The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-31
LOVE OF A TROUSSEAU
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt to Have
One Valued at 100000.
ALL PARIS RECORDS BROKEN.
Most Costly and Elaborate Wedding
Outfit Ever Provided For an Ameri-
can B'ide-Dreams of Coats and
Suts--Superb Sets Of Furs.


Outfit Ever Provided For an Ameri-
can B-ide-Dreams of Coats and
Suits-Superb Sets Of Furs.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, fancee Of
Count Szechenyi, viii have the most
elaborate and costly trousseau ever
provided for an American bride,
writes Newport correspondent of the
Boston American. Indeed. it is said
that it has seldom been equaled by the
wedding wardrobe of a princess of
royal blood All Paris records are bro
ken. Milliners and modistes all over
the world regard it as the most stu
pendous that even their trades have
ever known
The money which has been spent for
Miss Gladys wedding hats. gowns.
lingerie and shoes would make the av-
erage American girl feel very rich. In
fact, their total value is placed as high
rs 100000. and the part of the trous-
seau already received amounts to
$6715o in cost value.
The fair young society belle will lit
orally revel in finery. The Four Hun
dred is astonished at the cost and
number of garments ordered for the
Vanderbilt girl who is to become a
countess. That is saying much. for 1t
i remembers the wedding when one
American girl became the Duchess of
Marlborough and when another we'd
ded the Duke of Roxburghe. Both
were weddings where the brides We're
worth millions in their own right, to
say nothing of vast expectations
But it has remained for Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt to eclipse all other stars
which have blazed before her in the
wedding armament and to go to the
altar with a trousseau that any mo-
diste in Paris would consider sea-
sons stock for his entire American
clientele. The trousseau list, which
was not complete at recent date.
consisted Of:
A dozen tailor suits, including Pa
auin. Redfern and models from
other tailors prominent In Paris
ana London ..-....-.......s.......As.. 81, 400
Thirteen separate coats. including
carriage, automobile, evening. aft
ernoon and shopping coats. They
are made of every conceivable ma
terial. from the costliest of furs
broadclothS of every conceivable
shade, and there are several lace
creations one OF the finest rose
point, one of duchesse and one of
Irish lace:
Rose point coat. at........ 1000
Duchesse coat...................... 1000
irish coal. .....................-...... 500
j GaDiG cOdL..... JUu
broaulall .......................... 90
White cloth........,.-.. 2Vo
Ecru coat with mink $50
Pale blue cloth. lined with yellow
satin and trimmed with cloth OF
gold and Russian sable.......... 80
Automobile Observation-Disclosures. 100
Fur auto coat. t,......................... 500
Blue broadcloth coat. 100
ian covert..........-.......... 100
Black cloth. lined with squirrel.... $50
Coats. total. IS. 400
Russian sable set of furs. ......... 81 900
Mink -......................... 500
i5roadtail OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 800
silver Iox. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 900
biue iynx....... ...--.-.....-............. Sou
brown marten... ....--..................... 400
Black marten..... ........................... 400
UNBORN lamb..-..... 100
Russian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
White iox...-.... ..-..s--...........,.... zW
Ernline- Russian sable. trimmed with
tfItihe ....s.......-.s....-....... l,50W
Mink and broadtail. Observation-Disclosures. 700
Twelve ball gowns. ns...................... 10. 600
Twelve dinner gowns. s................... 5000
Twelve matinee gowns................ 5000
Twelve morning owns................. $500
Twelve negligees es....................... 500
Twelve matinees.. Observation-Disclosures. 700
Shoes and silk stockings to match
every gown. .........-...............- 1000
Dainty satin slippers to match negli-
gees ....-.-.- .........-................ 100
hat to match every street gown
and a hat for fancy headdress to
match every dinner and theater
gown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Ten ostrich or chiffon muffs and
poas y -..-......--..--........-.. l.bO0
Six dozen gloves, es.,...................... 400
Twenty purses..... Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Twelve dozen handkerchiefs. all
made la the French converts and
embroidered with her monogram,
many in colors to suit her gowns
and many in white. 400
Two dozen parasols. ls.......-............ 500
Eight dozen suits of underciothes.
the most exquisite Of materials.
with real lace and dainty freak de-
signs worked In by the sisters In
tie French converts. ................ 1.500
Two dozen silk petticoats............ 200
Two dozen lingerie blouses........... 800
Two lace and chiffon blouses. ........ 150o
Wedding wn.......................... 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. .$67 $50
Roxes, cases, trunks and every con-
ceivable form of package has arrived
in Newport In bond bearing the world
known names of Worth. Doucet. Felix,
Paquin and virot. Robes. nantes,
lingerie and hats Of the most beauti-
ful nlateria. and workmanship In al
most Iisaitltss numbers have arrived
1T the Hrcakers.
For instance. there are twenty three
pairs of shoes. some Of which are of
ssch d tins order they would be the
tlfs Of Il Cinderella, for the Wander
bilt foot is Jlotably small. and the lot
comprises ties. slippers. street shoes
carriage slippers and il variegated az
xofsnasat or ln.IIrooan slippers to match