The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-24
THE AsToE WEDDING DRESSES.
Preparaio for the Great Social Eyspt
Of Aha Nan. Xn..l

ofths.Nsw York Season.
As Miss Caroline Astor's MARRIAGE
the social event of the season, draws
nigh, all eyes are turned towards the
stately mansion on Fifth avenue and
numberless ,0njectures INDUCED in re-
garding her trousseau. To saw that IL 10
beautiful, elegant and costly does moi
hait express 1t. 1t has been chosen with
that perfect, discriminating taste for
winch Miss Astor is 80 well known and
so universally commended, and is, with.
out exception, artistic aud harmonious
in detail aud ensemble.
Among the Worth evening dresses ara
Two OF tulle on foundations of satin.
one is of pale pink ull0 woven with
threads of spun gold. The front of ina
skirt is laid in folds md the tulle cauvht
up with Topped rOsettos of braided gold.
Inc train is also OF the tulle ana falls i'm
double buN-pleatS from the waist. phe
corsage is decolette and made of plain
PINK satin, finished without lace. The
other tulle dress ID IA pale sea- green,
caught up anu fastened with clusters OF
pink roses. The front OF this dress In
laid IN flat pleats and the train fnlls
nom bouiiant drapery at the back. Nh.
asque also is of the tulle and finished
with bouquet de corsage OF the pipk
| roses.
a handsome short dress, designed for
dinner, Is entirely of black lace. haavilv
emHrOidered with jet beads. The skirt
Is draped high and bOuilant at the back
aud IN heavy crOsswiSe folds, falling
rom the hips TO the front, where they
Jay IN longhwiso pleats. The waist
opens both nj the front aud back and ia
heavily trimmed with pendant lot
| beads.
Another short dross IL n combination
OF light and dark shadoOt peacOck-rraeu
velvet ana Ottoman silk. The skirt IL
OK SILK draperY with side ploats and re-
| Hors OF velvet, and the cursag is of tho
pl an VelVeL opening in a triangle hs-
hetth tho throat Underneath is worn
NcneuhlSetle OF lace, thiCkly emhroid.
erea with rare pearls, The velvet meets
anu laslens closely nc the neck am Is sur.
mounted by a collar solidly set with
pearls
Miss Astor's travelling dress will be a
dark gray cloth. This was designed nv
heulern, the Partisan ladies' tailor, and
Is the handsOmest ever worn i'm Amer,
lc@ me skirt Is pleatod and the dra-
PuIy Is o1ruered with steel passmonterie
auu iringo OF pendant steel beads. The
jacket * tight fitting, closes tightly IA
she tn oat and is finished with the same
garniture. With this costume Ia "A hat
OF gray velvet with u mixture of red
feather ana a mutl OF gray fur suspend
ed by n cord from the neck.
~ the wedding reception Mrs. Aston
VIII wear u white satin dress with
urapery OF hno poiut lace. THIS lace
forms n scarf drap0ry, BEGINNING AT In,
right side. II IS then carried To the left
slde, leaving full, long apron front aud
fastened with bows of pale green velvet.
Around the back the lace rs slightly
drdped aud brought again to the rithl
side, where II is caught with velvet. The
square train is also hordepd with .
deep houuce OF point lace Tue corSag,
opens in square in the front and a poi,
At the back and liz filled In with In,
same rare lace The sleeves are slit nj
the shoulder TO admit pulls of the pale
green velvet. New York World.