Gowns Seen At The Newport Casino
1901
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs
One of the prettiest gowns worn
at the opening day of the tennis
tournament at Newport was on Mrs.
Hermann Oelrichs. It was a
lavender organdy, divided into
small squares by raised bars of
white. The skirt showed several
horizontal insertions of pale
yellow lace. The upper part of the
skirt was plain and fitted
closely. The bodice showed a
bolero effect. The upper portion,
or bolero, was of the organdy with
vertical insertions of the lace.
The lower edge of the short jacket
was edged by a band of the lace,
and the lower part of the corsage
was formed of finely plaited white
mull. The bishop sleeves had
insertions of the lace at the
wrist. Mrs. Oelrichs wore a
medium-sized hat of pale blue
tulle, which turned up abruptly on
the left. A bow of lavender velvet
nestled against the hair, and
another bow of the same velvet was
applied on the outside of the brim
on the right side.
Mrs. George B. de Forest
Mrs. George B. de Forest wore one
of the most simple and charming
frocks seen. It was an Irish grass
linen, especially silky and sheer.
The skirt had the front breadth
tucked in fine tucks from the belt
to the foot, and down each side
ran a four-inch band of white
embroidery done on the grass
linen. Several of these bands ran
around the bottom of the back and
side breadths. The bodice had a
yoke outlined with the embroidery,
and the bishop sleeves puffed
above the wristbands of
embroidery. Mrs. de Forest's hat
was a large ecru affair, bent well
over the forehead and over the
coiffure in the back, and was held
in place by a filmy veil. It was
trimmed with a variety of
delicately tinted flowers and
ribbons.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who was with
Mrs. de Forest, wore a light
yellow batiste beautifully
embroidered all over in a deeper
yellow. The frock was close
fitting and very simply made. Her
large cream colored straw hat had
bows of pale blue satin ribbon and
a wreath of pink roses. She
carried an exquisite parasol of
rose pink silk, formed of three
circular flounces on a plain
foundation.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay
Mrs. Clarence Mackay was in a
superb gown of heavy dead white
lace over heavy silk. The skirt
was long and trailing, and the
lace Eton coat, stiffened with the
silk, was worn over a chiffon
blouse. Mrs. Mackay's hat was a
large one, trimmed in white. She
carried a plain parasol of pale
blue silk with a five=inch border
of light yellow hemstitched to the
blue.
Mrs. George Crocker
Mrs. George Crocker wore a white
organdy figured in a broken
pattern of black with occasional
hints of pink. The skirt was
trimmed with vertical appliques of
black lace, and the close-fitting
bodice-matched. A small hat of
black touched with white completed
the costume.
Mrs. James Laurens Van Alen
Mrs. James Laurens Van Alen was in
a pale shade of blue mull. The
skirt had a foot-deep flounce and
a four-inch band of cream lace
just above the hem. Two or three
inches above the straight
insertion ran an inch-wide
insertion forming V points. The
bodice had cream lace insertions
in the yoke and fine scroll
embroidery both back and front
forming a yoke. The bishop sleeves
had insertions of lace. Mrs. Van
Alen's hat was a small one of
white straw, simply trimmed with
lace and with clusters of lilies
of the valley at the left of the
front.
Mrs. John Clinton Gray
Mrs. John Clinton Gray was in dull
blue canvas cloth. The skirt was
finished at the bottom in three
clusters of three-quarter inch
tucks, their own width apart.
Above these a six-inch insertion
of heavy blue lace of the same
shade as the gown formed a
heading. The skirt was plain
otherwise. The tight-fitting
bodice had tucks in the back and
front, running vertically, and a
deep yoke collar of the blue lace
over white. The sleeves fitted
rather closely and were of the
ordinary bishop cut. Mrs. Gray's
hat was a narrow, toque of blue
straw, matching her gown in color.
On either side of the front were
placed small masses of black
feather.
Miss Cynthia Roche
Miss Cynthia Roche wore a short
straight skirt of white pique.
