The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
Wedding Garments.
MARRIAGE Outfits that Were Worn In Olden
1imes--How some Damsels Appeared
Before the AI,ar---MarrtaGe OF james al
Scotland and Louis VIII.

History and tradition have handed
down to us wonderful accounts of the
magnificent ceremOnials and the gorge
Gus raiments which have signalizsd the
weddings of bygone days. though some
of the high-bOrn danes of old have
stood at the altar simply attired. When
Louis XIII married Ann of Austria,her
robe was white satin, ard her hair was
simply dressed, without crown or wreath.
Isabella of Portugal, as the bride of
Burgundy, wore a dress of splendid
embroidery, a stomacher of ermlne.
tight sleeves, a cloak bOrdered with
ermine, falling from her shoulders to the
ground; but she had no ornaments. and
her head.dress was white muslin. When
Ann of France, finding the Archdake
Macmillan tardy in his wOOing. gave
herself and dOminiOnS to Charles VIII,
| she appeared at the imposing ceremO
NAL of her marriage in a robe of cloth
of gold, with designs in raised embroi-
derry upon it, and bordered with price
less sable. James l nearly ruined him
self in order to celebrate the marriage
of his daughter, the Princess Elizabeth;
and great and determined was the oppo
sitiOn shown by his subjects to the
marriage tax he raised to defray the
e53,294 it cost. The ceremony took
place at Whitehall with so much pomp
that it has formed the precedent for all
other royal weddings in England which
have followed. The train of the brides
dress, which was of silver cloth. cost
$50. Her hair flOated on her shoulders
intermingled with pearls and diamonds.
and a crown of gold was on her head.
Perhaps, however. the marriage of
Henry l with Matilda ef Scotland bears
off the palm, so far as outward splen-
dor is concerned. Bishop Anslem per-
formed the ceremony, in presence of all
the beauty and chivalry of the realm.
The marriage of Edward l in Canter-
bury Cathedral was little less magniii-
cent.
The Paris papers have recently been
giving some curious and interesting de-
tails respecting the costly articles of
dress or ornament possessed by the royal
and noble ladies of Europe.
The young Countess de San Fernando
possesses, it seems, a lace tunic, the like
of which IS owned by no other lady in
the world, Queen Isabella alone except
ed. Her Most Catholic NJ ,jesty has, it
would appear, a perfect passion for lace,
and possesses thereof acOllectiOn which
is valued at yer S%l,O0O,OOO. This col
lection is a perfect museum of lace of
all kinds, epOchs and natiOnalities. One
dress alone, composed entirely of point
d'AlencOn, is valued at $1,000. and
there is a set of flounces iii antique
guipure which is wen more costly. OF
the Spanish mantilla wells her Majesty
owns a large number, some of which
are worth from 5000 to $4,000 each.
Queen VictOria's passion is for India
shawls. and her collection equals in val
he the laceS of Queen Isabella. 1t in
cludes ShawlS, the art of making which
has long been lOst-besides all the finest
and most delicate marvels of the India
looms of the present day, including
webs of golden thread and embroidered
with diamonds and pearls. In respect
to jewels, the Empress Elizabeth of
Austria possesses the finest emeraldS
ever worn by woman. They are mount
ed in the guise of a diadem, necklace
and girdle of flowers, whereof the leaves
are formed of single emeralds. and the
blossoms are composed of diamonds.
The Grand Duchess of SAKE Weimer
owns the richest and most perfect col
lection of jewels in the world. The
finest and largest %tuIquOises and pearls
that exist are among the crown jewels
of Russia, and the finest sapphires in the
world form a part of those of England.
Bavaria possesses among her crown
jewels a parure of pink diamonds that
is perfectly unique.
l11Gs NhktlS'E Of y n MIS- of >'oIL NJ.
Margaret Tudor, WHEEL married 10
James of Scotland, stood proudly at the
altar, as her noble lineage warranted, a
crown on her head, her hair hanging
beneath it, covered only by a cap of
gold, and with pearls about her neck.
The Inflated union of Philip and Mary
was sOlemnized at Winchester Cathe-
dral, as benefited the sOyereigns of two
great countries. Charles | was married
by proxy at NOtre Dame. George III
signaliZed his marriage with Queen
Charlotte, which took place at st. James
Chapel Royal. by abolishing many Of
the practices which then held good, but
which were opposed to modern taste
and feeling. st. James Chapel Royal
has been the scene of more royal mar
riages in modern days than perhaps any
other editice. though it is small and in
convenient. Queen Anne, also William
w. were welded here; and here George
w was married, at 10 o'clock at night.
Queen Victoria was married at the
same place on the lO.h of February,
1910.
The value of the wedding gifts Of
Mdlle. d'Albe, niece OF the ex- Empress
Eugene, is said to he Sl.6OO,OOO. One
of these was a cameo ring which be-
longed to Charles V. Eleven necklaces
of brilliants adorned the collection.
The Duke d'OSsuna. whom she married.