Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-06
A VANDERBILT BRIDE.
An Al1round SpOrtswoman who |
Dresses I'm scarIets


Miss Elsie French, who is soon to marry
Mr.. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. is a ver-
table young Brunhilde. She Is tall and
blonde and strong above the strength of
the ordinary fashionable young women.
Out OF doors there is no sport in which
she does not excel and her zest in exer
else is due to her upbringing. Unlike her
associates, when little girl, a school girl
and finally a debutante. she never spent
her winters in New York. At Newport
she stayed the year round to be bred
genuine country lass and with a boat, a
tennis racket, horse and golf club there
Is almost nothing she cannot do. When au-
tomobiling became the fashion at Newport
Miss French carried off the laurels from
the brow of every other woman by learning
to turn her horseless carriage in figure
and smile cheerfully the while. and
though so gifted as a sportswoman, she is
a good musician and speaks her French
with the best Faubourg st. Germain ac-
cent.
1t is the out of door life, however, that
she loves best and whenever the weather
permits she drives herself in the park, an
interesting and conspicuous figure In red.
Red gowns and cloaks and hats are pas
sion with this broad -shouldered slim
WASTED, rosy young woman. For driving
she invariably dons splendid red broad
cloth coat that fall to her toes in front,
trains out a trihe in the rear and Is re-
yered and collared and bordered with the
richest sable. Within this princely gar
ment Is lined with shrimp pink satin and
II the air Is very cold she draws on over
the cloak a huge cape Of scarlet cloth, also
lined with rosy satin. On top of her heavy
golden hair red velvet toque is perched
at,I hn,. htctf hnra hp
winter landscape she looks like some
gorgeous tropical bird
Indoors her gowns also are chiefly OF
this sanguine color, and her red tulle
gowns draped with wreaths Of poppies are
conspicuous at the balls and dinners. Be-
sides her penchant for this daring barbaric
color, Miss French Is equally devoted to the
modest violet, and her fance has a stand
ing order at one of the leading florists for
all the Russian violets that the market af-
fords. These are the only violets she elects
to wear, for with the tinge of rose in their
lavender petals they are the only ones she
can pin upon her red gowns without making
a jarring contrast.
Literally she receives violets by the peck
from her lover, who insists that she must
wear them only while they are dewily fresh,
and in the evening, beside huge boquet
in her corsage, she twines them artistically
in her fair hair and carries an ample nose
gay in her hands. Violets she frankly pre-
fers to Jewels for 1t is one of the refresh
ing charms OF this young lady to adopt per-
fectly unconventional tastes without any af-
fectation or assumption of a pose.
Though jewels do not greatly interest
her, she has true feminine love of pretty
clothes and the major portion OF her trous-
seau has been selected in Paris by her
sister. Every latest device of fashion that
the genius of the French dressmaker could
evolve appears in her wardrobe and the
features of chief Importance are the red
gowns that a famous firm designed for
her. Among the ruddy plumage is par
ticuarly notable robe of geranium red silk.
heavily trimmed with Oriental passemen-
terie, and a costume Of vermillion sole de
chine, garnished with silver fox fur and
an embroidered pattern of HIBISCUS bios
sons
There is also notable collection of
sunshades and umbrellas that have handles
of especial beauty. The top of one UNI
brella stick is covered with brilliant
dressed grey snake skin and over 1t in soft
silver small artfully wrought serpents are
wreathed. All of her evening gloves are
in the most delicate pastel tlnts and en-
crusted with black or white lace applica-
tions which is one of the newest Parisian
modes, and her taste in jewels has been
catered to by a goldsmith of the Rue st.
Henore, who works only in semi-precious
stones.
For white diamonds OF purest ray, serene
and priceless pearls this thoroughly orig
inal young woman shows q quite un-Amer-
lean indifference. Bizarre and interesting
ornaments are her favorites and Mr.. Van
derbilt has been at great pains to procure
for her some lovely and unusual brooches.
set with rough Rajah rubies and cloudy
Mogul emeralds that are highly esteemed
in India by the princess. set Of mex
rensive but beautiful Are opals from Mex
leo are said to have given her greater
pleasure than a tiara OF the whitest South
African diamonds, for their rich color and
red FIRE appeals strongly to her taste for
warm tones.
SLIPPERS GARNIsHED WITH GOLD.
Luxurious CRrringe and House shoes
of Mole or Rat Skin.