San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-19
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girdle was caught with a handsome
ornament OF brilliants. The staff of
| gold was finished in a fish made of ir-
idcsceuts. Her becoming crown was
designed in brilliants with green satin
petals embroidered in rhincstones. and
shooting up like sea spray. Her tram
was of green metal cloth with a gold
sheen, was the shape of fish's tail.
1t was heavily embroidered with sea
| weed with lavender blue and green
beads. Gold sequins and dark blue
beads helped TO make the artistic de-
sign. The design Mt the bottom of the
| train was worked in green satin
covered with lavender tulle and heavily
beaded with lavender iridcsccnts,
sapphires and brilliants. Her slippers
were of n lavender gold broccdc, with
gold hose.
BY Thetis' tinsel slippered feet
And the songs Of syrens sweet,
Sitting all day in silver mist,
BY the sands caressed and the
waters kissed.
Lady Ruth Wyllys of the House OF
| West. Duchess o. Ccstus VcLariS.
Lady Ruth was charming and gra-
cious in gown of satin faced Canton
crepe beaded in dashes of iridesccnt
colo with blue predominant. A
panel. of blue embroidered in silver
and pearls and brilliants. that toned
artistically with the lavender of her
gown. hung almost to the floor from
one side. A slight drapc in the back
of the gown formed a hustle effect.
Her train was caught 10 one shoulder
and TO the opposite wrist with n
band of blue Canton encrusted in
rhincstones. A buckle of brilliantS
held the train in place on the shoulder.
The train of lavender metal cloth was
rmbrc idered artistically in silver
buglc beads and splashcs of pale blue.
and iridescent and pink beads. in n
design of leaves and flowers. The
flower Mt the top of the train made
of lavender. blue. pink and rides
beads was repeated Mt the end of the
train.
A strand of real Roman pearls fell
gracefully from one shoulder and was
caught at the wrist. The tain was
fringed with blue and silver and lined
with the blue. crepe chiffon. The
becoming hpaddrcss was q plain band
of blue and lavender beads. The
staff was bound in shinin, tinsel rib
bon was finished in n flower Of blue
and silver beads. Lavender brocaded
satin slippers trimmed in rhincstones
completed the costume.
This is the ship of pearl which, poets
feign.
Sails the unshadowed main.
The vpnturOus bark that filings
On the sweet summer winds its
purple wings.
In CULTS enchanted where the syrcn
sings.
And coral reefs lie bare
Where the cold scandals rise
To sun their streaming hair.
Lady Eloise of the House of Carr,
Duchess of Nautilus.
Lady Eloise was beautiful in a
lovely gown of imported lace over an
underdress of pink chiffon. The de-
sign in the lace was worked out IN
shimmering silver beads. Pearls and
brilliants heavily embroidered the
gown. Her train of pink metal cloth
was almost covered with strands of
pearls gracefully looped, opalescent
shells held the strands in place. Pink
chiffon edge with pearls finished the
train and was caught to the arm
with pearl bracelets. The waist ct
the gown was finished with hand
some girdle Of pearls. The train was
held in place with an opalescent shell.
The staff If silver was finished with
three small shells from which hung