The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03
HANDSOME RECEPTION GOWNS.
Made of Rich and Expensive Materials to Be
Worn by the Social Lights

New York. November 2S.--tspeclal Cor
respondence OF Tho Post.)-- debut
antes receptions. which have already
begun and will go merrily forward until
Christmas. present this year at least one
novelty.
The simple little contingent gowns oil
pure white give place in many instances
TO pink, pale yellow-to elaborate frocks
OF any becoming color.
Miss Mary Crocker OF San Francisco,
for example, who has SO many millions
she can hardly remember them. and who
is to be introduced TO New York society
by her aunt, Mrs. Charles b. Alexander.
will make her bow to the world In dell
cate pink silk ana mousselne.s The skirt
is composed of the palest rose-tlnted
mousseline. and is very long and laid In
fine plaits, and over 1t falls a short point
ed overskirt of rose toned silk iaintly
showing through a beautiful tracery OF
lace. The bodice has "a high collar and
the merest suggestion of yoke, both OF
rose silk, and is draped for the rest with
plated mousseline lightly frosted with
lace applidues. The elbow sleeves are Of
lace and mousseline.
scrbed as being as pretty as her for
tune" and as Mrs. Hermann oelriehs as
we'll as her aunt entertain for her, she Is
certain to enjoy the season.
Miss De Peyster, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred. De Peyster, was introduced lass
week, and wore wonderfully soft hnd
becoming dress of accordion plated crepe
de Chine and lace. Miss Harriet Delaled
whose tea was also one of the events
Sc Il. 4.
very simply made and enhanced by a huge
bouquet OF pink roses.
To the debutante the bouquet question
is of vastly more importance than the
dress In olden days when the flowers
that banked the parlor were sent by young
men anxious to be remembered in future
entertaining, the number of girls buu-
quets was supposed to be the measure OF
her popularity, and this tradition survives
in spite of the fact that YOUNG, men have
become shockingly negligent. aud thai tie
bud of today depends for the customary
display ON her parents and on rich and
generous relatives and, last but not least
upon herself.
Many practical girl-and what girl
nowadays is not practicaly-pinches on her
outfit aud runs UP as big bill for roses
and orchids as the florist will stand-all
in order to produce an impression at the
start that she is sure TO be a success
and that she can not be considered in
making up lists OF invitations as guam
tity negligible
That the entertainments OF the win
ter will be more elaborate than ever is
evident. The same craving for novelty
M irf
room into lecture hall for the demonstra-
tion of experiments with liquid air has
already produced reception at which the
principal feature was an exhibition of
pillow lace making, and promises re-
viyals of the old time Martha Washing
ton tea" No dinner party will this win
ter be complete without vaudeville show
to follow, while luncheon guests after
eating two hours will be expected to groan
two more under music and Indigestion.
In choosing costumes for these winter
gayeties, the married woman is inclined
to favor the white. which the debutante
scorns. White in winter Is extravagant.
Its spotlessness means the height of per.
sonal luxury and the possession of ones
own auto or carriage. Wherefore white
combined with costly fur has an exclu-
siveness that commends ii to the woman
whose money burns her pocket.
white cloth dress worn by Mrs
George Gould at an afternoon reception at
Lakewood has the much talked Of
bonnie femme skirt very tight around
the hips, very long. very wide at the bot
tom and plated all around. Between the
plaits are insets OF sabe-mere threads OF
fur running up and down. The corsage
is bolero OF white cloth with large lapels |
OF sable; this opens over a front of white
panne with at the throat huge lace scarf |
The accompanying hat is a toque of white
lace and sable, and the muff is big one
of sable lined with ermins and having |
on the top bunch of volets. which are |
the only fowers-in spite of the many
cheap limitations of them--that seem able |
to command long reign of favor.
The most novel feature of this toilet is /
the dark fur muff lined wtsh white, which |
is carried at the moment by nearly every