Show GOWNS SEEN IN SARAH BERNHARDT'S PLAYHOUSE I Special Correspondence PARIS Jan 25 The 25 The Sarah Ber Bernhardt ardt theatre is always filled fled with a smartly smarty dressed audience and the reason of this is because the interior of the theatre theatre theatre the the- atre itself itsel is especially attractive for or its artistic d decoration of color which is remarkably suitable for a framework to beautiful dresses This has always been beena a point of great care and attention on ont t the e part art of the Divine e Sarah Oh On the first night of Theodora in which which the great actress appears radiant In n youth and beauty and garbed in gorgeous robes the theatre was crowded crowd crowd- ed ad with wih distinguished women arrayed in n lovely toilettes and scintillating jew jew- els There was a a singular display of picturesque toilettes worn as a though in sympathy with the motive o ot of the piece Dainty little Jackets jacket predominated predominated predominated made of light silk sik or lace cut low ow having rich embroideries in colors and jewels the skirts kIrts were invariably invariably in invariably in- in variably of light or dark crepe de chine or velvet A great many hats anti and eline seline toque toque s were worn vorn orn with these pretty pretty pret- pret ty y jackets One remarkably becoming gown was of f cream eream ream crepe de chine with a a. a long cream taffetas coat COlt encrusted with corn guipure Black Back velvet rIbbon ribbon rib rIb- bon hon passed round the waist and fastened fastened fastened fast fast- ened in a a bow and long ends in front while a drapery of guipure and eline seline trimmed t tie the e Knots of black velvet on x the shoulders a added ded deda 91 a novel note together with the dainty wristbands of black velvet fastened with wih buckles of diamonds A good deal red is being worn at athe atthe atthe he the the fashionable restaurant dinners in inthe ii inthe the evening especially crepe de chine often oten with wih a touch of black velvet here and there kept in place by small smal buckles buckles buck buck- les lea sometimes the skirts are covered with graduated from the hem to the waist beco becoming l g narrow narrow as they ascend and this gives a very symmetrical neal rial effect to the figure Nearly all al tb the a bodices are a a. a little bloused and many f of them have deep collars colars of lace turning turnIng turnIng turn turn- Ing down from the neck Lace collars colars by the tle way are more mon mona a fashionable than ever Some of then them a are magnificent studded with colored coloret I gems which is the latest latest novelty novely others others oth oth- ers era outlined with wih fur others again agail a threaded with wih baby ribbon but the ele ele- gantes consider that the most distin distinguished and richest collar colar is that which wide ft is of Irish point or or Carrickmacross ani and I entirely unadorned Elbow sleeves are de rigueur on these thea C d dinner gowns and the ruffles rufes are widened widened wid wid- ened at the elbow becoming narrower inside the arm There here is nothing more inor becoming to the arm than this emerging g ga from frills fris as from the petals of a a flower Speaking of flowers fowers it must be mentioned men men- toned that artificial blooms are h in hg great favor for ornamenting evening g gowns go usually taking the form a of a single single sin sin- gle large blossom with a trail trai of budt buds bud 5 and small smal leaves Roses of a bright brightshade brIghtshade brigha t shade of ot emerald green are being worn won a by the ultra chic chic ulra-chic leaders of fashion th tha the e same flower fower repeated in the hair of th thI the a wearer on the left side of the coiffure I which is low at the back back Green roses rose are undoubtedly novel novel Wreaths fi of f green l leaves in the hair are also favorites favorites favo favo- rites of fashion White camellias camela an are e much worn vorn in the hair hall placed on flat fla fat t and almost embedded In the coiffure In day dresses the present newest de departures de- de are in 11 coat bodices bodies nearly a all al of bf them inspired by the riding jacket t worn at the time of Marie Antoinette The basques ba are are cut away away from the th e hips but quite long behind relegated to o. o revers on th the e front embroidered red and In lace The attention to details is the most inos t not noticeable elble feature of the best gowns gown I for the of lace and th the e of velvet ribbons and tin tiny tny y ya i gauging of chiffon all al show a an a immense amount of labor while th the the e fancy for making trimmings trimming 5 of chiffon and velvet combined are are exploited exploited exploited ex ex- by the best artistes |