Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-24

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about the success of the Boston
and Covent Garden Company" in
Paris Just at first people were in
clined 10 say that the beautiful The
atre des Champs Elysees was too
large, that it was "unlucky." But Mr..
Henry Russell went ahead gaily. He
had full belief in his own venture and
that belief has proved well founded.
Tout Paris is talking of lie Boston
Season" Every one who is any one
is making a point of attending all the
important first nights
The opening night of the season was
immensely brilliant The theater
looked really lovely | have more
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 well as numbers of
Partisan society women, were present
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 We're rarely lovely. White
satin and white lace dresses were to
be seen on every side, for it is a we'll
known fact that the peculiar color of
the brocade in which the theater is
upholstered shows off white costumes
to perfection.
This color is pure shade of "lacque
de garance' and it makes a 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 ja-
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 flounced
from waist to hem and the corsage
was a discreet mixture of soft lace,
pale gold embroidery and lemon-yel-
low chiffon.
At the waist a soft gloire de Dion
rose, set in dark leaves, gave a rich
note CT color. In her hair which was
dressed high, the principessa wore
high diamond aigrette, and right at
the back, very low down, a fat dia-
mond comb.
In Sea Green Satin.
Another lovely gown seen in the
"corbeille" was worn by the Comtesse
de Ga Tilliffet The material was sea
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 silver ring. The corsage was
crossed over the bust and it was
sleeveless, the arms being bare right
up to the shoulders. When the COM
Jesse entered the theater, she was
wearing a long, loose cape made of
leafgreen mirror velvet; this cape had
an immense collar in pure white fox
and lining of silver tissue
Some fine jewels were worn that
night Mrs. Myron T. Herrick-who
occupied a prominent box-wore two
priceless strings of pearls. Her
gown was in pale silver-gray satin.
with draperies of palest gray chiffon
embroidered in silver and, on the cor
. sage, some lovely old lace.
Few Eccentric Head-Dresses.
The English ambsssadress also
wore gray but in a darker color and
in her case the Quaker shade was
thrown into the background by a
long mantle of embroidered chiffon
in a splendid shade of violet de
Monseigneur." l noticed that very
few pink or blue head-dresses were
to be seen at the Theatre des Champs
Elysees.
1t really seems as though the visit
of the queen of England had dealt a
death blow to this eccentric, yet at
tractiye, fashion. The queen has ex-
pressed herself very clearly in Lon
don on the subject of "colored" hair
and will not permit it to be worn at
any of the court functions In this
way the idea has been formed that
hair OF this order is not quite in the
best taste.
AS a matter of fact there are one
or two shades of metallic-pink hair
which are distinctly artistic and be-
coming, Under strong electric light
this hair looks almost natural. 1t
gives the impression of red hair which
has become slightly faded.
l noticed recently a really superb
evening wrap worn by Princesse Guy
de Faucigny-Lucinge at the Theatre
des Champs Elysees. This mantle
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