The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
MISS MACKAY's DRESSES.
The Wedding Outfit of the Girl Who Wed
ded Prince.

ded Prince.
Lucy Hooper in Philadelphia Telegraph.
Miss Mackey's troussesu is very extensive
and superb, but her dresses her more re-
markable for elegance of material and for
grace and originality of design than for
showiness or gorgeousness. The wedding
dress ia a heavy iYory-white satin, the train
bordered with band of smbro derry in
white silk worked on the material itself, and
representing orange blossoms with their
buds and foliage. The front OF the skirt is
bordered with fringe of orange buds, and
is caught up at one side with a spray of or
ange blossoms. The corsage is high to the
throat, and is embroidered down the front
with band of orange blossoms. y small
cluster OF the same bridal flowers closes the
corsaee instead of brooch. The tulle veil
Will be confined With a small diadem wreath
of orange blossoms. The simplicity of the
toilet viii be unbroken by Jewel of any
kind. For the civil marriage, Which
take place vt the Mayor office, dress has
been prepared of deep blue gray faille, with
vest and skirt front of passementarie to
match, in silk and beaos The dress tor the
presentation a. the Court of Italy is "a point
aiguille lace Of exquisite tDeness aud ar
tistc design. The uuderskirt is covered
with draperies of this superb lace, aud
hounces of IL are set upon the long cout
train. Tie Corsage mas q plated vest of
point lace and ruffiss of lace form the sleeves.
skirt front front embroidered with masses OF
OF daisies in white silk with centers of look
ing glass beads. The long train of the same
material is bordered with a band of EN-
bro dery TO correspond. A third cO1rt dress
j. in plain blue faille, with the skirt 'front.'
embroidered with daisies in pale blue che
nile, with q slight dmixtuTs of wood color
in the stems end foiisge. The corsage is
bordered with DAISIES and corssge OF daisies
is arranged 10 encircle the young wesrer's
throat. The daisy being the name flower OF
Queen Marguerite, OF Italy IL IL the fayorte
blossom for adorning the court dresses of
the ladies who are present ut her balls and
receptions.
An exquisite dinner-dress is in Vatican
brocade in narrow stripes OF pale pink and
white, figured with tiny howers IN their
natural hues. This dress is made in the
genuine Louis XVI. style, the overskirt be-
ing looped with pale pink ribbons. and the
ubdershirt being covered with ruff IS OF I'm.
est yalenciennes Another dinner dress is
in scarlet velvet the skirt laid in b)x-plaits,
and having ashort detachsb train. The cor.
ssge is bordered around the top with antique
Venetian guipure of wonderful beauty. Avery
handsome visiting-dress is in seal. bro gn
faille, with vest and skirt-front a. vslvet Dr.
The same nue. embroidered in sesl.bro VII
Xix with clusters of fiiberts with their leaves
81 d fol age Ano her was IN steel gray fail
with the velveg vest and skirt front embIld
err q with flowers and caves in steel-gray
silk. Most OF the evening dresses We're in
delicate shades of crepe de chine or In sicil-
ieDne. One, in crevette crepe de chine. was
made in the Restoration style, with round,
plated baby waist. short plated underskirt
and draped overskit. Another, in the same
material but in ivory white, had the over.
skirt dotted all over with large pearl beads,
the underskirt being cut in front into deep
scallops, which were outlined with pearls.
The train was square and was laid in fat
folds. These are but 1.-THE of the various
tasteful and dainty toilets prepared Tor the
young bride.
The morning dresses were in themsel yes
study, chaudron or plush trimmed with
point lace, crimson plush, pearl and tea rose
pekin, trimmed with gray cashmere and
scarlet snrrah. and white cashmere tri % mea
with blue or olive velvet, were among the
materials employed. The undergarments
in finest cambria. adorned with hand.em-
broidery AID the most exquisite of val
encieDDes ace, are really ,rtiStic in thslr
workmanship. Some articles were ordered
with medallions OF vallenciennes let into the
material, around the skirt as well as around
the top, others bad a marrow frill of valen-
ciennes. This division OF the trousseau in
cluded not only undergarments of all de-
scriptions but also she cts and pillow-cases
en- suite and covered with finest hand en-
broioery, towels, table linen. etc. silk STOCK
ings AID slippers to match every costume, a
bonnet for each walking dress, ETC., ETC.
The wedding gift of Mr.. Mackay to his
daughter is q set of diamonds. comprising q
long spray Of fern leaves which can be worn
in the hair or encircling the top of the cor
sage, q necklace fomred of three rows of
pointed leaves meeting q diamond band that
surrounds the throat. porl. -5onheur brace
let in diamonds, q pair OF solitaire earrings
OF great beauty and comb surmounted with
a row of diamond leaves Mrs. Mackays
L. \ L.. .r1d ~ =.
large pearls, each OF five strings, separated
at intervals with diamond bars, and also a
pair OF large and perfect ruoies set as ear
sting and surmounted with diamonds.