The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
WHAT MRS. DEWEY BOUGHT.
The Trousseau She Selected While in New
York Some Days Ago.

set on heading OF black velvet with a
narrow edging OF ecru lace. Black velvet
lstrnps from the sleeves, and black velvet
! roses are the bodice decorations.
dinner dress in gray pnnne is brocaded
indistinctly with flowers in tint between
pink and cream. Lace and chiffon frills
give fun around the feet, and fichu OF
creamy old lace is drawn about the shoul-
| ders.
All the underwear ia white without
| trace OF color The cobwebby linens ana
batistes are trimmed with the most beat
tiful OF laces and embroidery Mrs.
Dewey has q decided preference for en-
! pire designs. and the short bodices. both
of chemises and night robes, are run with
! girdles of white ribbon.
Soft white and lavender tea gowns and
neRlIges are an important part of the out
! Mt house dress of pale mauye crere
de Chine has princess tunlc edged all
about with chiffon ruchlngs OF a darker
shade The soft straight front Is caught
| with wide folded belt, and there IS
thigh Medici collar lined with white bro
oade and edged with the dark chiffon.
The sleeves are tight to the elbows, where
they nare IN Vandyke points, chiffon
edged. from which fall long lace under
sleeves.
4 \ dainty dressing sacque is of white SILK
embroidered In lavender half-moons nnd
girdled with fringed lavender silk. II is
lined with white chiffon which extends
/ below the silk in Iiuttering flounce. The
+ elbow sleeves have undersleeves OF
! shirrcd chiffon, which reach to the wrists
| Another dressing sacque. all OF white
china silk, is Overwhelmingly rufhed and
hand embroidered.
A tailor dress OF black brondcloth ha,
,,tr-
short, smart coat trimmed with chintblla
! fur. A black velvet turban accompanies
this dress with decorations OF gray os-
trich plumes.
street dress of velvet broadcloth Is APP
pliqued with a rose pattern of the narrow
/ est OF violet ribbon. The skirt Is finished
with sable fur, of which Mrs. Dewey is
4 very fond; and the coat bodice, which has
II yoke of gupurc lace, is defined with a
! line of sable on the shoulders
There is beautiful pastel grny r,in-
cess Dress and one--the only one of no.
( ticeable color of dull pottEy red,
1 strapped with black and white, and hay
ing vest of white satin and capture
| A walking dress OF black crepe dc Chine.
with bolero Jacket and heiotrope front,
is to be worn with a smart hat IN heno
| trope and black.
skirts which fashion tentatively suggests
and the graceful light skirts which for n
season or two have been in vogue. An
example OF the latter Is superb after
noon or reception costume OF soft, dark
purple satin with trimmings OF renais-
sance applique. This dress. which has a
slim demi train, has the habit back and
| Is Of princess cut. IL is peculiarly be-
coming, giving height to her trim but
short, plump figure,
Like the rest of tho world of women,
Admiral Dewey's bride has sucoumbed
to the flannel shirt Her trousseau in
cludes dozen or more of the dainty and
useful articles, some OF the plain French
tlannel, others Of dotted and striped de-
signs One of the pretest is of pale Law
ender flannel, laid in the finest perpcn-
dicuar troks ara trimmed with shirred
white ribbon Others are In pure white,
violet and dun leaf green.
~
Every out-of-ioor dress has its appro.
pirate hat or bonnet. in black, purple or
white and of coHsplcuously appropriate
design An all black turban is quite
large with the brlm turned straight up,
and with trimmings of velvet folds At
/ one side is a dull gold buckle. This hat,
which seems provoldugly simple, is re-
markahly becoming bringing out the pure
pink ana white tints OF Mrs. Dewey's
complexion. A large sable toque has a
crown of velvet covered with white tulle.
There are a number of evening bonnets,
shirred white or pale gray tulle with
flowers
Mrs. Dewey has bought little in the
way OF furs. possessing already most
valuable collection. A superb, half fitting
broadtail coat comes to the ankles and Is
lined throughout with cream satin. The
lapels and collar are faced with chin