Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-21
GRAND WEDDINGS.

The TrOusseau OF baroness ROthH.
chiid-Elegance OF the Garments.
London Draper's Journal.1
A succession of very grand we'd
dings have afforded work to trades.
men who would otherwise have had
little to do lately. Some of the
trousseaus have been exhibited,
and certainly the lingerie surpasses
in beauty anything that has been
seen hitherto. That of the young
Baronne Edmond de Rothschild
contains a dozen dozen of chemises,
perfect marvels Of needlework-
some with old lace let into the cam
brio; others 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 be-
ing, in most cases, also trimmed to
match. Each chemise has its ac-
companyihg pantaloons, just as
richly ornamented.
To some Of the night-dresseS had
been given distinguishing names.
The Marguerite has a square front
made of narrow bouillonnes of cam
brio and Valenciennes insertion,
with collar and ruffles Of the same
lace; the Sultcne a plastron of Ar
gentine 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 cambric,
with bouillonnes of wide Valen-
ciennes insertion others almost
covered with exquisite embroidery !;
also fine cambTic 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 flow
ers handsomely worked; even the
walking skirts (made quite short)
are trimmed with lace-edged flow
ers.
Nothing of all this, however can
campete with the elegance of the
dressing gowns. There is one in
white satin brocade, decorated with
Bruges lace, wide white fringe, and
white satin bows; a second in pale
blue fancy silk interwoven with sill.
yer threads, ruched with extremely
wide Valenciennes and tied together
with blue and silver cords and
tassels third in Swiss muslin deli
cately embroidered, surrounded by
plating of embroidered muslin
and ruchingS of Valenciennes, and
having a hood of the same lace
adapted to the shoulders, with bows
of blue and pink satin ribbon, u
matinee in pink Sarah composed
of skirt founced with Mechlin
lace and a jacket open in front over
triple Merveilleus waistcoat of
the same lace; a Russian gown made
in pale blue cashmere, buttoned on
one side and ornamented with ori-
entail galloon, pale blue and cream
colored palms on a We'll dor ground;
sixth in pink cashmere, with a
long plated waistcoat in pink silk
and two rows of satin buttons.
These robes de chambres have
dainty little caps to match, in
lace, martin, gauze, foulard, and
areophane, in various styles-the
Carmargo, the Pompadour, the
Charlotte Corday, the Petite Marie,
the Rachel, the Sultane, the Creede,
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 Val
enciennes, Mechlin, Argenton, and
Alencon point let in. 1t well be
imagined after this that the hand
kerchiefs are both beautiful and
numerous, and as for the bed linen
tit is always included in French
trousseau), it rivals the handker-
chiefs in delicacy of texture. The
sheets are not only richly worked
at the top, but at the bottom also,
with frills of exquisite lace, and are
of hand made Flanders linen, with