Like most of the wash skirts seen,
it had no applied flounce, but the
hip yoke, a foot deep, was formed
of vertical half-inch tucks their
own width apart. As these were
left unstitched a foot below the
waist they made the skirt quite
full. The white blouse was not
sheer and was absolutely plain.
The hat worn was a tricorn shape,
the under rolling brim of
bright-red straw, the upper brim
of a blended yellow and red. A big
red Chou was stuck between the
front and the left points.
Miss Ellen Drexel Paul
Miss Ellen Drexel Paul was in a
sheer white muslin with horizontal
insertions of delicate white lace.
The narrow ruffles at the skirt's
edge had these insertions, and the
bodice had insertions in the yoke
and bishop sleeves. Miss Paul's
hat was a large one of pale blue,
trimmed with two wide ostrich
plumes of the same shade, which
crossed in the front and drooped
over the hair in the back.
Miss Gladys Brooks
With Miss Paul was Miss Gladys
Brooks. The latter wore a simple
cotton frock. The background, of a
light cream color, was divided by
waving lines of red an inch apart.
In the centre of these stripes,
and at intervals of an inch, tiny
sprigs of dull red appeared. The
skirt fell in straight unbroken
lines to the floor, where it swept
the least bit. The six-inch hem
was headed by a band of
hemstitching. The waist showed a
little of the mestitching, but was
plain, blousing the least bit in
front. The sleeves were small
bishop shape, puffing above the
wristband. A large round white hat
was worn.
Miss Nathalie Schenck
Miss Nathalie Schenck wore a frock
of white pique. The long skirt had
a deep hem running from the waist
to the hem, both back and front,
and on each side of the centre
were four-inch bands of white
embroidery. The blouse had bands
of the same embroidery, running
from the shoulder seams to the
belt, in line with the meeting
stripes in the skirt. The bishop
sleeves had bands of the same
width embroidery running from
shoulder to wristbands. A simple
trimmed white hat was worn.
Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg
Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg was seen on
Monday afternoon in a simple
blouse waist and wash skirt. The
latter had satin finished stripes
a sixteenth of an inch in width
and an inch apart, and two bias
bands an inch wide were stitched,
six inches apart near the hem. The
blouse was a sheer one of white
muslin. There was a straight yoke
in the back and the material below
was gathered slightly where it
joined the yoke. There was no yoke
in front, but two inch-wide
insertions of lace on each side
ran vertically from the shoulder
seams to the belt. The stock was a
band of creamy lace, and the plain
bishop sleeves were gathered into
bands that matched the stock. The
blouse was worn over a
high-necked, long-sleeved slip of
palest blue. The girdle was a
folded band of white satin ribbon,
and in the back a tiny belt pin
set with three turquoises caught
it to the skirt. A pearl ornament
with pendants was fastened in
front, just above the bust line.
Mrs. Ladenburg's hat was a rather
small saucer-brimmed affair, set
back from the face. Folds of
delicate blue satin ribbon were
placed around the crown, and
formed a bow in front outside the
brim. On the left side it was
covered with pink tea roses, which
were in turn half covered from
above with the reddish tea rose
leaves.
Mrs. James Hude Beekman
Mrs. James Hude Beekman was at the
Casino the same afternoon in a
tailor-made cloth gown of a bright
deep blue. The skirt was
absolutely plain, neither applied
flounce nor a single tuck, and it
showed no trail. The coat was an
Eton jacket that covered the belt
in the back, ran in short points
below the waist line in front, and
had a vest front of horizontal
crossing bands of the palest shade
of light blue and white cloth. The
coat was not buttoned, although
cut to be tight-fitting, and
disclosed a simple white blouse.
The hat worn was a small toque of
golden brown straw trimmed with
pale yellow flowers on the left
side and one deep velvety red
rose.
Miss Caroline Beekman
Miss Caroline Beekman, who was
with Mrs. Beekman, wore a black
and white foulard. The background
was black, and was thickly covered
with clover leaves in white,
grilled with fine lines of black.
