The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-24
HOW MRS. AsroR DRESSES.
Thirty-Two Gowns the Winter Outfit
OF Society's Leader.

Thirty-Two Gowns the Winter Outfit
OF Society's Leader.
copyrighted. 1897
NEW YORK., Nov. 23.-Mrs. William
Astor's winter outfit consists of thirty-two
new dresses, or, to put it more properly,
costumes, as each is complete in itself.
A description of some of the rarest of
these rare gowns cannot fail to be of interest
to every woman who loves beautiful and
tasteful things.
Mrs. Aston Is not nearly so extravaganza
as many women who have less wealth. She
does not consider it in the least out of char
acter to have a costume remodeled for a
second season.
which she appeared at the Charity ball
last winter will be worn as a
carriage dress this fall. 1t has been
shortened to a walking length aud
trimmed with broad bands of sable.
Another driving costume is a symphony in
the shades of golden brown. 1t is of some
fine foreign cloth. woven from the softest
wool, and Is made with a long, close
fitting coat which opens In front to
show a soft effect in silk crepe of
the same colors. The dainty puffs of crepe
velvet which are edged with tiny balls of
bronze crochet interviewer with gold thread.
The high velvet sleeves have an almost mill
tary etfecJ in their finish of gold braid.
Entirely round the coat runs a band of the
finest ostrich tips, which match the cloth
exactly as to color. The bonnet worn with
this suit is made entirely of pheasants'feath-
ers, which show all the gold and bronze
shades in the suit.
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in the way of walking costumes, nor does
she wear jewelry on the street.
One OF the new street dresses Is of black
Henrietta cloth profusely trimmed with
the silk crockett trimming and fringes so
much in vogue. 1t is made quite plain,
and fits Mrs. Astor's fine figure suberbIy.
Another street dress is of dark grey with
fur trimming, that matches it almost
exactly in color.
think the most beautiful Of her new din
ner dressed is one of the richest black vel
vet. 1t is made "a la Princesse,n and is
demi-trained. Around the bottom it is
finished with an inch wide quilting of black
satin. The sleeves are pulled high on the
shoulder and reach just below the elbow.
The neck is cut V shaped in front, and has
high Marie Stuart collar which rolls away
from the throat, and when worn will be
edged with diamonds.
The dinner costume which Mrs. Astor
likes best is strictly of the Marie Antoinette
style, which is now very popular in England,
though the French do not take so kindly to
it. This dress is of Mrs. Astor's favorite
green, and it is combined with black Mar
quise lace that Is almost priceless. That
does not sound like pretty combination,
but it is. The high sleeves and full pam
niers are made entirely Of the lace, and
there is beautiful lace stomacher. The
petticoat is of the velvet full and plain with
the front heavily embroidered in silken
flowers outlined with stul.
EThere are more than a dozen ball dresses.
and some of them are dreams of beauty.
One in particular attracted me; it is of
cream white plush. 1t is sleeveless, and
cut very low from the shoulders, sweeps a
court-train fully three yards long, lined
with heavy white satin, and edged with
long white plumes, which curl back on the
robe, giving it an exquisitely soft, rich
effect
The petticoat and body are of almost
solid silver embroidery, and the train is
hel6 tc the shoulders by great tufts Of
white plumes. This dress reminds one of a
great misty white cloud with silver edges
In direct contrast to this dress is one Of
black tulle, with line upon line of infinitesl-
NAL satin ribbons. As boarding school
miss would express it, there are yards and
yards and yards" of it. The front of the
skirt is accordion pleated, and counted the
rows of ribbon. There were forty-seven,
and | am sure they are not the sixteenth Of
an inch wide.
There are three ball dresses of brocade
silk in colors One is of the shade that in
our grandmother's day was called ''peach
blow" 1t is very nearly salmon pink,
only more delicate. Another Is of canary
color and pale blue, and the third is black
and gold. There are two dainty crepe
dresses, one Of Nile green, and the other of
she'll pink.
Mrs Aston has a penchant for pretty
morning dresses She has one very Russian
robe of white cashmere, trimmed with
black fur, and fastened at the waist with a
black silk rope; it is too big to be called a
cord.
The selection of underwear is something
which ladies of wealth devote deal of at
tention to. Nothing seems fine enough or
elaborate enough. Mrs. Aston last year had
hers made of surab, with elaborate trim
ming of real laces and hand embroidery.
This year she has dozen suits of pongee,
in which the threads are drawn and the
most elaborate needlework is wrought. She
seems to have a great fancy for pongee.
Her sheets and bolster slips are made of it,
with wide hens which fold down to a row
of needlework, and large monograms are
embroidered in the corners. She has also
several tea cloths of the same material
There is firm in London that has made
Mrs. Astor's hosiery for years. 1t is Of
silk and all hand knit.
When you consider that this lady's stock
ings reach almost to her body, and are of
the very finest of thread, you will see what
a task it Is to knit them. Some of them
are knitted in the most elaborate patterns,
and evidently by skillful hands, for there is
not stitch among all the millions that is
misplaced.
Mrs. Astor likes to wear dress per-
fumed with the odor that suits it; for in
stance, tea gown brocaded with sprays of
heliotrope exudes the dainty odor of those
flowers. Her favorite perfume, however,
is an oriental, which seems to bear the es-
sence of all the spices in eastern isles. 1t is
intoxicating in its sweetness and very cling
ing
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