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POLLY PEACHTREE IS AMAZED AT GRAND OPERA GOWNS
How Could Men Be Expected to Keep Eyes on Stage? She Asks
Influence of Ingenious
Parisian Seen in Many
of the Costumes Worn
by Devotees of Musie.
By POLLY PEACHTREE.
18 all Atlanta talking about the
opera? Don't believe it, for I, my
self, who hears everything, will tell
you that a very large part of Atlanta
{s talking to-day about other things
that were at the Auditorium besides
the singers and their part In the eve
ning’'s entertainment.
No, not Caruso, but clothes; not
@illy, gut gowns; not Farrar, but
fairy things the women wore.
And the men are talking—in vari
ous ways, according to their various
femperaments—of the sartorial shock
ers they saw. Just hecause I have
Reard a few of them alk, my weapons
©of good advice and admonition to
Poung women and old are cocked and
primed and ready for a volley, this
®right Tuesday.
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Remember, my feminine friends,
{.hat there is such a thing as over
dressing for evening ocasions which
amounts to no dressing at all. And
that is deplorable, for men, because
they are men, will stare and stare;
perhaps they don’t want to stare, but
they age men: perhaps they would
yather watch the show upon the stage,
but they are men; and with you be
fore them, dressed for daring rather
than for decorum, you become in
evitahly the target for their eyes Not
only men, but women, too.
I saw many such Monday night, so
many that it impressed even me, who
am no bit of a prim person. And
here I am, the first thing in the morn
ing, telling you about it.
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But enough of that. There were
clothes to admire, as well, both for
discretion and decorum and good
taste and novelty. There were I was
interested to note, several indications
of the French trend in fashion. Did
vou notjcesthe single artificlal rose
at thesTidice, where last year a grand
cotsage bouquet would have blos
somed? Witness therein the influence
of the ingenious Parisians.
And did vou notice the short, wide
skirted evening gown, that fell at least
gix inches short of the feet, giving
way to a narrow, very narrow petti
coat? There were several of them,
and a unique note they sounded, too.
Another*French indication.
And concerning clothes—dear me, 1
wish I could stop myself nn this sub
ject—llet me ask you if you studied
the costumes of the singers as well as
those of the audience? If vou did,
you might have come to the same
conclusion T did—that we are revert
ing to former types in the matter of
fashion. “Manon’ was pitched in the
days before the French Revolution,
and the clothes were distinctive. And
on most of the gowns there were the
bustles that we effect nowadays, nar
rowed skiris and loos, voluminous
waists. Tt was quite an interesting
little study in the chronology of style,
I thought.
And when all the delightful flurry
of this glorious week is over and we
return to the ordinary run of things,
seeking our thrills in dancing, we
shall have two wonderful figures to
keep before our mental eyes, to be
our guides and models.
Was there ever such another pair
of dancers in Atlanta as our two fas
cinating visitors, Andrea de Segurola
and Miss Anna Case, at the Capital
City Club Moncday night?
T have dreamed of a divine tango. 1
must confess, sometimes in the wee
small hours when I crept to my rest
after miles and miles of tripping and
gliding at the club. All sorts of de
licious, thrilling fizures have passed
through my brain. But none of them
has been like the very real, veiy
beautiful dancing the two singers
danced for our entertainment and for
their own delight Monday night.
Everybody went to the club after
“Manon,” and everybody stayed until
very naughty hours, They remained
berause it was a glorious eccasion,
and because Miss Case and De Se
uurnia were there,
The two of them did their hest: the
Castles could do no more. I'll be
‘willing to swear to that, Miss Case
is the most graceful of dancers. the
most tireless, the most featherlight,
and her distinguished, monocled Ital
ian partner was superbh, at once re
strained and yet sufficient, tall, dig
nified, adaptable. Our own very hest
tangoers were there. Eugene Haynes,
Doughty Manley and others. but after
the second encore the floor was
cleared and only De Segurola and
Miss Case danced. Dancers will nev
er forget that night, not until the
tango goes the way of the waltz and
the barn dance.
