Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

II R1IHlNT reldtluB 10 lnt up
preaching wedding Of Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Congressman Mich
I4E#3I olas Longworth of Cincinnati,
49, scheduled at the White House
February II. excites keen interest in Wash
ington and scarcely degree less through
out the country. Gossip about the AFFAIR is
increasing and accounts OF the bridal trous-
seau are varied and interesting. 1t is said
there will be ten of these wonderful gowns,
made for the most part in the empress or
prlncesse styles as the most becoming to
the youthful bride, and lending themselves
the more readily to the rich oriental weaves
of which nearly all OF the rousseau is
made. For most OF the material Miss Roose-
welt has chosen the rare fabrics of China
and Japan, gifts from the dowager empress,
from the mikado and Japanese princes, not
to speak Of the hlmy materials of the
Philippines, embroidered linens from Can
ton and rare brocades. Then there are
European silks OF exquisite design and tex
ture.
one authority says the bridal gown is
not being made in Washington or Balti-
more, as reported but in New York. The
material is fine satin, woven in Paterson,
N. j., secretly, from a pattern that has
been destroyed to prevent its being dupli-
Gated. The material combines the stiffness
and flexible quality so long striven for by
weavers OF satins 1t is OF a pure lily white,
without a suggestion OF cream or ivory
tinting. The luster can only be likened TO
that produced by moonlight shining upon
new snow.
There are twenty-six yards of material in
this wedding gown, over which Will fall a
full court train TO consist of a like number
of yards OF brocaded satin in a graceful lily
design, exquisite in texture and one of the
many sumptuous pieces of brocaded and
embroidered satin presented to Miss Roose-
welt during her trip to the Philippines
Draped in princess design the wedding gown
will fit closely to the waist. then sweeping
away In long train. The gown is built
up over a soft silk lining, which is finished
at the bottom with many frou frou ruffles
of chiffon and lace to hold the satin out
and keep 1t from tangling Lace finishes
the upper part Of the bodice and the short
sleeves Just below the elbow but the de-
cision has been reached that no more lace
shall appear in the gown.
The small amount of lace to be draped
upon the bodice is under discussion There
is fairylke web of point lace-real Brus-
sells point-and one of Honiton, the royal
Honiton that England has wrought for her
brides in Devonshire. To the careless OBJ
server one will look the same as the other,
AOI DolH are Hlllly anu transparent In char
acter, but to the lover of lace the difference
is great, and Honiton has graced the brides
of England-and some of those of Europe
since before the time of Victoria. To II
clings the sentiment that we attach to
myrtle and orange blossoms. 1t will be IN
teresting to note whether Miss Alice will
cast her vote for the rare Brussels point
lace, with the romance of centuries woven
in its mesh, or for the other, whose almost
invisible threads seem tangled In unseen
wedding bells.
Among the afternoon-gown materials in
the trousseau are crepes embroidered in
hawthorne, wistaria, morning glory and
chrysanthemum designs, and satins repeat
ing the first three patterns in Japanese
workmanship, with silks showing Chinese
embroideries, the gift of Isl An empress
OF China, exhibiting the mingled colorings
OF roses, chrysanthemums, iris and lilies
blended to form harmony of color There
are embroidered silks and GAUGES for even
ing wear. with French chiffons and Ameri-
can satins and lace from Germany, Eng
land' France and Malta to put in as trim
ming on necks and sleeves
Petticoat sets of soft silk and batiste
hand embroidered, are being purchased and
made very deliberately. some of the lingerie
petticoats having as many as four and
five lace-trimmed houpces, one above the
other, the two upper fiounces entirely COW
ering the under ones and the whole form
Ing a foamy mass Of lace at the bottom
Nearly all the underskrts have double and
triple hounces, since so many of the
gowns are crepe and pongee, and these re-
quire considerable fullness. The general
term pongee covers a number of different
styles and thicknesses Of soft silk pre-
scented to Miss Alice on her eastern trip,
that range in color from creamy white,
moonlight blue, faded rose, water green
and pale, duh gold into the peculiar shades
OF rose red and hyacinth known to orr
entail silks.
One of the pongee dresses is made with
sort OF wide girdle effect, drawn around
the waist line and falling into soft, full
princess lines, supplemented with short
waisted bolero finish to the upper part of
the bodice the silk being drawn in drapery
to At the figure with an effect of looseness
upon the fitted princess lining Embroidery
embellikhes the lower part of the dress,
the bolero, vest and sleeves, and narrow