Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-31

ing huge panSleS, roses, anu iiilleo'
The luminous Inscriptions breathe well
come to the new Queen and long life
to the royal couple--"Viva la Reina,
Victoria Eugenia," GLORY to the
British Navy" Madrid and London"
Long Live Our King and Queen
GLORY to Shakespeare and Byron
and many other popular greetings for
the English princess who becomes a
Spanish queen.
The Bridal Trousseau.
Except the wedding dress, all the
bridal trousseau of robes, cloaks, eve
ming and tea gowns, petticoats and
was made in London
where many of the dresses have been
on exhibition. Some Of the articles
of this queenly trousseau are described
rs follows:
A dainty dress of white mousseline-
de-soie Powered with miniature roses.
a morning gown is of fine spotted
lawn over palest blue, inset with Va
lenciennes laces. A beautiful Prin-
cess robe is in spotted lawn, made to
wear over many different colored slips.
A charming pale blue China silk EN-
pire morning robe is fastened in front
with blue rosettes and ends. Another
morning gown is Of white lawn over
pale blue, inserted at equal distances
with Valenciennes lace. A smart
morning gown is composed entirely of
English embroidery in very open
work design.
Among the simple day gowns are
many composed of linen. The bodices
in many instances are made after the
American blouse style with touches Of
red and blue embroidery. One Of the
many dressing jackets is made of the
palest blue and white Zenana edged
with quaint silk embroidery. A hand
some day dress is composed of ivory
crepe de Chine, the bodice arranged
with the finest Guipure lace and
tucked squares Of crepe de chine, the
centers of which are delicately en-
brotdered with colored rosebuds and
set together with insertions Of Valen-
ciennes lace. A simple frock Is of the
palest pink and white flowered voile,
with Valenciennes lace. Another day
dress is of pale pink and white satin
foulard in a small design. Another
beautiful visiting dress is of fine
white Valenciennes lace and ivory
colored cloth.
Among the many lea gowns is a
beautiful one Of palest pink mousse
line-de-soie made in the Empire style.
Another is O pale yellow Empire gown
yelled with white linon-de-soie. The
large hell sleeves are entirely of frills
Of lace, and round the short waist are
pale yellow ribbons threaded through
embroidery. There is handsome eve
ming coat of pale biscuit-colored faced
cloth, with a hood composed Of Valen
ciennes lace, dyed to match the cloth
Among the evening gowns is a short
waisted one of pale maise mousseline
Another Empire evening gown lis o1
white silk mousseline, flowered all oy
er with tiny clusters Of pink roses.
The underlinen is made Of the fines
ninon trimmed with real Valencienne'
lace and fine embroidery. The initials
of the royal bride surmounted by the
Spanish crown are worked on all thu
garments.
! La Granja Castle.
The castle which Alfonso and hi
II Queen have chosen for their honey
moon is the Spanish Versailles, know
!, as La Granja. 1t is quaint and quie
spot, far removed from the inquisi
tive throngs Of the capital, and will
!, all the picturesque and romantic SUI
roundings suitable for a royal honey
\ moon.
The palace is situated at the foo
of the imposing Pico de Penalara Do
/. the Guadarrama Mountains, hig
above the sea level. The little vi
) lage dates from ancient times, whe
' Henry Nv. built chapel there an
dedicated it to st. Ildefonso. Late1
7 the friars of the Parral Monastery es
tablished here a farm (La Granja
which SO much suited the fancy {
the first Spanish Bourbon, Philip \
S that he bought the place and erecte
a magnificent palace with surroundin
) parks, in the style Of his French nj
4 tive country. The fountains and waite
works then established and still rul
j ming are not surpassed by any othe
4 royal possession in Europe.
For years the Spanish kings use
e this palace and park as a pleasure r
sort, much as the French kings passe
d their days Of pleasure at Versatile
Charles III yeceiyed here the Coul
$ Artois, when he marched to conqut
Gibraltar. Godoy signed here III
$ treaty which delvired Spain fro
France, and Ferdinand VII. here a
v pointed the infant Don Carlos to [
prince hereditary. When his energe2
h sister-in-law heard Of this intentio
she hastened to La Granja, thre
# courtiers out Of the palace, gave
y Premier Calomarde the famous be
on the ear, about which he said lat,
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