Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31
Chitchat on FarhIo.s for Feb

r"ary.
4 The most notable event of recent date Is
4 the marriage of the Grand. Duchess Olga
C0nstantinovna. niece of the Empress of
Russia, with George l., King of Greece
j This sumptuous affair was solempized in
1 the Imperial chapel at st. Petersburg, and
attended by all the members of the Impe-
rial family, with the exception o. the EN-
i press, who was excluded by the rigorous
laws ofetiquette pertaining to the Court of
St Petersburg, which only allow the pres
ence of the Empress at the: marriage of her
children. The ceremony was first per-
i formed with all the pomp of the Greek
service, and must have presented strik-
i jingiy effecfives tabieau. The briiitancy OF
the SCENE was greatly increased by the ele-
CANT totlettes, the. vast amount of jewels.
the brilliant uniforms, and the lights Of
4 thousands of wax candles playing over
the doors and balustrades OF the iconostas
covered with precious metals. The King
being q Lutheran, the marriage ceremony
was again performed according to the sim
pie rites OF the Lutheran church. The In
terestiDg part OF the affair to the ladies.
the toilette of, the youthful bride, we viii
now detail. .-tsis,as'-.,5. u - sa.s sis7
The dress was Of silver cloth, magnifi-
Gently brocaded with bouquets of silver
standing in high relief, 1t was buttoned
from the throat to the edge hot the skirt
1 with diamond buttons. "a wide sash of
silver brOcade trimmed with rich lace and
studded with diamonds, fell over the back
OF the dress. The corsage was ornament
ed lin the Byzantine style. with a plastron
OF diamonds, aud from her shoulders fell a
psanteau de cour, or train of crimson vel
vet ! lined with ermine. The coif-
fure was a coronet of gold, and a.
very elegant comb studded with diamonds
which caught the rich veil OF delicate point
lace. The earrings, and necklace, and
/ a n :
monds. The brides mother. the Grand
| Duchess Constantine, wore dress of silver
| brocade, ornamensed with bands of Grim
son velvet arranged on each side of the
| front bi eadth, and separated by bands of
cloth of gold worked with precious stones.
The corsage was trimmed with ermine and
precious stones. t,.s--, =.
A novel and effective dress, lately worn
by the Empress Eugenfe, was of very
heavy white satin, embroidered with flies
| formed of the metallic tinted wings of the
| humminglbird. with heads of gold and
| ewes al Jewels. ss'TheI necklace was. formed
Of emeralds and gold bees, and the Golf,
furei consisted Of bandeau of diamonds
and emeralds, with tiny hummine-bird
nesting i'm the curls at the side. Ban
deaux of gilt caught at the side by a fancy
9ilt or pearl ornament, or a humming-bird
are exceedingly fashionable, They epcir-
Gle the chignon. or are used as ornaments
| for bunncts.. iqnsq bts srr;9 s,ir -s3.a9S76
Avery elegant piece of iewelry, lately,
the citv Of Paris. is a brooch represents
ing, the arms Of the city. which are
partly gules, and azure. The azure is. in
sapphires, and the gules in ru6ies; the
vessel, emblematic oil Ia belle uille, is eftirc-
| ly Of diamonds. ''s5 Res
Let us now turn our attention TO toilettesT
which are. to q certain degree mex xpensive
l-Ey; tsl:
we have dress Of black gros grain made
with siiortskirt, cut straight In the back,
rounded of ut the side, and slOp ing down
! into deep point in 'front.' It eis, ibordered
withttwo, rouleaux OF blue satin,s aud edged,
wishra row of Jet spassementerie, finished
ofrwith. little rgrelots or drops of blue silk.
| The sash is trimmed with roaleaux of sat-;
| in, and passed through rings ofiblue velvet
| studded withheld, The understands of rich
blue silk, trimmed with four narrow rnftles
edged with Tom, Thumb fringe. 80 20
| !. The most approved method tor. making
up the ronleaux, now SO much in vogue for
the trimming OF dresses, is as follows: |:
Take two thicknesses of wadding, fold
so they meet in the centre, which will
make, four layers of wadding, then cover
with bias strips of silk, satin, or velvet.
When completed, the rouleax vary from
half inch to an inch and halt in width.
A very novel decoration for black silk
dress consists Of a heavy rouleau covered
with speckled gray silk coiled round the
dress to represent q serpent The head is
Of black velvet, with beads for eyes. The
corsage is sornamented with four serpents
the heads forming epaulettes, and the
tails forming knot at the back and front
| of the dress.15 n ssasi,itj = aH. 3.
1 Marrow trimmings of all colors are now
woven to represent satin pipings; they are
more durable Than Cne maue plplngs,: ana
| cor a ,fl lob
| IA very good sty lesof short dress is gored
! to fit the figure very loosely, aud is then
caught in to the waist by ribbon sash or
\ namented by velvet rings. isT... . "a
Fancy ranges free in respect to trim.
mings; rarely do we see two costumes
alike, and some OF the most effective trim
ming are formed of narrow gimp or braid.
4 Walking dresses are frequently made
1 available for other purposes by the addi-
tion Of train, which is plated on to a
band at the Waist, and buttons down the
| side seams. - 70. - =
Hoop skirts are also made with remova-
BILE trains, which render them suitable for
walking or evening wear.
Irish poplins are much in favor, and, in
the light evening rints, have all the effect
4 OF very heavy corded silk. The white
! ones are especially elegant and are high v
\ approved of for wedding toilettes. Be-
4 sides the plair white poplins, we see white
i grounds with, wide ribbon. like stripes OF
i Cherry, green or violet.
II Oriental bordering is very much admir-
I. ed as a trimming; it is silk braid or rich
ribbon of brilliant coloring, woven in the
| Oriental sryle. We have lately seen this
4 trimmiug very tastefuIIy arranged on a
4 black silk walking dress and W flite alpaca
: morning robe, and pronounce it quite dis
ltingue. It is also much used on opera
cluaks. = sss.t- -
II The Matelot collar is still worn, and
sometimes made of striped material. A
novelty is the buckled collar of pique OF
t,lnen quilted: one OF the ends in from
T buckles over like belt. Most of the col.
liars are quite small linen ornamente6
II II 10 90 ;d tho Ctur. I,as'hal Ste d.y . nd