THE Parisian is ever ready to put his hand in his pocket provided he is given the opportunity to give gaily. A charitable campaign with a new idea bears all before it. The idea in the present instance was a Dress Display at the Opéra. It was to be in the nature of a competition, presented between a couple of ballets. Twenty lovely ladies of stage and society would in turn display the creations of well-known couturiers. The audience were to vote for the three most attractive toilettes. The philanthropical point of the entertainment would be the division of the box-office receipts between the three ateliers responsible for the three prize-winning models. And that would mean a fortnight on the Riviera for a limited number of lucky midinettes.
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