The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
HER TROUSSEAU.
Gowns of Admiral
Dewey's Lovely
Bride.
FIFTEEN new DRESSES.
Designed by Mrs. Dewey
aud Made by Amer
leans.

A trousseau is now being made in
New York Which interests a greater
number of women than any other trous-
seau designed In many years.
1t is not Conspicuous for any extreme
novelties.
1t is net extravagant in price.
1t is not composed of any unusual
number of gowns.
But fer simple elegance and perfect
good taste it is unequalled
1t is the most interesting trousseau
ia America, for it is the rousseau for
Admiral Dewey's lovely bride.
Like the very patriotic woman that
she is, all of Mrs. Dewey's costumes
will be the work of American dress
makers.
But each gown has been designed
from Mrs. Dewey's own original ideas,
and every costume artistically displays
her exquisite taste.
For the past year Mrs. Dewey has
been dressing in the deepest mourning,
owing to the death of her son, who was
killed py being thrown from his horse.
But her trousseau gowns, though in
second mourning tints, will be SO richly
trimmed with embroidery, glistening
spangle5 and rare lace that IN no way
will they be suggestive of her bereave-
ment
In selecting her trousseau Mrs. Dewey
has shown rare good sense in not buy
ing an unnecessary number of gowns,
which,, owing to the, constantly chang
ing fashions, would be out of style long
before they had served half duty, says
the New York Journal. She has pur-
chased here in New York Is new dress
es, which are far on their way toward
completion.
The most interesting, as well as the
most costly of them all, was her we'd
ding gown, which was finished in a
great hurry.
1t is not the conventional gown of
white satin, but a shimmering silver
gray robe, wrought with cut steel and
softened- with rare lace.
The material is silvery gray liberty
satin, that new quality of satin which
clings so effectively to the figure. The
skirt is made with a long train, and is
lavishly embroidered in a conventional
design with glittering cut steel The
embroidery forms deep border around
the bottom of the skirt and extends up
the front to the waist band in a some
what narrower design
The bodice, which shows to advantage
the beautiful curves of Mrs. Deweys
figure, has the entire front appliqued
with point lace, outlined with a narrow
edge of the steel embroidery
The long sleeves, which fall well over
the hand, are a mass of steel embroid-
cry, their satin foundation being al
most entirely covered. They are finished
with a fall Of lace at the wrist and are
extremely close fitting.
The gown has a high steel studded
collar, softened at the top with a mar
row frill of the point lace. The narrow
girdle is also of the steel embroidery,
and comes to a deep point in front, and
the entire back of the bodice is wrought
with steel.
Instead of taffeta, this gown is made
over foundation of liberty satin, just
like the dress itself, only shade or two
darker.
The heros bride ordered a number
of black gowns for her rousseau Per
haps the most effective of them all is a
reception dress, which is a glistening
mass of black spangles and fluffy chif-
fon ruffies. The foundation of the gown
is black satin, but it is4so closely span
gled that not a particle of it is Wis
ible
The glittering spangled skirt is made
70 slightly simulate long overskirt 1t
Is trimmed with three airy black chif-
fon ruffies, each edged with a shiny
line of jet. The ruffles are sewed to the
spangled skirt much lower in the front
than at the back. A deep rufIle of black
chiffon finishes the bottom of the skirt,
giving it seft, billowy effect
The decollete bodice is made entirely
Of black spangles, but close to the neck
it is draped with chiffon sprinkled with
fine jets
The chiffon is folded over the corsage
to form a dainty fichu, and is edged
with a delicate fringe Of jet.
This odd, artistic. little fringed fichu
is sure to be copied by women the coun-
try over, For every woman will want
her own best gown to have some touch
about it which originated with Admiral
Dewey's charming bride.
A chiffon sash, with long, floating
ends, completes this costume, which is
one of the most becoming in Mrs.
Dewey's rousseau.
An "at home" dress of black velvet
is another of the rousseau gowns
which is near completion 1t is a regal
costumes richly trimmed with real lace
and exquisite black satin embroidery.
The gown has a long train. and APP
pliqued around the bottom, and up the
front is the raised black satin embroid-
cry wrought in curiously artistic de-
sign. The embroidery is made entirely
Of black satin, which is twisted and
shirred, and Is ali hand work.
The bodice of this gown is the most
striking of Mrs. Deweys trousseau. 1t
is of the black velvet, made with a
very deep yoke of real Brussels point
lace. In the direct front the yoke
reaches nearly to the waist line, and at
the shoulders it falls over the top of
the sleeves, but not as a frill for the
lace is appliqued to the velvet.
Ma. Dewey has just the figure to
show to advantage in tailor-made
gowns. and she is particularly fond of
tailor effects
Among her trousseau gowns are a
number of tailor-lnade suits. One is
of gray ladies' cloth, trimmed with
much machine stitching. With the ex-
ception of having the new box-plaited
back the skirt is perfectly plain, with
rows of silk stitching around the bot
tom. The short, single breasted coat
fits as.df woven over the figure. 1t
fastens down the front with gray silk
frogs, and the gray turn down collar
and revers are of white cloth stitched
in gray. The sleeve is a perfectly plain
coat sleeve with few rows of stitch
ing to form narrow cuff.
One of the shirt waists that Mrs.
Dewey will wear with this suit is of
shirred heltotrope taffeta, with white
silk hemstitching. She has also an eff
fectiveF waist of white peaq de sole
corded in black.
Another tailor gown which depends
upon its long, graceful lines and perfect
At for its special charm. is made of
black broadcloth lined with violet sa-
tin.
The very long. clinging skirt is dec
grated around the bottom with narrow
stitched bands of black satin appliqued
in an Intricate design.