Show I I i 1 Beauty Secrets Cl II I I t of Famous Women I Ii j i BY ANDRE DUPONT DUPaNT I 1 14 11 J Lc frees l us l' l lb LADY V WASHINGTON'S TASTE IN DRESS I X January G. G 1759 9 a very fashIon fashIon- I I O OX able wedding took lilacs ace on a I Plantation In VIrginia The Tho I cal eMt widow In the colony colun was gas married to Colonel ra ton a a. young 0 officer who had mn made o a gallant record el In the th I French 1 an and In Indian l n war warn to A A. see ee the couple united The governor g of Virginia was there thel attired in a scarlet suit embroidered In gold v i and hl t his hi stately statI head well sword at his Hide There also were the members or of the families 1 I and amI and antt planters who lived In alm st regal Jt lp on their great estates s nut iut all these fine CIne gentlemen and fair all ladles were ou 11 by the t il nHI ent nt l room whose great rat height s I Tic he was wass s tj feet n 2 was In striking contrast with th the email stature of oC the bride Ho He Hoa a was dressed f In blue nn and sliver tr trimmed with wilh scarlet with gold oltI buckles on hl shots shoes I Ulel ind at his knees Martha Muth Custis the little lItte willow was ly attired In a white whit satin petticoat above o which W was draped on nn If heavy corded silk shot through h wIth threads ot of sliver sli- sli In iii bar pow pow- ver ff Pearl ornaments were olE Ier hair nl and about her hur n neck cl Her I satin slippers hilt had diamond lamontI buckles She was attended b. b by three thre l I elegantly anth dressed in the costumes o of th the day I Doth George Geon c and Martha Washington Washing Washing- a ton Ion had a hl high h Jc regard rl for fashion rn- rn til till the O lt or of the r n alwn always bought his clothes lit In London antI and ho he was extremely par par- tl ular shout their fit and the of If the sloth lie He was also careful so to whether the buttons n should bc e eif if Ie gold or or of silver For Mrs hs h's Wash ash her hr husband tnt sent or- or I dors i to i. i l I l I nd I A A list written hy by him hill roads as ao follows H I A salmon colored velvet pt of i 1 l pattern with satin flowers flow flow- ers to be made in a 0 sac ack and coats coat I ruffles to be ma made t of l Br c lace lare s 01 olt propel to he worn Warn with e aho n negligee Cf to cot cost f 0 O two pairs pair white satin sat t ot of white silk hose one in shoes hoN lIt df the smallest fives one hn hat or bonnet pairs or s hest laid toot loes es six p pairs sirs mitt milts one olle dozen n breast r st Knots ono one dozen doz- doz QZ- QZ en 0 mo most l f handkerchiefs 11 1 six pounds perfumed r a 0 petticoat t of fasli- fasli color a silver cr tabby 01 petticoat pet pet- t The perfumed powder mentioned In inthe the list f Is undoubtedly hair o great quantities at al thi II time lime It was wai calculated that the tho military forces torce alone of England d I c colonies wasted waste about tons oC lour dour a year In timis way allowing hut but buta hair or of each n. n pound n a week tOT for the tho soldier In the tho years par preceding the war nr outrageous taxation t of imports made m tJ r every true patriot r refuse to purchase nn abroad a L good deal 11 of this r was WUI m made lo on the plan plan- of Virginia and In the old oltI co- co 1 tl of An there Is if no doubt it was made mado also aho at al Mount Vernon The Tho chief ingredient was 11 pearl arl starch or of time best A layer Iner of this thiH was placed at a athu the thu bottom or of a box antI and I y 7 I. I J r r wf t r w i f rr r y I F u law 1 1 GEORGE f tL em MARTH MARTHA WA Tot f thick thickly I with rose rOBe leaves cI Ol of other sweet scented tower flower petals Titer n more mort starch was added and more hlo bios bios- until the box hox was t ll filled l four lT hours later ator the tho faded flowers wore oro tak taken out and fresh On ones tl added d. d process was gone one through four toUl or 01 rive five times until the was sweetly scented Then It was hulled bolted through l a fine cloth chilli an Indispensable Jn m gloves were able article of oC the tho toilet t of u a belie blIe u ot f Martha duty who was waR ile- ile de- de sirous ot of rasing the tho soft t Itu hands which were ivere hen hell co the th sine qua ula nor or of gentility A pall pair or of gloves IJo was nas on the In- In side with a or of mutton suet spermaceti and white soap and were worn ever every night A pall Jail was posed tp to last for a a. fortnight To set an example ot of thrift to tho struggling country Lady Washing Washing- ton as the soldiers lers called her dres dressed td during the war In homespun home pun She took great pride In showing two of het owns or of cotton striped wIth silk that tt were ero woven at her home The stripes were lre made from Crom ot of brown sill silk and old crimson dam dam- I J chair covers I |