SOME STAGE DRESSES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1336, 13 January 1912, Page 10

SOME STAGE DRESSES.

HKS. BROUGIi AND MISS DAY. Never havo more beautiful gowis been seen on the stago in Sydney than those which aro worn by the ladies of tho cast in "Inconstant George," now being played at the Palace Theatre. And not one or two only wear lovely clothes; every woman in tho piece is extremely well gowned. Mrs. Brough appears in a most effective dress of rose-coloured ninon, over soft clinging satin of a slightly "darker shade. This gown is ono of tho most charming of. a charming collection; another (worn by Miss Valentine Sidney) being of petunia-coloured ninon over rose silk, ono shoulder having a draping of pale pink silk. With this is worn a coat of rose-coloured. Ninon embroidered with roses. Miss Sidney also appears in pale yellow, tho chiffon overdress of which is richly embroidered with turquoise. The accompanying coat is also yellow, of transparent uiuou. Miss Beatrice Day wears a most becoming green dress; tho ninon' overdress embroidered with cut steel and dull gold. Later she appears in black velvet, a trained gown, exquisitely cut, and showing a small yoka_ of cremo lace. A coat of orange velvet, lined with crcme, was well ill keeping with the

goirn. Miss Lizette Partes wears crcmo satin with bauds of palo pink, and effectively veiled with cremo net trimmed with cremo laco entredeux. A charming littlo coat of pink satin, with a "cataway" basque, gives a finishing touch to a dainty toilette. Another frock worn by Miss Parkos was of pale grey, with grey silk applique on the deep footband. A largo palo grey hat was trimmed with rosos. Miss Usher wears two graceful and effective evening dresses, the first boing of elcctrio blue ninon over charmouse, and the second of emerald green marquisette with a ninon coat in the samo colour, appliqucd with pink roses,

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