Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-25
TROUSSEAU OF
ALFONSo'S BRIDE
Public Exhibition Made
of Costly Gowns
and LaceS

next weeks wedding OF King Alfonso
and Princess Ena Of Battenberg go
on apace Each day sees Madrid more
crowded with visitors. Among the late
arrivals are a number. OF American
aside from the beaten paths Of tourist
travel to put in a week or SO here to
enjoy the magnificent public fetes and
entertainments attending the royal
wedding. A surprising number Of Wis
itors from South America and from
The royal guests. including prices of
the blood from every country of Eu-
rope. are arriving. and the professions
escorting them and their suites from
the railway station to the several pal
aces where they will be lodged during
their stay in the city afford brilliant
srectacles that are much enjoyed by
the populace.
The trousseau of the royal bride was
placed on exhibition today at the SEN
ate house. The spacious salons were
beautifully decorated with palms and
flowers, and the exhibition, arranged
by the court attendants, attracted a
great crowd anxious to inspect the
royal bridal attire.
Satin Wedding Gown with Priceless
Lace.
In addition to the wedding gown of
cream colored satin adorned with
priceless lace, the trosseau includes
large number of other gowns, some
made in England and others in Paris.
Among the dainty evening gowns is
short wasted one of pale maise NOUS
seine, the skirt inserted lengthwise
with guipure insertion and tucks.
About the hem ruches We're arranged
! in waves and at intervals were green
medallions embroidered In delicate
colors The bodice was trimmed to
correspond with the skirt with VAL
enciennes lace and kuipure.
| Another one was composed Of pale
blue Liberty satin cut en- princesse.
The skirt was trimmed with inch-wide
plated frills edged with white. ar
ranged in points, with insertions of
very narrow white valepciennes lace.
| The corselet was finely gathered, and
the simple bodice was daintily
trimmed with plaitings and lace to
correspond with the skirt.
Pale pink and-white satin foulard
in a small design was striking mater
ial for a day dress. The bodice was
made with a small transparent pointed
yoke of cluny lace outlined with rib
bon velvet applique, and the fulness
was set into fine gathers at the waist.
| held in place by narrow bands Of vel
vet. The skirt was arranged with
cluny lace insertions from waist to
hem. The latter was with fancy strap
pings of velvet ribbon the same color
as the gown.
Pale Blue Morning Gown with valsn.
ciennes.
A charming morning gown of white
lawn over pale blue had Valenciennes
lace inserted at equal distances and
was fastened with blue satin ribbon
rosettes; while another was composed
entirely OF Anglais embroidery, In a
very openwork design.
| Particularly handsome was day
dress OF ivory crepe Chine. the
bodice arranged with squares OF finest
guipure lace and tucked squares OF
crepe de- Chine, the centres Of which
were daintily embroidered with COL
ored rosebuds, and set together with
insertions OF valenciennes lace. The
skirt was made to correspond with
soft frills at the hem and fine tucka
round the waist.
Another beautiful Visiting dress was
at fine white valenciennes lace and
ivory -colored cloth. made with Dol
ero having shaped straDpings OF CLOTH
and having double pu{lcd sleeves OF
4 lace. The skirt was OF vaseneiennes
lace.
There were many dainty blouses. the
majority being trimmed with va1en-
ciennes laee with insets Of Irish gui-
pure, all made very simply. some be-
ing Of pale pink lawn. ana others Of
white cambric with dainty navy blue
ties attached. A blouse q white lnwn
was particularly admired. \ was
|trlmpnsd with ipcrustAttpns q lEish
Ilacs ana embroi<erx.
I a handsome coat Of pa1est biscuit
colored cloth. lined with eau-dA-nil
|.silk. attr1cted mnct: attention. twas
i smbr otdered ~ : design Of twisted
satin ribbon matching the cloth. and
had = hand Of deep cream velen-