The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-04

OF the skirt hangs a fringe of mini crvstai
beads. The De Medici collar. cuffs az the
elbow sleeves. and front of the corsage. are
embroidered in pink crystal, while from the
PACK about six or eight inches in depth, is
heavy fringe of the same beads. Another
gown Is OF ivory white satin hrocaded in
tne russian Kaiser Blunen. On the pet
ticoat the flowers are outlined in crystal
beading, a sparkling brilliant making the
center OF each. The De Medici collar and
'front.' OF the square-neck corsage are
also deliberately embroidered in crystal,
mhicn 1astens over tucker of point lace.
The edge of the corsage is finished with a
double row OF large brilliants, which also
ornament the lower edge of the high
puffed sleeves. A visiting costume is of
dark plum satin brocaded in small velvet
MOWERS OF several colors. The long square
'front.' OF the directoire jacket is bordered
With bullion braid set with yellow topaz.
toque of cream broadcloth embroidered
IN bullion aigrette of plum ostrich tips,
ana small muff of brocade tied at the ton
In bow with bunch of dark purple
single yiolets and small aigrette, complete
the costume
The elegant jewels worn by Madam
Romero On state occasions were presented
day.
SOME COSTLY EARRINGS.
A pair OF earrings, for the purchase of
which prominent society woman is now
negotiating, and which will probably at
tract considerable attention in society this
season, have prettily romantic story at
tached to the manner in which they came
to be owned on this side of the water. They
are emeralds of great value, the limpid
green, set in tiny diamond rims. The ear
rings proper are round and connected
with the lower parts by a smaller
solitaire diamond. The pear-shaped
pendants, over an inch long, are twenty
karats each in weight, and by connossieurs
are pronounced among the rarest ever
brought to this country. Long ago in the
time of Catharine III. they formed part of
the crown Jewels of Russia, and were
given by the great empress to a fayorite
maid OF honor, who in turn sold them to a
rich .jeweler in order to raise money to
tide her lover in the i'm perial guards over
temporary difficulty. This sale was dis
covered by rival and reported to the en-
press, who not only dismissed the maid of
Of his rank in the guards and banished
him to Siberia.
MRS. LoGAN's BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES.
There are very few women of more i'm
posing appearance in public assemblage
than Mrs. John A. Logan, who, however,
since her husbands death has never APP
anything but black faille or velvet, save
on the notable occasion last season when
she made one of the guests at state din
ner at the White House. Then the cos
tune of pearl grey faille, finished about
the v-neck with soft fold of
her. trip abroad with the Misses
Pullman, and worn for the first time at
the dinner given by Mr.. Carnegie to Mr..
Gladstone. The only ornament was an
exquisite cameo head of General Logan,
suspended by nne gold chain. This
cameo Mrs. Logan had made to order in
Rome, under the personal direction of
time hrst secretary of legation IN Paris
under Vice-P President Morton.
MRS. sTAyFoRD's FORTUNE IN DIAMONDS.
Mrs. Leland Stanford, wife of the many
times millionaire from California, is noted
in society for her jewels and elaborate
gowns, all of which come from abroad,
nearly all of the former having been pur-
chased from notable collections of impe-
cunious royalty. In person Mrs. Stanford
is tall and me looking, so that both gowns
and jewels on her show to good effect, even
in the most crowded assemblage. The ma
terial generally selected by her for after
noon reception and evening costumes is of
satin or velvet and in color is in
variably of black, white, grey or one of the
many shades of purple or lilac. Her visit
ing costume is of a dark purple velvet,
with which is worn mantle of black vel
vet trimmed in jet, and a broad border of
feathers about the throat and down the
front. Among the crown jewels owned
and worn by Mrs. Stanford is collar of
opal, with large pendants ofthe same stone
and earrings to match. Another is a
collarette of solitaire diamonds, from
which, in every color of the rainbow,
CLEAN and scintillate three deep pointed
pendants so arranged that, when worn,
the entire front of the neck is hidden be-
meath nashing cascade of light, changing
with every movement of the wearer. Ear
rings, bracelets and rings of diamonds
match this, and are still preserved in their
quaint Old World setting. The only stones
of color ever worn by Mrs. Stanford is a
unique necklace, earrings and bracelets of
amethysts. In the portrait painted by
Bonnat, which hangs in the second parlor
of the X street mansion in this city, Mrs.
Stanford wears the diamond necklace
above described, with tiara browning the
coronet-dressed couture.
Mrs. Miller, wife of the attorney general,
laughingly avows that she resembles the
Roman matron of old, inasmuch as her
only Jewels are her three children.
Mrs. b. HI. Warder, formerly of Chicago,
possesses some of the most valuable Jewels
worn in Washington, prominent among
which IS diamond necklace, double row
OF SOIita1reS WIN large mtdaiiiOH peiu-
ant. Her favorite texture for evening
gowns and one which shows her jewels to
advantage is velvet in dark rich coiors.
COSTLY NEW NECKLACE.
No account Of the jewels worn by women
prominent in Washington society would
be complete without a mention of the
magnificent diamond necklace purchased
two winters since by Colonel John ID.
Langhorne for his wife. The necklace,
brought To Washington by a dealer in
precious stones, was nrst placed on exhibit
ton at one of the leading jewelers. in the
city, and for space of several weeks
thereafter was more widely talked OF and
written about than anything of the kind
since the international discussion over the
diamonds sent by the khedive 10 General
Sherman's daughter upon the occasion OF
her marriage to Lieutenant Thackara. Ihe
stones were not only of unusual size, but
each one was absolutely nawless, and il
from end 10 end of Europe in order TO OBJ
tain the number of stones necessary for the
completion of the necklace. Finally, after
many conlicting rumois as 10 the ulti-
mate destination of the necklace, il was
purchased for small fortune by Colonel
1anghorne as Christmas present for his
Wife Subsequently it was decided TO place
II for safe keeping in the vaults at Riggs
bank until the undesirable tumult of talk
concerning it had subsidized.
MRS. SENATOR CANERoN's SIMPLE GOWNS.
Mrs. Don Cameron appreciates the
charm of simplicity in dress, and though
occasionally she viii appear at some large
entertainment leaning on her husbands
arm resplendent in a Partisan gown, her
throat and low corSage ablaze with precious
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