Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-10-18

but over name and initial always is embroid-
cred the duchess corOnet large or small and
frequently the Marlborough coat OF arms.
The wedding handkerchief is the gift OF
the duke, wonderful historical piece Of
Venice point. given Sarah, the famous duch-
ess, by no less person than Queen Anne her
self. and used by the bride OF every MARI
borough ever since The precious piece is to
be mounted anew on a tiny heart shaped cen
tire of the finest linen lawn Some Of tho
lesser mouchoi-s are white, broched over
with wee rose buds, or bits OF pink linen,
with big medalions of black lace let into
them. 4 few are diamond shaped, white
sprinked with intlnitesimal blue stars, or
round with white lace embroidered down
in the centre, and a wide frlll of lace on the
edge In all there are 10 dozen, not one over
81, inches square.
or the rs gowns included in the trosseau,
not one will be sent out with two pairs Of its
own particular stockings. The majority OF
this foot gear are of silk running through
every known variation OF tint and shade.
One pair is powdered with silver and rides
cent paiettes, sewcd on in crescent forms, or
figured over with finely cut steel beads.
There are lovely ones in fesh.tinted silk, SO
embroidered in gold threads and imitation
jewels as to represent the gorgeous anklets of
eastern women. Black ones in spun silk are
open worded nearly to the knee. with laclngs
OF gold aud colored silk threads. Sometimes
in black and white the open work is nothing
less than finest lace. Such are the white
wedding stockings. having brussels lace let in
over the instep, the lace showing a coronet in
its meshes
Nothing could he more charming than a
set of stockings in rich bluete blue silk,
showing elaborate delft blue clocks, and an
other pair in blue. with a flight of gray and
white swallows over the instep, are for an
an elaborate blue dressing gown of thick
creped silk, lined with gray satin and dear
little heeiess pointed buckskin slippers made
OF blue silk and blue leather, laced and tied
with silk cords. The orders for under linen,
corsets and silk petticoats are sufficient to
enrich the makers for life. Nearly every
piece of linen goes, on its completion, TO the
aforementioned convent to receive the coro-
net and initials, keeping 20 nuns laboring far
into the nights. Everywhere full frillings of
yalencienues are used on the lawn and main
sook, as soft as chiffon.
For years aud years Mrs. Vanderbilt has
been collecting this lace for her daughters
trousseau, buying none but the oldest and
richest products of the town OF Nalenciennes.
For much Of it guinea square inch was
paid at London lace auctions.
All the corsets are short and very pliable
SO 1.-the a figure as their future wearer needs
no cruel clasps of steel. Indeed, they are
scarcely more than gorgeous little belts. The
bridal stays of white peau de sOie embossed
| in wreaths of lilies of the valley, are caught
! in front by four gold jewel set clasps in the
shape OF double Cs, laced behind with gold
| tipped ribbons. The list includes stays for
| every occasion, from court balls to the hunt
| ing fields; bicycle corsets too. And then
| petticoats, one of cardinal silk, overlaid with
whole peon of black chantilly lace, caught
| down at intervals by embroidered sprays o
| poppies: another is OF white brocade
| wreathed in mechlin lace founc"s.
Chief among the wardrobe glories is a din
ner dress OF creamy Bengal satin, and r re.
| markabe dancing dr. ess made of many thick
| masses Of illusion, one tint under another
| so placed that the general result is of al
| opalesCent summer sky at dawn. Already
| some of the furs have arrived. in three huge
| cedar-lned chests of their own, containing
| the most elaborate set of sables ever prepared
| for one woman. The sleighing set includes
a cloak so long that the feet can be wrapped
in its skirts, and lined with moleskins.
Then there is a barrel mutf, a cap aud a gi
| gantic collar, in which the whole head can b,
hidden. Besides, there is a carriage cape o
sable. boa reaching to the knees, of sable
tails, q calling cap, skating jacket and {
carriage robe lined with rich corn flowel
/ blue In addition to the sables are sets o
sealskin, and, most costly of all the fur gar
ments, a chinchilla opera cape, falling from
neck to heels and lined with rosy satin
Among these fur things was sent a curouslN
beautiful divan robe, made of elder down
unplucked from the ducks skin and pieceC
artfully together like any pelt. 1t is borderet
with feathers from the ducks throat, also In
the dried skin, and the whole of it weighs bu
1 q few ounces