Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

to the chiffon coat by a silver cord
and tassel. Her hat was of orchid
colored Neapolitan straw with. fiat
trimming of ostrich and she carried
pink orchids
The bridesmaids We're gowned alik.
in corn-colored amorette silk. The
skirts were very full with undulatinS
hens and outlined in points of en-
broidery. The .bodices were made
with bolero jackets of amorette over
chiffon. which also formed the Castle
sleeves and high flaring collars. They
wore hats of corn-colored. Georgette
ribbon of the same tone and orna-
mented with French flowers to catch
the brim and streamers. They carried
canes surmounted with bouquets of
violet and yellow Dansies.
The bridegroom gave the bride a dia-
mond brooch and to his best man and
ushers platinum cuff links with blue
enamel monograms. The brides gift
to the bridegroom was gold cigarette
case and she gave the maid of honor
favors to the bridesmaids were white
leather card cases with gold trim
miags and monosrams.
,Apropos Of the past week. 2however. in
Boston summer plans and even brides
were temporarily thrust into obscurity by
the -. s. Romantic, which carried all
before 1t, and was far and away the
best thing the Vincent Club has ever
accomplished. There did not seem a
weak spot in the entire operetta, every
one did her part so adnmra bly,, and
there was not a. single evidence of
self-consciousness. 1t would be diff
cult to imagine a lovelier heroine than
Anne Means proved. nor one who wore
her chic frocks with such cachet and
seemed perfectly at home behind the
footlights. The white serge gown Sc
verely. tailored and so becoming, with
the fascinating white turban. was the
loveliest in the scene at Algiers. where
the S. $. Romantics passengers landed
for glimpse of tropical life and color.
Like the needle to the magnet,
one always returns to Dorothy Jordan
when writing of any entertainment in
which she participates 1t really seems
as il she could not be distanced even
on the professional stage. Her ballet
dance is wonderful-and she f1oated
like a f1uttering apple blossom in her
pink and white attire. Then there was
Jordan looked quite as though she had
stepped from fashion plate In Co
dey's Magazine of some forty years ago.
II was frightfully hot. too, on the
opening days Of IS. 8. Romantic" and
all sympathized with Miss Jordan in
her tightly fitted coat OF emerald
green velvet bound with fur. worn in
combination with a very voluminous
! skirt of green and red plaid silk. fes
TONED with the same material and
d
the tiniest fur muff. which could have
| added little to the comfort of the
| wearer. land black boots. with white
| stockings. i
turesque costumes was the Fatima at
tire donned by Miss Miriam Sears Of
Beacon street in the Algerian scene,
| when she depicted crystal gazer. 1t
was a black tulle. over black satin,
frightened with paillettes and semi
1nracl0u8 he
girdle, and long panel at the front.
There were jeweled bangs about the
ankles, and tiny crystals edged the
i floating drapery. Miss Sears sang her
dance was very gracefully given
much interest to friends Of the families
| was made known at a
a New Way luncheon recently. The
r. r.4.a decorations. which were
- "~s~' pink throughout. were
beautiful. The surprise came when
those I'm the party. were requested to
select rose from vase on the table.
To each rose was attached a ribbon
which led to a rose-covered basket sus-
pended from the chandelier. AS each
guest pulled her respective ribbon
| there appeared miniature baskets from
inside the large one announcing on
tiny cards in envelopes the names of
the prospective bride and bridegroom.
| -
One Of the most poignant cries heard
from that far away, Isolated, stricken
| region is the letter
From Wealth Jean de Reszke re-
+ ceiyAd la falv from h .
:" Ho'sSJ' brother, Edouard de
Reszke. the well known .basso of a
decade ago. On his great estate he is
living in the, cellar of his once beauti-
full chateau without fuel. oil. coffee
! or other seeming necessities. In storm
and rain the cellar has afforded in
adequate shelter and forever In the
ears has been the thunder OF the con-
tending armies.
| With. Edouard de Reszke have been
Prince and Princess Lubormirski, mem :
bers of one of the greatest Polish
| families. Princess Lubormirski is a
serene highness and before the war her
| income from salt mines in~f'oland was
| $500. 900 a year.
| The once splendid estate of the Roma n
\ Potockis on the frontier OF Austrian
Poland. one OF thu show places of Aus