THE CHABtOTTE NEWS, SUNDAT MOENIN’G, JAXFABX 8, 1911.
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Garmer^s That Express Teii^ieraiHiiRt •• M
Bernhardt’s Gorgeous Chi-icailia C!oa!i-Biii
Burlje the Daintiest Adress - Personality
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lux c'.iri." atid l>rc.unf-, a fj-.slilon.
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One r«‘HFon of the li!irrn nnd mranln','
in th'* nctr' i.V i'l> iln s i. r«jnti-n-.t. i] v.tt;.
tlK'Pf of i:,.' nnhili.y Wc,ii;ui i.s tt;ii( lii.‘
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if slu* Is a re*res'; i? t'ii-zon i
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One of the §umptuous’ Coslume'3 Tladarcie 'Bepnliapdt Wear^
thii Knllsh. Ono of the costuDies she worp
last season—a long, sinuous satin gown
lomlfd and encrustod with onibroidcries
.Tnd Jcwols, wi’s a veritable Cleopatra af-
I'l.o ! fair, and huge emeralds swinging from
actress l.'i l"r'!
sfjriMr.t*.*. oL il iilta'. d:::iipy w)>n:\!i !ry- i
ill'.'' ii> live i!ii I.) l.;i Ti)Si-a copied !
orn a snn-r.) i;3alr \\nrn by Marmrne j
iiies is ^rarri’ly nuMi- iii.-.ti'f‘ssiii;; tli!in !
t';at of a tiill ;-^d .ini;i;\'Ti’ lonicleu In lipr
tfiirtlcs difsslr;; lil;r‘ a;il end-avMririy ‘o j
i: it;itv tl..' klli 'iiisli suii- iiit .^s ;f n IsilHc '
Burke
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I’.i fw-'Pn th“ tri'S’-dy ir.irnienfri .f Mian '
Julia >l.iil'i\vi'. viii' (]i .irly Nivc'r^ a role ;
in wliirii sf.e inay 1^' e’:.. fi>n:!! i'l sack- I
f 1 clot'i-iike. !-Iiapeies.s ^rar:: ei,ts and with !
lif-r li.'iir I't dow’j. !iiid tii“ aii’y p-Itico'ats I
f.f n 'lenoe V, lid t'.'. l!'i:I's tiiri.'i'^h iier part !
in tiid‘- si)iiiil:!od w'tli l:lic'^-ot'-th(--viil!(fy, ,
thi'T* are iiim',;i!ei'.'jl)I(- t.> pe-j dT foPt in'e. j
I '. ''ii tl. • Pi'.r ' or I' rS ci'in ei'tioiii'.l }_Mrb j
ul' iiiodi ri; dn -s Is iiiacie t'l tuke 'n ne.v i
ir.>''>::hius '..li'ii exprt.-;-; tli(> di:Ter'nt j
pe.'.->Iia!iil .; ef tbe :icU‘■.-'i, s l.o J:iny I
L rirlera ^•;Ci'■'y Tul'M. IMl! liliTe HVC tWO !
Rciuriil tyi‘es 1,1' (>r'y. ii-Kler -Aljirb tlie I
!c .- f r cl.-ijsilkatidns .M e arraiiKi-d. 'i'besu i
iv.f) t are iije st:it'i' s|iii and tbo win- :
S(»nii t1;. !’.s of e.istisnn S.'ir;e wonu a look 1
be'ter ill 'lie than in the ot'.'T. Souio !
inay .iiily 'iii'- lyt.e w!;b s:\f'’ty. '
An ii.-tress ii"i!i til'- '-t wiie:.-.]iie typo i
rtf C'».tail.e ;rl. .llly bec(,;il; H is ,\!Is;« lier-
her pars and over h?r brow in the thick
waves of her dark hair Increased this
('fleet of magiiifici'nce. Mme. Elmma Eames
Is al%vays statuesque—even when garbed
fis simple Marguerite. Bernhardt Is one
of tl>i few gifted actresses who may be
statnosque, petite, piquant, mignonne or
simple fts It pleases her. Bernhardt Is
no lonprer thin. Though she will never be
other than a slender woman, that exces
sive leanness—of which she was clever
(■noiijjrh to make a feature—has disap
peared, but Bernhardt, as this latest pho-
t(»j;iuph shows, still affects the voluminous
costume effects, the wrist and throat
swathings which suggest the oxtremo of
pathetic thinness.
Miss Billie Buricc Sets Debutante
FiiMhionM.
Quite the antithesis of Madame l^ern-
hardt's sumptuous and stately gowns are
the dainty frocks of little Miss iUlIip
Burke, who divides honors with Miss
loy and the sprlncr time of happiness.
