Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-07
WILHELMINA'S WEDDING
GOWN

A correspondent Of an English paper
writes as follows ofQueen WilnelmiDs's
wedding gown;
"The wedding dress of WilbelmiDs
will be, perhaps, the most magnificent
bridal robe of modern times. 1t has
been designed, as it Is 10 be Ii 1ally made
M. 10 Paris, and meantime the marvel
! Gus embroideIies which will constitute
one of It's mes, notable features are be-
ing executed in the Royal School OF Art
| Needle 8ork in CO juac'ion with the
| Il jks Museum at Amsterdam. Tbis :
| stitution follows closely Gbe model OF
the similar school ri Soutn KeasihgloD
| and is dire cltd by Mme. van Emstede
w ,ndler. a lady who is practical
worker herself. She has selected her
eight or nine most highly skilled slI-
dents, one OF whom. Mrs. Tue Laer, is
al An, rican by birth, and for come
weeks past the ladies have oil been cou-
tiuuousIy employed upon their besuti-
ful task.
"Tbe entire dress itself is 10 be Of
cloth ofsilver, so exquisitely supple an0
fine in t, xture that 1t suggests those
Iudiao musliDs of our grandmothers
which could be pulled through ring.
IL has been specially woven, and, natnr'
ally, at great cost. The dress will be
% sde up over the richest white glsce
-ilR, and the bright simmer Of the tis'
sue is enhanced tbus. The full court
rain two and half yards on the ground
iall- from the waist ard 10 surrounded
by two broad bsnds OF embroidery.
"The general idea Of this is detached
sprays OF orange blossoms and their
fohage connected in artistic style by
.croIls and ribbons. Each cluster Of
the q Jwers bss q single fully opened
bloom and is surrounded by buds more
or less developed. Fine seed pearls
are being used for these, while the
folisgeis indicated by silver threads. lo
addition to the pearls no fewer than elk
kinds of silver bullion twist are en-
ployed to produce the different effects
required, end most OF the interlacing
ribbon sug tested is highly raised.
"The embroidery is worked upon The
silver tissues and the white silk founda-
ton as we'll, thus impartiDe to II rick
ness as we'll as firm oess. No work is
to appear upon the bodice. which, ac-
O. rdins to Dutch custom for State
" veddiug, will be cut low. 1t
| Is 10 be draped with Brussels
lace, of which the Qaeen possesses
an extremely valuable collection, both
of antique and modern examples, and
the veil will be OF the same lovely Or
der. l. is impossible to imagine dress
more regslly appropriate for the wear
of fair Queen bride.
"The Queens mother will wear at
the cefe mony dress of q beautiful tone
| Of heliotrope velvet, the bodice drsped
with lace and mousseline de sole.
cat the conclusion of the honeymoon
| it is the intention OF the Quseo to spend
some day in the CAPT al city, and while
there 10 hold court or reception 10
the famous ballroom, with its 120 feet
| of length sDd its impressively high
| white marble walls. Here, 1t will be
remem bered, the young Queen gave
the great bal quet tothe members ofthe
Peace Conference, and 1t is q noble set
| ting to any grand scene. The dress
that the Queen will wear on this oc-
casion will be of the richest white vel
vet, With full train deeply bordered
and fully lined with the choisest er.
mine. To be worn with it there will
be cloak to match OF white velvet and
ermlue, and all the great fur markets
of the world have bren rsDsscked TO
Rad skins of the highest quality and
faultess match"