The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-16
MISS ALICE's TRoUssEAU
Gowns OF Presidents Daughter Expen-
sivc. But in Best Taste-To Wear
Lace Left by Mother-BeautifuI Co.'S
TUNES for Going Away. Evening
Dances and Everyday Affairs
Some of Her Dress Hobbies.


TUNES for Going Away. Evening
Dances and Everyday Affairs
Some of Her Dress Hobbies.
Especial to The Record, PHILADELPHIA
Washington, D. c., February 10
The ~trousseau of the Presidents
daughter is not as elaborate a. the
trousseau of the daughter of one of
the tinplate kings or a millionaire
.porkpacker, for instance. The daugh-
ter of the President is not the daugh-
ter of a rich man, and it would be con
sidered in rather bad taste by voters
of Cohoes and Fort Worth and other
more or less remote centres of civili-
cation if the child of the Chief Execu-
tive of a plain people were to deck
herself with laces and jewels that are
only suitable tor princesses and the
offspring Of insurance officials.
Thus, the trousseau Of Alice is sim
pie and girlish, though as beautiful
as lovely fabrics, taste, thought aad
the skilled fingers of the best cautur-
ieres in the country can make it.
The bride, it is said, on the authori-
ty of one of those chums who prom
Use never to tell anything and from
whom news is always to be relied up
on, will follow the quaint custom of
wearing on her wedding day.
Something old and something new,
Something borrowed and something
blue.
And a silver ~sixpence in her shoe"
The something old' will be the lace
that was on her mothers wedding
gown; the something borrowed" a
jeweled shoe buckle that a happily
married friend wore az her wedding,
and the silver sixpence will be one that
Miss Roosevelt found in Tokyo (where
silver Sixpences are not as common as
Englishmen), and the something
blue will be a turquoise ring-a gift
from Mrs. LOngwOrth.
WEDDING GOWN OF WHITE SATIN.
The wedding gown is made in prin-
cess style of white satin with a. train
of brOcade with ~marguerites. The
train is lined with white chiffon, and
the bodice is trimmed with old lace
that trimmed the wedding gown Of her
mother, the sweet and pretty Alice
Lee, who was the Presidents first
wife. A tulle veil will be held in place
by a coronet Of myrtle and lilies Of
the valley. Her bouquet is to be Of
the shower order and of white roses,
orchids and lilies of the valley, Her
one attendant. Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
is to wear pale pink chiffon and pink
roses, and she will carry a basket of
pinks and tulips.
The gowns of Miss Roosevelt include
many of the airiest of texture, as the
wedding tou is to be to the south,
where ON the big estate of n of the
tfrieLds of Mr.. L~ongworth, the honey
moon will be spent. With this trip IN
view q dozen of the daintiest and
summeriest of light frocks have been
made, and to wear with them are
hats of lace and chiffon and straw.
Parasols Of light tints are also part
: of the trousseau, and foOtgear of white
and tan and delicate tints will be
packed in the trunks that the bride
will take away with her on her first
Journey as a matrOn.
GOING AWAY GOWN OF BLUE.
Green, blue and brown are the fav-
eorite colors of the future Mrs. Long
worth, although dark red is most be-
coming to this pa~le-skinned, blue-eyed
and brown-haired girl with the slight
figure. Miss Roosevelt is not a beau
ty, as chivalrOus newspapers are fond
of calling her. She is rather color
less, and her features are regular with
out being handsome, but she has a
pleasant smile, white, even teeth, and
a low and pleasant voice. The going
away gown Is of blue cloth, n with
1T will be worn instead of furs, a set
of ostrich feathers in pale gray, which
will match the blue hat trimmed with
gray ostrich feathers. A beautiful
gray travelling bag, fitted with gold
and tortoise shell toilet articles will
the bride. This was given
her by Mr.. LOngWorth.
The. most interesting frocks are
those that have been designed for the
southern trip, as the others are rot
vastly different from the gowns that
the average fashionable citizens
daughter wears these mild winter
days.
One of the pretty evening gowns for
the honeymoon is Of pale blu with
pink roses scattered over it in what
is called the shadow 1esign. This daln-
ty frOck Is MADE WITH a SaIneTei
skirt with lace inset around TIE top
of the skirt. The bodice fastens IN
the back and is trimmed with insets Of
lace. The elbow slooves are also inse-
with lace and a girdle Of pink and
pale blue liberty ribbon and tiny bows
of pink and blue on the sleeves add
charming touches of color.
SMART LITTLE SHORT SKIRT
SUIT.
A frock of white crepe has a scarf
of sea green chiffon at the bust line,
and above this the neck is filled in
with creamy lace. A belt of green fas-
tened with a buckle of jade and emer-
aid is an effective touch. With this
will be worn a hat of white chip trim
med with a long soft osprey of pale
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