The Irish standard., 1888-12-01
PARTISAN NOVELTIES.
What Constitutes a wel-to-Do
French Brides Outfit.
Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Fine Undcr'
Clothes and Dowry of Five Hun
drod Thousand Francs-Elegant
Dresses and Millinery.

Every one has heard Of the French cor
BELLE, thst famous marriage basket,
usual to an old-time wedding day, writes
Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press. Perhaps many never quite UNDER
stood what it meant, and at any rate It's
contents are so changed that new read
ing must be given. The bridal gift or treas
ure box of the supposed happy woman fuA
Of cashmere shawls and laces is now re-
placed by two sealskin garments, long
coat and short tight-ftting jacket, silver
fox boa, muff, dress trimming complete OF
Russian sable, chinchilla enough for morn
ing dress, a sealslin travelling rug, ana
monsieur can pay the fur bill. Now as to
Jewels, string Of good-sized pearls for the
week, two large solitaire pearl earrings, a
ring of tiny diamonds holding up two pearls
placed bias fashion, bracelet of flexible
gold holding as many pearls as length OF
purse or credit allows, and the pearl chap
ter is finished.
The engagement ring must be a superb
ruby surrounded by diamonds. The dia-
mond set is composed Of a river of solitaires
and an aigrette for the hair; a crescent OF
diamonds is made to wear either as e pin or
as tiara, as also the drop of water; one
single stone antique ring, a square marquise,
case of flowers with diamonds or ruby on
tho enameled background, blonde she'll
comb with small diamonds dotting out some
pretty design, and lastly fancy rings, porte
bon heu,e watches and lace pins. IT your
future husband is not bankrupt you can
take him. Then come the laces, also the
presumed gift Of the desirable party. First
an Alencon veil and oversklrt for the wed
ding robe, wide hounces of Val, also OF
Chantilly in the piece with narrow lace to
match, one dozen handkerchiefs; Honlton,
Irish point and old Venetian point. These
laces must be presented in large perfumed
satin sachets underneath bed Of violets
and roses.
The bride brings, according to my author
ity of the Rue de Ia Paix, two dozen fine
cambria chemises trimmed with a deep fall
ofVal, two dozen of Scotch cambria with fine
embroidery and O brown hem Of ribbons,
and two other dozen chemises made OF tine
Irish linen, three dozen night gowns made
of cambria with insertions and jabots OF
Val lace, some of it crossing in front like
an evening dress with brown Empire
sash Of soft crepe de Chine not easily rum
pied and susceptible to pressing out by
ones maid; one dozen linen night dresses
made with embroidered insertions and mar
row thread lace and one dozen silken
chemtse de ss4tt of soft delicate coloring and
rejoicing in plenty Of Maine decoration.
There must be three dozen pairs Of draw
ers with insertion and ribbon engrelures
and bours, and three dozen with wide lace
and cluster ribbon knots, silken hose OF
thread and cotton Chantilly and point stock
cold days, and in all twelve dozen; silk un-
~ o11 1ch fr-i.11 1nna6 with black
and white lace, pinked founces, broad belts
lined with perfumed white surah; the one
for the wedding day must be fragrant with
orange blossom; corsets to- match the
iupons and correspond with the garters
and ribbons in the chemise and drawers, a
long list of white nainsook skirts and dozens
and dozens of fancy and plain handkerchiefs
complete the trousscau, which, l am as
sured, is not extravagant, and belonging by
rights to a dot of five hundred thousand
francs.
Fashionable needle-work in point russo,
or old-fashioned cross-stitch. 1t serves to
decorate tea cloths, napkins and bedroom
drapery. Turkey red embroidered in white,
blue or yellow is highly favored.
A small dinner dress is made Of striped
cream and chamois silk over a loose front OF
lemon crepe de Chine. The buttons are an
tiaue limitations of frhine pebbles. Another OF
pale rose benzohne is striped in black velvet
spangled. These two costumes were first
seen on the opening night of the Bouffes
worn by Nine. Leloir, one of the prettiest
Partisan actresses,
Large houses are beginning already to
send forth ball dresses of white. There is
no great novelty. There is much to be ad-
mired, especially in the nicety of detail.
Pale blue peau de sole is delicately en-
broidered with silver and opens over a jupe
of tulle. Pale, yellow roses, with foliage
ornament one side, and the long train is
tulle, with cordings of satin pale green tulle,
exquisltely embroidered in Irish flowers.
Another is embroidered in orchids. These
materials are simply the beginning Of the
toilette. They give an elegant keynote OF
simplicity, and it requires refined taste to
complete the work of art.
Fur is again used for the ornamentation
of tulle dresses, but must be used very ju-
diciously else it becomes heavy and far from
becoming.
American ladies have given the palm thus
far this season to Virot for capotes, and to
Heitz Roger for round hats and toques.
After all the great aim is general fitness in
carrying out detail and it is here that ex-
pense can be avoided or become very great.
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