Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-16
The TrOusseau Of a Grandee's Bride.


The Trousseau Of Grandee's Bride.
Early in the Exhibition season, Spanish
LADY asked me to accompany her to the famous
Montague Russo, to see bridal trousseau.
about which the Madeline Colony was then
talking Oa arriving at that Quitting estab.
lishment the directress told me that We were to
20 to the Rue des Pyramids, where, her ware
rooms beiog too small for the display of all the
charm thipgs which had been ordered, she
had hired suite of apartments on the first
f,or. The 6apce for whom she had been work
iup was the daughter of the Marquis de Tore
ella, FIRST class Rrsrd.e OF Spslu, OF ancient
lineage, who Was about to give the oeoorits 10
marriage to the Duke Of M.dioa Coi, widowed
husband of Dice OF the Empress Eugenle.
understood from the sparkliog trades1o-
man obaraed to exhibit the trousseau that it
was to be paid for by the fauces. who was one
of the richest uoblemen 10 Spsio,- and whose
lareeness of heart and openness Of hand were
10 proportion to his enormous wealth. ln su-
perioe linen and delicate batiste wer, the un.
der garments Of the brideaslect manufso-
tured, NV attention was called to three
tbi,gs, n,m y, the deicacy of the ma
terials, the exquisite neatness of the sItoh-
ing and embroidery, and the ostentatlous
plsiuoess of the uuderclothing. lt was Oh this
occ ,sion explained to me that nothlng 30 mark
ed the parveuue IS elaborately trimmed gar
mepts of the class styled intimate in France.
People who have suddenly risen 10 the world
order for their daughters lrousseau body lIoon,
which is fantasi. 10 lace edging and Insertion.
The arstooratic Style is wholly different:
1t might have served fjr the outfit OF Gan.
oness of the olden time, or OF young aud
opul .pt O TAX :ress, before the Friends discard:
ed the good maxim Of George Fox. that out OF
the trim of the rich the poor could be
conf ,rtabIy clothed. Much taste and delicate
needlewcrk w,re expended. l remember, 90
the c, phsr of the e ,ncee aud on the ducsl coro
net with which her future sDou 10 was to endoH
her. They were 90 most CT the lnner garments
shown me, and woven into the most eXtraordl'
nariIy 6oe stockings that had ever seen, some
OF which we're of BaIhriggan make. and some
of B .lgian aud Of French. Where lace was
not spared it was on pettlcoats, sweeper traios'
whci ware then coming toto fa5hIon, aud on
dressing gowns in musiu, tussore silk and f0u-
lard.
The ValeDcennes, which was employed on
the ordinary garments, was 90 dear that L re.
uember Mile Croiz ,tte, VINO came 10 to look at
the trousseau, uttered little cry OF aston!sh-
ment. "Sisnsur," she ii ,culated. vt is truly
worth q woman's while tu make conquest OF
those Soaniards. What endless flJoks OF sheep
must he not have to dash about money 10 this
WayI What has become OF the trousjeau OF
Mile. Alba which he gave her? As she died
four or five months after her marriage she bad
not surely time to wear it out. The ohatty
little sbopkeeper Informed US that the Duke
gave the entire wardrobe of his late vile, at
her DEATH to her sister.
To give Us an idea Of its value she told Us
that the articles 10 cambilo and hoe llnen
amounted in the bill to upwards of Sl4 600.
and that the MaIiues and Vslenoiennes aces on
petticoats, ueckerchiets, morning cottures and
robes de ohambre f,rned q total of more than
$50 OOO There we're corsets iu black. 10 white,
in blue, 10 pink and 10 yellow satin, which were
furnished at from $500 to 81 400 each, ,aod some
to be woru as Swiss boddlces, With enbrolder-
ed foulard skirts. considerably dearer, lnas
much as the arabesqIes worked on them we're
10 s,ed pearls. The Duke had several cOored
photographs Of bis bride elect sent to the out
6tter, 10 order that her physlognomy should
be studied by the designer, GfeVln, after Woose
sketches those wonderful corsets and toe dress,
ing 9owos were 10 be made.-fa'1S Cor. ~.
Y Tribune
DULL or (OMp4EH ENsIoN.-"Yo can't
smoke in here" said Cincinnati conductor to
countrynan, who WAS pulling away vigorously
at q five cent cigar in car half full OF ladies.
The man didn't seem to hear.
II say" cried the man of the ball punch, in
q louder key, IF you want to smoke c1me Out
here on the platform"
'All right" returned the passenger, ana ne
stepped out Didn't think it would hurt moth
in'" be said, apologeticslly; seams there amt
any straw in the car 10 catch Ii e.
but there are ladies' there"
"Oh, yes; didn't think nothln' bout tnsi
Might get ashes on their gowns and splle EN-"
TT isn't 60 much thst,' explained the con-
ductor, but ladies objsct to smoke" -,
"Well, didn't ask any of 'em to smoke, dld
II They needn't object beforethey're Invited
You don't understand. Smoking Is disa'
greeable 10 lsdies." ,,-,.
"Best reason in the world why they shouldn't
practice it. Catch me smoking if it Was dlsa,
greesbe to mel" And he trarq lilly pulled
away at his five center.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC?-ON AND
AFTER MONDAY, JUNE 9. l WILL
CLOSE MY ESTABLISHMENT Al
O'CLOCK, SATURDAYS AND EVEN
lNGS PRECEDING HOLlDAYS EA-