The Irish standard., 1886-10-23
AK DRESS PARADE.
Women Who Dazzle Visitors to Saratoga
With Their Diamonds and Gowns.

Women Who Dazzle Visitors to Saratoga.
With Their Diamonds and Gowns.
lCor. Philadelphia Press.l
A glittering spectacle, witnessed mo-.
mentarily during the evening while the
garden party was in progress at the Grand
Union Hotel at Saratoga, has thus far es-
capped mention in print but those who wit
messed it will not soon forget it. 1t SO
CHANGED that several ladies in elegant ball
dress, each wearing more than tho ordi-
nary number of diamond ornaments. each
of which was remarkable for It's size aud
brilliancy, mot in an angle of one of the
walks in the brightly illuminated garden.
and some one, seeing an opportunity to
produce a splendid stage effect had one of
the two score of electric lights turned full
upon tie group and those who gazed in
that direction we're fairly dazzled with
the diamonds sparkle. Mrs Albert
Moore, of Philadelphia was one Of
the ladies whose jewels were thus
displayed. With her stylishly-made
robe of white silk and petticoat embroid
cred in colors she had strings of diamonds
falling over the front Of her bare neck,
and g large pendant Of diamonds falling at
the back, between her shoulders Other
were fastened to the front of her corsage
and glittered on the top Of her head, while
q diamond comb was stuck in her hair at
the back, and large solitaire diamond
earrings We're III her ears. Gold bands
clasped with diamonds encircled her arms
just below the shoulders, bracelets set with
diamonds were below the elbows and dia-
naond. rings on her fingers Near her
stood Mrs. Lawton, Of Troy, wearing the
elegant gown Of white satin and point
lace in which she was married in Albany
last autumn, and having on all the dia.
monds presented to her at that time by her
aunt, the wife of Senator Stanford, and
others, including a $4,000 diamond neck
lace and pendant, solitaire earrings, sta rs
for the buir a crescent brooch, lace pins,
bracelets and fnger-rings.
It was insisted that a certain New York
lady wore at the garden party pair Of
solitaire diamond earrings weighing
thirty eight carats, but this those best nc
quainted with the actual weight of large
diamonds said il was impossible, as no
woman's ears could support such heavy
stones. A lady whose diamond aar-drops,
worn on the same occasion. We're very
nearly as large as those under discussion,
said hers weighed fraction less than six
teen cttrats; but hers being cold n1ine''
stones; We're more valuable than the larger
! ones which glittered in the other ]ady's
ears. Mrs A. Z. Stewart wore all her dia-
mond ornaments on this occasion, and an
entire dress OF black Chantilly lace over
purple silk. When the garden party was
at its height Mrs. Stewart. thus attired
and leaning upon Judge Hilton's arm,
walked at the head Of procession, COM
posed of her relatives and his twice
through the long drawing room Of the
hotel, around the balconies, through the
garden and to the second story porch Of
one OF the cottages. There corner over
looking the dancing floor was reserved for
this party and the balcony railing in front
of them was hung wish purple aud gold, SO
it was called the 'hox for tue royal
family" Little Cornelia Stewalt Weth~
erel} and hex younger sister, Isabella, both
great~great nieces of Mrs. A. T. Stewart.
took part in the childre1ls dance ii, the aft
ernoona the garden party. Cornelia wore a
white dress and pink. sash and ribbons.
Isabella. who is blonde, while her sister
ia Brunette wore blue surah. Both are
pretty but modest children, and are always
tasteinlly dressed, never i'll the ballet
dancer style in which SO many ;show chill
dren'' are attirel while at Saratoga by
fond aud foolish manlmas. Miss Keitt, Of
South Carolina, the daughter Of Mr. Law
renee Ke;tt, who is at Saratoga with her
mother was decidedly the most beautiful
woman ut the garden party. She is tall
and perfectly proportional, and has q
peculiarly beautiful head aud throat, as
well as a most charming face and fascinat-
ing manners. She wore a rose-colored
silk. with founces embroidered in c,lors
OH black Brussels net. Her ornaments
were of diamonds and pearls, but We're
simple in style, as she is quite young
Dresses, entirely composed Of biarl; or
white lace of the finest texture and pattern
have been numerous this summer. The
s'webl,ing'' of which the main portion Of
dresses Of Chantilly and Maltese lace are
n,pde costs $40 per yard, and t1ouncing to
match is s25 per yard. Point lace dresses
cost even more. A dealer at Saratoga
says she sold for the garden party a
Duchesse lace fchu at $575. The Irish Mac
saint lace was formely used only by priests
of the Catholic Church. 1t is made only in
converts i'll the south of Ireland. 1t is very
costly and rare, yet it, too, has been worn
at Saratoga this year