The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
THE rRoussEAu OF MISS FOLSOM.

! For the benefit of our lady readers we
give below description Of the troueseau
of Miss Folsom, shortly to be welded to
President Cleveland:
Miss Folsomis wedding trousseau, which
will soon reach New York, says Paris
cable, has for days past been the talk of
Paris. The wedding dress is a poem of
in ivory satin. The skirt and corsage are
simple, but their simplicity is relieved by
a wealth of soft silk and Indian muslin
embroidered with orange blossoms attach
ed to the left side of the skirt and nearly
meeting the court train, which is over
four yards in length. The train is slight
ly rounded and falls in two organ pleats.
Two delicate muslin scarfs, bordered with
orange blossoms, are daintily draped
! across the front Of the corsage, and cross
ing the corsage from left to right is q
broad ceinture of satin Fastened to the
hip. The sleeves, which leave the wrists
and arms bare almost to the elbows, have
three bands of Indian muslin draped on
them, forming plisse, while inside the
arms, near the elbows, the sleeves are
adorned with tiny sprigs Of orange BIOS
SONS. The bridal veil is nearly seven
yards long and is of plain white silk tulle,
relieved by myrtle and orange blossoms.
1t is to be worn high on the head and will
fall gracefully over the train, completely
covering it. For travelling dress Miss
Folsom has chosen a charming deep gray
damage striped, its cut full and plain, over
a simple dark gray silk petticoat. The
corsBge opens so as to reveal double
breasted waistcoat, trimmed half way be-
tween the throat and the waist with vel
vet, terminating at the top in a high col
lar, fastened with coquettish gray vel
vet bow. The waistcoat is frightened by
rows of steel buttons, and the whole cos
tune is completed by large gray hat
lined with velvet and trimmed with picot
ribbon and ostrich feathers. Among the
many other exquisite costumes was par
ticularly struck by claret and cream
striped WOODEN dress, to be worn over
silk skirt bordered with deep band If
claret velvet. The tunic, which is short,
is draped in plaits high on one side and
left loose on the other. The back of the
retrousse fastens on to the long-waisted
coat and dainty chemisette of cream eta
velvet ribbon. One of the prettiest of
visiting dresses is Of myrtle green velvet,
very simply cut, with mantelet to match.
mitted to inspect the trousseau seem to
prefer a delicate costume of pale hello
trope Sicilienne, with black and white
pencil stripes. Some vowed they had
never seen anything more distractingly
deligatfill than an afternoon dress of soft
brown bronze cashmere and crimson Sici-
ahor $hov, $no
walking and visiting costumes are several
evening dresses. There are dresses of all
cuts and all colors-black, white, pink, |
blue. purp1e-and one, a dream in black
Chantilly lace, embroidered with black
jet oats on faille Franchise train, is a |
fairy creation all in jet lace and bows
As contrast to this l may mention a
dainty Louis XIV toilet with q skirt of IA
ded rose faille, trimmed in front with cas-
cades of Malines lace and pink bows.
With this short train on an overskirt, !
with broad satin stripes spotted with tiny
embroidered rosebuds. The pointed bo-
dice is cut square in front and the elbow |
sleeves are trimmed in sabot. To COM
plete the costume you have pointed |
waistcoat smothered in Malines, while be-
hind the bodice is narrow founce of |
real lace. And last, but not least, come
the ball dresses proper, which fear will
arouse much envy, hatred and malice.
One, a mystery in white faille, has an un-
derskirt entirely hidden by net covered
with white jet pearls and crystal beads.
The train and corsage are of the same ma
torials, the corsage being cut low and
round, and the sleeveless shoulder straps
are adorned with bows. Now, to end
long list of wonders, imagine short pale
blue tulle dress Of diaphanous texture Gnu
broidered with silver daisies. Beneath
this a petticoat of pale blue sicilienne.
The delicate tulle is relieved by short
pointed cuirasse of brocaded silk, while to
make the costume pesfect Miss Folsom
will deck her hair with silver daisies and