Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-07
THE WEDDING GOWN.


The wedding gown will be of white satin
semi-state train, petticoat draped with a
double row Of Honiton and point lace, in
which the brides mother was married.
The bodice is tightly fitting. A narrow
wreath OF orange blossoms and myrtle
blossoms falls from the waist spray of
myrtle aud bronze bloom is fastened TO the
shoulder, and round the pettico.t and train
is thick wreath of these bridal towers.
The Honiton veil in which the brides
mother was married will be fastened to her
hair with small wreath of orange bios
sous and myrtle. Her throat will be en-
circled by n necklet of diamond and pearls,
the gift OF her father aud mother.
The bridesmaids are daughters of peers,
and include Lady Edith Ward, Lady Emily
Cadogan, Lady Mabel Egerton, Lady Esther
Gore, Lady Elizabeth Meade and Honora-
BILE Beatrice Bridgeman. They will wear
white China crepe and guipure lace over
white satin, and silver ribbon and passe-
menterie. Custom enacts that all English
royal ladies shall leave their home IN pure
white, The Princess Louise will wear
high-necked, long. slee7ed dress of white
silk, with two rows of ostrich feather trim-
mings on the skirt and mantlet TO match,
hat of white CHIP with Brussels point lace
on the broad brim. and plume OF White
ostrich feathers. OF course, the trousseam
is as complete as extensive.
TRAVELLING DRESS.
The going-awav dress is in white sicili-
enne trimmed with white ostrich feather
and little white lace. She will wear a
white bonnet with little laco on 1t and a
cluster Of white feathers with probably a
spray or two OF white heather introduced.
The sunshade will also be pure white, the
travelling dr. 81 of royal bridesin England
being restricted TO this appropriate color.
There will be white travelling cloak. also
trimmed with feather. There IS special
dress. prepared for the brides entry at
her new home IN Germany. 1t Is made OF
the finest cashmere in very lovely shade
of golden fawn. The skirt Il made very
simply, as is now the vogue. and has tor
trimming band of golden fawn silk en-
broi1 with circles of the cashmere in
troduced upon a ground of silk net.
through which the lining OF pale pink SILK
is visible. The upper parts Of the bodice
and the collar are III similar ein-
broidery, the back being quite
PLAIN, while across the front fastens
wide band of fawn cashmere forming
pretty folded belt. An evening dress IL IN
Irish poplin of a very lovely shade OF vel
low. On the skirt is deep hounce OF silk
muslin. matched exactly to the shade of
the poplin. There are two bodloeS to ac-
company this Dress which is made with a
rather long train. Both bodices are cut
low. but one IS higher on the shoulders
than the other. The sleeves are short
and are made of poplin, yelled with silk
muslin.
PRETTY EVENING DRESS.
A very pretty evening dress is in white
yeloutine. "A silk with a thick rib in 1t,
trimmed with coffee colored lace, which is
turned up round the waist and turned
4 IL. II H. ,..fe hal Ax hgI
ice, whore clusters of large yellow butter
cups form the trimming. On the skirt the
lace is arranged in deep vandykes, with a
cluster Of buttercups at the lower point OF
each. The lace falls over the white silk
sleeves and its deep coffee tint serves
admirably to bring into harmony the white
of the silk and the rich yellow OF the
flowers. A very handsome dinner dress -
trimmed with some fine old Venetian
point, present from the Queen.
Two rows If this costly lace trim either
side of the front of the skirt, the dress
being composed of gobelin blue bro
cade with leaf design in warm cream
color. A band of the lace runs round
the edge of the skirt. 1t also trims the
bodice. on which II is arranged IN two
points, few folds Of the brocade crossing
these at the vast. Another dinner dress
is in q splendid flame colored brocade with
very beautiful Brussels lace, the large and
handsome design of which is well dis
played upon the front of the dress, which
1t entirely wells. The bodice is also trim
med with the lace which is IA present to
the young Princess from her mother.
MANY of the trousseou dresses are of the
useful kind, which can be worn either In
the afternoon or in the evening; and
for this purpose they ore. supplied
with two bodices-one half-hlgh Tor
the evening Ga shape that is more used
in Germany than in England), and
the other made quite high for day
wear. To this category. belongs a
black-silk grenadine, the skirt of which
is bordered with wide band of black
silk.woyen in with the material. At the
edge is a little hounce of vandyked black
blonde lace, put on over q pinked-out frlll
of black silk and headed with a narrow
gallon of jet and gold. The bodice is
trimmed with blonde and the sleeves are
covered with it. The basque is bordered
with gold gallon. The half-high one
is made with elbow-sleeves. A white China
silk dress, beautifully embroidered In
shades of coral pink, sage green, turquoise
blue, and silver, Is made up over blue SIX.
OF the two bodices, one Is high, with
pointed piece of cream-colored gulpure let
into the back and covering the collar, the
deep Guns on the sleeves peinE aiSo ,ueu9
of guipure, which is everywhere lined
with pale-blue satin.
"A band of pale-blue SATIN ribbon is fold
ed round the waist. The low bodice has
trimming of cream-colored lace round the
shoulders and on top ,of the sleeves. A
gown of pale-blue pongee silk is made in
very similar fashion. An apple-green Irish
poplin is also made with two bodices, the
low one having handsome fringe of green
Jet around the basque.
princess Christian has designed for her
daughter a beautiful court tram embroi-
dered with three sprays of white annunci-
alton lilies. The largest is thrown on the
end of the rich white satin train, and there
is another rather smaller. higher up, the
third, a very small group. pointing down.
ward, being near the waist. All three are
tied with true-lovers' knots. embroidered
-, ,ha ,,,h;ta satin in nala blue and pale