The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-15
VERY HANDSOME TOILETS.
GOWNS WORN AT CENTENNIAL BALL.
Costumes of the Wives of Harrison and
Morton-What Was Worn by Prom.
inent Society Ladies-Latest
Fashion Fancies.

Instead OF our usual fashion article we
present this week to the readers of THE
SENTINEL description of the toilets worn
by prominent ladies at the recent New
York centennial ball.
The gowns designed for the ladies who
danced in the quadrille of honor were
strikingly handsome. Mrs. Levi p. Nor
ton wore mauve faille with train in bro
cade and with white ground The design
was in delicate colors-clusters of straw
berries, caught up with Marie Antoinette
bows of mauve. The front OF the skirt
was in a tablier in mousseline de sole
The low corsage was of lilac faille, with
pointed front of the brocade. The sleeves
were short and pulled at the shoulder. A
heavy sash of lilac faille was fastened at
the waist with long ends dropping down
over the trained skirt. Mrs. Morton car
ried an old-fashioned French fan of rare
design, and her ornaments were pearls
and diamond stars.
Mrs Harrison, the wife of the president,
wore a superb gown which she selected
| during her winter visit to New York for
the centennial ball. 1t was made of pure
white faille of exquisite texture. The
/ front of the skirt was covered with a deep
] fiOunce of white tulle from waist to hem.
The tulle was bangled with small silver
drops which glistened like diamonds. On
J the right side was broad panel of white
silk brocaded in silver. and separating
this panel from the tulle flounce was a
band of white marabout feathers. The
| long princess train fell from the waist in
lcf,a ffrbf fol- no NeI,o
! back and front, and the opening filled in
with silver-bangled tulle. The sleeve
came to the elbow, and from there to the
waist was a dainty old-fashioned under
sleeve of tulle. Mrs. Harrison wore dia-
mond necklace strung with small stones
! and pendant OF fine gems. Her gloves
were white, as were the pretty Suede slip
pers, embroidered in silver thread and
| beads to match the gown.
| Mrs. William Aston was dressed in a SUI
perb white satin dress embroidered in sill
yer and colored flowers. She wore her
magnificent diamonds.
| Miss Louise Lee Schuyler wore an old
/ gown. The brocade in it is an heirloom
over one hundred years old and the dress
/ belonged to the daughter of Gen. Schuy-
/ Ter, who, in 1888, was married to Stephen
/ van Rensselaer,. The brocade had a light
]
| delicately tinted flowers. 1t was partly
covered with old lace and was relieved by
/ dark-green velvet Miss Schuyler's only
ornaments were pearl locket containing
a lock of Washington's hair, and a small
/ diamond pin, holding the hair of Alexan-
/ der Hamilton, her great-grandfather.
Mrs. Frederic j. de Peyster's gown was
/ directoire of white satin. The front was
/ in white and gobelin blue brocade, en-
broidered in gold and sapphire beads. A
/ heavy velvet sash of gobelin blue fell over
/ the train. The waist was of white satin
and point lace, low, with short sleeves
pulled high on the shoulders. She wore
white ostrich tips in her hair and dia-
monds and rubies as ornaments.
/ Miss Garcia Livingston wore a gown
with square train Of silver brocade over
delicate pink silk, the brocade being inter
woven with silver threads. 1t is over one
/ hundred years old. The front of the skirt
was of pink crepe de lisse caught up OF
festoOned with silver thistles; corsage de-
collete, rich Martha Washington bertha of
/ the crepe de lisse, caught with silver this
| ties; pink ornaments, pearls and dia-
mOnds. She had an aigrette of thistles
and pearls in the hair
Mrs. Alexander S. Webb's gown was a
superb yellow bTocaded satin trimmed
with altar lace, plain yellow satin panels
at the side. V-shaped waist, and elbow
sleeves; yellow feathers in her hair. Mrs.
Webb had on q locket containing min
iature of Gen. Samuel b. Webb, one of
Gen. Washington's aids. Her ornaments
were diamonds.
Mrs W. Bayard Cutting wore Joseph
inc dress in white satin, trimmed with
old-gold brocade, made with a sweeping
court train. The front OF the skirt was
covered with costly point lace. The waist
was V-shape of brocade and point lace; a
cluster of ostrich tips with diamonds was
in her hair.
Mrs Robert f. Weir's dress was of rob-
in's-egg blue satin and lowered brocade,
made in fifteenth century style. The front
was entirely of satin and also the train,
with brocaded panels at the sides. The
decollete bodice was of satin trimmed
with point de Venise. The lace was
caught together in front by locket hold
ing the miniatures of President Madison
and Mrs. Madison. Mrs. Weir wore in
her hair diamond buckle which belonged
to Gen. Washington. Mrs. Weir is a
reat-great-grandniece of Gen. Washing
ton, and also a great-granddaughter OF
Mrs. Madison.
Mrs. S. van r. Cruger appeared in a
gown made principally OF pale yellow
plush, with train. A heavy gold girdle
encircled her waist. The front of the
dress fell in straight folds OF yellow crepe
de chine, embroidered with gold. 1t was
cut low neck, with short sleeves. Her or
naments were of old gold.
Mrs. A. Oracle King wore a superb
Worth gown of white velvet and satin.
The sweeping court train was of velvet
the panels OF heavy satin, the front of
satin covered with point lace. Her orna-
ments were diamonds.
Mrs. A. Newbold Morris train and
waist were of mignonette satin, the front
of the skirt being of pink MORE covered
with old cardinal lace and the sides of the
skirt of Nile-green satin, with reyers of
brocade hand-embroidered with pink
roses The waist was V-shape, with car
dinal lace over pink MORE, with revers of
the brocade; elbow sleeves, finished with
the lace A bunch of delicate pink and
green feathers was clasped on the right
shoulder and there were punches of feath-
ers on the skirt. A cluster of ostrich tips
was worn in her hair.
Mrs. Alexander van Rensselaer, wore a
toilet of pansy velvet made with court
train and with front of mauve satin COW
cred with black lace and silver decollete
waist of pansy velvet with lace and silver.
The bodice was edged with point lace and
she wore diamonds in her hair.
Mrs Edward CooDer wore a mauva hro-