Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-04-03
SIMS FASHION REVIEW
SCORES BIG HIT


Showing some forty or fifty cos
tunes complete from millinery to
footwear, in a delightful stage set
ting, the fashion review presented by
| the Sims store Friday and Saturday
evenings at the Lyric theater proved
one of the most elaborate and pleas
ing entertainments ever given here.
The colorful costumes which in
every instance reflected exquisite
taste, were revealed in a pretty sum-
mer garden, flooded by soft moonlight.
The showing included almost every
thing milady warehouses;, suits,
coats, millinery, sport jackets, skirts,
hosiery, shoes and many accessories
such as gloves, purses, and jewelry
novelties. The review moved rapidly
along, sometimes with three and four
models occupying the stage at a time,
their gowns forming a pretty con-
trast of colors in the spring setting.
One of the surprises of the evening
was the maid, in the person of Doro
thy Stockton, cleverly attired in cos
tune, who assisted the models with
their wraps. And then, when the last |
of the girls had left, and the stage |
was clear, arrayed herself in q gor-
geous coat and hat and proceeded to
put on. her own style show, swinging |
into a song, Il love Me-" which drew
a big ovation both evenings. AS an en-
core she sang, when Lights Are
Low" a number which, with the dim
ming of the lights and the falling of
the curtain, proved especially effec-
i've. The number was handled in
musical comedy style.
Another novelty that was well re-
,eived was a draping act by Miss
Marjorie Griffith, assisted by Misses
Lrma Vincent and Auralia Kabat, act
ng as models, while Miss Griffith
With few yards of materials and a
handful of pins, fashioned beautiful
vening gowns on each of them in
ew minutes time Miss Vincent al
o gave pretty and appropriate vocal
election, Spring Is Coming" which
he audience thoroughly enjoyed.
Models for the tiny tots garments
we're Betty Lou Mcconnell AMI Doro-
by Wright, both of whom made q big
it. The young ladies assisting the
inns store in the fashion review
ere: Mrs. Cyril Basinger, Misses
auline Manning, Ruby Smith, Mary
lriffith, Julia -Derrig, Lila Wilkins,
josephine Crooks, Irma Vincent, Aur-
ia Kabat and Marjorie Griffith, all
whom were very pleasing models.
Music for the fashion review was
by the high school orches-
a, under the direction of Mrs. Jess
'ade. The high school quartet enter
ined the audience at the close of the
cture, while the stage was being set
T the fashion review
An interesting feature was an ar
ngement involving the filming of
Jerry Go Round" the feature pic
re. Probably everybody in the audi
ce noticed that there were no adver-
ing slides, shown between the reels
the picture, and that the ten-reel
AZURE ran through from start to fin
| with only one or two very brief I'M
rruptions. This is the practice Of
urse In the larger theaters where
o machines are used, automatically
'pping and starting as the film on
machine runs out. For this pic
re, however, Mr.. Mcconnell worked
a device to secure the same effect
tn the one machine With his as
tant, Gene Thatcher, they would
move a reel that was nearing the
|, unreel the unshown film, splice
the new reel, and get the reel back
the machine in time to go on with
an interruption. The difficulty of u
this and the practice in &
we'd will be appreciated when it is 7
'lained that the film runs through y
projecting machine at the rate of 4
DOT second. y