The skirt was gathered very full
in the back, and the tight-fitting
bodice, which extended below the
waist line, had insertions of
black lace over white. There were
black chiffon flounces, with
ruchings of the same on the front
of the skirt. A large black and
white hat was worn.
Mrs. F. H. Benedict
Mrs. F. H. Benedict was in blue
and white foulard. The groundwork
was pale china silk, and the white
was in trailing vines, with small
round leaves. The skirt was plain
except that some dozen half-inch
tucks an inch apart finished its
lower edge. The tight-fitting
bodice bloused only a trifle in
front and from the underarm seam,
placket like pieces of cream lace
over white silk ran to the front,
ending in tab-like ends. There
were appliqués of the cream lace
around the neck, and a yoke was
simulated. The stock was cream
face, and the close bishop sleeves
were finished with the lace. Mrs.
Benedict's round toque had its
brim formed entirely of bluets,
and no crown was visible.
Mrs. Charles Oelrichs
Mrs. Charles Oelrichs wore at a
recent dinner in Newport a
charming frock of white mousseline
over pink taffeta. The deep
mousseline flounce at the bottom
of the skirt was edged, both top
and bottom, with insertions of
white through which the rose pink
silk was visible. The upper part
of the skirt was trimmed with
black velvet ribbon arranged in
lengthwise stripes of four each,
from the belt to the flounce,
these clusters being their own
width apart. The bodice repeated
the skirt's design in
velvet-trimming, and the ribbon
was applied in groups of four
strips and ran on each side of the
back from the shoulder seams to
the centre of the belt, the lower
ends being brought together so as
to touch. Those on the skirt were
also close together at the waist
line, but gradually separated on
the way down the skirt. The front
of the bodice was a mass of fluffy
lace and mousseline. Mrs. Oelrichs
wore a large pink boa and her
small oval toque was formed
entirely of small pink roses.
Mrs. Edward Moore Robison
Mrs. Edward Moore Robison wore a
white lace princess slip over a
tight-fitting under robe of
taffeta. The lace was ornamented
with spray like tendrils of
spangles in silver and gold. The
slip hung loose a bit at the waist
line, and at the bust on the left
side there was a large Chou of
white flowers and a few loops of
black velvet, from which depended
to the bottom of the gown long
streamers of white chiffon. She
wore a rather small black picture
hat, set back from the brow, and
gloves of black suede covered her
arms to above the elbows.
Mrs. Charles Childs
Mrs. Charles Childs wore a frock
of black net spangled in jet and
steel over white taffeta, the
skirt, long and sweeping, and yoke
were transparent, and a large
black hat trimmed with ostrich
plumes. Miss Alice Blight wore a
black frock. The material was
figured gauze. The sleeves and
yoke were transparent, and a large
black hat, a Duchess of
Devonshire, was worn. There was
not a single touch of color
anywhere.
Mrs. Lawrence Waterbury
Mrs. Lawrence Waterbury was in a
Princess frock of delicate white
lace over white silk. The lace was
draped on, and there were glimpses
of pale blue under the narrow
ruffle of white lace that edged
the bottom. A horseshoe of
diamonds was caught in the centre
back, and another diamond ornament
appeared at the neck in the back.
The sleeves were extremely short
and white gloves met them. Mrs.
Waterbury's large hat was of ecru
straw, with a brim turned down
slightly. It was trimmed with flat
bows of black velvet ribbon and
sprays of pink roses.
Mrs. De Forest Danielson of
Boston
Mrs. De Forest Danielson of Boston
was in black net, rather heavily
jetted. The yoke and sleeves were
unlined, and the jet was applied
in large rings, in medallion
effect, with jet centers. her
small black horsehair hat was set
back from the face, and in the
Chou of black tulle under the edge
one large diamond glittered. She
wore a chain of diamonds with a
large pear-shaped pearl pendant.
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