, 1878-05-03
Grand Weddings.

A succession of very grand weddings
have afforded work to tradesmen, who
would otherwise have had little to do
lately. Some of the tr0usseaux 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
dozen dozen of chemises, perfect mar
vels of eedlework-sOme with old lace
let into the cambric; Others with yokes
and bibs of Nalenciennes lace and en-
broidery displaying the same design, and
Others again richly worked in the medic
val style, the lower edge being, in most
cases, also trimmed to match. Each
chemise has its accompanying panta-
looms, just as richly ornamented.
To some Of the night dresses had been
given distinguishing names. The Mar
guerite has square front made OF mar
row bouillonnes of cambric and Valen-
ciennes insertion, with collar and rutlles
of the same lace; the Sultane, plastron
of Argentine lace, let in back and front,
and the Venetienne, spiral ruchings OF
wide Valenciennes. There are likewise
no less than six dozen dressing jackets
some in cambria, with bouillonne of wide
Vaenciennes 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 underskrts have
the front breadth entirely embroidered,
and the back decorated with flowers
handsomely worked; even the walking
skirts (made quite shorD are trimmed
with lace-edged flowers.
Nothing Of all this, however, can com
pete with the elegance of the dressing
gowns. There is one in white satin bro
cade, decorated with Bruges lace, wide
white fringe, and white satin bows; Sec
ond in pale blue fancy silk interviewer
with silver threads, ruched with extremely
wide Valcnciennes, and tied together with
blue and silver cords and tassels; third
in Swiss muslin delcately embroidered,
surrounded by plating of embroidered
muslin and ruching of Valenciennes, and
having hood of the same lace adapted
to the shoulders, with bows of blue and
pink satin ribbon, a matinee in pink Sar-
rah, composed Of skirt flounced with
Mechlin lace and a jacket open in front
over triple Merveilleus waistcoat of the
same lace; Russian gown made in pale
blue cashmere, buttoned on one side, and
ornamented with oriental galloon, pale
blue and cream colored palms on We'll
d or ground; sixth in pink cashmere,
with 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 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 trianges Of Valen-
ciennes, Mechlin, Argenton, and Alencon
point let in. 1t may be imagined after
this that the handkerchiefs are both
beautiful and numerous, and as for the
bed linen Gt is always included in a
French .rousseau), it rivals the handAer.
chiefs in delicacy Of texture. The sheets
are not only richly worked at the top,
but at the bottom also, with frills of ex-
quisite lace, and are of handmade Flan-
ders linen, with French cambria pillow
cases trimmed to match. Even the
towels in linen crepon have bands of We
netian point inserted, and the initials
worked IN one corner London DruDer's
Journal.