Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
AN IMPERIAL TROUSSEAU,
FrOcks md Lingerie Made for q
Grand Duchess.

Frocks and Lingerie Made for n
Grand Duchess.
From the Philadelphia Press.
What Whit of royal magnificence came
to us from across the sea in the closely
written sheets Of thin paper telling Of the
lovely things prepared for the cars daugh-
ter, who by this time has been several
weeks the bride Of her cousin, the Grand
Duke Alexander Michaelovitch. The favor
ed individual who was privileged to gaze at
the gorgeous trousseau as it was displayed in
several apartments set aside exclusively for
that purpose in the Lamson palace, st. Pc
tersburg, writes of many interesting details
certain to please the free-born daughters of
America who may some day marry grand
dukes themselves.
The rooms were hung with exquisite old
brocades that furnished a truly royal back
ground for the exquisite gifts set about in
extraVagant profusion. In the first room
were the priceless furs which the imperial
Parents presented to their daughter Nearly
all or these were of black sable and were in
the form OF Innings capes trimmings boas
etc The long court train of dark purple
VeVet was lined and edged with the richest
ermine. This train is always worn by the
imperial brides during the marriage cere-
nony. 1t Is fastened at the shoulders and
sweeps away over the snowy wilderness of
AoDS prOpcT. An opera cloak of
emerald green velvet was lined Throughout
with sable, an immense collar of the same
turning back from the throat driving
cape OF ermine was the most jaunty gar
ment in the COLLECTION
Like other Girls
The costumes. such as real fiesn-and- blood
girls who never expect to be Processes are
interested in. were Of great number and
made very simply. the czarina being a
royal dame nf ha
skirts were all untrimmed, save, perhaps
by single ruffienof chiffon The bodices
were deliberately draped in this fluffy ma
terial. but the beauty of them was marred
according to present fashionable ideas, by
the tight. plain sleeves that were a mark ed
feature of all of them. This is likewise an
other fancy OF theyyoyal mothers, and there
1ore at the Russian court one does not see
the large pulled affairs that are in evidence
everywhere else in high circles. The tailor
gowns and Jackets looked particularly odd
with the sort Of sleeves worn six or seven
years ago.
The lingerie however left nothing to be
desired. verifying was made of the finest
cambria and lavishly trimmed with real
Valenciennes lace and pink ribbon, each
article embroidered with the initials n A.,
which stand for the brides name. Kzenia
Alexandrovna, surrounded by the imperial
crown The dressing jackets were of cam
brio. just smothered in lace, each one being
tied with a different colored ribbon, the
toilette capes being to match.
There were silk petticoats, cambria petit
coats and flannel petticoats. the last being
par ticularly pretty, with ruftie Of silk,
over which another one of lace was placed
Pink was the prevailing color tone, being
seen in the dozens Of boxes Of gloves, the
parasols, shoes, silk stockings and even car
red into the handkerchiefs.
Several rooms were filled with household
linen, on every piece Of which. even to the
kitchen cloths, was embroidered the i'm
perial crown. All the pillows were covered
with pink silk. and there were dozens Of
them. from great giant affairs to tiny mites
hardly larger than a pocket handkerchief.
1t is a Russian custom for the bride to
provide some portion OF the bridegroom's
trousseau. Embroidered shirts and gor-
geous dressing gowns were therefore on
view as the prospective possession of the
grand duke, and many there were who
took quite as much interest in these as in
the daintier garments prepared for the
BRIDE