I must be sympathetic this morn
ing; my iole as friend demands It
T must listen to the complaints of my
friends that there are some very, very
rude persons who g 0 to grand opera.
and- 1 must say. “There, there, don’t
worry. It won't happen again, be
cause I am going to put something
in the paper about it.”
And here is what I wrote:
The rude persons found their seats
early, and evidently vowed by the
high ' of Caruso that they w ould not
be hothered by anyone who came
later. And they kept thelr promises
well. They would not make way for
my unfortunate friends whose seats
lay some distance from the aisle.
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Neither would they twist their knees
nor stand up, 1 am told—no, it does
not require being told, for I saw f{t
with my own eyes, say that a great
many of our folk at grand opera were
inconsiderate.
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Sometimes they would arise to let
somebody pass. But when they did,
it was with an angry glare in their
eves that took’ the edge off their
courtesy. It was really a sad, sad
sight to behold, and I hope—-well,
prlease, won't you?
And the buzz of conversation that
resounded while the dilghtful over
ture was being played was very an
noving, indeed. A great many peo
ple ,it semed, had the idea that the
|lrn of music that came before the
first act was nothing more or less
!than something to kill time or to
'serve as a sort of signal that the opera
'\ms about to begin. Which also is
very, very sad.
' The very funniest thing out of all
‘the funny things that happened our
:firsr night of the grand opera season
came in the late hours, when the
dancers at the Capital City Club were
bheginning to tire—and, Indeed, it must
have been a late hour, you know, if
the dancers were tired. 1 saw the
disappointed, disgruntled look on the
face of some of our men folk, and
asked them what was the matter, and
then | heard the whole story.
They had been on the trail of a
scandal, and their hopes were high,
as naturally thev would be when, in
the early morning hours, a young
man and a young girl leave the club
together, go out upon Peachtree, and
walk down the street, close together.
At 10 o'clock it would not have been
noticed: at midnight no one would
have thought of it; hut at—well, later
{han midnight—everybody sniffed for
the scandal. Oblivious, the couple
passed down Peachtree, toward the
business district: the curious persons
crowded out to the doors, and then to
the street, watching them. There
was mystery in the alr.
The couple strolled slowly on. They
passed the first waiting automoblles
and at that the watchers were cer
tain they would have a gossipy lit
tle story to tell. And then, when
their hopes were highest, the man]
and his girl turned in at the last au
tomobile, which stood against the
sidewalk two blocks down, and start
ed their homeward way. And so you
can understtand the look on the face
of the men who came back to the
ballroom.
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1, T am full, chock full, of lectures
this moraing. And, concerning this
little advice, I hope I shall never have
to repeat it. And it is: Mister At
lanta. don’t let your wife snorg at
wrand opera. Now. don’'t think 1
hatched up this grievance in my
brain, for 1 did not. It came out of
<omething that 1 saw with my own
littie eve and heard with my own It
tle ears.
it happened in a bhox not so far
from my seat. A stout woman-——she‘
could not have been guilty of her of- 1
fense had she not been stout, I am|
sure—after sitting stiffly through the‘
first act and nodding drowsily through
the second act, surrendered to the de- |
mands of her soporific nature in the
very heyday of the third act, and fell
sound asleep.
Now, going to sleep is nobody’s |
business but one’s own. It Is a neces- |
sary function and consummation. Butl
one's inalierable rights and privileges
Left to right,
Mrs. Charles
Remsen, Miss
Dorothy
Harman and
Mrs. William
Tilt, as they
appeared at the
opening per
formance of the
opera season.
end ®ight there. When it comes to
snoring, the sleeping one intrudes
upon the province of the public. And
that is just what happened at the
Auditorium when Farrar was dying
melodiously in the last act of “Man
on.” The adjacent box-holders glared
at the sleeping one; a musically in
W.ealt.h' of_ 'Dre's.s at.Ope'ra
Previous Displays Eclipsed
Seldom has a more gorgeously ar
rayed set of fashionables filled the
Auditorium than on Monday evening
when the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany presented Massenet's ‘‘Manon
Lescaut,” with Geraldine Farrar and
Enrico Caruso in the ieading roles.
