The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-26
GOWNS FOR BRIDES.
Some Beautiful Costumes in an
English Girls Trous-
seau.

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be the order of the day, a description
of a number of beautiful gowns fol-
noted brides will, no doubt, be inter
esting to many of our fair readers.
In one trousseau the brides dress ii
of rich cream satin, made with a long
plain train, the front of the skirt
draped with fine old lace, caught uI
with orange blossoms, a ruche going
down one side, where the dress and
train blend. The bride being tall, the
bodice could hardly have been ar
ranged with more skill, the lace sc
draped as to give fullness to the bust.
1t is high at the throat and long in the
sleeves.
The going-away gown is of tender
est gray French cashmere, embroid-
cred in ecru in tambour stitch, the
design being Renaissance in style.
The gown is made as a long polonaise,
opening at the side, just to show a
narrow strip of work, which is carried
down both sides of the polonaise. The
bodice crosses, and on the side where
thereis no embroidery there are stripes
of diagonal ribbon in ecru.
A tea gown belonging to this trous-
sea was of a vert-de-gris tone of silk,
with a fully-gathered back, a square
zouave front, bordered with ball
fringe of the same tone, which also
appears round the neck and cuffs.
But the vest and front of the skirt are
composed OF pink crepe, and the con-
trast is delightful.
A poppy-red dinner gown had a
brocaded back and a plain merveil-
leux. The low bodice draped with a
muslin fchu, edged with frilllng, a
shower of ribbons falling from the
fichu on one side of the skirt.
A lovely maize poult de sole had q
full plain skirt and a full low Empire
bodice, high on the shoulders. In the
front of the skirt was a gold and white
applique, more than q quarter of a
yard deep, and this appeared again on
one side of the bodice.
A black and white striped silk and
satin gown, with two bodices was a
covetable dress. The skirt was plain
ly draped, the high bodice covered
with lace, and the delni-toilette bodice
made with a Medicis collar of beaded
net, lined with a soft tulle ruche. The
elbow sleeves transparent, and on the
outside of the arm the black beaded
net was lined with white net, which
is invisible when on, but makes the
arm look white.
The evening gowns were all trained,
and in Paris walking dresses are now
made to touch the ground, which is
greatly to be regretted.
A gown for day wear in this trous-
seau was a reseda vicuna; this has
many novel points; the underskirt has
rows of black lace insertion let in
horizontally. The polonaise edged
with black lace, a wide frilling of
figured black lace forming the front,
which falls over plain silk on the
skirt. The full bodice has the sleeves
cut in a new style; they are carried
into the shoulder-in fact. into the
collar band, and are very full at the
top. There is an empire bow of MORE
ribbon at the side. consisting of two
loops, the loops very short. Across
forming a waist, and ending at the
side in a bow.
Another bridal dress is a pearl-white
satin, the bodice draped with nous
seine chiffon, orange blossoms ming
ling with tulle pelisses.
An eau de Nil dinner gown for this
bride had a front OF lisse exquisitely
embroidered in metallic threads of
varied hue, appearing on the crossed
bodice also.
Another pretty gown for everyday
dinner wear was made in heliotrope
cashmere and broche, having a vest
Of the cashmere and a loose jacket of
the broache, which is intermingled
with green ribbons. The underwear
was in both silk and cambria.
Some beautiful articles of lingerie
were marked features of both of the
above trousseaus. The newest points
in the nightgowns and chemises is the
short waist of the Empire period; this
is marked by insertions through which
ribbon is threaded. The incroyable
is another style, with large collars
and a lace jabot in front. The night
gowns are made with wide sleeves,
some of them pulled, and SO trimmed
on the shoulders as to stand up high.
Many of the chemises open in a V
form. Cream is the most fashionable
tint for flannel p~etticoats, and many
of these were deliberately embroidered
at the hem in a trelliswork pattern
London queen.