The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-31
For the Fair Sex Only-Of No Interest
to the Male Bfped.

to the Male B1ped.
The London Draper's Journal says:
A succession of very grand weddings
have afforded work to tradesmen, who
would otherwise have had little to do
lately. Some of the trousseaux have
been exhibited, and certainly the lin
gerie surpasses in beauty any thing that
has been seen hitherto. That Of the
young Baronne Edmond de Rothschild
contains dozen dozen of chemises,
perfect marvels of needlework-some
| with old lace let into the cambria; 9th
ers with yokes and bibs of Valenciennes
lace and embroidery displaying the
same design; and others again richly
worked in the medieval style, the lower
edge being, in most cases, also trimmed
to match. Each chemise has its accom-
panying pantaloons, just as richly orna-
| mented.
To some of the night dresses had
been given distinguishing names. The
Marguerite has square front made of
narrow bouillonnes of cambria and
Valenciennes insertion, with collar and
ruffies of the same lace, the Sultane a
plastron of Argentine lace, let in back
and front; and the Venitienne, spiral
ruchings of wide Valenciennes. There
are likewise no less than
six dozen dressing jackets
some in cambria, with bouillonne
of wide Valenciennes insertion;
others almost covered with exquisite
embroidery; also fine cambria jackets
lined with pale pink and blue silk, and
trimmed with lace and ribbons. Many
of the underskirts have the front
breadth entirely embroidered, and the
back decorated with flowers handsome
ly worked, even the walking skirts
(made quite shorD are trimmed with
lace-edged flowers. ac
Nothing of all this, however, can
compete with the elegance of the dress
| ing gowns. There is one in white satin
brocade, decorated with Bruges lace,
wide white fringe, and white satin bows;
woven with silver threads, ruched with
extremely wide Valenciennes and tied
together with blue and silver cords and
tassels; a third in Swiss muslin deli
cately embroidered, surrounded by
plating of embroidered muslin and
ruchings of Valencjennes, and having
hood of the same lace adapted to the
shoulders, with bows of blue and pink
satin ribbon, a matinee in pink Sarah,
composed of skirt founced with Mech
lin lace and a jacket open in front over
a triple Merveilleus waistcoat of the
same lace; a Russian gown made in pale
blue cashmere, buttoned on one side
and ornamented with oriental galloon,
pale blue and cream-cOlored palms on a
We'll dor ground; sixth in pink CASH
mere, with a long plated waistcoat in
pink silk and two rows of satin buttons.
4 These robes de chambres have dainty
little caps to match, in lace, martin,
gauze, foulard, and areophane, in vari-
Gus styles--the Carmargo, the Pompa-
dour, the Charlotte Corday, the Petite
Mariee, the Rachel, the Sultane, the
Creole, ETC., etc. The stockings are
either in silk or Lyons thread, and of
every tint. Some in open work, some
embroidered in colors with flowers and
garlands, and others with lozenges and
triangles of Valenciennces, Mechlin, Ar
genton, and Alencon point let in. 1t
may well be imagined after this that the
handkerchiefs are both beautiful and
numerous, and as for the bed linen Git is
always included in French trosseau),
) it rivals the handkerchiefs in delicacy
of texture. The sheets are not only
richly worked at the top, but at the bot
tom also, with frills of exquisite lace,
and are of hand d-made Flanders linen,
with French cambria pillow-cases
trimmed to match. Even the towels in
linen crepon have bands of Venetian
point inserted, and the initials worked
in one corner