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POLLY PEACHTREE 1S AMAZED AT GRAND OPERA
How Could Men Be Expected to Keep Eyes on Stage?
Influence of Ingenious
Parisian Seen in Many
of the Costumes Worn
by Devotees of Musie.
By POLLY PEACHTREE.
Is all Atlanta talking about the
opera? Don't believe it, for I, my
self, who hears everything, wlll tell
you that a very large part of Atlanta
is 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
@llly, gut gowns; not Farrar, but
¥Yairy things the women wore.
And the men are ta'king—in vari-
Pus ways, according to their various
femperaments—of the gartorial shock
ors they #aw. Just because I have
heard a few of them alk, my weapons
¢ good advice and admonition to
poung women and old are cocked and
mmed and ready for a volley, this
ght Tuesday.
Remeqber. my feminine friends,
that 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 are men; perhaps they would
rather watch the show upon the stage,
but they are men; and with you be
fore them, dressed for daring rather
than for decorum, vou become in
evitably the target for their eves Not
only men, but women, too.
1 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.
But enough of that. There were
clothes to admire, as well, both for
discretion and decorum and good
taste and novelty. There were, T was
interested to note, several indications
of the French trend in fashion. Did
vou notice the single artificilal rose
at the bodice, where last year a grand
corsage bhouquet would have blos
somed? Witness therein the influence
of the ingenious Parisians;
And did you notice the short, wide
skirted evening gown, that fell at leas!
s!x inches short of the feet, giving
way to a narrow, very parrow petti
coat? There were several of them,
and a unique note they sounded, too.
Another French indication.
And concerning clothes—dear me, 1
wish T could stop myself nn this sub
ject—let me ask vou If vou studied
the costumes of the singers as well as
those of the audience? Tlf vou did,
you might have come to the same
conclusion I 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 tre clothes were distinctive. And
on most of the gowns there were the
bustles that we effect nowadays. nar
rowed skiris and loos, voluminoua
walsts. It was quite an interesting
little study in the chronology of style,
I thought.
And when all the dellghtful flurry
of this glorious week is over and we
return to the ordinary run of things,
seeking our thrills in dancing, wae
ehall 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 Monday night?
I have dreamed of a divine tango, I
must confess, sometimes in the wee
gmall 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, very
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 staved until
very naughty hours Thev remained
be-ause it was a glorious eccasion,
and because Miss Case and De Se
uurnla were there,
The two of them did thelr best: the
Castles could do no more. I'll be
willilng to swear to that. Miss Case
{g the most graceful of dancers. the
most tireless, the most featherlight,
and her distinguished, monocled Ital
fan partner was superb, 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 goee the way of the waltz and
the barn dance.
1 must be sympathetic this morn
ing; my role as friend demands It.
1 must listen to the complaints of my
friends that there are some very, very
rude persons who g 0 to grand opera:
and I must say, “There, there, dun'l;
worry. It won't happen again, be
cause I am going to put something
in the paper about it.” |
And here is what [ wrote: |
The rude persons found their seats
early, and evidently vowed by the
high ¢ of Caruso that they would not
be bothered 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 thelr knees
nor stand up, 1 am told—no, it does
not require being told, for I saw it
with my own eyes, say that a great
many of our folk at grand opera were
fnconsideraté.
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Sometimes they would arise to let
somebondy pass. But when they diq,
{t was with an angry glare in their
eves that took the edge off thelr
courtesy. It was really a sad, sad
sight to behold, and 1 hope—well,
rlease, 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
bit 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
was about to begin. Which also is
very, very sad.
The very funniest thing out of all
the funny things that happened our
first night of the grand opera season
came in the late hours, when the
dancers at the Capital City Club were
beginning to tire—and, indeed, it must
have been a late hour, you know, if
':he dancers were tired. 1 saw the
‘dis:\ppnintnd. disgruntled look on the
face of some of our men folk, and
asked them what was the matter, and
then 1 heard the whole story.
They had been on the trall of a
scandal, and their hopes were high,
'as naturally they 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; but at—well, later
than midnight —everybody sniffed for
the scandal. Oblivious, the couple
passed down Peachtree, toward the
bhusiness district;: the curious persons
crowded out to the doors, and then to
the street, watching them. There
was mystery in the air.
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 hie girl turned in at the last au
tomobile, which stood against the
¢idewalk 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
hallroom.
