The morning call., 1894-11-24
A MAGNIFICENT TROUsSEAU.
The One That Was Prepared for the
Daughter nj the Gar.

what Whit of royal maguificence came TO
us from across the sea IN the closely written
sneets or thin paper telling of the lovely things
prepared for The Cars daughter, who by this
time mas been several weeks the bride OF her
cousin, the Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
vitcn The favored individual who was privl-
legged TO gaze at the gorgeous trousseau as It
was displayed in the several apartments set
aside exclusively for that purpose in the
Lamson Palace ST. Petersburg, writes oil many
interesting details certain 10 please the free
born daughters OF America who may some day
marry Grand Dukes themselves.
The rooms were hung with exquisite old
Drocades that furnished truly royal back
ground Tor me exquisite gifts set about III eX-
quislte profusion. In the first room were The
priceless furs which the Imperial parents
presented 10 their daughter. Nearly all
of these were OF black sable and were
III the form of Innings, capes. trimmings,
Doas, etc. The long court train OF dark purple
velVet was hned and edged with the richest
erm1ne. 1hls train is always worn by the I'M
perial brides during the marriage ceremony.
1t is fastened al the shoulders ano sweeps away
over the snowy whitenrss of the wedding robe
proper. An opera cloak Of emerald green vel
vet was lined throughout with sable, an i'm
menSe collar OF the same turning BACK from The
throat. q driving cape OF ermne was The most
jaunty garment in the collection.
The costumes such as real flesh and blood
girls who never expect to be Princesses are
Interested H.. We're of great number and
made very simple. the Czarlna being IA
skirts were all untrimmed. save. perhaps.
by single rnffe OF chiffon. The bodces
were elaborately draped III this fluffy ma
terial, but The beauty of them were marred,
according 10 present fashionable Ideas, by
the tight, plain sleeves that were marked
feature of all of them. This is likewise an
other fancy OF the royal mothers, ana here
lore al the RUSSIAN court one does not see
The large pulled affairs that are 10 evidence
everywhere else III high circles. The tailor
gowns and jackets look particularly odd
with the sort of sleeves worn six or seven
years ago.
The lingerie, however. left nothing TO be de-
sired. Everything was made OF the finest CAM
brio, and iavisbly trimmed with real Valen-
clenneS lace and pink ribbon, each article en-
brodered with The initials X. a.. which stand
Tor the brides name, kZeDa AleXandr0vna,
surm0uDted by the Imperial crown. The Dress
ing jackets were OF cambIic, just smolnereu in
lace. eacn one being lied with different
colOred rlbbou the toilet capes being 10 match.
There were six petticOats, cambria petti-
coats and flannel petticOafs, the last being par.
tlculary pretty, with ruffie OF silk, over which
aDoIher 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 carried into the bandker-
chiefs.
Several rooms were filed with household
linen, on every piece OF which, even 10 The
kitchen cloths, was embroidered The imperial
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 Ii is a Russian custom
for The bride to provide some portion of the
bridegroom's rousseau. Embroidered shirts
ana gorgeous dressing gowns were therefore on
view as the prospective possession OF the Grand
Duke, aud many there were who took quite as
ments prepared for the bride.-Philadelp
Times.