San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
PALACE FILLED
At OPENING Of
J0SKE'S SHOW
Elaborate Stage Effects
Heighten Charm Of
Partisan Gowns.
GIRLS WELL TRAINED
Employees Of Store Act Like
Professionals and Win
Approval.

The Palace Theater was filled to
capacity by the enthusiastic audiences
attending the initial performances of
the Joske Bros. Company style show
which began Saturday. The co-opera-
ton of the managers of the Palace
Theater and officials of Joske Bros.
Company produced beautiful pageant
of spring wearing apparel, which is
credit no less TO San Antonio than
to the Palace and to Joske's. Mem
bers of the audience were heard to
state that the exhibition in its ma;;ni-
tude, beauty and perfection of detail,
rivals the famous style exhibits of
the East. The stage setting which
represents the interior of q Partisan
shop reDrOduces the atmosphere of ex-
pensive style salons. The new Pal.
ace curtains. of heavy lustrous satin
of changeable gold and flame-color
were shown for the first time Satur-
day and formed the background Of
the French shop. Against the softly
glowing orange of the curtains, the
dresses of the models stand out in
bold relief. The doorway and two
large show windows of the shop are
tinted ivory and peacock blue.
Springtime Illusion.
The door and windows are faced
with gauze through which may be
seen the soft greens of an outdoor
scene typical of spring. Two canopies
on either side of the stage are built
to represent the "abat jour" plat
forms characteristic of the Partisan
modiste shops, and they have
canopies of richly glowing peacock
blue and are trimmed with a heavy
fringe of gold and blue. An exquisite
hat placed on a high stand adorns
each window of the shop. and from
the stands are suspended draperies
OF chiffon in leaf green, orange and
orchid.
One gown on a stationary figure
is on the stage throughout the per-
Torrance. The gown of leaf green
georgette has long cluster of orange
silk flowers hanging from its girdie,
and the green and orange of the
gown make lovely touch Of color
harmony.
Shows Partisan Shop.
At the rising of the curtain is
shown. the morning opening of the
French shop. Madame, the proprie-
tor OF the shop enters, clad in a
stunning black frock, and wearing
q black and white cape and black
hat. She removes her cape and hat
and shortly afterwards Monsieur, the
proprietor enters. In few moments
the first customers of the morning
enter the shop, clad in street cos
tunes correct in every detail Of cut
and color, and with accessories care
fully chosen in harmony. The Gus
toners are seated and manikins make
their appearance from beneath the
canopies. The smiling and graceful
manikins display several costumes for
sport and morning wear, until the
two customers make their departure.
and are in few moments replaced
by another group of customers who
are shown another set of manikins
wearing frocks for afternoon. The
scene repeats itself with dozens of
changes of costume, including attire
for sport, for street, for dining ana
for dancing.
Employees As Models.
The twenty beautiful models were
carefully chosen from among the en-
ployes OF Joske's, but they have the
graceful carriage and perfect stage
poise usually only to be found in pro-
fessional models. Every model had
beautifully coiffed hair, and every
detail of her costume was carefully
thought of so as to ensure the be-
coming effect of every hat and dress.
All the new spring colors were illus
trated among the attire shown. There
was special showing of black and
white which appears to be the favorite
color combination for spring and
summer. Powder blue was also fea-
tured. and the new shades of Chinese
yellow. leaf green, Chinese red, and
artichoke green were also featured.
All the new fabrics such as crepe de
jour. crepe silhouette, the Rodier
fabric, and the new printed materials
were shown both in the frocks and
in some Of the wraps. The vogue of
the scarf was illustrated and many
Of the frocks were worn with scarfs
draped in accordance with the type
of gown with which they were worn.
Two gorgeous shawls were displayed.
One shawl was worn with an exqui-
site evening gown of white georgette
beaded in glistening crystal beads.
The shining silver of the gown was
lovely in contrast with the striking
black and white Of the large Spanish
shawl. The other shawl was of white