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i, T am full, chock full, of lectures
this moraing. And. concerning this |
little advice, 1 hope T shall never have
to repeat it. .And it is: Mister At- |
lanta, don't let your wife snore at
arand opera. Now, don’t think 1
hatched up this grievance in m,vi
brain, for I did not. It came out ofi
something that 1 saw with my own
l Httie eye and heard with my own lit
| tle ears, w
‘ It happened in a box not so far
from myv seat. A stout woman——shei
could not have been guilty of her of
fense had she not been stout, I am
cure—after sitting stiffly through the
| first act and nodding drowsily through
the second act, surrendered to the de
|nl;lyl(]g of her soporific nature in the
veryv hevday of the third act, and fell
sound asleep. "
Now, going to sleep is nobody's
business but one’'s own. It {s a neces
sary function and consummation. But,
one's inalierable rights and privileges
e N -y :
g. il 9
Left to right, : ’ : ,
Mrs. Charles / m f’ -
Remsen, Miss : s |
Dorothy | /S = o -\
Harman and & |/ ~ "' TR '.'
e A Y
Tt us they |\ ol
appeared at the : e L . e
opening per- 6 e A
formance of the 0 R T L “r;/;,fi#
opera season. _ \ e 7NG
end right there. When it comes to
snoring, the sleeping one intrudes
upon the province of the public. And
that is just what happened at thae
Auditorium when Farrar was dying
melodiously in the last act of “Man
on.” The adjacent box-hoiders glared
at the sleeping one; a musically in
Wgalth of | Dres.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 leading roles.
As a frame in which to show a pic
ture of elegant fashions ncthing more
cunningly devised than the horoscope
tier of boxes could be imagined. ‘
Between the acts the boxes would
empty themselves and these superh
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 display.
Not even the oldest operagoer could
recall when our society assayed so
richly in its output of jewels. All the
tiaras owned in Atlanta added the!r |
sparkle to the brilliant night. It
seemed a 8 if every woman had ron-l
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 brilliant with
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clined person in the arena pricked up
his ears at what he thought was an
exotle, 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: /
ARKWRI!GHT, Mrs. Preston—llesh
colored taffeta draped in Dresden
chiffon.
ARKWRIGHT, Miss Dorothy -Im
ported model of green taffeta.
ADAIR, Mrs. Frank-—l Lucile model of
white charmeuse with drapery of
flesh-colored tulle; valley lilies,
ADAMS, Mrs. Percy—White chiffon
and lace; American Beauty roses.
ADAIR, Mrs. A. D, Jr--Evening
gown of viblet charmeuse satin
with corsage of Jace; dlamond
necklace.
ARNOLD, Mrs. Reuben—Elack chi’-
fon with bodice of tulle edged with
cut jet; corsae- of red roses.
ANS _EY, Miss Mamie—White satin
draped in sapphire tuile; corsage
of orchids.
ANSLEY, Mrs. Edwin P.—Pink chif
fon and lace.
ANSLEY, Miss Frances—Blue chif
fonp and lace; pink roses.
ALMON, Miss Montiel—White lace
over white satin; yellow roses, ‘
ACHISON, Mrs. C. R—Evening 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. Pink
roses.
ALSTON, Mrs. Robert Cotton—
White lace threaded in silver; dia
mond ornaments.
ALSTON, Mrs. Roland--Gray chiffon
draped over white satin combinad
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 - Black
chiffon and tulle embroidered In
crystal. American Beauty roses.
ATKINSON, Miss May—Sea green
taffeta embroidered with silver
threads, white tulle, dlamonds and
emeralds, bouquet of Shasta dai
- sles,
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; dif
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 bon
quet of orchids.
BUTLER, Miss Mary—Blue 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 crene
de chine trimmed in pink tulle and
lace,
BROWN, Miss Sally Eugenia- Bluc
crepe de soie brocaded in flowers
BROWN, Mrs. Ten Eyck—Blue salin
with bodice of veilow lace, corsage
of vellow roses
BRANDON, Mrs. Morris—Lisse gown
of clel blue brocaded with siiver
leaves: French roses of pale pink
on corsage: diarmords and pearis,
BROWN, Mrs. George—Green chif
fon cloth with lace; diamonds; Im
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ported wrap of dull blue and gold.
BROWN, Miss Corrie Hoyt—White
net gown trimmed with pa§e ping;
white lace; pearls, :
BLACK, Miss Nita—White chiffon
over white satin, crimson aigretta
and slippers and a red and blaclk
fan; diamonds,
BRADLEY, Mrs. H, 8., of Worcester,
Mass., guest of Mrs. Floyd Mcßae—
Yellow taffeta with garniture of
princess lace,
'BLACK, Miss Louise—Pale pink chif-
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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 establishment
unless entirelv satistactory.
~ fon gown with pearls and white
lace; pink roses and lilies,
BLACK, Mrs. Nellie Peters—Black
brocaded taffeta with black lace and
diamonds,
BROOKS, Mrs. Walter -Decollete
gown of pink taffeta with panniler
draperies and corsage of white lace
and tulle; diamond ornaments and
white ostrich tip in hair
BUCKNELL, Mrs. Howard - White
parma crepe draned in lace, the
decollete neck finished with rhine
stones; dlamond crescent and rope
of pearls, the jewels worn; corsage
of violets and lilies of the valley.
BRYAN, Mrs. Shepard-—White lace
gown with trimming of pink and
blue roses
BOYNTON, Miss Martha Bluechif
fon flowered in pink rosebuds.
BARNES, Mrs. Edward H.—\White
chiffon crepe and lace with girdle
and sash of cerulean blue embroid
ered in silver threads; pink roses
and llles of the valley.
BLOCK, Mrs. Batec—Gentlan blue
eilk tulle with gold embroidery;
I{lies of of the valley and white
orchids; 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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