Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18
BOSTON LADY,s WARDROBE.
The Best Dressed Lady IN Anaersca-
The Empress Eugenie's aoardrobe RI
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called.
l have just hadsan opportunity of in
specting the wardrobe of wealthy
American lady, before all the wonders OF
Partisan art and taste Of which it was
composed were packed up and sent to
Liverpool, en- route for Boston. Thus
provided Mrs. J. Fisk, Jr.. the lady in
question, may well aspire to be the lead
er of fashion the coming season. 1t
would take up too much time and space
to proceed seriatim through the cata-
logue of novelties purchased by this fair
dame, and [ shall therefore confne my
self to description of few of them
There were India shawls Of every de-
scription, one being elegantly wrought
in gold, to say nothing of opera mantles
and house sacks of the same material,
with black, gray, scarlet and white GEN.
tres A neghge dx matsm was made en-
tirely of camel shawls, trimmed
with wide silk fringe to match the va
rious colors. Nothing was left out in
the fur line ermine. sables, sealskin,
schontz, silver squirrels, were made up
in sacks. cloaks, muffs, and bags for the
! feet, and to crown all there was an i'm
mense carriage blanket in Russian sa-
BILE. lined and quilted with white satin.
The coachmans cape and cuffs are made
of the same exquisite fur. The harness
of the lady's equipage was also purchas-
ed in Paris, and is heavily gilt No
more superb turnout will be seen in Bos-
ton or New York.
Among the dresses particularly adj
mired white satin dinner toilette, en-
broidered with massive bouquets and
garlands of flowers, and trimmed with
point lace founces The tunic was also
of lace, with pointed waist, which style
the wearer is said to prefer, as showing
to the greatest advantage her exquisite
figure. There were also dresses of sea-
green faille, embroidered with wreaths of
wild flowers; of pearl gray silk walk
ing suit). trimmed with black velvet,
with chapeau to match; golden brown
faille, elegantly ornamented with chenil-
la fringe, for travelling costume; six
black silks, long and short, some trim
med with valenciennes fine as a cobweb,
others adorned with beautiful Duchesse
lace; dozen ball dresses ofevery shade,
made up most extensively, yet in per-
feet taste and keeping.
In fact although every article of dress
was supplied in the greatest profusion,
all was selected with so much taste and
judgment that they were in perfect har-
mony. There were twelve complete sets
of laces for trimming dresses, composed
IF point de Venice, point d'Angleterre,
duchesse, yalenciennes, malines, &C.,
most of the designs having been made
especially for this order. l saw two
thread lace parasols, one with pearl han
die inlaid with gold, the other with gold
and garnets. There were also two point
lace parasols, one mounted being in ma
ere and turquoise, the other in coral,
composed of one solid piece, beautifully
carved in large figures representing one
old Neapolitan fable, and probably the
most remarkable work of art ever execu-
ted for such a purpose.
The fans are superb in design and
finish, one being in nacre, with the name
of the fair owner in fine pearl on the
mounting. 1t was perhaps the most del
icate and dainty of the collection, though
many would perhaps prefer the massive
gold mounting, set with precious stones,
and thread lace design, representing a
biblical story. There was also a deli
cious Vatican fan and pompadour, but
Chinese fan, with innumerable heads
and figures clothed in silver tissue, was
the most unique affair of the kind evel
imported. 1t is only used by the mos
aristocratic celestials in the fowery land
The parures were, l need not say, mag
nifcent, every gem being richly repre-
sented, the diamond solitaires alon,
amounting to an immense sum. Th'
brooches, earrings, necklace (or riviere)
bracelets, combs, buttons and stars of tn,
same stones, were remarkable for thei
size and beauty
The coral necklace was composed o
twelve rows of large balls, each separat
one being perfectly round and unblem
ished. The most artistic set, though
making the best show, was magnifcen
gold one, from famous Roman house
designed expressly for Mrs. Fisk, ant
not to be repeated under five years.
shall not attempt a description of tn
lingerie. Suffice to say, that the re
nowned wardrobe of the ex-Empress
which all Paris went to see, did not SUI
pass it in any respect. Every articl
was furnished in two or three dozens
and loaded down with Valenciennes-
The stockings, woven in the finest sill
looked like fairy nets, some had bano
of flowers beautifully embroidered
match the different toilettes; other
were formed of nothing but open worl
requiring fesh-colored silk one under
meath.
The Colonel's linen was also laid OF
ready for the packer. The shirts wei
made of the finest texture, with elegan
ly embroidered designs, such as railroa
cars, locomotives. steamboats,, &C. The
were large quantities of silken hose, sin
liar to those already noticed, and nun
bers of batiste handkerchief, ornamente
b. with delicate linen and exquisitel
us wrought monograms.
A last word to describe three mornir
dresses, completed for Mrs. Fisk at Il
last moment. One was heavy viii
silk, from Watteau plait in the back al
of loose sack form in front The emit
surface was covered with gold brai
laid on in a superb pattern of fowe
and birds. The dress was lined wi
rose-colored satin and quilted. A
around the edge and up each side of t
Vatican fold, was placed wide band
schontz fur, the same dark trimmil
reaching high up around the throat.
The second one was light blue sati
empress form, also lined and quite
but In white sill Aro,,ol H.