Show SOME AMUSING FEATURES OF THE CLEOPATRA CRAZE the lecture field in gotham proad of her occupation lady tennyson as a composer spring walking sticks A boston honored As we pointed out over two months ago the wave of cleopatra madness was bound to sweep over this country and now that it has come to abide with us we are accept mg it with such alacrity that it has developed into a craze or rage always wears itself out from its own violence As a nation we do noth ingaby ingby halves so have adopted this new test fad in allot its pleasing and homely features even including the snakes which women hare long been renowned ifor running away from that was before sarah bernhardt wore them twined about herlitze her lithe figure one amusing feature of the fad is that the originator fit it ame mme benhardt Bem hardt is the most graceful and artistic of women who can idear the long clinging robes cleopatra with an air of her own which makes her as easy in them as though never accustomed to any other kind of a gown while the leaders of fashion es saying the same role find them constantly in the way and feel so awkward or as a modiste put it they are so disappointed that they do not look or dhove as benhardt Bem hardt does as though putting on a gown would make the transformation others less venturesome eschew the rohn and revel in clasps long golden girdles hip belts snakes twined around the maisti neck or head and ugly faces calmly look on as brooches buckles or clasps embroideries snow the lotus flower egyptian scrolls and whatnot what not to remind us of cleopatra who was almost forgotten the old story of drinking a pearl was re weel an asp or snake introduced in jewelry jew alry millinery or trimmings is hailed with delight barbaric splendor is carried out as far as possible in golden nets bright yellow stuffs flashing teries and accessories thatah tha tat their purpose of circulating money for these fads come regally high and leave a golden mist after them dry goods economist |