Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
A Diamond Ouocn.


Clara Belle says that ut the grand cos.
tune ball held in the New York Academy
of Design Mrs. William Astor wore I'm.
der artistic advice, very beautiful and
quecnly costume. 1t was copy of the
dress worn by Marie do Mcdicis, but was
wrought out ut IN expense that would
have staggered the royal gentleman
who paid Marie's dress making bills. The
principal components were purple velvet,
PEARL wrought lace and diamond woven
diadem. The velvet was all silk and
scarcely thicker than broadcloth. All
about the round court train, down tho
SIDE cores and on the right breast OF the
bodice were asters, the natural size.
worked in solid goll bullion, with
conventional ed vine of the leaves and
buds. TIC bouquet of gold on the
bodice was mar, clous piece of en-
broidcry, every astcr i'll the train the
very perfection Of decorative needle
work. The long court train was
scattered over with lunches of flowers
embroidered in gold by haud, and
broad border of gold cdging the entire
train was rs gorgeous rs 4 pcacock's
spread tail. This opened over white
sntin pctticoat that was yelled with
white silk net, covered with droppings
OF gold and pearl. and gold spangcs.
producing ut once diaphanous and
brilliant effect. The long hanging sleeves
were OF this same net, while the bodice
was of ruby velvet, the basque being
pointed back and front and the neck
cut s ,uarc. But the front of the bod &C,
from the square cut neck to the point of
the basque, was Of white satin, over
which was worn n stomachcr that COW
cred it entirely, and was mass Of gcnu.
inc diamonds. OF course, it was dill
cut to estimate their number or value,
but Their worth was said to be S22 :, 900.
She was carefully guarded against rob-
bcs, not only while going and coming
but also at the ball itself by cos.
tuned detectives. She was liter
ally gcmmed from head to
foot. ller stockings were white silk,
with an inserted medallion of point
lace, and the white satin slippers were
copiously embroidered with pearls and
diamonds. No gloves were worn, rs
they had not come into fash on at the
time Of Marie dc Alcdicis's reign, which
gave an opportunity for the display of
several diamond rings. Her hair WIS
almost concealed by n pear.shaped
coronct OF diamonds, and in tho diadcm
NSiO pOti uhN OiuuiOhtiS, w vi >plCuulO
white stones in spiral mounting Below
this crown were three diamond stars
pinned in the hai7.about the car The
dc hedicis giidlc was studded with
family stones, principally rub;es, sap
phires and turIuoises, with clusters OF
small old -minc stones, and five strings OF
rose.c diamonds were coiled about her
throat. For collarctte she wore wide
band of black velvet fastened with q
solitaire button. The standing Mcdici.
collar was Of tho viii &C net, embroidered
with gold and pearls, and large sun OF
diamond' was on the left side of the
square neck. On her head Mrs. Aston
wore her famous tiara of diamonds and
pearls; inside of this the coronct Of dia-
monds. made especially for this occasion
and already described, and on the left
side OF her head she had three diamond
stars, and behind diamond comb A
diamond quecnl Rather, She was
qu tc nnrivalcd at that or any other bal!
for exterior br.lliancy.