A DRESS WORTH £10,000.
The costliest dress in the world belongs to Mrs Celia Wallace, a Chicago lady, and is -worth £10,000. The principle material of this wonderful costume i 3 heavy duchesse satin of crulean blue. The Court tram (two and a half yards long) and the full skirt are lined with heavy satin. The skirt is trimmed at the sides and front with two great shawls of Brussels point lace, a yard wide and three yards in length. It is adorned with diamond pendants, and the lace is held in place by diamond sunbursts. The lace itself cost £5000.
The jawbone of the average whale is 25ft in length. The tongue of such a monster will yield a ton of oil,
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11021, 11 September 1897, Page 1 (Supplement)
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123A DRESS WORTH £10,000. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 11021, 11 September 1897, Page 1 (Supplement)
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