Her wilful, potiilaiir. entrancing little
ways are expressed by her farming
froi-Us. jiud though her followers may not
lu'pe to possess her .'•aucy new retrousse,
hi'r dimples or ihe winsome way of her.
thoy faithfully copy her curls and her
costumes.
riie photograph shows Miss Burke in
one of the dainty froeks she wears in
Elsie Janis as the debutante’s idol. Miss j "Mrs. Dot,” a chiffou affair draped over
; white lace and bordered at the feet with
j skunk fur. The bodice is a simple sur-
j pliee that folds softly across the i)osom.
Burke’s costumes are copied and re
copied; so are her postures, her vigorous
little mannerisms, the way she does her
hnlr and poises her head and opens her
big. babyish eyes.
Billie Burke’s frocks are always exquis
itely feminine and exquisitely young.
She seems the incarnation of youth and
tbe V of the chiffon revealing a quaint
little vest of white lace. Below the
girdle the chiffon overdress parts again
and shows the petticoat of chiffon shirred
over lace. On her head, confining the
FUrEHYTifjs:
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Misa Blanche Bates Enjoys Most Her Domestic Life Upon Her
Farm At Ossining.
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MUa Dates Drives • Co* in ISaaterlx Strlo.
AH dearer than her success as one
of the greatest eiaotlonal actresses
In the world Is to Miss Blanche
Bates the little refuge to which
she flies after her triumphs afe
over -the old farmhouse up at Ossining,
New York, where she works as well as
plays, studies as well as loafs and is, in
short. Just a happy, natural, w'insome
woman.
Bv the time the big front doors of the
Hudson Theater have been closed and
looked and the last member of the or-
che.strii has covercd his instrument for
Ihc night, and while ou the dimly lit
stage back of the great curtain carpet-
sweepers are beln^ run madly across th®
cross barred strips of canvas that look
from tbe other side of the footlights ex-
a‘tly like a handsome parquet flooring:
and while the grand piano is being hustled
into place reartj; for the finst act of to
morrow’s performance of “Nobody’s
Widow,” the slender, dark-eyed sprite of
a woman who is the meaning and the
soul of all this bustle and preparation,
is speeding northward In her big touring
car—toward home.
And this home Is a real home—the sort
of home yon read about; or maybe re
member, If you are lucky enough to have
ancestors worth remembering. For this
home of Miss Blanche Bates Is a farm
house, a bona-fide, old-time farmhouse,
with broad clapboards and deep, shady
eaves; wdth delightful open fireplaces and
windows whose shining cross-bnrred panes
are smuggled between comfortable green
shutters. Thei'e Is a huge chimney, around
which the house is built, In the sturdy
fashion of our forefathers before any
body knew anything about wind-resisting
steel girders and eyebeams. There Is,
if you please, even a •’butt’r.y,” and If
you have ev’er been Va New England you
know that a butt’ry is tb« delectable
pl.ice where grandma used to keep the
cookie jar nnd the home-made apple pies.
Some concessions have been made to
latter-day habits of luxury. For one thing,
a bathroom has been put In. Miss Bates
admitted this apologetically. "It did
seem a shame.” she declared, “to allow
such an Inconsistency, but living as I
Brick. He certalnl.v has proved a gold
brick. I would not part with him, though,
for many times his weight in gold.”
The dog seated beside Mies Bates in the
automobile !s Peggy. Peggy is growinrr
old now.and Is allowed to take life leis
urely and luxuriously. She is the dog
who pla.ved with Miss Bates in “The Girl
do ail my working hours in heaps of j of the Golden West.” But it is Peter
dirt”—she' flung ont expressive hands at Pike, with a mien calculated to terrify
the disorder of the theater—‘‘I simply I any potential burglar hanging around
have to have my bathroom. Why. It kept j the farmhouse, but a heart as soft as
three men busy all the time at the farm ever was a dog's, who Is her especial
rioior.s -uils tluit are part of tins little
i’.ctress's cliarin is liie famous “Billie
Burle fiil.r/’ niade of throe souares of
Uussiaa lat e .'iionnted ou sliver gauze and
eniiii-c.idt'red with sni.all white bends and
turquoises.
Anoti;"!’ pretty frook worn In “Mrs.
Dot” was (k'si;rnO(i for Miss Burke after
a ('allot in>idcl. This little dress is a
copy of one worn by the Empress
Josephine in the dn.vs wlien her slender
lovelin'ss first catigiit Napoleon's eye.
