The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1902, Page 5

Poses by Eleanor Falk and Company at the Orpheum. Pajamas From Roos Bros. aps not a little b t the garmen hitherto h ate from encroachmen s no longer his own icatures i have made her out s in the future, have and her prej now be given first cor ke the bloomer costume for wo lers and the automobile coat for fair “autoneers,” the pajama for wo- men hss followed the devious way of evo- lution become this year tion esigned originally fc men, to be worn only on occasions where the ordinary and ofttimes all too abbre- viated nightgown was very inconvenient to say the least, such as rafiroad and steamboat travel, where dressing and un dreesing has become something of & fine art Then, of course, true to his reputation for logi comfort—masculine man ress if pajamas were such con- venie ’ for traveling, thes nt for us: 1 popularity for y con ogic in no wise inferior even thougt beeri denied as r sex, the sis- 2 ¢ ers of the “pa- ma 1 ned that if e could look 50 COZ bie in the new gar- not the women adop! er popularity for the line man who vis- sher, Roos Bros. v loaned the pa- hown on this page, had to elbow s way tarough an ever-increasing crowd women to reach the counter or stand list to some such conversation as while patiently and docilely waiting 4 see some—ah—um-—pajamas, a present? No—that is s; how stupld of me—s for my—um—younger “rother Yes, he is just about my height. Ah, yes, PHOTOS Y BUSIHNELL * those white ones &re very prerty, but— ah—don’t you think the—ah—legs are a little too long? And haven't you something in brighter colors—something fancier? Yes; let me See something in red; or haven't you any- thing in pale blue? Oh, that is pretty! But thess look so small and narrow. Haven't you a little wider pair? Yes, my Srother is quite—um—plump. And—yes— haven’t you something with embroidery or -hemstitching or lace or—oh, dear, yes; of course; I forgot. Men don't wear them fancy like that, do they? How silly of me! Perhaps you can show me some- thing in fancy colors. Ah, those stripes are beautiful, aren’t they? I think I'll take those.” And the stripes referred to, which have become quite the fad with the pajama girl, are certainly very ohic. You shall hear more about them presently. And now the pajama has found its way upon the stage. That In itself is sum- clent to make it all the rage, for Dame Fashion has a way all her own of dis- playing behind the alluring footlights those garments which she desires to make most popular. It is a very clever little scheme, and it never fails to work, for ‘women are said to be born imitators, and never lose an opportunity to emulate the manners and dress of their stage favor- ites. The pajama girl on the stage is a posi- A EREZT /00y uve novelty, and as seen in her variety is the most coquettishly fascinating crea- ture imaginable. There are ‘“pajama chorus girl: “pajama ballets,” ‘“‘pajama girl “pajama girls at col- lege,” “pajama girls at the beach,” and all wearing the very latest in night robes in & manner that would have been con- sidered truly shocking only a few years .‘I:Ncwl’orkmofthowmn successes since Florodora was a dormi- tory scene in which all the chorus dis- robed In the dark and when the lights around and about a long line of white enamel trundle beds, for all the world ke the pranks of college girls after the “light out” bell has been sounded. And now here at our own theater we have been startled by Eleanor Falk and her ten merry pajama girls, who have proved to be one of the best novelties seen at the Orpheum in many & season. There are tall girls and short girls, plump girls and slender girls, but they are all pajama girls, and when they burst out upon the stage with the air of a summer girl wear- ing her first French bathing suit on a arowded beach, the effect is nothing short of electrifying, especially the frolic which accompanies the song of “Pajama Polly.” There are pajamas of madras and pa- jamas of silk. There are cool pajamas of linen and lawn, and w.rm pajamas of flannel and mercerized chevict. - There are 0dd ereations in shiny sateen and striking pajamas in soft silk mixtures. There are pajamas that are plain red, yellow, blue, tan, white or green, and pajamas that have all the hues of the rainbow. There is no article of adornment and personal convenfence which falr woman has ap- propriated unto herself that comes in as many varieties as the pajama, and the prices—well, there are pajamas that cost $10, $15 and 320 a pair and other pajamas which may be had for §1. Some of the prettiest are of silk, soft and clinging and as daintily becoming as the filmy robes of an Oriental princess. Just look on the center picture of this pic- ture, the large one in which the pajama chorus is grouped about Miss Falk. There you have all sorts and combinations of colors and designs to choose from. The pajamas worn by Miss Falk are of pink and white madras in alternating stripes, outlined with fancy stitching of silk in contrasting colors. When worn by a girl as graceful and plump as Miss Falk the effect is quite fetching. Another picture of Miss Falk, seated on the, table, is shown on the bottom of this page, at- tired in a natty suit of mixed silk and wool pajamas, In red and white. Another striking cembination is of tan linen trimmed with broad bands of red a la militaire. This suit is nothing if not jaunty, and the two pockets In the blouse make it the very sauciest garment imaginable. Daring effects are most popular with women, for it is{an 0dd circumstance that were it not for the pajama girl the men would have been quite well satisfled to oveEy /e I MEBcrmrzsp CHHEVIOr AND STERIPED ‘wear the apparel in any material and any color so it be composite. But the pajama girl, with an eye for effect as well as comfort, wanted something pretty as well as practical. Hence the daring effects. Any casual observer of the most popular designs in hosiery during the past few seasons would have no difficulty in fore- casting what would piease the pajama sirl. Two of the most striking are worn by the two pajama girls standing before the long mirror. One is of fancy striped sa- teen in blue and white, and the other is a soft flannel of the most comfortable tex- ture in blue and red and white stripes. Two more striking pajama suits worn by the same pajama girls, in the upper right hand corner of this page, are of striped mercerized cheviot. The blouse of one buttons straight down the front after the style of the fatigue military jacket, while the other is double breasted and fastens down the right side. One of the quaintest designs of all, however, is the pajama of mixed silk striped the wrong way in graduating col- ors that would put any well regulated rainbow to shame. It is truly resplendens and is more easily imagined than de- scribed. In contrast to this Is a suit of white lawn faneily hemstitched, which is not only beautifully becoming, especially on a pink and white fluffy haired pajama girl, but what is more to the purpose, is cool and comfortable. Indeed any of the fair sex, or the mas- culine gender either for the matter of that, will quickly discover that there are pajamas for all seasons and all climes from the tropics to the arctic. + "4 PAGE OF HERRICK. | BY Tna Qoclbrith. From the dust of Herrick’s pages Maytime dances down the ages. 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