As a frame in which to show a pic
ture of elegant fashions nothing more |
cunningly devised than the horoscope
tier of boxes could be imagined. ‘
Between the acts the boxes would
empty themselves and these superb
ly gowned, bejeweled and well-coif- |
fured beings strolled back and forth
in the promenade giving otlers the
pleasure of seeing how superbly they |
fitted into the general scheme of opu
lent dlsplgy. |
Not even the oldest operagoer could
recall when our society assayed so |
richly in its output of jewels. All tho‘
tiaras owned in Atlanta added Lheir‘
sparkle to the brilliant night. it
seemed as if every woman had mn-‘
spired somehow to don a new gown
of lace, brocade, chiffon or satin, and |
the corsage bouquets were too nu- |
merous to be counted.
After the opera the parties at the
Capital City Club, Piedmont Driv
ing Club as well as the suppers served
at the Georgian Terrace, the Pied
mont Hotel and Hotel Ansley gath- |
ered many friends together, and the
clubs were especially brilllant with
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clined person in the arena pricked up
his ears at what he thought was an
exotie, unnatural note. And the hus
band, who very plainly was accus
tomed to the long-drawn snuffle, sat
very straight and watched the opera,
and thought nothing of the matter.
But really 1t was very annoying.
' the opera stars present, and the flow
er-banked tables.
There will be every night during
the week just such suppers with
dancing as a feature.
Here are some of the striking cos
tumes worn by well-known Atlan
tans and some of their charming
visitors:
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ARKWRIGHT, Mrs Preston—Flesh
colored taffeta draped in Dresden
chiffon.
ARKWRIGHT, Miss Dorothy -Im
ported model of green taffeta.
ADAIR, Mrs. Frank—Lucile mode] of
white charmeuse with drapery of
flcsh-colored tulle; valley lilies,
ADAMS, Mrs. Percy—White chiffon
and lace; Amerlcan Beauty roses.
ADAIR, Mrs. A. D, Jr.—-Evening
' gown of violet charmeuse satir
) with corsage of lace; diamonc
I necklace.
"ARNOLD, Mrs. Reuben—Black chi’
‘ fon with bodice of tulle edged with
! cut jet; corsar~ of red roses.
| ANL. ZY, Miss Mamie—White satin
| draped in sapphire tulle; corsage
of orchids.
ANSLEY, Mrs. Edwin P.—Pink cilf
’ fon and lace.
‘ANSLEY, Miss Frances—Blue chif
‘ fon and lace; pink roses,
ALMON, Miss Montiel—White lace
’ over white satin; yellow roses.
ACHISON, Mrs. C. R—FEvening gown
of white taffeta with draperies of
chiffon; one large red velvet rose
at girdle.
ADAIR, Mrs. Forrest—\White crepe de
sole with bodice of cream lace. Ping
roses.
ALSTON, Mrs. Robert Cotton—
White lace threaded in silver; dia
mond ornaments.
ALSTON, Mrs. Roland —Gray chiffon
draped over white satin combined
with lavender chiffon; white tulle
scarf; diamonds.
ALSOP, Mrs. Edward H.—French
gown of flowered crepe, elaborately
combined with gold lace; wrap of
embroidered crepe In shades of
pink.
ARMSTRONG, Mrs. M. K.—Blue
satin with tunic of white chiffon
handpainted with apple blossoms,
AMOROUS, Miss Emma Kate Bluck
chiffon and tulle embroidered in
crystal. American Beauty rgses.
