The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-28
THE TROUSSEAU
That Has Been Specially Pre-
pared for Miss Tessie Fair.

In an article upon the approaching nup-
tals of Mr.. Herman Oerichs of New York
and Miss Tessie Fair of this city, the New
York World last Thursday says, after de-
scribng the wedding gown-a full descrip-
ton of which has already been published in
The CALL: Already as much as 100000
has been expended on the trousseau. Among
the thirty other exquisite gowns which are
ready to be forwarded and have cost $40. =
600 is an evening costume all purely white
1t is made of snowy ottoman silk, the very
heavy cords Of which are alternately ar
mure and satin. The princesse back is ar
ranged with three-yard train, and the
sleeveless corsage is decollete. The foot
wide Valenciennes lace on this cost $1,000,
is arranged diagonally, and between each
founce of lace is one of silk, all terminating
high on the right side in bunch of ostrich
tips.
Poppies are profusely strewn over din
ner-gown of crepe of their own brilliant
tint, arranged in Grecian draperies.
a tea-gOwn OF rosy crepon Is made la
Sarah Bernhardt loose and long, The
creamy lace front is tied at the waist with a
broad pink sash and is to be worn with a
cape of lace.
An afternoon toilet of white MORE is COW
cred with silk net and relieved by any num-
Der of rows of moss trimming.
A tartan of English cheviot in different
shades OF brown, made up for travelling, has
the skirt laid in plain wide plaits. The one
button jacket Will be worn with skirt.
A Russian violet velvet is trimmed with
real silver wire, arranged in leaves and flow
ers, the front of lilac satin being brOcaied
with wiSteria; the neck is cut round.
Miss Fairs brunette beauty will be set off
to great advantage in one of the lovely
evening gowns of the popular shade of
cucumber-yellow brOcaded. 1t is made
with train, and has on the front skirt
drapery of The same shade of silk null, em-
broidered a foot deep with leaves. The low
cOrSage is bOrdered with this work.
For an afternoon tea there is Chinese
pink silk, the brocaded design showing
pistache feathers through filmy network
of lace. The front of pale rose crepe de
Chine has on it diagonally fringe fourteen
inches wide.
A carriage gown of French gray bengaline
is combined with willow cashmere heavily
trimmed with gold.
Among tile street suits is PrusSian- blue
grenadine with white stripes. The waist
has a coat effect and leg-o'-mutton sleeves,
which are tight and bnttOned to the elbow
on the inner side.
The details of some yachting suits just
ordered by Miss Fair have not yet been de-
clded upon. One OF them, however, will be
made OF yellow flannel and laced up at the
side over pale green kid. ANY number of
soft India silks, embroidered baptistes and
mouS5elIne de sole costumes VIII 20 with
the more elaborate gowns for summer wear.
With all OF these are slippers and shoes
to match. of the most dainty description, as
are also the large variety of hats, bonnets,
wraps and parasUls TO be worn with the out
door gowns.
With the trOusseau is Mrs. Fairs splen-
did gown which she purposes wearing at
her daughters wedding. The front is of
pearl embroidery on the finest of silk net,
the princesse-shaped gown itself being of
the richest white armure, with two-and-a-
half-ineh wide shot stripe of the palest tint
of frost blue. 1t is all deliberately embroid-
cred in silver, and the trimming on it, OF
Duchesse point lace, is valued at $780,
The elbow sleeves are adorned with the
rParl emhrOidery