PRINCESS MARY’S TROUSSEAU

Evening Star, Issue 17927, 24 March 1922, Page 1

PRINCESS MARY’S TROUSSEAU

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRESSES

Tlit' Royal trousseau was -. on view 3 ostevilay (says the London _ ‘ Times ot February 8), and though, like the trousseaux; of modern ami less cs.ule. uioys, it is not -very large, it is quite c.iai'tuuig and simple. - ~, ' . Beautiful colors, of which blue in many soft tones and sweet peamauves and pnitE predominate, were shown made up m nil the new supple fabrics for day and evening wear. They represent Princess Marfa known preferences in color; but tneio were also two quite lardy all-black gowns, which prove that the Princess has accepted the modem feeling for this excoJent foil to fairness. Most of the frocks are 7in or Sin off the ground, and tney reflect the new notes in early spring fashions—the low waist, the girdle, the Grecian straight sboulder-to-shouldcr neck and the round neck, the boll shove, the short sleeve, and the three-quarter, adapted to the various times of wearing, and many other fancies that will be seen in floo® fade presently when spring is really here. How much the Princess enjoyed cb Dosing her tilings, her pleasure in certainfrocks, frankly expressed, _ and her unwearying kindness in giving fittings to harassed dressmakers —all of whom had at some time made something for her cue. whose privilege on this occasion made then., over-anxious—was the const-nut tale at tho many houses visited yesterday. Perhaps the proudest of all the craftsmen a,no women was tho old shoemaker, whoso trade is all bespoke, and whose grandfather made shoes foi* George IV. He had l designed for her a new strapped antelope shoe, and when overpressed with questions as to her shoes for liaro wear, saidi, “You know the Princess has some shear, already!" TASTE IN MILLINERY.

In millinery Princess Mary has a known fancy for the little hat which turns off tho face andi for the mushroom, and' on one of her little hats she lias one of the newest and l quaintest derices —four tiny oyster shells, tinted in her favorite blues and pinks and opening out to form a flower. In furs she lias chosen, as most fair girls would like to choose, blue fox trimming to her evening coat, fluffy and becoming; ermine in its silkiest form, with tlup tails used in their rightful place as fringe; and mole, tho supplest of all furs and the most charming setting to a gown of soft blue.

The entire trousseau, with the exception of the bridal' gown and _ bridesmaids.’ dresses, has already Leon delivered at the PalaCC ’ THE WEDDING DRESS.

Silver tarnishes easily, and the weather has all been against the hurrying up of the bridal gown and bridesmaids’ dresses, which, will be in a scheme of silver, while satin,' pearl embroidery, and lace. Ibey are-being made by Messrs Revillo and Rossiler. Princess Mary will wear a Princess gown of cloth of silver veiled with an overdress of silver lace embroidered in pearl and silver. Her full Court train will be made of the specially woven shotsilver duchcsse satin made at Sir 1* rank Warner's silver mills at Braintree. It will have embroideries of Indian silver and silk, one of the now shawl collars of real lace cascading down the. sides. 1 hough of great beauty, there will bo nothing stiff of formal about the gown, for which the fabrics chosen will take the supjno lines that make for beauty. The maids’ dresses arc not yet made; they will be of silver tissue and l lace, and their wreaths will lie silver rosebuds. Messrs Seville and Rossi ter are also making an evening gown of sky bine satin and chiffon overdress with diamante shoulder pieces ami a diamond ornament on the belt. A sapphire blue and: gold evening gowif has an -underdress of shot blue and gold- tissue with soft embroidered draperies of blue and gold. A charming eau-dc-nil tea gown ol chiffon over satin bcauto and lightly embroidered with iridescent paillettes has a softly draped chiffon train. GOLYG-AWAY GOWN.

Mmo Handley Seymour, New Bond street, lias designed t.be going-away gown. It in of powder blue chiinneusu embroidered in long narrow line panels from the yoke to the hi]) of the tucss in self-ordered 1 silk and l palest coral beads and crystals, with a sash of blue channelise tiedi loosely at the side; the wide sleeves are threequarter length. Over this will be worn a moleskin wrap made by llevilloa I-Teres, A dress that pleased the J-’niieoss very much is an exquisite wild rose georgette evening gown, a moss of handwork, with long embroidered panels of pink crystal beads draped! from either side, slightly longer than die dress, ami caught in at the waist with huge roses of pink crystal. It is made with a round nock and short sleeves. An afternoon gown of blade georgette is cut in very straight, simple lima., with cfeub-le bounces of georgette edged with bands of sable squirrel, The neck is square, and l fits into a very dainty full bodice. The sleeves are to the elbow, ami there is a nwid.bud sasli of black georgette. Another afternoon gown ia in comllowv.r blue crepe do chine, cut in straight, simple lines, a square neck and three-quarter sleeves; groups of pin tucks on tho bodice ’form squares; t ire skirt is Lightly draped at (ho sides r_m! tacked also to form squares, and the bodice n: held in with a kind of blue crepe do chine. A very successful .design was scon in a dark bluo velour ratine frock and wrapcoat. The frock is made in straight, simple linen, with a square neck and thr-ro-quarter length sleeves, finished at tho neck with a grey crepo boante ait in collar and In-oQ vest; tho skirt is rut in downward tucks and embroidered with, groups of gunrnotal studs. Tho coat is cut with a short front and long back; it has s, stand-up collar of grey fur, with caffs to correspond embroidered in diamond designs of gimmctal studs. EVENING TOILETTES, A real lace evening gown in deep cream color is made with straight panels and a draped baby bodice; tho skirt is slightly draped at the sides and caught in at tho low waist with a chiffon sash held in place with bunches of dark and light pink roses and finished with a big bow at tiw bade. There are bunches of pink roses holding up tho cascading lace at tho bottom of tho skirt. Two of the laoo flounces arc draped together to get the soft effect. It is mounted on real laco net. A blade georgette and sequin, evening dross is embroidered In panel design with the sequins, and is made in very straight simple lines with square neck, short sleeves, and an embroidered girdle round tho waist. Another Handley Seymour evening gown has an undordress of orchid mauve satin and an overdress of gorgotto embroidered with imum arum satin lilies gloaming with silver sequins round' the nock and on the bodice and the short sleeves. A white embroidered evening gown has n crepe de chine undordress ; tho bodico io embroidered in a very beautiful design ! in nacre beads, giving a shield effect and ! cut to form a pointed neck; there is a laco underskirt, and hanging from the bodice a heavy beaded fringe of nacre. AFTERNOON ANT)' TEA. GOWNS. Mmo Hayward has made some afternoon dresses, a coat and skirt, and a tea gown. The coat and skirt is in n shade of Nattier blue, lung-waisted, and, with rather dose-fitting long sleeves. It is heavily embroidered in silk, and the jumper to form with it is embroidered in white and bluo beads, and has a three-