ATKINSON, Miss May Hea green
taffeta. embroidered with silver
threads, white tulle, diamonds and
emeralds, bouguet of Shasta dai
sies,
ATKINSON, Mrs. H. M.—Pastel
| shade of green charmeuse draped in
black thread lace. Diamonds.
ATKINSON, Mrs. Spencer A.- Tur
quoise blue chiffon with white lace
embroidered in gold threads; di&-
monds and pearls; pink roses and
valley lilies.
'ALLEN, Mrs. Marion—White char
meuse draped with chantilly lace
ACHISON, Miss Marion Decollete
| gown of white taffeta with tunic of
crystal, garlanded in pink rosebudas;
} corsage of crystal net, corsage b«.%.
guet of orchids,
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| BUTLER, Miss Mary—Riue chiffon
' with pink roses.
BRAY, Mrs. Sims—Pink chiffon and
lace,
!BRINE. Mrs. George—\White lace an’
: satin, with corsage of lilies of the
| valley.
| BROYLES, Mrs. Arnold—Taupe crepe
i de chine trimmed in pink tulle and
I\ Jace,
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| BROWN, Miss Sally Eugenia Bluc
’ crepe de soie brocaded in flowers.
| BROWN, Mrs. Ten Eyck—Bllue satin
| with bndice of yellow lace;, corsage
{ of vellow roses,
| BRANDON, Mrs. Merris—l.isse gowr
{. of clel blue brocaded with silver
| leaves: French roses of pale pink
{ on corsage; diamords and pearls
| BROWN. Mrs. George—(ireen ¢iif
! fon cloth with lace; diamonds; in
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Baseball Suits at whole
sale direct to teams. Shel
ley Ivey, 119 Peachtree St.
ported wrap of dull blue and gold.
BROWN, Miss Corrie Hoyt—White
net gown lrumnod. with pale ping;
white lace; pearls,
BLACK, Miss Nita—White chiffon
over white satin, crimson aigrette
and slippers and a red and black
fan: diamonds.
BRADLEY, Mrs. H, S,, of Warcester,
Mass., guest of Mrs. Flovd Mcßae—
| Yellow taffeta with garniture of
princess lace,
; BLACK, Miss Louise -~ Pale pink chif-
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E. H. CONE, (Inc.) 2 Stores
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Announcement
Mabie & Company
Merchant Tailors
Fifth Avenue, New York
Are Now Exhibiting Their Spring Line
at Louis Asher’s Clothing Shop, 80 Peachtree St.
Fach garment will be fitted by an expert fitter lo
cated here and not permitted to leave establisiment
unless entirely satisfactory,
fon gown with pearis and white
lace; pink roses and lllies.
BLACK, Mrs. Nellie Peters—Black
brocaded taffeta with black lace and
diamonds.
BROOKS, Mrs. Walter—Decollete
gown of pink taffeta with pannier
draperies und corsage of white lace
and tulle; diamond ornaments and
white ostrich tip in hair,
BUCKNELL, Mrs. Howard - White
parma crepe draved in lace, the
decollete neck fin'shed with rhine
stones; diamond crescent and rope
of pearls, the jewels worn; corsage
of violets and lilles of the valley
BRYAN, Mrs. Shepard—White lace
- gown with trimming of pink apd
blue roses,
BOYNTON, Miss Martha Bluachif
fon flowered in pink rosebuds.
BARNES, Mrs. Edward H.—White
chiffon crepe and lace with girdle
and sash of cerulean blue embroid
ered in sllver threads; pink roses
and lilles of the valley.
BLOCK, Mrs. Bates -Gentlan blue
silk tulle with gold embroidery;
lilies of of the valley and white
orchide; sapphires and diamonds.
BOSTICK, Miss Mollie—Raspberry
colored taffeta with Oriental trim-,
mings, cream lace and yellow roses,
BOYD, Mrs. Emma Garrett—Fvening
gown of white embroidered Japa
nese crepe; pearl ornaments and
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