The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-01

age wears stranger things in his ears and
nose and on his lips. but the Parisienns
| must have them. and so must this fortu-
Suese-Austrian Princess, whom fiaiterers
style the lntanta-
A falconer outfit IS very ri,h and original.
The horse trappings are OF morocco leather
gold-plated. The skirt of the channels
leather habit Is edged with green and very
long in the style of the Middle Ages. The
corsace is high, and the stomacher studded
with all sorts OF flying birds. made of
pearls and precious stones and metals
There is In particular. flock of swai-
lows. the bodies formed by black pearls.
the heads and wings constructed of dia-
moud chips.
There are special sets Of loose buttons
FOR each costume. as was the fashion in he
Fourteenth Louis's time.
The tuttons come in pretty boxes In the
color Of the dress. and the boxes are lined
with Powered pom:adour silk. There are
four big ones for the bolero jacket. made
of crystal. enamel or decorated china. IL
not Of precious stones, the center being
framed in gold. silver, diamonds or rnbies.
Sometimes they are oval. hut often
roultd or many cornered Two identical but
tons are stuck through the center Of the
slipper bow.
Such .'parurcs Do boutOns'' tbuttoa outfits)
are popular es presents for ladies Just now
but have never seen them in such guam
titles not even in jewelry stores.
"A decided novelty In this trousseau are
the boots and shoes. the leather of which
CORE spends with the color of the costume.
violet. pink. red. green, cream. etc. They
have straight heels. and are probably not
intended to he worn more than two or
three times. The boots for outdoor wear
and sport are Of srede leather. tan. white
-
les and tassels. For riding. paten;-leather
boots are still en- regle. II seems.
Exhibition of Carriers.
Marie Th,rese will own twenty four dog
en- OF silk stockings VIXEN she changes her
royal crown for a princely dlddcm-aIl plain
mono: ououyly plain. There are no pretty
fancies. no checks. no interlacing. no clocks
or stripes. The prevailing colors are white
pail, blue. gray and pink. but the plentitude
and variety Of carriers provided for her
Royal HighneSs makes up for these appar-
ent shOrt"l innings.
With a Princess. YOU must know, the
garter is stili nit subject Tor discussion.
On her wedding eve pieces OF her garter.
or pieces of silk elastic. resembling her
garter and embroidered with her name in
gold. are distributed among the guests.
Marie Therese's friends will receive Il
crpam-colorcd band liberaliy iBterpersed
with gold and silver threads, and with her
initials under a crown.
Carriers corresponding in color to that OF
the costumes have, of course. been pro-
ylded for every one OF the sixty-nine
gowns but there are many others besides
The women whom | met at the exhibition in
large droves seemed to be most interested
in the kind that is supposed TO have helped
Marie Therese to find her Ludwig. II differs
from tie rest by having tiny golden bell
attached to the buckle. This might be a
valuable hint for the next leap year IL
IL wasn't for the fact that the bell came
on a toy. which the Holy Father. the Pope
sent to her highness when she was stiIl
In her swaddling clothes.
For bOudCir wear Marie Therese will
have carriers of Bordeaux red elastic, with
out buckles. a rosctte of pissed cream
duchess lace serving instead. In the center
of the rosette Is little bunch OF lIlies-of
the-valley.
In garter to be worn on state occasions
the elastic il hidden under pleated yellow
MORE silk. There is a buckle OF pearls
set IN silver on black velvet bow.
Heiiotrope crepe de Chine cloth. edged
with rare lace. makes another elaborate
garter. II II tied in a bow and silver
buckles in rocco styie hold 1; together
There are garters for court mourning