Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
BRIDAL COSTUMES OF QUEEN
Rich and Rare Gowns Provided for King
Alfonsos Bride.
FEMININE WONDERS OF HIGH GRADE
Exquisite and Dainty Articles Selected
By the Brides MOther-Some
STUNNING Creations of the
MiIIiner's Art.

The bridal gowns OF Princess Ens, queen
Of Spain, have been described. as have
the gorgeous gowns the king ordered for
! his bride but the English trousseau ordered
by the princess and her mother. Princess
Henry OF Battenberg have hardly been
touched upon. They are exceedingly dainty
/ and as a rule, simple and girlish. The
lingerie also is exquisite. every piece having
| the Spanish crown embroidered on 1t and
beneath It the initials V. e.
There are blouses galore of all sorts
/ and materials, severe tailor-made cos
tunes. elaborate peignors and matinees,
| hlmy evening frocks for summer rich
| veivets for winter foulards, crash wash
| gowns, crepe de chine. gauze de sole, ninon.
organdie and muslin gowns. to say nothing
OF others in all sorts of new fabrics.
one afternoon frock Is a pink and white
muslin for day wear. Its chief feature
is the vRlenciennes insertions, each edged
/ with gathered frills of narrower width
valenciennes. The yoke is Of the same
lace, and there is belt of soft pink silk.
Princess Pink.
! The princess apparently has a penchant
for mink. which is we'll. as she is a blonde.
! One of the more deliberately made gowns
is Of French foulard in rose pink powdered
/ in white II is designed for garden par
/ ties. and is trimmed With creamy torchon
lace, many tucks, and rose pink velvet
! in folds, bows and lacings. Its lace
yoke has lattice work, ladders OF the
/ foulard and lace insertions. The bodice
portion is full, and droops over a wide
girdle, the girdle being formed Of mar
| row widths of pink velvet each tying or
ending under tiny bows at the front. The
! LII 1o1a Tvs inns
and tucks. and END at the elbows in frills
Of the torchon.
The skirt is shirred at the top 20 hip
yoke and below IT is laid in lengthwise
tucks. Bands OF torchon lace extend down
the sides Of the gown from the hip yoke
to the hem, several on each side with
minute tucks between and at the hem
there are crossing bands of narrow pink
velvet in ladderwork designs, having the
ends embroidered to the foulard in little
silk figures.
Another pink gown is a crepe de chine
| for morning wear. This is pale shade
and has a very full skirt with three tucks
| at the bottom. The blouse is formed of
alternate stripes OF finely tucked crepe de
| chine and Valenciennes lace. The upper
most of these bands outlines square at
the top, leaving the throat bare, and the
| full sleeves are gathered into bands OF
Vaienciennes edging finished by tucked
mousseline frills edged with lace
One of the tea gowns Is also in pink, a
shell pink crepe de chine. The full skirts
OF this robe are divided into deep tucks.
each deep tuck being headed by finely
tucked bands of the crepe, each tucked
band having a tiny ruffie of Valenciennes
lace rising from its top, and each deep
| tuck having a RUNE the same width as the
tuck of Valenciennes lace falling from
under IT, The scalloped edge Of the wider
lace ruffies Is embroidered in narrow pink
| silk The top Is tucked lengthwise, and
has a bolero effect in the arrangement OF
the mousseline. lace insertions. and ruff
ings around the top, sleeves and above the
waist line.
The robe fastens at the top with rosettei
Of pale pink silk having sash ends thai
drop clear to the hem OF the gown, and
closes down the front from top to bottom
under a shell ruching of shell pink satin
Palest pink ninon de sole and Valenci
ennes lace composed another gown having
deep. flowing fiounce-a Spanish founce
most appropriately named. 1t is an EN-
pire gown. with white embroidery under thu
arms, through which white satin ribbon Il
forms the wide collar and wide, almos
flowing, sleeves.
Still another pink negigee is in mousse
line. and this, too. shows much Valenci
ennes lace. It has a loose bolero. bordereC
with fiat quilting of the material. edge
with tiny ruffies Of the lace
valenciennes lace is used in great guam
titles in the trosseau. either aleone or com
bIned with other laces.
Evening Robe.
/ An exquisite evening robe is a cream!
white gauze de sole, strewn with tiny blacl
stars and having scattered over this star
showered background PompsGour bouquet
OF tiny pink rosebuds
l The skirt is decidedly full. and has in
: sertions Of blonde lace between groups o
D tucks down the front and sides; the tuck
t are half an inch in width and run length
4 wise to the lower edge. which last is I'm
0 ished with many little rufies each edge
I with narrow lace
a The bodice has a bertha of exquisite EN-
! broidery in pale green and delicate pin
l. silk. with incrustations OF blonde lace tn
9 whole deliberately worked in gold and sllve
Z thread and pearls. In the centre from
there is a small tonneau-shaped silve
T pompon,
i The yoke or guimpe is OF Valencienne
y lace drawn up with pale green ribbon'
+ and knots of green ribbon blended wit
n white trim the shoulders. The drape
u sleeves are frilled with lace and embrod
cred I'm pale green and pink with pearls
and are drawn to the arms with gree
ribbons.
, Still another gauze de sole with a crear
! colored background has inhumerabl
e miniature roses in pale tints over the SUI
z face. 1t is quite simple having a corsels
= top which the full folds sweep 0unbroken
n the hem. where there are many insertion
= OF Valenciennes lace, each edged with tin
Is frills of the same lace. The eorselet
q finished In raised silk embroidery motif
n reproducing the colors Of the roses on II
ID gauze the bodice falls over the corseIet
N graceful folds. with a V OF embroidery
E the centre front.
A. A white batiste frock is printed in fade
p ladders of muslin combined with tram
Is parent embroidery and elaborate rufies II
"a serted with fine lace. Another simple mu
g lin frock Is a pale blue cambria showers
with white dots OF various sizes. and tn
is also trimmed with embroidery and la,
insertions and rufiies. Some OF the mori
is ing negligee are in white dotted muslin
q brOderie Anglaise open work design.
n be worn over silk slips.
Is Many Of these morning gowns are
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