The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03


was announced month sooner than was
given out, 800 orders were given for gowns,
including Shoes hats and gloves, and this
order has been doubled since. The trous>
seau of the little Duchess of Marlborough
was nothing to be compared with Miss
Duers outfit
But il is around the wedding gown and
the apparel of the wedding day that in
terest gathers most. The most exquisite
underwear has been prepared and the
fortunate bride has been fitted out with
many beauties in dress not accorded to
others.
Miss Duer. although the daughter of par
entsl Of moderate wealth, is having any
amount of money spent upon her. But
by far the greatest number of novelties
has been contributed by Mrs. Mackay her
self, who is treating Miss Duer as though
she were her own daughter and is shower
ing gifts upon her by the wholesale.
BY way of gossip. although it has moth
ing to do with the rousseau, it may be
said that The groom is the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mackay. The
Princess Colonna is a niece of Mrs Mackey
and her daughter only by adoption. The
other son of the Me Days was killed a year
ago, in a horrible Lnanner on hunting
trip and Mrs. Mackay has only this one
son on whom to shower her wealth.
She has given her daughter-in-law-t to-
be almost her entire casket of family jew
els and she begged at once for the privil-
| eye of providing the wedding veil and
gowns; the latter part of which request
was accepted by the bride.
The Mackays are Roman Catholics and
as Miss Duer is a Protestant, the we'd
ding therefore is to be a combination of
the two religions, each making concess-
ions to the other.
One of the lovelest of the brides con-
| cessions is in the form of a gorgeous white
velvet prayer book which she will carry
TO the altar in the devotional style of her
husbands religion. In the weddings of
his church the sacred or devotional part is
made prominent Perhaps more so than
in the Protestant church, and therefore
the young bride will carry a large prayer
book trimmed with ribbon and flowers
From one end of the prayer book will hang
long white satin ribbon to which will be
attached a bunch of lilies of the valley
This she carries instead of a bouquet. This
lovely trimming will rest during the cere-
money upon purple velvet mat which will
stand upon table at the side of the bride.
beautiful feature of the brides mar
rage ceremony outfit will be in the shape
of wedding bracelets. One of these is a
miniature bracelet. This will be the gift
of a number of young friends, each of
them millionairess in her own right 1t
will consist of miniatures-the work of
Kussner and other high-priced miniature
artists. Each miniature will be surround
ed by tiny diamonds and all will be con-
nected with links of gold.
Another bracelet will consist of a large
diamond butterfly poised upon band of
FURNISHED gold. This can be worn for an
amulet upon the outside of a ball room
Sleeve. Both of these bracelets have an
inner slide by which they can be ENLARGED
to form dog collar or tight band for the
neck. When the butterfly bracelet opens
the band of dull gold is enlarged by the
sliding press.
In the miniature bracelet small springs
are attached by which the miniatures fly
apart and leave a band of gold between
One corset which may be intended for
the bridal corset IS of white satin en-
broidered in violets. Bows of violet rib
bon finish the top of the corset. The cor
set is supplied with gold clasps and is
finished around the top with tiny purple
ribbon that ties in the back, holding il
just the right tightness. Ii will not be in
decorous to state here that more than
forty new coTsets have been ordered for
this trousseau. They are in Sevres, quartz
or gray, delft, sultan red, artichoke green,
wood brown and ell the other new co,ors
With the X-ray dresses which are still
popular this variety of colors is almost
necessary as the shades show through the
lining.
The same is necessary in the chemise or
corset cover, If these are worn. and the
trim woman fits herself throughout with
underwear in the same color.
Some of the loveliest gloves ever seen
! are in Miss Duer's trousseau. They are so
| truly beautiful that the glove-loving woro-
an looks at them with longing eyes and
fingers as long as she can. The wedding
| gloves are white with small gold buttons
and without stitching But il is with the
evening or dress gloves that we linger
! longest.
These are very long, coming almost to
the shoulder But they are entirely differ
ent from most shoulder gloves one pair
in particular. is a very pale parme. This.
i'm the pale shade, is "A violet so light as
to be almost lavender. In the deep shade
il is quite blue. 1t Is stitched in white
ana is in glace kid almost to the elbow
Above the elbow il is in suede overiaid by
very fine lace which is fitted 10 the glove
and made 70 fan over il. After the glove
is on the arm, a little ribbon is tied around
The top 10 hold it in, place.
Another pair Of gloves is in precisely this
style only in white. and still another paii
is IN lemon color.
The travelling gloves are a light castor
feaVer which comes in all coors. They
have very large buttons and very short
wrists All gloves which come for street
dress are short-wristed out OF Difference
t6 the long sleeves OF The season. 1t may
be STATED also that gloves are looser fit
ting than they were last year so that
the hands close easily in them.
The going away veil IS one OF the most
novel and beautiful features Of the going
away toilette. Il is acme gray net en-
broidered around the mouth in deep gray
II is very long and narrow and is 20 be
Drawn around the trimming of the hat.
one of the features Of this ven is the
fastening which is upon the side. The
veil IS lied before il is put on. One end
Is put on IN a knot with embroidered en0s
hang ns below the knot. The ven is fast
oned on with fancy pins in back ana
'front.' After the veil is put on the knot
Is caught with hook and the other eua
of 1t is fastened up so as 20 have th-
appearance Of being fastened on the side.
The going away hat is gray trimmed