The Osceola times., 1884-10-04
A MARVELLOUS WARDROBE.
Some Of tho New Dresses which Mrs.
Florence Has Brought Home.

Some Of tho New Dresses which Mrs.
Florence Has brought Home.
Mrs. William J. Florence sat in her
comfortable parlors at the st. James Ho-
tel yesterday packing her trunks and
preparing for the coming theatrical sea-
son. Her new toilettes made by Worth
in Paris we're being handled as careful
ly as possible, making wonderful show
of expensive fnery. First there is a
princess dress, of which the waist, sleeves
and train are made of small checked
moire antique and striped satin. The
combination produces remarkably
handsome effect. The corsage is cut
with small square in the front with a
rolling collar. in the style of Catharine
de Medici, and the waist is cut away in
the front below the hips in the style OF
Henry ". The skirt supports demi-
train, which is gracefully draped from
the front toward the back on each side,
terminating in the form of a ponfon at
the back. The underskirt is made OF a
red satin duchess, beautifully embroider-
ed with heavy Normandy embroidery
so chosen for this purpose and gorgeous
ly looped up in Grecian style, with large
pleats all around the front.
The next is blue brocade dress, OF
which the waist is demi-tra'n and the
sleeves are made of rich blue material.
The skirt is draped in front in two diff
ferent materials, blue brocade and ma
gen:a satin. These two materials are
eathere on the left side so as to form a
large bunch, from whence the drapery is
tastefully drawn over to the right hip,
from which revers of magenta sai in
laps over; the garniture of the revers
consists of an artistic arrangement of
palms, bugles, and blue amber. A very
elegant silk fringe is made to fall over
the drapery on the right side. presenting
rich appearance. The front Of the
skirt is made Of a magenta satin, trim
med with the aforementioned terminus
of beads, etc The waist is postilion.
heart shape around the neck, having ell
bow sleeves, trimmed with dentele an
tique.
A dress with demi-tiain has the cor
sage, sleeves and tran Of cress-green
satin. The front of the skirt is made OF
a pink brocaded satin, having a design
of lunches of white lilacs mixed with
leaves, producing most natural aspect,
the front being made in Directoire style,
forming two revers in lis middle. From
underneath towards the front there ap.
pears an embroidered revers partly COW
ering the front of the skirt, whicn is OF
pink satin. The pink skirt in front is
laced together with ribbons of various
colors and each lacing forms bunct OF
ribbons designed to form bow. On the
side Of the skirt this richly brocaded ma
terial is arranged 80 as to form Spanish
fiounce, while over the hips is laid green
satin in pleats paniere and pink satin
band is visible from under each pleat
The train is scalloped around the bottom
and has pleating of pink satin and lace
under the scallops. The corsage is cut
SO as to have deep point in the front
and back and the neck is V.shaped both
front and back The sleeves are Martha
Washington style, the upper part OF
which are slashed with lace inserted in
the style of William Tell. The general
adornment of the skirt is bunch OF
punk velvet leaves on the left side, hold
ing back the train, and the same garnit-
ure is also attached to the left side Of the
waist. New York Word.