, 1876-02-20

fsus, cioal5, shawls. and o:ner petty t,la.s OF
that na,ure. OF COURSE, ouly portion Of ,i,is
imnense wardrobe was shown, bu. that uostiou
was remarkably well worth seeing. The lacss in
ia design. One dinner dress Of pales,
Eseen crepe do Chine was DECORATED With
threo hood tfounces Of tho finest and
cost!iest Falenriennes, nhich crossed the frunt
transyersely, The back Of tho dress wcs drawn
in two in,r=nse puTs and the cnirass corsago,
open Gil eoe1,r. waz trimmed with uarrou lace to
match The uoupccs. Aaatler diess Of palo lilac
crepe de Chine was trimmed NTH equally
fine and beautiful point Ducheas5. garnet
velvet dress MAS decorated with narrow poin.
dAisncoo of ths rrestcst beauty and fueness.
The wcul1n.-dFess Was in whlte aatlu. Tho
fsont OF the skirt was covered With thrce
vice f1oEnces Of magnificent point aSu1e
{someslnies ertoaoousy called poiat dc Fenise),
richest being. OF COURSE. the point dAiencon.
These tfonnces were put Bsnp;y on, straight
rouni the skirt, in the old fashioned way. An
immense conrt~tsa11. fu.1y yar1l5 long. Was at
tached to the Malstband Of the SKIRT Il "as bos-
dered all round With the rows VI lace separated
bv na:row quilting of satln- The corxage was,
ns usual, opeu en- cau7. With haflonX s!eeyea
and was trimmed with lace it's dress OF pale
'rose-coiorea silk was decorated With 1ouncas and
trimming OF point applique. which looked very
ordinary in comparison With the sp.eudors Of
tho richer iaces. There were also dresses
tilmmed with antique laces which hal de-
sceuded to the bYldo from some oce OF
her Roycl ancestors, curious cobweb-Iike fabrics
but lacaing tho dainty beauty OF artistic des,gc
which MARKS tue laces Of the present day. Ths
co.tlicst and most superb article in ths tsous-
seau WAS displayed on table II the centre Ct
the room; it WaA q tunic OF ove7BEirt of4 the
royal point d'Aiaucon Ct incompatible fneness
and beauty Of design. This splendid aud regal
fubfio. had employed ten worknen for eight
years, aud had cost $4,000. The PATTERN WAS
dahlias, tosget-me-nots, and ferns, grouped With
1nary.ions grace, and encitcled BY dainty
tracery Of branching tendris, delicate as frost
work upon rho window-pane. The br:das traV-
cling dress was Of stamped black velvet
trimmed with bands OF Russian sable, and sur
mounted by black velvet so4ue, also trimmed
With fer andnith . single bird with dovo-culored
aud golden-g1ean plu1naga. The cost Of the
whole ttouseeau had amounted to s100.0 .00o. For
the brida's mother, tue Grand Duchess Of Saxa-
covered almost entirely with the real point Ii
}ealSe, that antiQue lace Of Cardinals ADD con-
vents, the secret of whose manufacture IL lost
What these broad tlounces, deslcate as czrv-
Jugs in ivory, might be worth, did not attempt
to surmise. I only know that IN the palmy
days before tho War, in Philadelphia, \ collar
and sleeves in such lace we're sold By Levy for
dress made for the Grand Duchess WAS shown;
the train vas Of pale green satin, bordered with
a broad band OF embroidery i'll silver, tho
threads Of which, being Of pure metal, had re-
slHtad the action of zine. for tlls train had boeu
a gift to the lady from her imperial Eodmother.
Que OF the late Enpresses OF Aussla- Il "as
lined throughout with ernine, and must haya
been no small weight to carry. The dress it was
to be worn over was Of white satln, covered with
hounces in white net, embroidered with silver
flowers to match those on tho train; thesA
nounces being Of modern manufacture.