The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-21
What Fashion Says the Widow Shall
Wear.

Some dresses of extraordinary beauty
were made recently for widow of thir-
ty who is about to enter the matrimo-
NAL state a second time. One was of
ivory satin, with long, plain train en-
broidered in rich scroll pattern, with
pearls, white jet, and heavy silk down
the sides and around the bottom, which
was edged with narrow triple plait-
ing, lined interiorly with double plait-
ing of lace. The front was cut out in
leaves, in a triple series, embroidered
and laid over hounces of pompadour
lace, the width diminishing toward the
bodice, which formed very deep
point, and the hollows of which, upon
the hips, were filled in with embroid-
cred leaves, below which were deep
paniers of the lace. The bodice was cut
square, embroidered in front, and sur
rounded with a standing fraise of ex-
quisite lace. The sleeves were formed
of single puff of satin and double fall
of lace, the lower one descending over
the elbow.
Another dress was a very delicate
combination of shrimp pink, with a
lovely brocade ON tinted ground. The
bodice of this dress was cut in one with
the train, which was trimmed with ir-
regular falls of lace at the sides, and
softly pulled at the back. The entire
front was covered with network of
pearl embroidery as light almost as lace,
and forming barred sections divided by
twisted ropes of small seed pearls which
cost as much in time and labor as
jewels.
A dress of bronze satin and brocade,
the latter in an olive pattern, is for
walking or riding. 1t is all of color
and accompanied by an immense hat of
bronze straw faced with velvet and
trimmed with long and wide bronze
plumes. A very rich short dress is for
gaden parties. 1t is combination of
cream and gold brocade, with old gold
satin and beautiful lace. There is a
hat for this dress of cream satin edged
with gold, and trimmed with magnifi-
Gent plumes of old gold.
The simplest gowns in this trousseau
are OF India silk for morning wear,
very much trimmed with ribbon and
lace. The travelling dress is of pin
checked surah, lined with strawberry
and trimmed with Irish point under the
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visite high on the shoulders, tied in at
the back, but with long ends in front.
The bonnet of French straw matched
the general tone of the dress, which
was sort of brown bronze, and the
feathers, which formed its garniture,
represented the colors in the minute
checks and also the strawberry lining.
A Russian morning dress for present
wear was of ivory cashmere lined with
ivory surah and bordered with a broad
band of black feather trimming. A
very delicate one of white India tWilled
silk had border composed of several
rows of gathered lace studded with tiny
white and pink silk pompons which
looked like garden border of English
daisies.
The list seems endless, but black
toilet must be mentioned, composed
entirely of black satin and lace, the
lace mingled with white satin and the
whole effect heightened by a mantle
formed of deep plaitings Of lace with a
shower of fine jet down the center of
the back, and high plaitings upon the
shoulders forming deep epaulettes.
With this dress came a small bonnet
with sparkling jetted crowns and
plated brim of real lace Chicago
Herald.