The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18
CRIMINAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
Queen With Money Taken From
the Farmers of the NOrthwest

NhC dTAcrS Oh the NOrtnweSt.
Mrs. George Curzon. vice refine Of India
who was Mary Letter, of Chicago, has a
wardrobe of nearly one hundred gowns
on which has been spent $780, 900. 1t is the
most elaborate outfit ever made for one
who was not queen. 1t Is more splendid
than that possessed by many a queen.
Lady Curzon has a heavy responsibility.
She is to be surrounded by dark hued prin-
ces, glittering with jewels, and swathed in
precious stuffs. The wife of Indias vice.
roy must dress superbly. From the mo-
ment her foot touches Indian soil Lady
Curzon will commence new era of 2or-
geous dress creations such as the Indian
court has never known.
The white ball gown Is of heavy satin,
with full court train, five yards long, its
front is embroidered in pearls, in figures
Of roses and leaves. This embroidery de-
sign is to match the lace, which is point
de Venise, of the famous rose pattern. The
train is embroidered In pearls all the way
UP the back There are ten yards of old
point de Venise draped upon the upper
part Of the skirt and around the waist.
Around the bottom Of the skirt is a ruff
ing of this lace, itself embroidered with
pearls. The waist is made surplice, and it's
front is embroidered in mother of pearl
beads. The sleeves are of lace, also en-
brOidered with pearls. There is a narrow
fall of lace around the neck. About the
waist is a grdle of lace hanging down the
left side of the skirt, to the bottom; 5000
was the cost Of this dress. With it the
young viceroy's wife will wear her famous
pearl necklace, her pearl chain, worth ST.
600, and four pearl pins, which will be sew
ed to the top of the corsage. Ten women
are said to have worked the dress at
once.
No less beautiful is the blue gown. This
is also OF satin, of a pale, most dainty,
nj iS
velvet, exquisite in texture and very thin.
No ordinary velvet could be used in the
tropics to the extent of an entire train
five yards in length. The upper portion of
the skirt is of this blue satin Falling from
the skirt midway are three ruff1es of light
blue chiffon, embroidered in silver The
train is bOrdered at almost fabulous cost
with turquoiseS and is edged with silver.
Pale-blue satin and row after row of real
lace compose the waist. All the lining of
this entire frock is of satin. The front Of
the bodice is embroidered in turquOises.
Now mark curious and beautiful piece of
designing as to the sleeves They consist
of a superb fall of lace. Underneath this
lace shoulder-straps that are bands of
silver, embroidered with turquoise and
caught in the center with turquoise buckle.
Lady Curzon's ornaments for this frock are
to be her great turQuOises, three magnificent
turquoise pins, one of these surrounded
with diamonds. She will also wear her beau
tiful diamond bodice.
In this Indian wardrobe there is car
riage dress of gray crepe re chine, en-
broidered in steel. Around the bottom of
the skirt up the back and the front, leav-
ing only the side panels unadorned. is
mass of steel trimmings in patterns of
trailing vines. The waist front is of gray
chiffon, with insertion of yellow lace. A
high collar embroidered in steel, over
tops this. A further charming effect Is
secured by a bolero jacket Of steel trim
ming edged with narrow black lace. The
sleeves are of gray chiffon to the elbow
and long white gloves are worn. Failing
from the waist Is a belt Of steel en-
broidery, with two long ends of gray chif-
fon. parasol Of ruffled chiffon and hat
of steel embroidery, with gray cocks
feather coming back and two white feathers
standing in front, complete this costume.
Over a white and gold morning gown
slips a purple satin jacket, a superb con-
trast in color. The gown IS oriental in
pattern. A wide breastband of gold en-
brodery encircles the figure midway be-
tween the neck and the waist. From the
waist falls a girdle heavily embroidered
in gold. 1t is tied in loop and then
falls to the ground. widening toward the
bottom. The robe is of the purest, sheer
est. finest white muslin. At the bottom
and at the wrists is a border of gold-on
the skirt six inches deep-of exquisite de-
sign.
Another morning gown is of white cot
ton crepe en- traine. 1t has a pink silk
collar, pink rufflfng on the sleeves, tied
with little bows and pink satin slippers
are worn with it.
Lady Curzon has one morning gown of
red silk, trimmed with red chiffon and
yellow lace The skirt is made Of inser-
tions of yellow lace.
Just as remarkable as are her outer gar
ments the the linens and muslins under
Meath These include a dozen white mus
lin identified with lace and rib.
bons, two dozen white muslin petticoats
covered with lace and embroidery. f1lmy
and light, most suitable for the orient:
boudoir gowns innumerable, OF white and
blue china silks. dozen pair of OPEN
work corsets of Partisan manufacture.
She had two years. supply Of boots and
slippers made up. Patent feathers are her
fad.
Read this and remember that the
money that paid for all this imperial
extravaganza was wrested from the farm
ers of the Northwest by false weights.
false prices, false grades and all the rest
of the machinery Of villany that has so
long had possession OF the grain growers
of this region. ..>
In many cases the wives of the men
who produced the wealth appropriated
by Letter have not a second dress to
their backs, or perhaps sufficient to pro-
tect them from the arctic blasts.
This is a great country. We not only
raise wheat and corn and cattle, but we
are breeding QUEENS, to dazzle with
their magnificent display ''the wealth of
Orpheus and of Inde."
Do you need any better proof of the
necessity for the grain growers associa-
ton?
What do we need most-splendor in
India or comfort in Minnesota?
Don't all speak at once. -,,
Organize! Organize! Id.
FARMERS AND THE SHIPPING BOUNTY
Senator Hansbrough. of North Dakota, Is
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