The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-08
The Wedding Dress Of Lovely Bride Of
Sixteen.
Jennie June's Cor Baltimore American

Jennie June's Cor Baltimore Americana
Very handsome wedding trousseaus
are more rare than they used to be, but
/ had a glimpse Of one the other day
some of the details of which may inter.
est your lady readers. The name OF the
fortunate owner may not be dlvulged
but it is said that she is very charming
and not more than sixteen; the bride;
groom to be is four times her age, and
provides the outfit, for which carte
blanche has been given to Nine. Ram
pen, who supplied the dresses for Miss
Honore's and Col. Fred Grants wed.
ding. To describe each article in detail
would be impossible, as there are sc
many of them, the trouSSeau comprising
not only the underwear, but the dresses
and other garments to complete an out
fit. The quantity of Valenciennes lace
(all reaD used is enormous; all women
know how lovely it is, how becoming to
freshness and beauty, and everything
was to be soft, delicate and exquisite
as possible"
Most of the chemises and night
dresses are Of fine linen cambria, cut
square, or trimmed square in the neck,
either with insertions and wide Valen-
ciennes lace, or with hand embroidery
as fine as lace. The short skirts are,
some Of them, ruf1led with lace, some
with hand embroidery, and, long and
short, are miracles of stitching and
tucking.
There are couple of short skirts Of
scarlet flannel bordered with Valen-
ciennes lace, but the most OF them are
white, or pale blue, embroidered with
white floss silk in lovely leaf and vine
patterns. But perhaps the prettiest
things in the way Of underwear are the
-: IF CafJtl
broidered in feather stitch, or the hOsie-
nv. cobwebby fine of silk, in all the faint
shades Of colors, some Of them covered
with embroidery, or thread, equally
fine, the elocking executed by hand. in
colors to match dresses, and suits seal
brown, invisible green, navy blue, and
others. :,
The handkerchiefs alone cost small
fortune, and are the prettiest and film
siest bits Of lawn and lace imaginable.
But what will the poor girl do II she
should happen to take cold IN her
head? In her interest / begged for
dozen or two rather more substantial;
The bridal dress is fancy OF the
bridegroom's. 1t is to be OF sllyer pro
cade. made in rather quaint fashion,
and the veil to be worn with it is an
heirloom. A dressing gown OF white
satin and trimmed with ribbons-white
satin on one side, pale blue on the
other-struck my fancy, and so also did
a Gabrielle morning dress of white and
pale blue silk, the white forming the
train and the front, the sides commenc-
ing at the armhole, forming pockets
outlined with the Valenciennes
lace. which was also used Stfor
trimming the blue bows upon the front.
OF the costumes perhaps the hand.
soonest was a seal brown silk, combined
with cream colored cassimer brocade !;
but an elegant one was OF invisible
green silk and velvet, with brown velvet
and ostrich feather trimming. The
evening dresses are not all designed,
but one is a mass of Valenciennes lace
and putting over pale blue silk, and an
other is a black lace with embroidery,
and fringe Of mother-of-pearl-a costly
novelty in trimming. A crepe overdresss
to be worn with tea-rose silk, and
trimmed with trails of small Jardinlere
roses. was noted for the beauty OF the
netted fringe bordering, and the opera
cloak for the white softness OF the
plush and satin stripes which harmon.
lied SO admirably with rich fringe OF
chenille, knotted with silk. As intimated