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Show "if I -mam jaaa 1 fg?n 4 j C8R vi mn mm ?rt S& 'vJ I u Slraoir; Poans am! Hats In "Years or Oration" fill f I 'mO 5 Ik knntion of the aim 1 " j! TO,L3 WWtfW J STAGE WAPCIS03E B!WALING IN COST AND cLtGANCE THOSE OF l YHiik i 3 -- I j ANY OF (iCTflAM'S HiST FhSKIGNABLE MONDAIHES, 1" I 2f S" 'ou wore to risk any X. v.- York J man to n:tme iho most successful (B ft pla of Hi,. , uiK-nt r us.iii he will JB' answer untu sitaiiugry, ' Years f kf Discretion' Ji .,u ask any New York K Woman who is tho best dressed ac-H' ac-H' tress, barring n.,n . alio will answei quick as a iia.-h -i;ni, Shannon." And f then, Ilk.- aw . ,,, will q Id of her Hp0 accord, "and the next best dressed f W Alice- Putnam." n Tho fact 11 ' :'' Shonnonand HHu Putnam an. appearing In the ' ,4m'- pi'xlM. i .. i, -y. , ,i i, . :-. t ; -1 1 IB " "'Siilticajii. It mean ll ' we are lJJJce more i:i-n ti demonstration of HPe Rcnlus of David who Is not content to furnish us with thi clover-H, clover-H, the iiii,.:.i and most brilliantly Km JU(1 Ila .. ,, ,ut also the M beet dr. It One feature chara, lerkin- all the costume 5i worn bj Mil Shunnon and lt)' have bi-en designed specially for A Wor"tn ,,. middle age Ibat is to say. tft "r ' 1 - i " ween thirty and Wz years. In "Years of Dim-ration"" I3 ha:i!i, . 0I 8 WOR1- HBf, cnfesnes to forty-eight and if "n ,rn to forty-seven. Both are f rl'Kan' w"n,, 'i world both r.-p- If rnt r -r. ii wealth ..I 1., llt- I lata! 'n' f""11-'-'!:' n ki II sink IBhX. th,' ''"n:-' ioij.su, or 1 1 . I RSi ' 1 ' kn ng Ipore than line a i n m & a-t!nrr he i. ,. was f IrVir-- ''i "TiJi - th( b 1 fcft1"'1' "n"1' ;in'- "i" i - - a f U ti ih I 'a i'le -ii la r ri- ! tht, ,n(. n.-t:i,,: iri ih,- world w.nld .' to,. "wn au '-'' 'r " Frrand , o-i ,,i mini M Ii.-ii 11 e ut Ueurl iieudei wad com- missioned. During the months that Mr. BelaJCO was rehe.-jxslnr bU idayers, Bonddl was laboring over the desln-Ing desln-Ing and executing of the most sumptuous sumptu-ous wardrobe ever worn in society drunta." The Modesty Cloak. It has been B long time since women in a theatrical audience have enjoyed BUCh a sensation as that made by Miss Shannon, as Mrs Far re 1 1 Howard, a Widow from Brookllne, when she appears ap-pears in the llrst net in her now famous fa-mous "Modesty Cloak." The lines of the play CJill for Mrs Howard's sudden appearence in the drawing room. Sh Juts not time to don the conventional evening dress, but hastily assumes one of those nenllGcee so dear to the heurt of womankind, but, alas, so frequently nbused, not only on the stage, but in real life, Mrs. Karn-II Howard, being, however, the elegant woman of the world, would not dream of appearing in F.uch a garment without a more discreet dis-creet covering. Hence the "Modesty Cioak," a filmy robe of blue chiffon trimmed with Bohemian lace and edged edg-ed with a band of sable. A garment well named, indeed, lor under its discreet dis-creet shyness what mure refined and modest than her negligee of flesh colored col-ored crepe Inset with real lace, festooned fes-tooned with tiny silver roses, and run with dainty ribbons, a garment so aelloatd and filmy that you can draw it through a wedding ring! A garment costing more than the entire annual wardrobe of the average well to do woman! But Mrs. Howard wears It HCaroelg five minutes, disappears and returns shortly gowned for a dinner party at Sherry's. M1C1 Shannon's Dinner Gown. This gown is "built" of pink and silver sil-ver brocade. The pink Is the faintest ptnk posible, and thi, silver is of thol tone of a dewy cobweb on Which a ray of moonlight has fallen. This brocade waa woven in Lyons, a special order for Mr Belasco. The gown Is short n 3 ted, extremely decollete. with flowing tulle sleeves. The skirt U slashed in front as far as the knee, bo as to display a fascinating petticoat at silver point lace. Tho train is very long, but so designed that when the wearer takes It up to dance the effect Is of a short dancing dress, a bunch of rosea Constitute the only garniture, and in her hair Miss Shannon wears a lUSClOUJ rose paradise feather. As an adjunct to this wonderful gown the actress wears a superb coat of mulberry mulber-ry velvet, edged wjth Russian fitch. The coat envelopes her snugly, being tightly drawn about the figure below the hips. Luncheon Costume. As a luntheon gown Miss Shannon wears a mink colored velvet, tightly draped and caught up In the back the , djrc of thS skirt trimmed with a band Ol llteh. A dainty waist through which you can see a soft shade of green when she removes her -,,at The coat to match Is trimmed with the same fur as on the nktrt. She carries a wonderful won-derful muff of Russian fitch with a bunch of orchids. Her hat Is a new creation of the same color as her gown with six natural white paradise birds' Of which there are eight kinds, and this is the rarest species. The nexl gown she wears is the most seductive pink tea gown, a creation of lac,-, ribbons and roses, over whlr-h she w. ar: a flowing coat, trimmed with sa ble. Before she puts on this lace coat he w.ars a little pink .-hlfTon bro ended coat trimmed with whit,, fox A most wonderful creation Is tt eowa of steel brocade embroidered with tube beads. This Is relieved by a bright red corsage rose and a heavenly red fan U match. In her hair she wears a simph band of diamonds. The steel gown hsJ a long. Bowing apron in front, edged with tulle of the same color. The train which is long and graceful, going int. a point. Is also edged with gray tulle. In the garden pcene 6he wears a creation crea-tion of white Venetian lace. Just relieved re-lieved with a bit of colored ribbon in the belt and a sash. When sho wears her pale pink gown she wears a short string of pearls as the only Jewels. Miss Putnam's Costumes. Miss Putnam wears in the first ar-t a white and black beaded dress, relieved with a bit of pink. The beads are made over a pink slip, and it gives a glow of pink to the dress. It is transparent and makes you think of a shell. The big band of black beads Is relieved by a scroll design of diamonds. She carries! a bag to match her gown and wears a superb paradise hair ornament. Her cat is made of white beads, the border bor-der outlined with a big band of black rain drop spangles and lined with pink The collar Is edged with white fox. i With this costume Miss Putnam wears! a string of priceless pearls. ill l Tns next dress is a luncheon gown of mole brocaded crape tho style of which Is somewhat Grecian In Its drapery. . dtred with a hand of ermine and a ror-sat,-e Softened With a relief of lace. She Carries a bag of ermine, the novelty of the bag being one that can bo worn as a muff as well. She wears a hat to match, with two wlnga of mole paradise, para-dise, f VOTING FROCK. ifjji |