There i: a lace overdress which hangs,
slim ni;il sMiiight over a very narrow slip
of t’li;] pin', sill: and the lace overdress
is rTi-.igrii ill ^nst bene.^th the bust and
arms v.’ith a broad j)ink silk sash at the
top of vliieh Is sewoil a v>'reatli of tiny
pink roses. Could anyone imagine a |
frock more .-wectly simple ;ind charming? ^
Htiil aiiother gown worn I-y Miss Burke
in “Mrs. l>ot” is of Lierre lace over vrhite !
satin, a court train of the lace falling ;
fiom i.'h' .?l'.oi;ldcrs lo the Qoor. With ’
tiii.'^ n Is v> orti a hat of nattier blue
broc.Tdo i:!ui pir.k rosoK. ',vith long stream- i
ers of bi:-.-k velvet coming from under j
the wide brim. !
Emoti'»TinI Ootvhh for Great Scenes. .
Tempestuous is the word to apply to
Leslie (.’;ii'ter's costuuies. Kever for one
nioaient do yo;i I'cuget the woman In
cor.sidering the gown, but somehow her
very drui'eries seem to be instinct with
I the fire .-Hid intensity of supreme temper
' nment. The costume designed for a great
I emotional tieene is not always elaborate.
■ Sf'inetinies it is nnniiice in its slmpllcit.v
j or sointierncss. but even if it be but
j the iiKiXt onlinary skirt and blouse of
I dark serge sojuehow or other It will be—
I on the a'?t?’ess wiio wears It—anything
but ordinary. There will be a trick of
'ollnr- a certain cut of shoulder—a bit
I of a white cuft: against the dark fabric
that will make a picture of this very
I ont!nary s. r;;e skirt and blouse and give
it a meaniiiir and an expression that or-
I dlnary. workada.v clothes never have.
Look nr tiie costumes Mrs. Fiske wore
in "t'^aivation Neli;” at the prim, busi
ness-like i"rocks of Blanche Bates in “The
} Fighting Ilfipe.” yet these gowns, worn
by these women In these thrilling scenes,
I were disti;iot with personalit.y and ex
pressed better than any frills or furbe-
I lows could Iiave done the intense feeling
I of the emotional parts they costumed.
The Feminine Frock and It* Pro
totype.
Two actresses there arc who are al
ways- in whatever role they are cast—
delie’oiisly feiuiaine and appealing. These
are Miss Kls:}e l-'ergtison and Miss Fran
ces i'taiT. Photographs of both these ac
tresses in new costumes worn In plays
of this season, are reproduced on today’s
page, iiiss Ferguson Is always sweet,
always expressive of gentleness, tender
ness and sympathetic womanhood. Her
costiin'iiis emithaslze this appeal. C)ver
the beautiful dress of chiffon and Chan
tilly iace, is thrown one of Miss Fer-
g’json’s superb evening wraps—a model
of velvet ri'dily embroidered with gold
thread. 'I'he small hat with Its burden
of l.'e.'ivy plumes is worn oflC the face to
shov.’ liie actress' lovely hair which l3
one of iier most striking beauty points.
The gown woru by Miss Frances Starr
is especiciiy lovei.v and is replete with*
feminine appeal and chann. It Is of
chiffon over very thin, clinging satin, the
upper I’odlre above tiio tuiiie livij'.-
chil'on over Va1cii. i>!i!ies !a'e. 'I’lie
iiroidery done on net is as soft, ‘U:
i nnd si;j)]i!e in texture a? rlie -^'".vn i
terial and the whole (ostiiin,' -'•in:,-
j fiHov.' the wf'arer's love]-,- ligi:;.'. ji) v:,
! a.iiii subtly deliiiing eii;-\-(>s. ,ir
j neeklace of eoral and fiuil is
striking det.'ul o'’ this (ost’V'H'.
' Miss .lane s'owl. In ••'I'lie ;,•)mMe,'-
' wears a most beantif’il ebiffon "?\vr
tiie first a-'f. This i^- a dii’iier -i :
of canary ye’Iov.', the bottom of iiio -i.
being bordorc'd wiili blaek uiarteti
With Miss Cowi's (lari; liitir aiui :
'■oioring titis gown is- ir.ost e:l'?-ti\-(
i the same ae! Miss K'li'.h Barker v, e,, ,
' very chie little diniH'r gown ef re-,
:reen satin veiled wiili rlineoiat'e .hi'i'i
Tb«Misan5l» of Variiw of f'lii'fon fu
tiie ‘Bl;u* Bird.”
Though Individual iiersonaitles "t.’int
for nothing In the -ast of the "Rlr;
Bird.” the eostumes are certainly woii'l"'-
ful. and tremendons must have been tiip
ijili for chiffons. Yaids and yards nf
I Ins lilmy and e’ipensive stuff float
in wonderful  olov effec ts. The gown o'
“Xifjht,” all In siiades of the inetYiiMe
greenish-blne against which tiie yoiii):
luoon comes out on an antnmn evenii/^'.
