Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
BABY CLOTHES or A PRINCE.
The Married Daughter of BONANZA
Mackay's SON and Heir,


From tie Ee,o Yorb WorH
PARIS, Dec. I9.-The young Prince and
Princess di Galatro Colonna, the latter
formerly Miss Eva Mackay, are rejoicing
greatly over their splendid boy, now just
one week old. The young couple ardenty
wished for a son. as IN the NeapoHJan
branch Of the COlOnna family Prince
Ferdinand himself rs the only male rep
resentative in the present generations
He was his fathers only son, aud his TWO
uncles, now both of advanced years, are
childless, SO that this newly arrived
Young gentleman received an especially
warm welcome
The layette Of The infant hns Just ar
rived in Paris from California, To- was
made at the ladies Repository of san
Francisco. of which noble haritable in
etitutiOn Mrs. Mackay has been a direc-
tress for some years. IL is not in the
easCSa sensational outfit, ali ribbons and
satins &cd embrOideries, but is remark
able chiefly Tor the exquisite finenoss Of
the materiais and for the extreme deli
cacy OF the stitching, .NalencieHnes lace
being the trimming principally employed.
Some of the fine embroidery in SILK on the
hannel skirts and blankets is the work Of
lady over seventy years OF age and is Of
artistic elab0rateness and beauN IS The
q
white wadded satin and is ordered SJth
a wide rutlie OF Nalenciennes. NChe
christening dress, the gift OF Mrs. NJ ac-
KAY 70 her first grandchild, is entirely
composed OF antique point d'AlencOn Of
great beauty and extreme rarity. The
dress, made as a loose slip, is bOrdered
with antique lace quarter OF n yard in
width, the remainder of the garment-be-
ing woven to correspond and having the
QrEua a fhp ltfpnua family dpgIuuad in
lace work upon the corsage. The dress is
lined with soft white surah and has
bash Of cream-white satin ribbons. The
cloak is in cream " hite crepe de Chine
bordered around the edge with lace like
that upon the dress, this lace being
beaded with band Of white curled os-
trich-feather trimming. The cap is Dor
dered with similar lace and trimming and
is dotted all over with sprigs Of flowers in
point d AlencOn. The cap in the same
lace. and the veil IN white net edged with
narrow point d'AleucOn, complete the
outfit, which Is inclOsed in a box covered
with white corded silk and having the
arms OF the COlonna family embroidered
upon the lid. The Duchess de Mouchv
princess Anna Murat). who saw the
dress before It WAS sent home. declared
that it surpassed in beauty the famous
chg [teNing rODe Of the late Prince Inn
--|(s7fdu' The laoe--deicate artistic and
elsb0rat as q medieval ivory carving
rs the most superb that has been seen in
Paris for Years. Even the wedding
nounces u the plesept Queen Gegen; OF
spain could sustain no comparison witn
81. Mrs. Maekay hss genuine passion
t9r tbis mest artistic OF all the adiuucts
~ the toilet 81 q modern society lady.
Few ladies', even OF the royal houses OF
Europe possess a collection OF laccs that
equals her owH, which comprises speci-
Bcns ot aN the famous fairies, from the
epmptuoa- antique point dc Eenise. mss-
slve aad rloh IS though wrought m iyory,
Gown 90 the aerial point PAiguiile. fine
70 e0Dwso and elaborate IN Ce-ign as
tire fairy Queeps state rehes OF go5samer.
one ot these dresses-the celebrated
tuuic and Souaee IN point IA .encOn.
manufactured ser the Empress Eueenie
ln 1870 aEd lritn tHe DEALERS hands BY
mat sovereign on her tight from PAWS
was copied from piece OF lace originally
|. Ia the possession ot Nine. de Pompadour.
y 40 formed the birthday offering of MIR.
Nackay To bis wife on her recovery from
Nong and dangerous illness few years