The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27

the first couple on the right, and then Miss
Han and Ulysses Grant, Jr., who passed to
the len, next the second couple. Mr.. Honore
then led in his daughter, the bride-elect,
followed by Mrs. Honore leaning on the
arm Of the groom. Meeting at the space
left them before the clergyman, the party
was now in proper position, the band play
ing, of course, the usual wedding march as
the bridal party entered and passed down
the drawing-room. The bride was dressed
| in
AN EXQUISITE ROBE
of point duchesse lace over creamy white
satin. 1t was originally intended that she
should only wear white satin with an elabor-
ate trimming of lace, and the material, and
an elegant fabric used only for brides, and
called therefore fieur d'orange," was Sc
lected. Mrs Potter Palmer, howe YER, had
ordered for her sister from Brussels the eIe-
CANT robe of point duchesse, and the original
idea was given up, and the satin merely
used as an underdress. This was made with
plain, close fronts and side cores, the lat
ter cut In battlements on the edge,
which overlapped the train. The train
itself had wide gathered fiounce around it,
headed with tulle ruching, and finished
with tulle plaitlngs. The corsage was cut
high, and the sleeves were in the duchesse
style. The trimmings on the corsage were
OF lace, designed especially to match the
skirt, as were also the rufffes on the sleeves
These also had plaitings of the satin and
pufings of tulle to complete them.
The superb cverdress was not that
usually so called, some lace article designed
10 Dc worn as wrap, but
ia sdPsd ND dress sso . Of side real
punches of orange-blossoms and stephanites.
These also caught the sash in graceful fes-
toons, and ornamented the corsage. The veil
was long enough to reach the edge of the
train, and of filmy tulle, the only suitable
fabric for this purpose. It was fastened to
the hair with an aigrette of orange blossom.
from which trailing wreath of these bridal
flowers and stephanites was carried down
the entire length of one side, and was lost
in the folds of the hem. Her orna-
ments were pearls and diamonds, a pearl
necklace presented to her by Mrs. Ulysses
Grant, and set of pearls from her aunt
Mrs. Benjamin Honore, with the exquisite
diamonds given her by MIR. Potter Palmer
The fan which replaced the regulation bou-
quet was triumph of art. One side was of
white satin and point lace, but the other was
formed of natural white flowers, graduated
in size, being first camellias, then carna-
tions, rose buds, tuberoses, jasemine bios
SONS, and white bouvardias. Her hair
was parted on one side, and then arranged
in manner perfectly becoming Miss Ho-
nore's style. The bridesmaids dresses were
dream. They were of the finest, sheerest
tarletan, not made over silk as is custom
airy, but over many skirts of the disphanous
material. The long and graceful trains.
only subsidiary to that of the bride, were
trimmed with voluminous plaitings of tarle-
tan, and swept behind them, foamy mass.
A trifie apron, drawn closely back, formed
the tablier, and it was in the originality of
the trimming ofthese that the unique effect
was given which they presented. Feather
trimming took the place of flowers, and the
tints were also unusual at a bridal, or at
least one OF them. On two OF
THE BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES
were placed bands ofmauve ostrich feathers,
while the other two wore rose color. These
bands edged each of the aprons, thus max
ing three rows passing in deep curve across
the front, at equal distances from each other.
The same trimmings decked the low COR
sages. while wide scarfs of illusion were fas-
tened at the belt in front, and, passing over
the shoulders, fell in multiplicity OF loops
and floating ends upon the train. Neither
were flowers permitted in the couture,
colors worn by each, were fastened
by a jeweled aigrette. There were long kid
gloves also to match the trimmings. Miss Hall
and Miss Houston wore mauve trimmings,
while Miss Dunlevy's and Miss Fuckers
garniture was rose-color. These young
ladies also carried fans and flowers in place
of boquets. The young ladies whose tot
lettes were relieved by the mauve and fans
of heliotrope and cape jasmine-blossoms
Those who wore pink had plush rose-buds
and tuberoses. Mrs. Honore, mother of
the bride, was attired in an elegant
robe of ashes-of-roses satin. The bottom of
this had very deep chantitly fiounce, while
an over6ress of the same rich lace formed an
apron in front, and fell in graceful sashes
behind. The waist was trimmed with cor |
responding flounces of the chantilly, and on
the skirt and sleeves these fell over other
fiounces of the satin. Mrs. Honore's orna- |
ments were elegant stone canoes set with
pearls. Mrs. President Grant wore laven- |
der satin. The tablier was deliberately |
trimmed with whites and plaitings of silk,
piDed and turned with darker shade. The
demi-train had deeper flounces. the whole |
being complicated in design and execution,
and giving the impression of elaborate work
manship upon the part of the modiste. The
garniture of the corsage was point lace, while |
the ornaments were diamonds. Mrs. Potter
Palmer, the lovely sister of the bride,
charmed every one with her courteous de- |
meanor, and was quite as much the center |
of attraction as the bride herself. Her dress
was beautiful combination of pale pearl
color, with the deepest shade of Cardinal
color for facings. Two ruffies 9 inches |
deep passed around the train and tablier. |
These had inch-wide headings lined with |
the Cardinal shade. which showed at every |
plat. The tablier was made pointed, falling |
low on the right side and looped high on the
other. Around this passed wreath of roses, /
tea, pink, and deep red, with dark foliage, |
while deep fringe fell below them. The
same flowers looped the back and held the
sash, which was composed of the two colors. |
The basque was cut in a postillion at the |
back. and faced with the Cardinal color, |
which showed sufficiently to heighten the
effect. The corsage had group of these
roses on the front, while the foliage and |
buds passed back over the shoulders. Her |
ornaments were very handsome diamonds,
while group of roses decorated her hair. /
The next on the list, who divided the hon.
ors with his beautiful mamma, was young
Master Honore Palmer. This young gen. |
tleman, who had arrived at the mature age