Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-25
WILHELMINA'S WEDDING GOWN

The wedding dress is of course a matter of supreme interest in connec- tion with the happy OccaSion and I nave Just enjoyed the privilege of see ing what will be perhaps the most magnificent bridal robe of modern times. It has been designed, as it is to be finally made up, by Messrs Nf- caud of Paris. and meantime the mar vicious embroideries. which will con- stitute one of it's most notable fea- lures, are being executed in the Royal School of Art Needlework. in conjunc- ton with the Rijks museum at Am sterdam. The institution follows closely the model of our own similar school at South Kensington and is di- rected by Mandame Van Emstede Winkler. a lady who is a practical worker herself. She has selected her eight or nine most highly skilled stu dents, one of whom Mrs Tue Laer, is an American by birth, and for some weeks past the ladies have all been continuously employed upon their beautiful task. The entire dress itself is to be of cloth of silver, so exquisite ly supple and fine in texture that it suggests those Indian muslins of our grandmothers, which ''could be pulled through q ring It has been special ly woven and, naturally, at great cost. It will be made up over the richest white glace silk, and the bright shi1n- mer of the tissue is even enhanced thus. The whole front of the jupe will be worked in a tapering design. harmoniZing with the train, broad at the hem and narrowing toward the waist. The full court train of two and a half meters on the ground falls from the waist, and is surrounded by two broad bands of the embroidery.
 The general idea of this is detached sprays of orange blossoms and their foliage connected in artistic style by scrolls and ribbons. Each one of the clusters of the flowers has a single fully opened bloom. and is surrounded by buds more or less developed. Fine seed pearls are being used for these, while the foliage is indicated by silver threads and paillettes. In addition to the pearls and paillettes no fewer than six kinds of silver bullion twist are employed to produce the different ef- fleets required, and most of the inter- lacing ribbon suggested is highly raised. or ill technical term "couched.' The emb roidery is worked upon the silver tissue and the white silk founda- ton as well. thus imparting to it rich ness as we'll as firmness. No work is to appear upon the bodice. which ac- cording to Dutch custom for a state wedding, will be cut low. It is to be draped with Brussels lace. of which the queen possesses an extremely val uable collection, both of antique and modern examples, and the Veil will be of the same lovely order. It is inn possible to imagine a dress more regal ly appropriate for the wear of fair queen bride. The queen mother will wear at the ceremony dress Of beautiful heliotrope velvet, the bodice draped with lace and mousseline de soie.
 Another very splendid robe of state has been intrusted to Messrs Hirsch of Amsterdam. At the conclusion of the honeymoon it is the intention of the queen to come and spend some days in the capital city, and while there to hold a court or reception in the famous ballroom with it's 120 feet of length, and it's impressiyely high white marble walls. Here, it will be remembered, the young queen gave the great banquet to the members of the peace conference, and it is noble setting to any grand scene The dress that the queen will wear on this Occa- sion will be of the richest white vel vet with full train deeply bordered and fully lined with the choicest er-H mine, and all the great fur markets of the world have been ransacked to find skins of the highest quality and fault less match. Incidentally I learned that her majesty's favorite furs are sable and eImine, while her favorite l colors are ylite, green, and 8 shade of soft pal |gray. There are hints. | that the. hsseau includes several 1 tailor-macs dresses and four riding 1 habsfs cut oh severely plain Enxaieh linss with s9fety skirta ondee 5 ae4taph