Ball gown, Worth, 1888. Pale oyster satin edged w/pale lilac-gray velvet. Boned bodice lacing in back, w/swagged fringes of crystal & silvered beads outlining breasts, punctuated by couched silver thread bows. Flower garlands below & on trained, embroidered skirt, lined in matching taffeta w/inner ruffles & Valenciennes lace at back. Blue Ottoman silk cape, A. Lemonnier, Paris, with detachable double-tiered capelet collar, lined in pink silk. Kerry Taylor Auctions/Live Auctioneers
