El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
A Bit of Paris in Ell Paso.

! When I bought a ticket for the NATL
! nee performance at the Texas Grand
| Theater Thursday afternoon never
( dreamed what lot I was going to get
/ for my money-and what a genuine
! surprise there would be in it
Just as the curtain went down on
} the last act the orchestra began to play
a lively air and-swish,-up it went
again. One by one there appeared upon
! the stage lovely girls dressed in the
/ leveliest gowns and hats and when
they were all assembled we learned
/ that this was the Popular's Fall FASH
( ion Show Their costumes expressed
the acme of fall and winter styles-and
( a gorgeous rainbow they made. I didn't
} lose any time getting over there after
/ the matinee TO ask Mr.. J. Arthur To-
bias. the publicity manager, and Mrs
Bottorff. assistant manager of the
display You see was sure they must
| have planned the staging of il.
! But what surprised me most Of all
was the unmistakable handiwork of
some of our most noted designers I
was sure Georgette created the purple
maline frock-it looked like a fluffy
cloud just after sundown-for no one
else would have thought of draping it
over cloth of goldfish tinted-and
adding bright spots to its already brill
liant background by rows of purple
steel beads
I fairly gasped when a girl walked
across the stage. slittering in q gown
Of copper cloth and metal lace=the
heavy color relieved by a deft touch
Of Lizard green velvet over the Shout
des and aound the neck Of the long
bodice.
interpreting the procession of rose
colored. delft blue. and apricot dyed
evening gowns were suits. wraps and
cloaks. A blonde with true golden tints
in her hair. appeared in purple suit
trimmed in black seal. The audience
mostly women-showed their approval OF
the costume with much applause and II
is quite true we couldn't have found
more beautiful combination on the Rue
de Ia Paix in Paris
The alert minds of Mr. Tobias and
Mrs Bottorff did not overlook an item
and they were well repaid for their
pains when the audience gave Miss
Gertrude Twyman a real ovation as she
walked across the stage in a pink silk
brocaded front lace Gossard corset. She
wore II over a fetching Teddy Bear
combination of pink crepe de chine and
her stockings demanded the attention
of everyone They were Kayser's
Italian silk and the black and white
plaid checks were half inch square, I
know
Miss Marie Schaeffer made striking
picture in q gown of apricot chiffon
velvet striped GeOrgette, designed by
Lady Duff Gordon It was made over
silver cloth The net trimming ap-
plAlueu On Win roses ana IlOunclnRS
Of gold lace further enhanced its
beauty She wore a hat to match. made
by Lanvin-
In the millinery department I saw
several hats made by this well known
designer and Paulette set. in black
velvet consisting of a hat bag and
muff. appealed to me as one of their
prettiest offerings for the fall season.
If you wish to know anything more
about the articles 1 have just men
toned you write or call me up
Even as early as July there was
decided trend toward the return Of
velours in hat materials and before I
left the east I saw many stunning
shapes-both in broad brimmed and
toque styles made out OF this cloth.