River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
Marriage Outfits that were Worn in the
0lden Time.

From the PhiIadelphia Herald.
History and tradition have handed
down to us wonderful accounts of the
magnificent ceremonials and the gorgeous
raiment which have signaIized the we'd
dings of bygone days, though some OF the
hich-born DANES of old have stood at the
altar simply attired. When Louis Mi
married Ann of Austria, her robe was
white satin, and her hair was simply
dressed, without wreath or a crown.
Isabelle of Portugal, as the bride of Bur
gundv, wore dress of splendid embroi-
derry, stomacher of ermine, tight sleeves,
a cloak broidered with ermine falling
from her shoulders to the ground; but
she had no ornaments, and her headdress
was white muslin. When Ann of France
found the Arch Duke Macmillan tardy
in his wooing, gave herself and dominions
to Charles VIII, she appeared at the I'M
posing ceremonial of her marriage IN a
robe of cloth of gold, with designs in
raised embroidery upon it, and bordered
with priceless sable. James / nearly
ruined himself in order to celebrate the
marriage of his daughter, the Princess
Elizabeth; and great and determined was
the opposition shown by his subjects to
the marriage tax he raised to defrav the
e53, 294 it cost. The ceremony took place
at Whitehall with so much pomp that 1t
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 e130. Her
hair fioated on her shoulders, intermingled
with pearls and diamonds, and crown
of pearls was on her head.
Perhaps, however. the marriage OF Hen
nv | with Matilda of Scotland bears off
the palm, as far us outward splendor IS con
cerned. Bishop Anselm performed the
ceremony, in presence of all the beauty
and chivalry of the realm. The marriage
of Edward in Canterbury was little less
magnificent.
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.
MARRIED. IN LACE.
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 excepted,
Her Most Catholic Majesty has, it would
appear, perfect passion for lace, and
possesses thereof a collection which Is
Valued s-s-ryvt 100000. This collec-
ton is perfect Museum of lace of all
kinds, epochs and nationalites. One
dress alone composed entirely of point
d'Alencon, is valued at s20,000,and there
is a set of flounces in antique guipure
which is even more costly. Of the Span
ish mantila wells her Majesty owns a
large number, some of which are worth
s., 900 to $4,000 each. Queen Victoria )
passion is for India shawls, and her col
lection equals in value the laces of Queen
Isabella 1t includes shawls, the art of
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 mounted in the guise
of a diadem, necklace and girdle of flow
ers, whereof the leaves are all formed of
single emeralds, and the blossoms are
composed of diamonds.
MARRIAGE OF JAMES OF SCOTLAND.
Margaret Tudor, when married to
Jan es of Scotland, stood proudly at the
altar, as her noble lineage warrented, a
crown on her head, herr hair hanging be-
meath it, covered only by a cap of gold,
and with pearls about her neck. The
Inflated union of Philip and Mary was
solemiZed at Winchester Cathedral. as
befitted the sovereigns oftwo great count
ries. Charles |. was married by proxy at
Notre Dame. George Ill. 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 jwere opposed
to modern taste and feeling. st. James
Chapel Royal has been the scene of more
royal marriages in modern days than per-
haps any other edIfce, though it is small
and inconvenient. Queen Anne, also
William w, were welded here; and here
George ", was married, at 10 o'clock at
night. Queen Victoria was married at
the same place, February 10, 1910.
The value of the wedding gifts of
Mdlle. d'Albe, niece of the ex-Empress
Eugene, is said to be $1,600,000, One
of these was a cameo ring which belonged
to Charles V. Eleven necklaces of bril-
liants adorned the collection. The Duke
d'Ossuna, whom she married, is said to
be one of the wealthiest persons in the
Peninsula.
THE EARL OF DUDLEY 5 PRESENTS.
Among the Earl of Dudley's presents to
Miss Moncrieffe before she became his
bride were diamond diadem which had
been the admiration and envy of all Par
is, said to be worth $4,000; bracelet of
fifty precious stones of singular purity,
which Prince Albert had tried to bar
gain for in vain; another bracelet, with a
diamond sof fabulous price" in the cen
ter. and collection of varied assortment
On the wedding morning
he presented her with necklace of five
rows of pearls of enormous value. and
she wore dress which contained 1000 |
wards of point d'Alencon lace, and en- |
ploved 600 hands in the making, and |
was so costly that the Empress Eugene,
for whom it was intended, was obliged |
to decline it, The noble acquaintanees
Of Miss Moncrieffe, of course, loaded her |
with presents, and the inhabitants of
Dudley begged her acceptance of brace
let worth 500 guineas.
The marriage of the Prince of Chimay,
he heir to one of the greatest houses in
France, to Mdlle. Lejeune, lovely |
blonde, with fortune of $5,000,000, left
% her by her grandfather, the young
Michel, once a famous banker, not long
since elected much comment. The Paris
papers were full of details of her trous-
'eau. Her lingerie alone is valued at
100000 francs, including twenty-four
pairs of sheets, embroidered by hand
With the Caraman arms: twenty-four
.bemises, embroidered and covered with