Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-17
THE GREAT MAN MILLINER.
Worth Tells About Some of the Beautiful
Fancy Costumes of His Creation.
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Worth Tells About Some of the Beautiful
Fancy Costumes of His Creation.
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The rumor that my house was founded
mainly through the influence of the Prin.
cess de Metternich is inexact. The lady
was at the outset of my career one of tht
best and most appreciative of my custom
ers, and she has since always continued to
be; but that was all.
Two things at. the beginning of the en-
pire combined to give to feminine dress an
added Importance One was the inven-
ton of the crinoline and the other was the
rage for fancy costume balls.
The first one of these entertainments
took place at the house of Nine. Tsscher
de la Psgerie one of the relatives OF the
Emperor, and was comparatively small
affair ofan intimate and private character.
The Empress appeared in it in her first
fancy costume, which was furnished by
me. and which was dress IN black tulle
and marabout feathers, representing Night.
She gave her own first fancy ball at the
Hotel d'Albe then on the Champs Elysees,
but long since torn down. For this enter
tsinment made her an elegant costume,
in which she was to have personated Diana.
The culver was in silver, and the Empress
had caused portion of the diamonds OF
the crown to be mounted as long garland
of osk leaves and acorns, which she was TO
have worn fastened transversely across the
corsage. This garland was disposed OF
last wear at the sale of the crown jewels.
But the mysterious death of a young rela-
tive of the imperial family, who was shot
by some person or persons unknown, pre-
vented her from appearing at the ball ex-
cept incognita and Surrounded in PLAIN
dOmiuo.
The most successful fancy costumes OF
that time were a gypsy dress which we
made for the beautiful Countess de Bril-
code NOW the Baroness de Polly and one
in which the Duchess Mouchy, then the
Princess Anna Murat, appeared as How
er basket The cOrsage of this last dress
was covered with gilt wicker work, and
represented basket turned upside down,
fT6m which a cascade of flowers fell over
the skirt. The Countess WaleWska I'M
nersonated fortune teller, and the
princess de Metternich an Australian Wv
andiere.
The celebrated dress in which the Coun-
tess de Castiglione appeared at a subse-
o1e,t entertainment of this character as
SaIammbo. and which was said to be so
extremely indicate, would scarcely cause
a remark if worn at the present day. 1t
vas a robe in black and scarlet plush, and
,,,os made without sleeves and with only
narrow gold band passing over each
shoulder. a style that is universally ADOPT
ad now bat which, in the days when even
; ~ -l dresses we're all made with short lace
80 rcd sleeves reaching half way 70 the
LII had g rather startling effect. Inis,
of oon1se was enhanced by the beauty oI
t u e wesrer who was formed as perfectly as
q statute. III, sovsra1 9th.
r'sdy Costumes. One was that OF Juno,
e "a i" oU1tber the splendid dress OF doga-
T ,,aos or wife of the DOge OF venice FoI
tS;s last named toilet she caused 70 DC
fashioned the necklace in diamond net,
YORK with great imitation pesr-s1apeu I
W., 49, snsnended in each interstice OF TIE
poa+rorI Which was sold among the crown
;"wo1s. and the fact Of the pearls not being
Jea' created good deal of talk at the Tune
80 -, AZ cole She never wore this authentic
cd y, w n;c,uresaue but cumbersome orna-
az She tried it on several times, but II
nimors narred the effect of her costume;
la T. ,Sss soId for $4,000, price far beyond
it's intrinsic value. ..oh oods
Another fancy costume which l mace