THEATRE FROCKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 224, 21 September 1928, Page 9

THEATRE FROCKS.

Old and modern fashions, in tulles, . silks and nets, were used far the ex- , cellent dressing of '"The Belle of New . York" on Thursday evening. Mrs. Eva 1 Simson, as the belle, makes her first entrance as the Salvation Army lassie ] in uniform. Her second dresa was of merle crepe, the skirt having flounces ' to the waist, each edged with narrow gold ribbon. Gold buttons trimmed the sleeves up to the elbow, and she wore a bonnet lined with primrose. The frock of black net, wired and covered in large ! fish scales, sequins and worked in jet 1 embroideries was exquisite. Miss Richardson, as Fifi, wears a briar rose 1 tulle ballet dress with sequin bodice ' and trail of roses round the head for the first scene. Her second dress is composed of sapphire blue tulle with frilled skirt and flesh georgette bodice worked in pearl sequins. The next "was a modern cyclamen georgette frock, with wide gold panels and a shawl to tone. The last frock was of sunset and gold tissue with a skirt of large sequins and gold ribbon. Mrs. Audrey Simmers, as Mamie Clancy, enters in a plaid skirt and mulberry velvet coat, green cloth tam. The last frock is of jade green taffeta with overdress of guipure lace, green bow at one side. Mrs. Grace Nicholson, as Cora Angelique, wears apricot satin with three-tiered skirt of lace made with uneven hem, and touching the ground at the back; diamante straps were the trimming. Miss Dorecn D'Authreau, as Pansy, wore shot cyclamen taffeta with a petalled heavy guipure lace uneven hem and crinoline hat' with ostrich plumes. Miss Dorothy Steele, as Kissie Fitzgarter, entered in a cherry silk, made with frills to the waist and buckles of brilliants and a smart red hat with hanging black feather mount. Among those in the audience were:—Mrs. Dickenson, Mrs. SteeTe, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. and Miss Brodie, Mrs. Clarke, Miss M. Clarke, Miss W. Utting, Miss Cox Smith, Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Parlour, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Coppins, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Turner, Misses Turner, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Montague, Miss Montague, Mrs. Bush, , Mrs. Tiark, Miss Tiark, Mrs. Collins, , Mrs. Goldie,_ Mrs. Martin, Mrs. C. Maeindoe, Mrs. Carter, Miss Gilchrist, Miss , St. Clair Whyte, Mrs. Hickson, Miss White, Misses Martin, Miss= Kay, Mrs.

Devon, Miss Cartwright, Misses Walker, Mrs. Jessop, Mrs. Davys "aid Mi» P%V£».