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like a glove - or rather
too much like a glove)
she really did [underlined] look very
pretty. Perhaps ladies will
like a description so here
it is - she wore a very
handsome Taralatan Muslin
dress on [illegible], embossed
with gold and white Bangles
the whole front covered
with a network of gold
and [illegible] sleeves & body
richly [illegible] with
gold embrodery & fringe,
her hair nicely dressed and
on her head a large band
of gold (open [illegible] )twisted
very prettily and finely
at each side with [illegible]
tassels with pearl golves

and gold [illegible] fastened
at each temple with a
large diamond brooch in
the midst of both - an emerald
one in the same style attached
to a necklace of pearl on
her neck - and an elegant
pair of Diamond earrings
gloves with gold trimming
handsome bracelets an
elegant fan and kerchief
completed her Toilet
at her departure - Mr
[illegible][illegible] and I sallied out in the carriage
of the former to see all
we could see- we went
first to the Metropole
where the private palace
is, the whole event was
illuminated and [Illegible]