Is an achieveuKMit In dress. 5-o arc tli»
lloatlng. eh.si', e draperies of the 1-
liours. the almost liquid folds of t.Thrl''
that fiow from “Water's'’ slim hUoni-
ders. and tlio iovely. Indescribable blup
draperies of the "f^ittle T'tiborn  uii-
dren" through which their yellow
nnd round pink limbs gleam exqiiisltr-lr
Opera Comnmes Rarely Exprcin
Personal lit}'.
Tbe grand opera star weara her telli
costumes in concert work, and v.or !■
operatic productions. The music t!;-'
voice Is the particular Interest at tlif
opera—never the costumes. One sca^’f’e ■■
remembers, after hearing '•Biii'eriiy, '
what Clo Clo San's kimonos were lll;fc
Of course, "Aida” wore something sploa
did and barbarle, but just what wa.' It;
Travlata may expire in ever so won1erf’!l
a Paris negligee, but no one pays nuii.i'
attention to It, listening to her song
Even of Calve’s costumes in "Carruen"
one seerns to carry away but recoi.'eotlou
beyond that of fringe on her shawl.
But in her concert costumes, hnllt bv
Parisian couturiers, the opera etnr Is
ver.y splendid. Miss Geraldine l^arrar ha**
a most lovely gown, designed by I’agiiin.
in which she has sung at several private
entertainments this winter. This g'>wn
Is of paillette embroidered pink f-hifTon
over which is draped a scarflike drapery
of pink satin meteor. The bodice of pitit
chiffon over lace reveals the contour cf
the shoulders and arms and around on>
arm, edging tbe diminutive lace sleeve, i^
a band of dark fur—the only fur that
appears on the entire costume.
Madame Fremstadt is another 'ipp-n
star who dresses rather simply oil tie
stage. This singer has a charmlDjj p*^r-
sonallty, a sympathetic face and a neat
little figure rather inclining to eml'on-
point.
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SILVISR JKWEIiRY.
the collection of ornaments r'-*
sesssed by the well-dressed v^otnar^
silver jewelry has been raised t>> a2
important position. Silver forms a coofl
setting for all precious stones, r.ru 't
gives richness without the appearanre oT
appalling expense. Filigree and ancient
Bohemian ornaments are now being
worn, and many of the seml-barbflric 1V^ =
Sian designs occupy places in the
casket. Silver Jewelry is befiutliui ^
blended with rich velvets, and often 't
takes but the touch of a silver ornaine:^
to make an evening gown a "creation.
carrying the water I needed!”
In addition to the very luxurious bath
room there are beautiful rugs, rare old
lAts of tapestry, brasses, 'photographs
and knick-knacks of all sorts collected
by this popular actress—and there are,
of course, the books which are much
more than a fad with Miss Bates, as you
know the moment you step Into her splen
did library.
And this ideal farmhouse, mind yon. Is
no mere lazy loaflug spot for Idle hours.
It stands In the midst of 70 acres of
good farm laud and the farm is run—its
owner Is proud to assure you—on a splen
did paying basis.
“Yon just ought to taste my corn and
niy tomatoes and peas,” says this ardent
farmer, enthusiastically. “And 3'ou
wouldn’t believe how many barrels of
apples I got from my orchard this fall.
There’s a garden, too—full of real old
country posies, sweet peas and china as
ters, and lovely blue bachelor’s buttons,
and, oh, yes, four o’clocks and holly
hocks, and I don’t know what all.”
Miss Bates Is very fond of her horses,
and once when a friend gave her a
photograph of herself and two of them,
she exclaimed: "Ob, my dear babies!
How I do love them. This one,” pointing
to the horse on her right hand, “is But
terfly. And this dear old thing is Gold
favorite.
To a photograph of herself along with
Peter, Miss Bates took exception.
“Look at that face!” complained she.
“Do you mean to tell me”—appealing to
a friend who stood near by in her cosy
dressing-room at the Hudson Theater.
“Do you mean to tell me I ever have a
face like that? If I do,” she added,
merrily, “It is on the first of the month,
when the bills come in. It’s the way the
owner of the farm looks when she plants
her elbow on her knee and her chin in
her hands”—suiting the action to the
word in an Inimitable bit of unconscious
acting—“and demands aggressively of her
farm manager: 'D'.ve mean to tell me
we paid all that for hay!’ or ‘For good
ness sakes, who ate up all those oats?’ ”
“But it’s home—home—home,” whis
pered Miss Blanche Bates as she slipped
into her furs and made ready to go
down the winding stair outslde.her cosy
little dressing-room to the waiting auto;
“and I love it. I love it best of any
place on earth!”
And then the big touring car whisked
her away northward, out of the clamor
and the glamour of Broadway, Into the
white quiet of the snow-bordered roads
and the white brilliance of the star-
spangled night ou the way to Ossining—
and iiome.
Mlstt Bates and Her Favorite Rassinn "Woiriionnd, ‘‘Couatesa