the back, very low down. a fat dla-
mond comb.
In Sea Green Satin.
Another lovely gown seen in the
"corbeilie" was worn by the Comtesse
de Ca Tillinet. The material was SEQ
green satin and there were draperies
In oyster white chiffon embroidered
with pale green pailletes and silver
beads.
The dress had a narrow pointed
train which was caught up in walking,
by a silver ring. The corsage was
crossed over the bust and Il was
sleeveless, the arms being bare right
up to the shoulders. When the com
tesse entered the theater. she was
wearing a long. loose cape made OF
ieaf-green mirror velvet: this cape had
an immense collar in pure white fox
and lining of silver tissue