The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-22
A QUEENS DRESSES.

Some Superb Costumes To Be Worn by the
Best Dressed Woman in Europe.
Lucy Hooper's Letter.
Perhaps the best dressed woman in Europe
nowadays is the Queen of Italy. Being tall. and
graceful and stylish, she shows off her superb
toilettes to the best advantage, and Worth
always contrives to create for her something ex-
qulslte and novel, especially in the way Of ball
dresses. l was shown yesterday some of the
just completed marvels that will dazzle the eyes
OF the guests this winter at the Quirinal First
IN order was dinner dress in faille of the palest
and most delicate possible shade of green 1t
was made with long train, the skirt being
slightly draped at the side and opening to the
waist at the other over an underskirt Of
cream white falle of the richest possible texture
This underskirt was caught in full folds half
way down the skirt by cluster of cream white
ostrich feathers The green overdress was
bordered around the opening with band of
cream white velvet, on which were set rows of
fringes in crystal beads, intermixed with fiat
oval imitation sapphires, and row of this fringe
edged the cream faille underskirt Nothing can
be imagined more beautiful or delicate than the
combination of colors, the pale green, and rich
cream white, and the blue lustre of the sapphires
Another dress had the train in god-yellow satin
striped with wide stripes of white velvet. This
was met at each side just below the waist, with q
large full puff of plain godyellow satin Below
these puffs were wide pointed revers Of cream
white pekin in broad alternate stripes of satin
was In cream white satin, embroidered all over
with circular figures in minute gold spangles.
third most lovely dress had the corsage and train
in moss green velvet. The train was drawn
back very far over an underskirt of cream white
satin, slightly draped in 'front.' the drapery being
held in place by rosette shaped ornaments in
passementerie of silver and crystal beads. The
sides of the train were bordered with band of
large orange leaves in moss-green velvet in
applique work on cream satin Down the sides
of the underskirt were bands of crystal passe-
menterie. upon which were set long
trails of exquisite roses with velvet
foliage reaching from waistband to hem.
The front Of the skirt was crossed with
deep plated founce of cream satin, edged with
wide fringe of crystal beads. On this flounce
were placed curved garlands of roses and
leaves. In this toilette the fair Marguerite will
look like a veritable Queen of Roses. Another
very beautiful dress, intended for the Countess
de Beauharnais, was in pale green tulle. The
sides of the skirt were adorned with panels
formed of long water grasses, water lilies and
Gala lilies, the skirt front being crossed with
rows of crystal and sapphire fringe like that
upon the firstdescribed dress of the Queen of
Italy. The back of the skirt was simply COM
posed of full floating folds of tue. This dress
exquisitely artistic the delicate tint of the
tulie, the water plants mocking nature in the
perfection of their imitation, and the simmer
ing aqueous lustre Of the pale sapphres and
sparkling beads of the fringe made up a cos
tune fit for Undine or the Queen of the Maids