Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-07

TM Il F,r-LETTER season, this, f"r
ErM the woman who seeks inspira-
y 81 ton for her clothes in cos
~ tunes worn on the stage. one
uccess after another has come to
Broadway and remained through tri-
mphant weeks-and almost all the
ew dramas. comedies and farces, and
ven the light operas of the winter
rovide opportunity for delightful,
1odAn wearables of the smartest
ort. There are few plays depicting
fe in other centuries, or situations
hat demand picturesque but not mod
IN costume. And it is modern cos
ume that the average woman goes To
he theatre 10 see-and feels deprived
+ 1t IS denied hor. No matter how
rtistically Twelfth Night is acted -
'r Macbeth, or Hamlet these classics
annot draw, week after week, the
rowded houses that are drawn by a
ght comedy of modern life in which
evel"l women players wear up-to-
ate street ana evening gowns. Man
gers know vel what gorgeous fash
ons behind the fooilightF mean where
he box oflice receipts are concerned,
nd fabulous sums are spent in COS
uming even the choruees and minor
players in the cast: and the several
Gowns. wraps end negliRees of the star
may well mount into three or four
| thousand dollars
ra"!!nc FTedcrirl>'s Gowns Always
Create Turore.
'Innocent' at the Eltirge theatre.
g not AZ all a pretty play. Parts OF II
ire most unpleasant, but during its
ong run It has drawn packed houses,
most Of the feminine portion Of the
audience without doubt being drawn
| y the wonderful gowns worn by Miss
| 'nuline Frederick. whose stage cos
umes are proverbially beautiful. Ono
II Mss Frederick's handsomest
Gowns IN innocent" IS pictured,
hough the bizarre hues cannot be re-
produced In the newspaper print.
yellow and green Of vivid tone are
|skilfully blended into a most beauti-
fully soft effect. The foundation of
yellow satin is yelled with a tunic OF
green chiffon and crystal and bead en-
.hroideries decorate tunic, girdle and
bodice. The extreme decolletage of
MS bodice is typical Of this years
note-on the stage and also in So
'lety, FOR modesty is virtue that has
gone out Of fashion.
brecoll achieved the green ana vel
low gown; and Drecoll also fashioned
for innocent her exquisite boudoir
gown of white satin, tulle and point
d'esprit. The trailing skirt is Of white
satin, the draped bolero Of white tulle.
over this floats a cloud of point d'es-
| prit which is in snape like n three-
cornered shawl caught to the tulle
sleeves OF the bOlero SO that flmy
folds move with each movement Of the
arms.
Beautiful Gowns In "My Lady's Dress. -
The women who have bought tick
cts for MY Lady's Dress" at the plav-
house, naturally expecting 10 see plen-
~ OF handsome costumes in a NAV
with such a title, have been amplv ro.
warded for their astuteness. some OF
the most beautiful stage gowns of The
winter have been worn in this pro.
ductiOn. Pictured is the famous fru
and lace-trimmed evening gown worr
by Miss Mary Boland in "My Lady's
Dress" Tunlc and deep girdle are OF
with beads and appliqUed gold sin
roses and bordercd with kolnsky fur
The almost negligible bodice is oi
crystal embroidered iacc. and wtndin.
founces 90 lace form the und.rsk ut
This y one of the talked-of stage