The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-15
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS WORN
AT MOBILE CARNIVAL.

The queen OF the carnival at Mobile,
Miss Lyons, and her maids of honor,
have many friends in Atlanta and in
other parts of Georgia, who will be in
terested in the following description of
the beautiful gowns worn by them at the
brilliant carnival ball says the Atlanta
Georgian.
The maids of honor entered one by one.
Miss Lucille Bidgood, in white radium silk.
empire gown, with silver trimmings and
crown of velvet tulle. Miss Mary Ruth
McLester, white chiffon satin, empire,
hand embroidered in white silk with
panel of brocaded satin. Miss Ruth Shep-
ard, white French organdie with white
satin trimmings. Miss Florence David
son of Montgomery, white chiffon, velvet
striped, with embroidery of pearls and
gold spangles wreath of golden grapes
in her hair Miss Clement Mark of Mont
gomery. white net over satin, trimmed
In bands of white satin. Miss Lettuce
Clark, empire lace robe with white satin
folds and silver trimmings. Miss Edith
Marechal white spangled net over taf-
feta, princess. Miss Lucille Lyon white
spangled net empire, over net and silk.
Miss Eva Conner. white net empire span
gled in gold sequins, girdle of pearls. MISS
Henrietta McPhillips, a combination EN-
pire and princess gown of pineapple us
sue over white satin, pearl trimmings.
Next came the page Master Mareau
Lyons, carrying a satin pillow on which
rested the queens jewels. And then the
queen. herself, divinely tall and most dt-
Ninely fair, attended by another page
Master Berry Lyons, who carried her
court train. These two little pages, eous-
ms to the queen were dressed in white
satin doublets. embroidered in gold, white
silk tights, slippers with gold rosettes
and on their little blonde curls the dear
est little white satin caps with a white
feather.
The queen. dgnifed tall and fair, bore
her honors both with pride and modesty
and fairer queen was never seen Tier
costume was exquisite, fashioned OF white
chiffon cloth over silk, made empire Inc
panels forming the skirt were separated
by ehantilly lace, the pattern OF winch
was outlined with spangles and the bottom
of the skirt was finished in graduated
folds of satin. The skirt was further
bordered by empire wreaths of white
satin roses, studded with rhinestones ana
the front panel had a sunburst of spansles
the base of which was hand-embroldered
roses studded with pearls ana rllle-
stones The waist was trimmed In chan
tilly lace with rose design of embroidery
and lace ieweled, and five rows OF gold
seouins outlined the short waist. The
modern was of white lace over cloth OF
gold studded in rhinestones and pearls.
The costume was completed by the court
mantle which was of white satin, en-
broidered in raised gold butterflies and
the sunburst design of pearls and rhine
stones. The border was done in empire
wreaths of gold embroidery and finished
with a chiffon ruffle. She carried bout
ouet of lilies of the valley, carnations
and white roses.
The costume was completed by the Jew
eled crown and necklace of rhinestones
and the sceptre, bestowed by the king,
who. after browning her, raised her to
the royal throne beside her.