Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-11-28

is also bordered with deep founce of
point lace. The corsage opens in square
| in the front and point at the back, and
is filed in with the same rare lace. The
sleeves are slit at the shoulder to admit
puffs of the pale green velvet.
Over ten thousand rare roses were used
( in decorating the house. The veil of ILL
lies of the valley, which fell from the high
mantel in the art gallery to the floor. con-
tanned 5000 sprays. and was Topped up on
the side by great cluster Of La France
roses, made to represent a bow of rib
bon. Pots of the rare farleyuse fern, ia
| panese fern, English ivy, orchids. carna-
tions. passion flowers and maiden-hair
ferns were used in great abundance. The
house is arranged with wide marble
| foored hallway, on the left the reception
room, and back of it the broad white
enamel stairway, winding to the top of
| the house and carpeted with red velvet.
In the arch formed by the stairs were
placed ton musicians, hidden by branch
| ing palms and ferns, On the other side
of-the hallway is, first, the drawing room,
a long apartment with white and gold
walls and costly Gobelin tapestries, fas-
tened in as panels. Here the presents
were displayed on crimson velvet tables.
Next comes the .sred ROOM" as it is
called, furnished in soft crimson velvet
furni ture and hangings. In this room are
portraits of Mrs. Astor's three daughters
md Mrc
Coleman Drayton, also cabinet full OF
! rare china. A round divan in the centre
of the room had tree full of pure white
roses in the centre. The blue room or Ii
brary, which comes next, is furnished in
blue velvet and satin, with ebony book
cases against the walls, Mrs. Astor's
portrait stands on an easel and the por-
trait of daughter. Mrs. Van Allen, who
died several years ago. This latter pic
ture was ornamented by great cluster
of pure white roses and violets.
The table was set with the $4,000 sill
yer service and ornamented by pink roses.
Each guest on departing received white
box in imitation of white satin, tied with
satin ribbon and containing wedding
cake. These boxes were piled in horse
shoe on marble table in the hall. Near
er the door is large pale-blue and white
porcelain fireplace twenty feet high,
which was made in Sweden and purchased
at the Centennial. In the fireplace were
imitation logs, which we're lit by gas. On
either side were huge candelabra of the
same, which contained pale-pink waxen
candles a1 The whole nous nose was first DARK
ened and then brilliantly algnted. s1n>-
The trousseau of the bride is beautiful,
elegant and costly. The bridal dress was
of heavy white satin and gotten up in ex-
quisite style, made by Worth, of Paris.
Among the evening dresses by the same
modiste are two of tule on foundations
of satin. One is Of pale-p1nk tulle woven
with threads of spun gold. The front of
the skirt is laid in folds and the tulle
caught up with Topped rosettes of braided
gold. The trail is also of the tulle and
falls in double box-plaits from the waist.
The corsage is decollette and made of
plain pink satin, finished without lace.
The other tulle dress is pale sea-green,
caught up and fastened with clusters of
pink roses. The front of this dress is laid
in fat plaits and the train falls from bout
FAINT drapery at the back. The basque
also is of tulle and finished with bouquet
de corsage Of the pink roses.
A handsome short dress. designed for
dinners, is entirely of black lace, heavily
embroidered with jet beads. The skirt is
draped high and bouffant at the back and
in heavy crosswise folds, falling from the
hips to the front, where they lay in length
wise plaits. The waist opens both at the
front and back; and is heavily trimmed
with pendant jet beads.
Another short dress is combination OF
light and dark shades of peacock-green
velvet and Ottoman silk. The skirt is of
silk drapery. with side plaits and revers
of velvet, and the corsage is of plain vel
vet, opening in triangle beneath the
throat. Underneath is worn chenisette
of lace, thicklY embroidered with rare
pearls. The velvet meets and fastens
closely at the neck, and is surmounted by
collar solidly set with pearls.
The BRIDES travelling dress is dark
gray cloth. This was designed by Red
fern. the Partisan ladies' tailor, and is the
hardsomest ever worn in America. The
skirt is plated, and the drapery is bord.
cred with steel passementerie and fringe
of pendant steel beads. The jacket is
tight fitting, closes tightly to the throat,
and is finished with the same garniture.-
With this costume is hat of gray velvet
with mixture Of red feathers. and
muff of gray fur suspended by a cord from
the neck.
The other three daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Astor married J. R. Roosevelt,
J. Coleman Drayton and Gen. J. j. Van
Allen; the wife of the latter, as stated
above, died a few years ago. Miss Carrie
Astor is little over twenty years Old,
and has been in society several years. She
is named after her mother. who was Miss
Caroline Schermerhorn, a daughter of
Abraham Schermerhorn. The father of
| the bride is now at home after his numer-
Gus yachting excursions, and gave the
bride away. VIM. Astor is the brother of
the present John Jacob Astor, and son
of VIM. B. Astor, who was the son of the
original John Jacob Aston. who came to
this country in 1888 and made fortune
by dealing in furs ard inves ting in
! real estate. He built the Astor House
and founded the Astor Library. The
family have since been noted for their
charities.
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