The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-05
THE NUGGETS TRoUssEAU.
Preparations for the Nuptia1s of Mrs. Gen.
Tom Thumb Tomorrow.

Tom Thumb TO-MOrrOw.
New York World
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb is the smallest and
most prosperous business woman In the world.
Since 1862 she has been in ''show" life, and if
computation could be made of how many miles
she has travelled and how many hours she has
stood before the public, it would bevery curious.
The fatigue she has undergone would seem
impossible for so small frame to endure with
out breaking down. yet Mrs. Thumb has seldom,
if ever, disappointed an audience. She is little
woman Of sweet disposition and blaneless life,
and am sure none of her larger sisters will
grudge her the fortune she has made. Her dia-
monds alone are worth 800 000 and she has the
most interesting collection of baby rings bracelets
necklaces, breastpins and earrings that ever
saw She is perfectly well-developed woman,
with pretty form and face; also pretty man
ners and sweet voice. and possessed of quite as
much intelligence and holding as decided opin-
ions as the generality of women of larger
growth.
why has not your trousseau been describedl'
l asked her. Because" she replied although
many reporters have asked me for description
of it. would not give it to man. but woman
is differentiated so it comes about that the
World has the first account of the little wedding
outfit
.You see" she said, 'sthere is most marked
difference between the wedding-dress of young
girl and of widow, the principal difference be-
ing that the widow bride wears no orange bios
SONS and no veil"
II don't know unless it is BECAUSE being a lit
tie accustomed to the ceremony, she is supposed
to have no bushes to hide, but l think she
ought to wear veil to hide the bushes she
should be dyed with for marrying a second
time" and the expectant bride laughed merrily
at her own conceit. Il am to be married on the
9th of April, and my wedding-dress is OF that
new material called 'frieze.'"
Velvet heliotropes are raised Tor cut) on thick
satin of delicate pearl tint. The waist is cut
square back ard front, with strap only across
the shoulder as to display Mrs. Thumbs pref
tily-shaped arm.
The front breadth is heavily embroidered
with white beads, and beaded founce runs all
the way around the long train. The shoes and
gloves are of the same color as the dress A few
pale pink flowers are to be in the hair.
which is crimped in front and coiled in knot
low down in the neck, a la Langtry, and held in
place by diamond comb.
mo jewelry is worn by bride at her first
marriage" said Mrs. Thumb but diamonds are
quite in good taste for second, so shall wear
mine"
The wedding-dres will be replaced by trav-
cling suit of brown, all wool
'They are making great preparations to re-
ceive us at the Counts home in Bologna, Italy"
she sald land so have provided myself with
number of dinner dresses, of pink and blue,
and cream color, and white, and gray, and can't
tell how many more colors. Then l shall take a
splendid walking costume of velvet and satin,
and a black silk, and an invisible green velvet,
and several light costumes for summer wear,
with hats, and wraps, and gloves and shoes. to
please contradict the report that my wedding
clothes have been made by Worth. An Ameri-
can dressmaker is good enough for me-" Every
thing wear from head to foot, is made for me.
What size shoe do you wear"
mo. 6, infants size. Oh, you want to know
about the underwear? Well, have dozen
different sets OF everything; half dozen of the
sets are trimmed with Valenciennes lace, the
other half with Corchon."
Exquistely beautiful they are. too these
miniature skirts and so forth, and the dozen
silk stockings are almost as fine spiders
web. and of every color of the rainbow.
"After the wedding are you going to retire
and live in ItalyV
'sSuch is our present intention" said Mrs.
Thumb; 'but you know now it is with people
once an actor, always an actor-and l am fond
of the public, which is so kind to me- should
hate never to look upon the familiar face of the
crowd again. And as for living altogether in
Italy, l am too good an American for that. If
/ thought should never see my own country
again, am sure should pine and die of home
sickness; l hope to persuade the Count to
pass part of the time here. / have very good
reason to like the life | am in, for have never
received an insult or even a too familiar look
from any one in all the twenty three years |
have been in it, and yet to this day never see
the crowd surge up around my platform and
gaze at me without feeling embarrassed and
redieiling"
''Who is that tall gentleman who always
stands near your
''That is my personal manager. He is always
by me, so as to check any one who might say
rude thing, or to get upon the platform, or, in
case of a sudden disturbance, or any acct
dent that might occasion d stampede to take
care that should not be tralnpled under foot
or receive any other injury"