Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-05
MRS. MORTON'S GOWNS.
Winter Costumes for the Wife ot
 Our Vice-President.
A Bewildering Array of Dresses of tho Finest Material and Original Designs. But None of Them Decollete.
 GowDh for All Purposes.
COPYRIGHT 1889.

COPYRIGHT 1889.
 There is no prettier picture in any New York house than that presented by Mrs. Levi P. Morton, surrounded by her five fair daughters. She is a beau titul woman, not yet quite thirty we years of age. though many people think her older, because her hair is white. This is not the result of age, but of pain; for Mrs. Morton has been for many years a sufferer from neu- ralgia. The effect of her soft, fluffy bang is very pretty.
 Mrs. Morton is not an extravagant woman, but her taste is exquisite, and some of the new dresses which she will l wear in Washington this winter arc marvels of richness and beauty. II do not buy many imported | dresses" she said te me yesterday. II l really think our New York dress makers turn out some of the prettiest gowns in the world.'
 And so they do, if one may judge from Mrs. Morton's wardrobe. For indoor l wear, she has some very stylish little The morning l called upon her, she wore one of copper-brown with Figaro | front, scarcely deeper than a yoke. that l fell over a blouse front of soft ecru | silk, figured with tisy Persian devices. l It was held in at tho waist by velvet girdle.
 One of her breakfast dresses is of 1 bisque-blue camefs hair. lined with l pale pink surah. It has long Pilgrim sleeves falling to the floor, similarly l lined. The front is of silk, daintily | smocked at the throat and fastened at the waist with a silver girdle. l A tea gown is made of brocaded sil k as soft as surah. It is tied in front l with broad, handsome ribbons, and 1 6aan ktI[opd do1s collor of fno point l,oa is turned away from the low cut throat 1 One of her prettiest dinner dresses 1 is of heavy yellow satin, brocaded with l clusters of purple grapes, the demi- train of dark purple velvet. The bod | ice is pointed back and front, shirred at the shoulders and drawn softly down l to @ point in front where 1t is edged | with bands of velvet. The sleeves | reach the wrists and are a succession of l alternate folds of silk and velvet. With l this dress will be worn splendid set of | amethysts, mounted upon gold wires, 1 consisting of necklace and cross, ear rings, bracelets and tiara. The fan that matches this costume is of magnif- 1 icent purple plumes.
 1 Among Mrs. Morton's reception 1 dresses-the one which l fancy fashion | writers will have most to say about l this winter-is a combination of black l velvet, lace and jet. The bodice is of | velvet and reaches just up to the arm 1 pits where it Is finished with little jet | points. It just meets in the front and falls away in regular saw-teeth to the waist line where 1t points down | into a regular coat flap, edged with jet ] and sweeps out in train from the 1 waist. The whole front is of the finest silk net heavily embroidered with jet. The lace is brought from the top of the bodice up over the shoulders where it is held in place with crescents of the finest cut jet. Long gloves of black suede, reaching to the shoulder, will be worn with this dress.
 Another exquisite evening costume has a trained skirt of cream-colored | Flennesse lace, with em broidery in amber and blue silk, fully half yard 1 deep, running round the bottom, The bodice is of ecru satin brocaded with | primrose velvet flowers. From the bodice depend long pointed tabs of the brocaded goods reaching to the very bottom edge of the skirt. The bodice has short sleeves, puffed high on the | shoulder, and the neck is cut round, but not low. None of Mrs. Morton s dresses are low, although she has a faultless neck and beautiful shoulders. An odd street costume is of black and 1 white Scotch plaid. The plain, round skirt is cut biasing. The waist is close fitting and opens in front down to a point just below the swell of the bust. and is filled in with a soft vest of black silk. Below this is girdle of black
 silk about eight inches wide. From under the left arm three-inch wide straps of russet leather are passed ened in tiny silver buckles. The sleeves are very odd, they fit the arm closely from the wrist up to a point half way between elbow and shoulder, where they suddenly flare into an inn mense puff. A stylish little bonnet to match this suit is made of black velvet ornamented with two sea gulls.
 The fashion of trimming with fur seems to have found favor in Mrs. Nor tons eyes, for fur not only adorns but becomes part of many of her dresses. A beautiful carriage dress Of almost white cloth has around the bottom of
 the skirt band of black marten, eight inches broad. long tight-itting coat,
 open in front and slashed on the sides up to the hips has broad rolling collar of the fur, and bands of it are
 placed around the sleeves at the wrists
 and just above the elbow.
 Last winter Mrs. Morton wore an ex.
 auisite costume of white lace, heavily
 trimmed with ostrich feathers. This
 year she has the costume almost repro
 duced, except that now it is trimmed
 with white fur.
 Among her winter wraps is Russian
 garment made of dark mahogany vel
 vet, shot with gold. The large otter
 cloak is bordered with beaver fur and
 falls away from the figure at each side
 like great wings, lined with vivid flame
 color.
 A cloak of gray green velvet has
 sleeves of d very beautiful fabric, GOV
 cred wish many-colored embroidery in
 Persian effects. A superb passemen-
 terie, exactly matching this material,
 Is placed where the sleeves are joined
 to the mantle, so that it falls on the
 green velvet. There is an odd pointed
 yoke and fichu-lille collar of the same
 around the throat This mantle is only
 for evening wear.
 The handsomest of Mrs. Morton's
 wraps is long garment of dark, moss
 green velvet made surtout style, with
 rich trimming of Alaska sable, deeI
 Russian collar of this fur nearly cover
 ing the shoulders.
 She does not share the taste for the
 large picture hats of velvet, lader