The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-04-13
Tho Best Dressed Woman in Europe.

Perhaps the best-dressed woman in
Europe nowadays, writes Lucy Hooper, is
the Queen of Italy. Being tall. and grace
full, and Also tylish, she shows of her
superb toilets TO tbs best advantage. and
Worth always contrives to create for her
something exquisite and novel, especially
in the way of ball dresses. / was shown
lately some of the iust-completed mar
vels that viii dazzle the eyes Of the guests
this winter at the Quirinal First In or
der was a dinner dress in faille Of the
pslest and most delicate of green. 1t was
made with long train, the skirt being
slightly drsped at one side and opening
to the waist at the other over an under
skirt Of cresm-white faille Of the richest
possible texture. This underskirt was
caught in full folds, halfway down the
skirt, by cluster of cream white ostrich
feathers. The green over-dress was Dor
dered around the opening with a band of
cream white velvet, on which were set
rows OF tringes in crystal beads, inter
mixed with fiat oval imitation sapphires,
and q row Of this fringe edge the faille
underskrt. Nothing can be imagined
more beautiful or delicate Ihan the com
bination Of colors-the pale green and
rich cream white and the blue lustre of
the sapphires. Another dress had the
train in gold-yellow satin stripped with
with wide stripes Of white velvet This
was met at each side, Just below the waist,
with large full puff Of plain gold yellow
satin. Below these puffs were wide point
ed reverse OF cream-white pekin in broad
alternate stripes of satin and velvel The
front Of this gorgeous dress was in cream
white satin embroidered all over with cir
cular figures In minute gold spangles. A
third most lovely dress had the corsage
and train II moss green velvet The train
was drawn back very far over an under
skirt Of cream-white satin, slightly draped.
being held in place by rosette-shaped
ornaments IN psssementerie of silver and
crystal beads. The sides Of the train were
bordered with 4 band OF large orange
leaves IN noss-green velvet in applique
work on cream satin. Down the sides OF
the underskirt were bands Of crystal pas
sementerIe, upon which We're set long
trails Of exquisite roses with velvet foliage
reaching from waist-band to hem. The
front Of the skirt was crossed with q deep
plated tounce of cream satin edge with a
wide fringe of crystal beads, and on this
hounce were placed curved garIands OF
roses and leaves. In this toilet the fair
viii look veritable queen Of
roses Another very beautiful dress. in
tended for the Countess de Beauharnais.
was in pale green tulle The sides Of the
SKIRT we're 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 irst-described dress of the
Queen of Italy. The back Of the skirt
was simply composed of full floating folds
Of tulle. This dress was exquisitely ar
.istic the delicate tint Of the tuIle, the
water plants hooking Nature in the per
lection of their imitation and the SHIN
nering aqueous lustre Of the pale sap
phires and sparkling beads Of fringe,
made up costume fit for Undine or the
Queen Of the Maids.