Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
SOME GORGEOUS TOILETS.
Costumes In the Trousseau Of the
Duchess of Fife.
From the London Daily News.

From the London Daily News.
One Of the brides evening dresses is in pale
blue crepe de chine and rich silk to match the
shade, which is one of great softness. The
crepe is exquisitely draped upon both skirt and
bodice. Another pale blue dress is made of
the finest and softest corded silk of the sort
known technically as faille franchise, and is
trimmed with some costly old point d'Alencon,
the deep creamy tint of which harmonizes ad-
mirably with the blue. The lace is arranged
in folds like bertha round the bodice, fasten-
ing on the right shoulder with a bow and loops
that form kind of epaulet. The lace on the
skirt edges the silk on either side of an OPEN
ing up the right over pleats of silk A beauti-
ful blush pink silk dress is made with two
bodices, one cut low and the other open
in V-shape. Folds of satin are
brought from either shoulder on the
latter, those on the right side which
cross over the others being edged with bor-
der of pink ostrich feather and trimmed with
very handsome pearl embroidery. pointed
piece of similar embroidery trims the bodice at
the back. Transparent sleeves of the pink
crepe reach the elbow. The low bodice is all
skirt is edged with wide band of pearl en-
broidery, another band of it running diagon-
ally up the front and down the side, showing
an interlude OF pink MORE bows tied up with
pearl tassels. beautiful pink crepe dress is
embroidered in silver Bands of silver passe-
menterie are becomingly arranged upon the
bodice. The skirt is all in the silver broidered
pink crepe, draped in straight folds over pink
satin. little striped pink brocade is mixed
with the crepe. A white crepe de chine is
trimmed with Alencon net in front, and finished
with sash of white MORE ribbon
A short evening dress in white silk and silk
muslin Is prepared specially for wearing at the
Scotch balls, with silken sashes Of the Macduff
tartan, which is one of the prettiest of the
Scotch plaids. being in large checks in which
scarlet predominates, the other colors being
green. dark blue and black. The silk skirt
opens over front of silk muslin gathered
across in three semicircular lines. The fronts
OF the bodice are cut away TO show short
pleated vest of white silk muslin A trimming
of cream colored lace softens the outlines. The
sleeves OF this dress are unusually pretty, beng
composed Of the transparent lace with folds Of
silk muslin down the back Of the arms Prin-
cess Louise is very partial to the black dresses
OF which there are several for evening wear.
One is in black MORE silk the skirt of which ia
edged with leaf-shaped tabs, which fall
also draped with lace. The bodice is cut
open back and front, in V-Shape. The skirt
is bordered round the opening with turned
back frill of black lack, in which diamond or
naments may be fastened in almost any mum.
Der. Another black dress is a rich, soft silk.
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front over handsome folds falling straight from
the waist in jetted net. There are two bodices
one cut low and the other V-shape The lat
ter has lace sleeves to the elbow with chains of
jet hanging over them from the shoulders.
Both bodices are covered with finely cut let.
From Dublin the princess has ordered several
evening dresses, some of which are in very
beautiful colors. One is in the soft tint now
universally known as old pink. The materials
are broche, crepe de chine, satin, and passe-
menterie, all carefully matched with each
other. The back of the dress is made per-
fectly plain, with train. In front it opens
over puffings of the pink crepe strewn with
flowers in pink crystal passementerie. Between
the putting is revers of pink broche. Another
OF the Dublin dresses is in cardinal Irish pop
lin. The back, like that of the pink, is made
quite plain, but the front is gracefully draped
with cardinal crepe de chine and trimmed with
bands of Irish point lace, the bodice being
treated in similar fashion. A beautiful citron
and silver brocade has deep accordion pleat-
ing OF citron-cOlo-ed silk muslin in front.
Bands OF silver embroidery are also introduced.
white MORE silk striped with satin has in the
front three white panels of satin embroidered
in design of stars made of pearls. The back
is yelled with pearl-starred net