The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-18
LOGGING OUT Hiss CoNsUELO.
Wonderful Trousseau of the New Duchess
of Marlborough

oI 4uariDOFouSn.
New York, Oct 17.-Before the public
announcement Of Miss ConsueIo Van
derbilt's betrothal TO the Duke of MARI
borough was announced, plans were on
foot at Marble House for the collection
of what undoubtedly will be the most
magnificent trouseau any woman,
duchess not excepted, ever received
from her mother. AIT least it is Mrs.
Vanderbilt's ambition to provide her
daughter with a wardrobe so superb
that every article will become an heir
loom.
Just as warship builders keep on file
the power and dimensions of all the
record breakers owned by other ma
lions, so Mrs. Vanderbilt possesses ex-
act lists and descriptions of all the
famous modern bridal outfits. She
knows just what the respective daugh-
ters of Mrs. Aston, the Duchess of Co
burg, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin, Mrs. Jay Gould and even the Lady
Grosvenor. daughter of the Duke OF
Westminster, received in the way OF
clothes at their weddings, and her eff
fort viii be to surpass all these, in
structions accordingly have been sent
out.
From Siberia, Venezuela, and Alaska
the furs will be shipped. Paris and
Vienna contribute the gowns and hats,
while Brussels, New York, London,
Venice, Dublin and even Yokohama are
all going 10 be the richer for this new
Anglo-American alliance.
OF the seventy-five gowns included
in the trouseau. not one will be sent
out with two pairs Of its own particu-
lar stockings. The ma jority OF this foot
q Of Sfftr
known variation of tint and shade. One
pair is powdered with silver and rides
cent paiettes. Sewed on in crescent
forms. or figured over with finely cut
steel beads. There are lovely ones in
flesh tinted silk, so embroidered in gold
threads and imitation jewels as TO rep
resent the gorgeous ankletS of eastern
women Black ones in spun silk are
open worked nearly to the knee. with
lacings Of gold and colored silk threads
Sometimes in black and white the open
work is nothing less than finest lace.
Such are the white wedding stockings.
have Brussels lace let in over the In
step. the lace showing a coronet in IT'S
meShss. Nothing could be more charm
ing than a set OF stockings in rich
hluette blue silk. showing elaborate
delft blue clocks. and another pair in
blue. with a fight Of gray ard white
swallows over the instep. are for wear
with an elaborate blue dressing gown
of thick creped silk. lined with gray
satin and dear little heels. pointed
buckskin slippers made OF blue silk
and blue leather laced and tied with
silk cords.
The orders for under linen. co-ssts
ard SIX petticoats are sufficient 10 al
most enrich the makers for lie Near
y every piece Of linen goes. on its COM
pleJion. 70 the aforementioned convent,
II receive the corone: and initials.
keeping twenty nuns laboring Ear into
the nights. Every where full Fittings 81
Nalencisnnes are used on the lawn and
DeiaS2ok. as Oft as chiffon
For years and years Mrs Vanderbilt.
has been collecting this lace for her
daughters rousseau. buying none bur
the oldest and richest PRODUCES ~ the
town of Valeucie1nes- E1r much - 4
a guinea a square inch Vas paid az
Lc31oa lace alctiors. ard l. even over
flows into the beautiful co-Sets or bro
c3Ced SIR. every pair OF which = mate
- hsrra>aize with the peTt.costs, sixty
II number. and fairly S.iN Witn dam
asked s7leneto-s
All the corsets are sho-r and very
phable. So svess figure as their fut-
IRE weaTs- needs no cruel clasps %
sceel. Indeed. they are scarcely more
Than gorgeous little cts. The bridal
says - white peau d. sole embossed
n wrszehs 81 liIies-of-Il,e-vai alley. are
1zCsh1 II front y four sold jewel ST
clasps. IN the s1S ~ II double c.. lsCe6
behind with Eold-siPped ribbons The /
..st includes say Tor every occasion.
'-ozn court halls 20 the hunting fields.
bicycle cCrSss>. 200. AM tier petit |
>oalS- o2e 90 cardins, six cye-ia.c J