Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
SOME LOVELY NEW DRESSES.
The TrOusseau of a Princess---Tea Gowns,
Wraps and Evening Dresses.
Madge in London Truth.

The TrOusseau of a Princess---Tea Gowns,
Wraps and Evening Dresses.
Madge in London Truth
Apropos of evening dresses, saw an
extremely pretty one at Mrs. Howson's
last week. The materials were yellow
failIe and MORE of the same tint, both
being in a bright and cheerful shade of
that beautiful color. It was a dinner
dress. The front was white satin, draped
with white silk net, which was tasselled
with pearl and chrystal beads. The
slender weight of these, and its own soft
texture, made the net fall in lovely folds.
At one side a series Of bows of the yellow
MORE seemed to tie down these folds.
The end of the bows were gathered into
tassels made of the beads. The train was
composed partly OF MORE and partly of
faille.
The bodice was delightful. It was high
at the back, square in front, and the neck
opening was trimmed with folds of the
beadsd net, fastened down with bows of
the MORE on the shoulders. The sleeves
were made entirely of the tasselled net,
and were fastened at the elbow with a fold
! of the yellow MORE and tiny bows Of the
same.
! A lovely little mantle was made in al
! ternate strips of seal brown velvet and
oriental embroidery, lighted up with gold
| threads. The outlines were all edged
with the fur of the Lapland fox, which is
extremely soft and thick. Boas and
mufS of this fur, pointed with
white, in imitation of the silver
fox, are most sumptuously soft and
cosy. Some of the new fur sets are fat
around the neck and down the front,
where they taper to the waist and end in
muff. a very good coat was of brown
fancy cloth, braided across the shoulders
like bretelIes, and trimmed with silver
fox in such manner as to resemble a
boa exactly. These mantlhs and the
dress bodices all look as if they must fit,
so we'll modelled are they, which goes to
show how much there is in the cut, whether
the figure be good in itself Or simply i'm
possible.
The dress which the newly married
Duchess John of Mecklenberg Schwerin
! is to wear at her first ball was made in
Paris, and is composed of lilac satin of
! the palest shade, covered all over with
the finest antique Venetian point. The
skirt is trimmed with enormous bou-
DUETS of pale-yellow roses and purple
passion flowers. The princess, who is an
heiress, has carried away from Wenner
one of the largest and most splendid
trOusseaus ever seen in Germany. It was
ordered from Berlin and Paris, and the
magnificent furs were presents from the
Emperor and Empress of Russia. x !;
The smocks for children are not only
graceful and pretty but very sensible,
since the shocking renders the material
quite elastic. There were one Or two
lovely tea gowns. One in moss green
plush, with front and sleeves of Japanese
material, both painted and embroidered
in green and gold, with a few sparse
touches Of vivid red was most tempting.
The sleeves Of this dress were particular
ly good. The plush, lined with colored
silk. protected the arm at the back but
opened in front, showing the lining as
well as the inner sleeves of the japanese
| material