The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-28
INAUGURATION DRESSES.

What Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckee md Mrs.
Morton Will Wonderful Things In
American Silks.
EeW York Tribune.
General Harrison and his family be-
lieve in Protection. More than that,
they are patrons Of homo-made.goods,
and Mrs. Harrison, in the furtherance Of
these patriotic ideas, resolving on de-
parture from precedents, decided to ap-
pear at the inaugural ball attired in IN
American.made dress, fresh from the
looms OF an American manufacturer.
Mrs. Harrison accordingly invited Col.
L. D. Woodruff, president OF the Logan
silk mills, vi Auburn, N. Y, to Indina-
polls in consultation, and in CONVERSE
ton on the subject Col. Woodruff sug.
gested that the dress should be original
In design, purely American in all lis fea-
lures. Mrs. Harrison determined upon
the burr oak leaf as the pattern. This
oak grows in perfection in Southern
Indiana and hourishes on the TippeCa.
noe farm. Mrs. Harrison decided on the
pattern In December, and as no oak leaf
In perfect state could be found, the trees
having long since shed their foliage, she
summoned to her aid in. this matter
Miss Williamson, OF Lafayette, Ind, an
artist OF ability. Miss Williamson sup.
piled the needed sketch from memory,
and from this sketch tho Logan Silk
Mills worked out tho design OF the oak
leaf and burr.
THE DESIGN or THE DRESS.
Tho work on the design Is exceeding
ly elaborate, requiring four weeks OF
constant application Of the best designer
In tho employ OF tho mills. Tho pattern
for the skirt Of tho dress consists Of four
panels, the oak leaf and burr worked on
each panel, In form and color romatka.
bly, close TO the original. The effect Is
rich and striking. II Is claimed by the
makers that this Is tho most elaborate
work ever attempted and accomplished
on silk looms In America. A proof Of
the pattern was sent from Auburn TO
Mrs. Harrison In indianapolis In Jan.
uary, Mrs. Harrison not only gave II
her approval, but expressed astoniBh.
mCnt that such exquisite fabric could DO
produced In this country.
Tho dress Is q combination OF brocade
on satin or French gray with q falllU 10
match. The dreBsmak6r has used a
iallo OF tho same shade az the tinge Of
the oakloai, which Is near an apricot,
and uyorlaid II with u magnificent ilounCO
Of lace, both being laid 10 longthwlse
plalts in front OF the skirt and In tho
center OF the sides 10 divide tho panels.
The panels arc seven inches Wide aud
forty inches long, the design woven IN
tile center Of the width TO q graceful
point al the top. Each edge Of the panel
ID faced with an insertion Of lace and
edged with a short fringe Of gold and
silver
THE TRAIN AND WAIST.
Tho long train, which iS all Of plain
iaille, has a slight iullnpss At tho top.
The waist IL cut low v.shapCd, back and
front, then finished up 10 the neck with
closely fitting piece Of bOadwotk
In gold and BllvGrj elbow sleeves iin'
iahed with passelnUlllefie In metal effect
with gold and silver the same finishes
the neck, and from all hangs an effective
fringe III gray, gold aud silver
30 well pleased were Mrs, Harrison
and Tie family with tho pattern that
General Harrison himself expressed
desire that Mrs, Mckee, Ills daughter,