St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
A TROUSsEAU BY FELIX.
The Gowns Made for the Princess de
CARAVAN Chimay
DESCRIBED BY THE ARTIST.
an American Helress With Some CT
the Richest Toiiettes Ever Made
in Paris.


in Paris.
Paris Letter.
When a charming young American
actress accepts European coronet you
may be sure her trouSSeau will be in all
points worthy the high position she is
in future to occupy. Moreover, it is
natural that her countrywomen should
feel some curiosity respecting it, and so
| have transcribed for the benefit OF
YOUR readers a few of the most remark
able of the toilets designed and exc
cuted for the bride of the Prince de
Caraman Chimy.
All those who have met Miss Ella
Ward know that she is rather above the
middle height, and delicately slim-the
very figure to set off the modern type OF
gown to the best advantage. And
SO every one thought who saw her
a little while before her marriage
at the American embassy, attired in a
delicious pouillis of white tulle, strewn
here and there with pearls and orna-
mented in front with boughs OF white
lilac, the simple corsagea la Verge con-
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China Grape. while she waited to and
for beautiful point lace fan, mounted
on tortoise shell, with diamond mono
gram.
A marriage in the nuncio's chapel is
not a semi-public affair like a wedding
at parish church, and onlya very lin
tied number OF person saw the fiancee III
her bridal goWn-a white satin fOurreau,
covered withe maryelously beautiful
point l'aiguille, the front breadthS by
deep draping of the lace, the train and
shoulders by the long veil secured to the
hair by small bunch Of orange bios
SONS. A fringe of these nuptial flow
ers ran along the hem of her robe, but
was half hidden by the falling lace;
around the waist was knotted scarf OF
white China Grape.
The trousseau proper contains gowns
of all kinds and descriptions, from the
simpler to the most elaborate. Several
fOulard costumes, specimens of the pref
test of these materials, some with small
bouquets and single flowers, some
figured with large floral sprays or curl
Gus Japanese patterns, others spotted;
soft, delicate tones contrasting with red
and other bright cOlors. Dresses of
batiste, ornamented with exquisite EN-
brOidery or lace; one, ruched with
frou-frOu of ValencienneS, has long
pink-watered silk sash, Most of these,
not over-Wide skirts and bodiceS, are
gathered fan-fashion i'll front: that is to
say. so that the folds spread out from
common center. A white and gray
plaid travelling costume is equally plain;
also another. moulded to the fgure like
riding habit, the waistcoat cut down
n nj CfrOn nf white 0am hrip
Two other wooden costumes deserve
mention, the first in creamy white
nuns yelling, woven with self-colored
spots and worked round the hem in
white silk; second, suitable for race
meeting, of the fashionable line of gray
brocaded in silvery tones. the bodice
prettiiy draped, the folds gathered in at
the waist by silver buckle. Prettiest
of all the visiting costumes is one in
risida colored Bengaline of two shades;
the lighter. chosen for the skirts, is
embroidered round the hem with gar
land of pink roses and their foliage: the
darker composes a sort of nest, pleated
on the breast and worked, too. in the
same way. A SunShade made of the
similar materials accompanies this
toilette, and sky blue Grape paraSol,
mounted on an ivory handle, and a
gown of China Grape designed for
garden party and elegantly trimmed
with Irish point.
No trousseau is complete without one
black dress at least. That made for the
young princess is in net, richly orna-
mented with applications of velvet and
Jet. A Louis XVI. toilette consists of
slightly trailing skirt of SeyreS blue
velvet embroidered with faded pink
roses strewn at intervals over its entire
surface and forming a garland round
the edge. The back Of the bodice is
high and finished off with Stand-up
collar of cloth of gold, the front low,
tluted into a shaped belt of the same
gorgeous material, both collar and belt
being worked in rays with gold filigree.
Another dinner dress, cut like the pre-
ceding to train a few inches on the
ground, but without a regular train, is
greenish-White satin, figured with
pink MargueriteS and trimmed with
COWS of pink and green ribbon. The
Vatican style is chosen for tea gown
Of pink Bengaline trimmed with gold
embroidery and showing in front a
chemisette and tablier of white gauZe,
while a second robe de maisOn is antique
in its design. Over robe OF white
china Grape, sweeping out behind, is a
long, plain train and. accordion pleated
in front, is draped sort of peplum in
Sky-blue Grape. attached to the shoulders
byapplication OF gOld-WOven gallOOn. A
dressing gown of pink plush framed in
pink feathers may be noted Ell PEASANT.
Nor would it do to omit the dainty
gown worn by the fair fancee at the
dinner which preceded the marriage
in pink broche and pink gauZe, spangled
with irrideScent beads and worked in
silver thread; nor superb pelisse co IN
posed of gobelin blue broeade and
plush-lined throughout with chinchilla
fur and trimmed with handsome pasSe-
menterie arabesque of blue and silver.
| have left the court dress for,the
last, the train whereof is in very plain
blue br0eade-a superb specimen of
Lyons weaving. SO far, it is richness
allied with simplicity; but the decora-
ton of the front and sides of the skirt
is less easy to describe. The reader
must imagine pale blue fourreau
yelled with goSSamer, and on the trans
parent fabric broad bands of blue vel
vet, running the whole length of it and
losing themselves in the intricacieS of a
festoOned bordering of gold filigree and
small beads of different colorS. Nor is
this all. Strewn here and there over
the net and velvet stripes are punches
of pale pink roses eXQuisitely embroi-
dered in relief, while waved garland
of the same flowers enhances the beauty
of the glittering border, which is repro
duced in miniature for the ornamental
ton of the low bodice. q. FELIX.