The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22
SOME OFF MISS FAIRS GOWNS.

One of Pale Rose Pink SeiSets
nurIse Rochc's Lnventnr Dress.
From New York Letter.
Miss Fair, who has recently become en-
gagged to Willie Vanderbilt, Jr., Is one OF
the best dressed women in society She mas
smart, well-set-up figure and carries on
anything she puts on. She always mas an
elaborate wardrobe, but is invariably IN
the best of taste; one never saw Miss fair
flashily or unbecomingly dressed She Is
inclined to choose rich but simple things
Her hats are especially smart and are al
ways novel, which shows she must pay d
huge price for them. have observed her
during the week closely in order to give
my readers a little account of some of her
gowns. One evening at the opera she was
in Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont's box half the
time and the other half in her sisters,
Mrs. Oelrichs She looked unusually well.
| suppose 1t was because everybody was
Offering congratulations, the news or her
engagement just having been given out.
She wore q gown OF palest rose PINK vel
vet of the finest. silkiest quality, with a
beautiful luminous sheen to It. 1t was cut
low and displayed Miss Fairs snowy arms
and shoulders TO the best possible advan-
tage. There was a showing of rare thread
lace about the decolletage and little folded
pieces of pale pink mousselne de sole
crossed the tops of the arms in places OF
sleeves. The gown was sort OF princess
robe and fitted the figure like new glove.
About the throat was worn long neck
lace of perfect pearls that hung far down
in front. In the hair was wreath of nat
ural pink roses and the couture was ar
ranged in full waved pompadour roll, set
ting cut well over the ears
At an afternoon reception Miss Fair ap-
peared in gown OF deep beliotrope vel
vet. with trimmings of chinchilla, the
muff being one OF the new fancy affairs
all rufiicd at the ends with bows of velvet.
Her toQue was of chinchilla with deep
heliotrope roses in velvet and green vel
vet leaves.
A walking dress of Miss Fairs is of
brown cloth trimmed with wide black braid
embroidery and having sable furs The
todue Is of black velvet in big crushed
turban shape with buckle Of cut steel in
front.
One of her dinner gowns is OF white
gauze spangled closely all over with large
silver sequns that make the gown look
like coat of mail II Is in princess style,
closely fitted and has no sleeves. 1t is
finished off by q folded ceinture of pale
tortoise velvet and over one shoulder ex-
tends a wreath Of green velvet leaves
The new fur Jackets that we have this
most graceful things, beautifully nodded
| over the figure with seams, which is
great innovation, the seams never having
been stifened in fur before. as in other
fabrics
want TO tell you about the handsomest
gown OF the week II was worn BY that re-
4 gally beautiful woman, Mrs. Burke
/ Roche, and was of lavender brosdcioth
trimmed with chenille embroidery In black
< and gold, with white satin front tucked
as nney as possible. There was a fold of
4 green velvet surrounding the waist end
ing m huge chou at one side and at tho
throat WAS mass OF delicate old lace.
me gown had sort OF peiisse and the
front was swept way from the skirt, which
was covered up in front with the rich
embroidery The sleeves were also richly
decorated and were as tight to the arms
| as possible. "s
Win this exquisite gown Mrs. Roche
wore turhan OF chlnchilIa fur with a
mass 81 large black velvet roses and n
close cluster OF green velvet foliage. The
neWest caper In the mum line Is 10 have
the mum made In one with ones fur stole.
me stole comes down to Just the right
,ensth Tor the comfort OF ones arms and
then turns under forming regular mum
NH 'a,ls spilling out each end and one