The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-23
NICE CLOTHES,
The Coronation Toilets of the Empress and
the Grand Duchess Vladimir.


the Grand Duchess Vladimir
New YORK, May pa Paris dispatch says
the following dresses have been made by
Worth for the Empress of Russia: For the
ceremony of the coronation her Impe-
rial Highness will wear velvet court mantle
epingle with pale roso, and embroidered
with her imperial arms, set off with rich
renaissance designs. The sarafan is of rose
satin, embroidered with silver and trimmed
with clusters of pearls and marabout. A
court dress to be worn at the reception at
Moscow of the notables, on the day after The
coronation, has train four metres long
1t is of pale rose velvet and is embroidered
with fine silver design, copied from the
manteau de cour worn by Marie Antoinette
at the fete of the Dauphin at Versailles. The
jupe de dessous or the ''saralan," to use a
Russian expression, is of white saun, with
silver embroidery. The two panneaux in
front are separated by buttons of diamond
and tassels composed of clusters of diamonds
ball dress has train of white satin en-
broidered with silver daffodils surrounded
with garland of narciss The front is of
white Grape, with crystal pears interspersed
with roses and narcissi. This dress is for the
ball of the nOblesse.
Another ball dress to be worn at the soiree
which will be given by the city of Moscow to
TIE CZdT uuS Il JTdlU Oh Grape rave ana SaLln
fallle Grape, the stripes embroidered in re-
lief with silver sprays, and the front embroi-
dered with five garlands, @pis argent, with
fringe of wild flowers Another toilet is
an opera dress of the Louis Seize style. 1t is
tea-rose satin, with large bouquets woven
in the tissue; the front of Grape and rose
satin relieve with large touffes de plumes
and tassels composed OF clusters of pearls.
For la fete du jour, when the city of
Moscow gives honor to the Gar and Czarina
there is a dress Of green Grape de chine COW
cred with batiste ecrue, embroidered with
valenciennes, with large cincture and knots
of moire rose chapeau capote of rose velvet
On the occasion of her arrival at Moscow
the Empress wore costume of Grape de
chine faille, with lace trimmings and with
a cincture of dahlias and short cloak to
match; chapeau de faille, trimmed with
moss roses and clusters of velvet dahlias.
GRAND DUCHESS VLADIMIR.
The following are the toilets which Worth
has completed for the Grand Duchess Vladi-
mir: On the occasion of the entry into Mos
COW, a short dress of Grape de chine trimmed
with founces OF white silk and muslin en-
broidered with white roses; a grand cncture
of MORE blanche, with large bouquets of
lilacS in the center
On occasion of the ball of the noblesse she
will wear toilet of white Grape, embroider-
ed with silver violets, interspersed with Par
ma violets; a grand cincture of diamonds,
with Gordon of violets. At the City of
Moscow ball her toilet will be of silver.gray
Grape, embroidered with silver roses of the
genre Trianon, trimmed with garlands OF
roses and silver hazelnuts.
For the opera she will wear robe of white
China Grape broche over a white satin iupe
the whole richly trimmed with cascades of
pearls The corsage Beauharnais is fastened
by agraffes and heavy tassels of pearls.
On the fete du jour of Moscow she will
wear short vatican dress of China Grape
and satin merveileux of girls perle, trim
med with insertions of maines lace and re-
lieved by bows os plum-colored velvet RIB
bons. The hat is of girls perle Grape, trimmed
with girls perle and loops of plum coored
velvet