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dozen of each description of under _clothing not being considered anything * out of the common way : the corbeille is a general term
for all the bridegroom's presents , formerly enclosed in a basket of elegant workmanship and _decoration . In these days of change ,
however , the genuine corheille is replaced by an inlaid coffer or any other sort of expensive receptacle . An elaborately ornamented
worktable had in this instance been chosen by the bridegroom , to contain his offerings .
Mademoiselle Therese stands by , radiant with joy and pride , while her mother turns the key ; and thereamid satin and lace , repose
, two cashmere shawls . One from India ; four thousand francs could scarcely have procured it , the gay marquise hastily calculates . The
other French , but so beautiful a production that the most practised eye could scarcely detect the difference . Ahhow lovelyhow
en-, , chanting ; ! But see here , that garniture of Brussels lace ; flounces , the bridal veil ,, trimming for berthe ! "What , a similar set in black
Chantilly ! Never , never has she seen their equal . There are besides dozens and dozens of gloves from Jouvin ' sfans , and
em-, broidered handkerchiefs , some with the coronet of a marquise surmounting the name of _Therese , each letter a perfect study of
delicate flowery needle-craft ; others with her family arms united with those of the bridegroom on the same escutcheon . What
precision in the work , what exquisite cambric ! Who would not be married to gain such treasures ?
" And the diamonds ? " Even the comtesse grows excited now , as the mamma calmly touches a springand the casket flies open .
, It is the crowning stroke ; few brides in Turin can boast its equal . The diadem , the sprays for the hair , the pendants , the necklace .
Oh , how entrancingly beautiful they are ! The marquise devours them with greedy eyes ; the aunt , stifling a sigh at the thought that
she has no daughter to marry , mingled perhaps with a momentary pang at the contrast to her own modest corbeille fifteen years before ,
looks proud and gratified , —not the less so because she has detected the emotion of the compagnc de lope , on whom , since the intimacy
with her sister , she bestows her intense aversion . " But that is not all , " said the bride ' s mother , who , though older
than ray comtesse , yet , as being handsomer and much richer , still kept her place as a belle , " we have a few trifles here besides . " And
a set of pearls , a watch , rich chain , and all sorts of those ornamental trifles called breloques _, were successively exhibited .
"M " y And child all , you this are from indeed your happy futur V 9 " and _There the se marquise smilingl kisses y assents her .
with warmth , mentally weighing the chances of finding for her own . daughter , when she comes home from the convent where she is
being educated , a match equal in wealth or munificence . " Then there are all the other pretty presents and souvenirs" and
, the mamma opens a cabinet of ivory and ebony , from the drawers
of which she produces an infinite variety of morocco cases , some
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1859, page 196, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111859/page/52/
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