Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-22
AbRUzz| IS RESTLESS
Reported to Be About to Sail
to America.
PASSAGE NOT BOOKED YET
Returns to Turin and Then Duke
Disappears Again.
POLAR STAR HONEYMOON SHIP
Being Fitted Up sumptuously-Miss
Elkins Is Fixing to Get Married
by Ordering Trousseau.
POLAR STAR HONEYMOON SHIP


French line steamer La Lorraine. which
will sail from Havre October "a. The
duke will travel incog.
PARIS, October 22.-The report from
Rome that the Duke Of the Abruzzi would
be 4 passenger on the French line steam
er La Lorraine could not be substan-
tiated today at the offices Of the COM
pany Inquiries were met with the state
ment that the duke had not yet taken
passage on this steamer.
Abruzzi Travels Again.
TURIN. October 22.-The Duke Of the
Abruzzi, whose mysterious disappearance
a few days ago led to the report that
he had left Turin with the intention OF
proceeding to the United States. has been
visiting Princess Clotilde. the aunt OF
King Victor Emmanuel. at the royal
chateau of Moncalieri. for the purpose
Of interesting her in his cause.
He returned here yesterday. but re-
in the city for only few hours.
The duke has left here for the south.
but his destination is unknown. His plans
with regard to his reported engagement
10 Miss Katherine Elkins are being kept
q profound secret.
He hae dispensed with his aid and valet
III OTO6F 10 Dc COIupIctSIy Tree.
Polar Star Honeymoon Ship.
LONDON, October 22-"The Stella Po-
made his famous Arctic expedition. is
lying at Spezia,' the Rome correspond
ent OF the London Globe telesraphs.
''It is understood that in the last few
days the ship has been undergoing ex-
tensive redecoration and repair. A spe-
cial Stateroom, luxuriouSly furnished, ID
a feature of the scheme Of renovation.
ut is limited among those employed
on her that the Stella Polare wears the
The Stella Polare pole STAR may be
considered rather a frigid name for
honeymoon ship"
On that ship the duke and his expedi-
ton sailed July IL. 1880. for the north
pole and returned December 5. 1900. The
eleven months.
Members of the party with dogs and
sledses attained April "a. 1900. latitude
So degrees 81 minutes on the sixty,hfth
parallel Of longitude. or 80 statute miles
from the north pole. making a record as
the farthest north reached by man.
Wedding Garments Being Made.
NEW YORK. October 2o.-Plans for the
rousseau Of Katherine Elkins. to be de-
signed suite a la empire. were begun more
than three months ago. At that time an
expert was sent abroad by Louise & Co.
under instructions to search Europe for
the most beautiful laces, particularly 1tal-
Ian laces.
It Is now q month since the expert ar
rived home in America. From the estab-
It was learned yesterday that the
peciaIly matched to suit the periods which
her wonderful wardrobe represents.
The empire and directoire styles and
revival Of the famous Eugene lift" are
the distinguishing characteristics Of Miss
Elkins' trousseau.
The extensive preparations of the bridal
suite. the fame Of which has Travelled
abroad and is already calculated to
arouse the envy OF princess have been
under way for months. even while denials
and controversies about the betrothal
occupied columns in the daily papers. The
gowns was carried on quietly and Sc
cretly.
Finest Trousseau Ever.
The result is that Miss Efkins will have
the most costly and beautiful treusseau
ever designed for a princess or a million
aires daughter.
It will be a feature Of the bridal suit
that every stitch OF the lingerie is trimmed
with real lace. The design of every gown
Is a IA empire. from the ivory satin court
gown fashioned after the style made ia
nous by Empress Eugene to the twenty
two boudoir gowns not yet completed.
The Princess Margherita. who prides
herself on her pearls. will marvel at the
trimming Of priceless seed pearls which.
it Is rumored. will adorn the court gown.
At Nine. Louise's establishment yester-
day those who have been assigned to as
eist in bringing about hurried compile
ton Of the trousseau spoke of It's costly
fabrics and jeweled trimming with bated
breath.
The wedding gown. classic in its SIM
plicity will be made Of old satin. The
point lace is Josephine design. to be in
keeping with the period which the cos
tune represents.
The Eugene lift" is a fashion which Is
the result Of a caprice Of the famous
French beauty. Eugene had every gown
designed with a little train in front as
we'll as In back. which occasioned the
Of lifting the gown that whirled
in eddying folds Of silk about her feet as
she walked.
Since the sudden decision to rush the
rousseau In order that everything may be
ready for the bride-to-be in case the an
ticipated fitting should be necessary SOON
er than Is expected, the services Of several
other we'll known New York establish
ments have been enlisted, and the thirty
three tailor-made travelling gowns are also
we'll under way.
A Dress for Every Need.
Directoire afternoon toilets. morning
robes automobile. coats and marvelously
planned gowns anticipating every possible
social event from the presentation at court
to the smallest function OF the year, are
being completed.
These dresses all have been carefully de-
signed by the most noted modistes both