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Show :ILIPRED81!?i&.fE. " IN PROCESS MURY TROUSSEAU I LONDON, Feb. 2o. Simplicity Is the keynote of Princess Mary's trou-1 scau. now practicully complete, at Buckingham palace, in reudrhesfl for Itt marriage to Viscount Laffcelles next Tuesday, except for tho wedding dress itself, which .;onforn s to the precedents of English society for the attire of royal brlder.. The princess WM allowed an entirely free hand in choosing her trousseau. A largo selection se-lection of models was taken '.o Buckingham Buck-ingham Palace for her approval, and after trying them on and discussing them with Queen Mary, the princess ordered her selections to be copied In her favorite colors. Blue is the predominating note, blue In almost every shade and toAo from forget-me-not to deepest orn flower. After blue conies gray the smoke, dove and aesthetic French shades and aft- r gray, wild ;osc and hyacinths mauve. The royal bride-to-be has had all her dresses, costumes cos-tumes nnd tea gowns cut on It ng. straight and simples lines with the fashionable low waist and wide or slit sleeves. The skirts ;im of medium me-dium length. Cloth of sliver, with a sheen of n 1 1 . i - elected bj the prln - 'ess to form the foundation of her t wedding dress. J This was 1 1 raped with a gossamer ii' - ii iu'.i (l. r.-d with designs I of pearl and, gold by some of - the I most skilled workers of the country. !. tfl A deep lace collar, falling In little j v Showers, W IS chosen to appear above ths English silver-shot court train. U magnificently mounted on white V duchess satin, embroidered In sliver and silk. The decolletage is square cut, the ft over dres.s has transparent sleeves. reaching to the elbow, and .el!s of P glistening silver transform the square i-iL'e into a V-shaped front. Exquisite Ex-quisite print lace which It Is under- worn by Queen Mary at ' her wedding, played an important ! part in the evolution of tho dress. It Is arranged in a deep collar set at the back and falls In soft cascades on each side from the waist, reach- ; ing below the hem of the skirt. i. The full court train, bordered with j-Indlan j-Indlan silver and silk embroideries reir-scnting various floral emblems of the empire. Is about four yards in length The princess will probably ' ! wear a tulle veil falling back in i' I graceful folds from a flat wreath. I |