Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-12-26
PARTISAN NOVELTIES.
What Constitutes a well-to-Do
French Brides Outfit.
Hundreds Of Dollars Worth of Fine Under
Clothes ani poUry OF Five Hum
bred Thousand francs Elegant
Dresses aad Millinery.

Every one has heard of the French cor
BELLE, thst famous raIrriage basket,
usual TO an old-iiIne wedding day, writes
a PARIS correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Press. Perhaps many never quite under
stood what il meant, and a. any rate its
contents are so changed that new read
ing mist be given The bridal gift or treas
ure box OF the supposed happy woman full
OF cashmere shawls and laces is now re-
placed by two scalglEin garments, a long
coat and short tght-ftting jacket. silver
fox boa, mufT. dress trimming complete OF
Russian sable, chipchilla enough for a morn
ing dress, a sealsl1In travelling rug, and
monsieur can pay the fur bin. Now as to
jewels, string OF good-sizsd 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 superb
ruby surrounded by diamonds The dia-
mond set is composed of = river OF solitaires
and an aigrette for the hair; a crescent of
diamonds is made to wear either as pin or
as Il tiara, as also the drop of water; one
single stone antique ring, square marquise,
a case of flowers WI h diamonds or ruby on
the enameled background, a blonde shell
comb with small diamonds dotGng out some
pretty design. and lastly fancy rings, porto
bon heuTe watches and lace pins. If 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 overskIrt for the we'd
ding robe, wide founces of Val, also of
Chantilly in the piece with narrow lace to
match, one dozen handkcrchiefs; Honiton,
Irish point aud 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
lty of the Rue dc la P;iiN. two dozen fine
cambria chenlises trimmed with deep fail
of Val, two dozeno Of Scotch cambria with fine
embroidery and brown hem OF ribbons,
and two other dozen chemises made of fine
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
cow thread lace and one dozen silllen
.hemise de NUT OF soft, delicate coloriug and
rejoicing in plenty of Maine decoration.
44AliSt iiG VII tltlAli llSlAio VI
ers with insertion and ribbon engrelures
and bours, and three dozen with wide lace
and cluster ribbon knots, siiiIen hose of
thread and cotton Chaniilly and point stock
lngs, embroldered ones and plain wool for
cold days, aud in al twelve dozen; silk UNI
derskirts of all shades trimmed with black
and white lace, pinked tiounces, broad belts
1 lined with perfumed white surah; the one
for the wedding day must be fragrant with
/ orange blossom; corscts TO match the
/ iupons and correspond with the carriers
! and ribbons in the che@isc and drawers, a
! long list Of white nainsook skirts and dozens
and dozens OF fancy and plain handkerchiefs
complete the trousseau. which, | 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-fashoned cross-stitch. 1t serves 10
| decorate tea cloths. napki 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 loose front of
! lemon crepe &c Chine. The buttons are an
tique limitations ofrhine 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 adj
mired, especially in the nicely of detail
| Pale blue peau de sole is delicately en-
broidered with silver and opens over jupe
of tulle. Pale, yellow roses, with foliage
ornament one side, and the long train IS
tulle, with cordiugs 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 tule dresses, but must be used very iu-
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 ID is here that ex-
pense can be avoided or become very great.
One must, to consider economy only, favor
/ two or more colors, and all purchases and
additions to ones toilette must converge 10
these shadings. In this way one soon lays
in stock of accessories that go far to stamp
refinement ana diSiIncJlon OF general ap-
pearance. Common sense has adopted dark
wool goods, for walking and covert jackets
are capital weather projections, while they
remain stylish in cut and color. For visit
ing and carriage wraps long coats, tight lit
ting behind and straight in front, with
passementeries of the same shade dashed
with silver, are made of silver gray plush.
They are lined with the same color and alto
gether are charming to look at and thor
oughly comfortable to wear.