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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1901)
mWUVtLanum m mem THE CO TRIER VI mGExrzyHsm il J 11 (I B1! FASHION "Weren't the gowns lovely"" ex- Ulmcd uni' of the best dressed women In New York, us she made her way out of the Victoria theatre last Satur day afternoon after the matinee per formance of "The Way of the World," and her opinion was echoed by every woman of taste In the departing audience. The gowns were lovely. In the first and inuoh-tnlked-of auto mobile act, in which Miss Elsie De Wolfe appears sitting with her hus band in a high and horseless victoria, with her dog Klquette in her lap, she wears a very simple gray cloth costume with a collar and vest of lace and mull. The bodice and skirt are trimmed with stitched bands of the cloth, each one ending in a gray cloth button. On the skirt the bands end in points at the knee, giving the effect of a row of but tons topping the flare. The bleeves are close tltting to the elbow, where they ojen to let out a narrow white double rullle, after which they close again at the wristband. With this nine o'clock in the morn ing go.vn .Miss De Wolfe wears a most becoming hat made entirely of pointed green leaves. It is rather close fitting, and looks extremely well on her dark hair. At home in the second act, she wears a gorgeous negligee of some gauzy material made over flesh-colored or pinkish satin, with a belt of the same showing in front. The back of this garment is semi-fitted and hangs free from the front. It has four col umns of large lace medallions let in from the waist to the bottom, where deep lace woven with dull silver scales makes an elaborate finish. These sil ver scales also trim the front of the skirt and the bodice. The sleeves are remarkable. Two bands of the scales leave the shoulders and top arm visi ble. To the lower band a long chiffon mousquetaire sleeve is attached In some mysterious manner, ending well over the hand. It Is most artistic At Mrs. Lake's crush the gowns are gorgeous. Mrs. Croyden (Miss De Wolfe) appears in a peculiar pink white and silver combination not quite so becoming as her other gowns. The main part of this toilet is of palest pink, ending at the feet in many flounces of deeper pink with startling effect. About the waist, or from the iKMlipe somewhere, falls a great quanti ty of trimming made up of beads and .ilver, and reaching a point front and back almost to the knees. The sleeves look like the wings of a busy butter fly. They fly out loose, full and utter ly open from the shoulder, and rarely touch the arm. The cloak in which Miss De Wolfe responds to the encore which follows this act redeems the gown. Jt Is exquisite, but we see little of it Just a glimpse as the curtain rises and falls. It was of some heavy white material, trimmed about the col Inr. sleeves and down the front with narrow bands of sable. Of course, it was spangled some, too, as are three fourths of all the gowns worn In the play, but tastefully and delicately. The wrap was of three-quarter length, and lace was deftly combined with the sable trimming. It is at the christening that Miss De Wolfe wears her prettiest and most becoming gown. This is white, with a lace bodice fastened in the back and fulled artistically, and blotted slightly in front. Her belt, which Is of white satin ribbon, finishes In a sash tied m a short bow at the back, with ends reaching to the bottom of the gown. During the entire play she wore but the one haL In the third act she ap pears for an Instant with a lace con trivance over her hair, but the other scene3 are at home. A brunette with a lisp wears a stunning b-oadta!l and pale canary cloth and lace combination costume. The pale colored cloth shows heavy lace insertions half the depth of the skirt. which is Piini.so vf-r short Eton of broadtail. finished with little .strips of fur over white lace, forms the bodice, and a black hat trimmed with lace is worn with It, completing a toilet exceedingly odd and beautiful. .Mrs Uloodgood is metamorphosed In the s ond act from the torn tan bi ijle suit and damaged hat in which she appears in the I .st, and wears a black velvet costume that is most be coming. On the bodice, front and back, fine black lace over white forms the only trimming, and the skirt Is quite plain. A large plumed hat Is worn with this suit, and she carries a muff one-half of which is ot black and the other of v hite chiffon. In the last act she wears a white lace made up with lilac trimmings and silver spangled. It Is a handsome costume with a short Eton jacket of lace, with lilac velvet let In and outlined vith silver spangles front and hick. 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