The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
FOR THE FAIR SEX.


The Dresses at the Royal wedding.
Our lady readers will thank us for Civ
ing them the following full, tue and
| particular account of the costumes worn
ut the late royal wedding at Windsor by
some of the most distinguished danes
and damsels of the British court:
Her royal highness, the Princess of
Wales, wore her exquisite toilette of
Oriental pearl-colored brocade, richly
embroidered in pearls, with ruffles Of
point d'Angleterre and narrow bands of
| sable. The train was composed of the
| darkest amethyst velvet, lined with rich
est Oriental pearl satin, bordered in mar
row sable; a smaller train of matchless
point d d'Angleterre entirely covering the
center, was fastened on by large me-
dallions of pearls. The corsage was pro-
fusely studded with pearls and diamonds.
Her royal highness wore tiara of dia-
monds, white ostrich feathers and long
!ulle veil, and necklace of rows of pearls
and diamonds.
Their royal higbnesses, the Princesses
Louise, Victoria and Maud of Wales,
were attired in dresses of Oriental pearl
colored brocade, with stomachers of Ma
lines lace and centuries of darkest anne
thyst velvet, over jjupes of poult-de-soie
of the same tint, with small volants of
Maines lace. ..
The dress worn by her royal highness,
the Duchess of Teck, was one of real
magnificence. The corsage and ,jupe
were of the palest primrose and olive
brocade,. with plisses and draperies of
olive satin. festooned with volants of the
finest Honiton lace; the train of the
richest olive velvet lined and bordered jim
nrmine, was fixed on one shoulder, with
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on corsage. Her royal highness also
wore a tiara of diamonds, lappets, ostrich
feathers and diamond necklace.
The Duchess 'of Sutherland wore q
magnificent dress of gold and silver bro
cade, mixed with n new shade of Scabi-
ence velvet, and finest point de Venise.
The corsage was trimmed with matchless
rubies and diamonds, which blended
beautifully with tle new shade of velvet.
Her grace wore n tiara of diamonds,
white ostrich feathers and gold and sill
yer veil.
The Marchioness of Salisbury wore a
most picturesque dress of antique Louis
XIV. brocade, of a very pale reseda hue,
with embossed wreiths and bouquets of
myosotis and leaves; the !jupe was COM
posed OF the darkestreseda velvet draped
in brocade, with ftstoons of myosotis
satin. The corsage was of velvet, with a
Louis XIV. waistcoat of brocade and
beautiful diamond ornaments; the head
dress tiara of diamonds, white plumes
and veil.
The Marchioness of Conyngham wore a
lovely toilette of NAIVE satin and costly
antique lace, the skirt strewed with
| branches of natural mauve and white
| lilacs. Her ladyship also wore tiara of
diamonds, white feathers with veil, and
branches of lilacs.
The Viscountess Ganbrook wore q
dress of Russian gray satin duchesse,
draped with guipure lace and velvet of
the same rich shade Headdress, dia-
monds, plumes and lappets.
What Iowa Girls are Taught.
At the Iowa Agricultural College every
girl in the junior class has learned how
to make good bread, weighing and
| measuring their ingredients, mixing,
kneading and baking, and regulating her
| fire. Each has also been taught to make
yeast and bake biscuit, puddings, pies
| and cake of various Kinds; how to cook
| n roast, broil q steak aid make fragrant
| cup of coffee; how to stuff and roast a
turkey, make oyster soup, prepare stock
| for other soups. steam and mash potatoes
so that they will melt in the mouth, and,
| in short, to get up irst-class meal COM
| bining both substantial and fancy dishes.
in good style. Theory and manual skill
have gone hand in hand. Vast stores of
| learning have been accumulated in the
arts of canning, preserving and picking
fruits, and they have taken practical
lessons in all the details of household
management, such as house-furnishing.
| care of beds and bedding. washing and
ironing, care Of the sick, care of children,
etc. The girls, we are informed, are also
thoroughly grounded in science, mathe-
matics and English literature; but this
is Of slight moment compared with the
foregoing catalogue of virtues. If there
is anything that challenges the unlimited
respect and devotion of the masculine
mind it is ability in woman to order well
her own household. Each one of these
charming Iowa girls, it is safe to say,
will marry within six weeks after gradu-
| ation.-S. Paul Pioneer Press.