quarter sleeve. A grey crepe jerroy ait noon frock, embroidered in its own i-.ii.c. has a round throat, and is r>;SH r: either side and finished with :wo sashes. A tea gown in sweet jua remrings has mauve chiffon pleated re,-.:’ : >-re:, with line while lace edging i*, dress and a siren in- the eoioren,, s re t gown licing finished on cithfr hi;; v;:di ;i. huge begonia. im afternoon u-y 1 -' "I Point de Plandre, a gilt to Ure Prunoe. is specially tinted and mounted ever tore cnit crcpc do chin-o; tho waist Dana of < to rose- and blue sat-iu ribbon bos ilo>". - .i:v; ends at one side. M. Paul Caret, 15 Oxford street, - made a navy sergiac cent fr-jcK—-a ic-y: material that is very fmo and h;,r-it. * - is embroidered in royal_ lino mi.; c_ - black round braid in troliis square,,':. .E v sleeves arc big and wide, ano L'lcrc . ■ ■ steel girdle hold with oxidison jet stool tackle. , „ , 3 A. ■rhiA.xixdi.no iroc^.. Mmo Marie Lott, lb Princes rlree;, i ono of the smartest day freaks in 1 ;>■ trousseau. It is embroidered jn hvo- -"re anglaise in hiopo and crown sire, and r; ■< a brown stilt girdle and a heaver cn re; ■ while lha vest is pink goorgoUo and. J-'-re A wrap coat in mole velour tore_ f ’, j: remold fur shawl collar and wvUac.-t ■mbroidorv -on tho doeves. Eevillou Frcrcs, Itogeat- ptrccE hr,' 0 made a lovoly \vxap_ hi blue arid re-re--velvet, lined with pink chce-in-ausa. - : -■ with a straight bad: and kimono rioew-.re with an inner sleeve of g-xrgd to, lirar-re 1 with a for cuff. Natural Mae for Sonus tho square collar and the culiik FURS AND HATS. For wear over the wedding dire il, driving to tho Abbey is a lonJy Hu . ermine stole wrap, vary _ wi-ao or. .uu shoulder and giving tl«? cliect < c., a- re -re with stole ends. There is a fringe of ermine toils round tho neck and at Ow •back of tho cane and stoic, end it relined with white brocaded velvet re- i covered with white chiffon. There in - other onnino stole two yards long fourteen inches wide, lined wjin ' 1 cropo do chine. The going-av-rey c< -re. ■> of moleskin with alternate . re fur running reverse, Tho rr:t-ni r-. -■ r ■ ; are kimono shape, and there avo six vr.v< of tho fur treated as bands at th 1 of the coat. A molo pillow muff v.-.l; : carried with this coat. Mmo Currant, George, street. Ban 1 square, has supplied six or screen ki r.;, ’ silk jumpers in different tho prettiest being in sane blue with - 1 introduced. Milliccnt, 52a Conduit street, has i-,m----plied r. certain number of hat-, s small and turned up off tho face read a - for country wear in mushroom shape, country hat in dark green mimic reolh re trimmed with narrow green- and re- 1 ribbon. A cerise lint- is shortcut- lire 'it and mushroom shaped. A Napoleon , rein black satin bos a _ wixreiu el bh.e colored silk flowers with i-hio predominating. A sapphire Mur small hat v. 0 1 a. turned-up brim is dn>pvu v. d-h w>V» lace and trimmed with a cbm.,' e. 0y...' - rsholl flowers.

The Princess’s shoes have been mn>'e by Albert Welch, Id Korih And'ey rlree!. ito has made a court shoe lor went' with Ihc wedding dress, <>f the siher shot salmi made at Braintree wbh s 1J Loins IpC. Pot outdoor wear lie liar, designed whrt ho calls “dual ” rW* in grev ■'led brown antelope wiili three if raps mry ng ini > one. fastening wilh a. h.i!t"u ; n b.rejyc antelope he has also made an O'.rfcro laced perforated shr l vi'.li a military bool. Gold and Giver brocade Aw; arc made to tic across llu> ai'ska aw! .a m of white antelope ns ri l '■ in com,' shoe shape. Sheba, 1 Oniingrn; jd/u-e, Sloanc ctwiid has made sonic boadwr l»oj;.:s ■Tor two in changing frocks. The fi'cccrdo-l irock goes in a. big pink silk lin'd lor, and a pink silk cover tn.ivmcd wd n !account embroidery is llmev.i nvn 1 I iitd.il jfc 15! put away.