The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-14
A ROYAL WEDDING DRESS IN COURT.

N'SN' aSsN''Niit's NV lla ~ ~ w
his son aud the iDfan q gave him al
opportunity, OF which he thought
polite to avail himself, of appea =
ing more generous than he is credited
with ne ~. He therefore proposed
TO give tue Royal bride her wedding
dress. This ~ nent, according 10
precedent, would, the moment the
infanta dotted it, he sent as an
er-Uot0 offering to the Virgin of
the Atocha, where. all Madrid
would see that the Due de
Montpensier is able TO spend
freely when there is occasion for
free expenditure. However, he has
managed to spoil the impression
which his gift was intended TO pre-
ducc, if we are to believe what we
hear from Madrid. When ordering
the dress he was either not clear
enough in his directions or had 10
do with tradesman too stupid TO
understand him. A lawsuit is,
therefore, pending about it. From
motives of patriotism and policy the
infanta's trousscau was to he
furnished entirely by Madrid trades
people. a Worth of the Gale de
Carmen, was charged Ivy the Due de
Montpensier TO provide the bridal
dress. Point dc B,'u.cciie&. which
is the cheapest of the very costly
laces, and can he made the most
rapidly, was To be used in the
ilounces and veil. a pattern was
chosen that could not he executed
for less than 10000 francs. But in
addition tie illustrious father Of
Prince Antonio suggested the inigo-
ducton into the design, not only of
the arms of Spain, but of the twelve
kingdoms into which Spain was
formerly divided. The tradesman
of The Gale de Carmen went to
Brussels, to see there to the eNecu-
ton of the order, because he knew
the Duo de Montpenser TO be very
fastidious in Judging of merchandise
for which he had To pay. The more
solid TISSUES. 10 which the hounces
were 60 be attached were prepared
with the same care, and dress that
was perfectly marvellous was the
result. 1t was in every way worthy
not only of the infanta, but of the
queen Of heaven, for whom 1t was
ultimately destined. AS a good re-
ligious Spaniard should, the trades
man of the Gale lie Carmen never
forgot that the bridal robe was
eventually to serve as a garment TO
the Virgin Mary. lie you'll not for
worlds have provided anything which
could not have been pro- erly pre-
sented to Ne"St,0 Sonora. Well,
the infanta was overioyed at the
beauty of the garment when she
tried it on for the last time, but the
Due de Montpensier objected TO the
bill, which came to t.tal of
100000 francs. He protested against
what struck him rs impudent extor-
ton. In Spain every beggar, much
less every tradesman, thinks himself
gentlemen. The one in The Gale
de Carmen Jared up ct the insult
which he nceived the Duc offered
him. He was asked *. establish his
rectitude Ivy producing the brussels
inv zee, but he refused, with scorn.
&, comil y. However, he would not
keep back the address Of the BeIeian
house through which he acted in
employing the workers who
maGe the ll"unces and veil. The
Due could, if he liked, ascertain
there what wretched profit Madre-
line trade reaped through the trans
action when the changes in the
design were made. The haste in
which they were executed increased
the expense. Alt ,gether, it was re-
presented that the cost of manufac-
ture was two-ihirds greater than the
original estimate. However, the
tradesman would prefer any loss
rather than PASS for being dis
honored. What he proposed, ]
learn from a 81, anish source, was
the payment of $4,000 francs for
the lace, or the return of the veil
and tiounces. More ordinary lace
could be procured at Madrid within
the price the Due thought sufficient.
Al a distance it would look on the
infanta as well as any other, and if
the Due de Montpensier chose to III
suit our lady of the Atocha by
Offering her something cheap and
trumpery, that was his affair.
AS the Due was not a born
Spaliard he perhaps might be par
doned for taking business view of
what was purely sentimental mat
ter, But the tradesman had too
deep respect for his own dignity
and that Of the queen of heaven to
be mixed up in the matter. The
upshot of the dispute was a lawsuit,
which is just the sort f one to in
terest Spaniards deeply. The idea
is that nothing can be good enough
for the Virgin of the Atocha, in
embroidering petticoat for whom
Ferdinand VII. passed the closing
years of his life. As he married
four times he gave her four wedding
dresses, each of which was as magnir
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