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Show Ancient "Creation." ' Defy Dret$ Reformere raa modern dreaa reformers Women are re Ulna mora modest In their dress aa the rentuYlea slip by, If roatumes worn In "Tha Queen of Hheba." historical motion picture drama now , showing at tha Orpheum, are any Indication. Indi-cation. One need not be surprised at sll If her neighbor at tha theatre sniff andmiiuer "shorklnr" when the famous Bheba ap-peara ap-peara In her most ds shins; town. It can be expected, for this ancient beauty oar talnly eel a pare for darln etylea. Uueen of Hheba, history would Indlrste, had an attack of love at first alrht. when alia flrat (used upon King Kolomon, and, happy to aay. King ttolotnon waa affected affect-ed ths same way. In view of thle, It Isn't at all eurprtalng that 8 he be, should fetrh out of her diamond studded tcunk her moat "fetrhlng" gown and; proceed to "vamp" this wise potentate clear out of hla senses. The many Intervening centuries have not changed woman, ona la led to be-lleva be-lleva after viewing the picture. The beauteous Hheba, aelec ted an affair of shimmering goasamere bedecked In ropes of pearls, a creation that oould In no way "clutter up" the natural charms of Its wearer. This "frock was of two panels, ona swung gracefully down the back and the other In front. Tha sides were caught together at the hips. For lingerie she used yards of goeaamere oaught harem fashion round the anklea and faatened securely se-curely there with a chain of pearls "relieved "re-lieved with a diamond mine" or so. It was a "bareback" affair, faahloned to dianlay nrme, shoulders and moat of the body. To relieve the monotony of fleah above the waiatllne she wore many ropes of pearls round her neck, the longer strands reaching far down the gown. Thla gown, iTke other to be aeen In the picture, la artistic and atunnlng, despite de-spite the scarcity, and no doubt created many a storm of envy In royal and near rovot bosoms thoae many centurtea ago. Now we know when the acrawny woman wom-an rame into disfavor. It must have come about In King Holomon'a time, for the faahlotia of that era were auch that a bony woman would certainly have bean atoned to death If she had appeared as did Hheba. Those In the vanguard of dreaa reform may aay that dreaa waa never so Immoral ss It Is todsy, but a peep i some of the costumes In high favor at King Aolo mon's court will convince them that we have made some advance In that respect at least. |