Abstract: A water dispensing system provides a decorative and protective form fitting hood of a sheetlike material, preferably a woven fabric, encompassing a water bottle extending upwardly from a water dispensing stand. A water repellant strong fabric, such as "Nylon" taffeta, protects the bottle from damage, scratching, heating rays, algae forming light and forms a shatter protection member that confines any broken bottle parts within the hood. For cylindrical bottles the hood is formed from one circular and one rectangular fabric piece. The rectangular piece forms a lower closeable flap to facilitate mounting and fitting of the hood over a bottle.