How a clever Kansas City Photographer Makes an Evening Gown and a Picture Hat in Two Minutes Out of a 10-Yard Bolt of Silk and a Feather No Thread, No Needle, Just by Draping It. If You Come Arrayed in Calico He Clothes You in Satin While You Wait! New fad that has now broken out among the most beautiful American act-1149es is attracting wide attention, t 1 pot only in theatrical ciroles, but in soctety as well. A Kansas City photographer, homer Peyton, introduced it. The fad consists of draping the figure while the sitter waits. You come to the studio in your street or motor attire and in a few momenta the photographer has pulled forth his eight yard bolt of silk end a couple of feathers, and, before you are fairly aware of what is going on he has you decked out in fuU regalia. Not long ago Lillian Russell we playing In Kama City. She had been out motoring all morning and decided to sit for some new photos. She was whirled down to the Peyton studio, a trifle dusty and travel stained, and things looked rather blue for a while., "You needn't worry," paid the photographer. I'll fix you up in an afternoon gown." Miss Rumen watched him as be brought out a bolt of goods, sized up her figure, and be1 gan draping the folda over her street gar' Istenta. It was a new one on Miss Russell, ;who Itsa been photographed about as much am uy woman Amerioe. Hat Made While You Walt "Prow about a hat?" she asked when the 'gown was finished. Right here," retu'rned the studio man, Lillian Russell only waited four minutes for the artist to let this effect. placing a frame on likITX 11A,k...1 bPr bead and fitting a feather and some tic.)10--4 , chiffon t n Placa 11-. mit) goN with pins. 'Mantell in tit All this t oh about four minutes. The actress surveyed herself In the lean t le moments and then "shook." A couple of minutes more he had her under the al ylight, and the waiting press agentatad new prints in less time than it would have taken her to dress ordinarily. In this way the beautiful Malin; Elliott has been clothed in milks when she came in wool. Mrs. Robert 1lante1l Is one of the latest recruits to the new form of going to have your photo taken. Vivacious Blanche Ring recently bad herself draped in two minutes by Peyton. One day last month Robert Manton, the actor, brought a girl member of big company to the studio to be photographed. She wore a cloth suit with braided lapels on the coat. Her hair, parted in the middle, was combed fiat over her temples and the back of her bead. "'With a switch I could give you a classic head," paid Peyton. One Trial Fully Convincing. "Put I neveer wear witches," answered the actress. I, A je A 4' wow - This gown was made" on Mrs. Robert Mantell in three minutes. ' "Pleafte wear one Suet this once and see what it does for you," he requested. Ile sent to the hair dresser's and borrowed a switch and abe gathered her hair into a coil at the back of her neck, and then he draped her figure in the eight yards of cloth, posed her, and made the photograph. One day a woman came to the studio wearing a long willow plume. 4' 1 bate it," she said, "and You must DOt put it in the picture," "Ill buy it from you," suggested Peyton, and the exchange was made. Then Peyton bought a het with the moet enormous brim be could End and mounted the plume on it in Gainsborough style. That wide brim, tilted away from the camera, gave an effective background for the prole of a face, and nearly all of the leading actress.' of the country have been photo. graphed in it. !Cow the studio has six bats of different shapes, and aigrettes and plumes of all sorts to match. Lillian Romeo ll's favorite photograph was made in a hat especially designed for her by Peyton. Moak, 4 Julia Marlowe came to the etudio in street clothes and in five minutes she was gowased This costume was draped on Bianchi Urne In four minutesthe hat beinc-faellioned' three.

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