The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-09

standing collar and the reverB in front
and the odd laring turned back cufs ara
OF white KID braided all over with sOut1cho
sewn on upon edge in guipure designs. pro
ducing 81 iudescribahly rich effect. The
double buttons two, four, six, eight. ten
81 them in al-in i've sets down the front
are fur balls caught together closely with
loops. The chapedu is a pert, fe,chiug ca
pote Of the velvet with windmill bows in
front ~ white satin nd some noddng rus.
set feathers and aicrettc. And the tout
ensemble is bewitching.
or you have q good figure and can wear
anything, and wish to look quite an fait
but do not with Anything very elaborate.
You have little rich lace and few heir
looms OF buttong that are wonderfully fine.
Laforrlere makes you think that you s.
lectcd that narrow white and black
striped velvet, and the white sat
in for the unique bodice. but
II was her own unerrng instinct that
decided that you could wear the striking
creation of them In combination. The skirt
Is plain; the sleeves are plain. She sets
the lace On the hips and over the chest
aud lines The plastfon aud the nat pniers
with pale green satin. She borders tio bod
ice, which IL short over the hips and laps
below the wastline IN two slender pointed
tabs with sable putting 1t only round Tn
shield-shaped opening at the neck aud
over the slceves. Some white sltln RIB
Of narrow width Is carried about the neck
band and made INTO several loops on each
side at the back, and the result is Cow
that holds It's own among the smnrtest
frocks have seen anywhere since the sea
son came in.
The holidays were made into scenes OF
"refugent Rayo,y' ana all that sort Of
thing IN good sooth. Many Of the most
splendid toilets OF the winter have put IN
their appearance at tho house parties
where fancy dress functions have been aud
are the fad Of the hour. Tableaux viyauts
may be death struck In America, but when
counts and countessed and barons ana
barOneeses take up the living picture or
der OF amusement there Is ~ gtnslying
that they make a gorgeous success Of e.
The prettlest picture you can think was
the Countess Roeheioucauld at BaronenS
Chaubry's at Coney, gotten up la Marie
Antoinetta on her famous farm. a Wat
te,u shepherdess. whose garments arc
silkon and whore fostoons are ropes OF
roses. whose lacings are gold and whoee
beauty is bewitcning, is a sight for guests
If not for gods.
Baroness de pin al gave brilliant bail
the other night. looking herself like a diyln-
ity, in Waite tailctas. made Ike the sketch,
with embroidered cAlffon de sole used for
sleeves. coquilles down the skirt, and for
chemisette. The sleeves. like those ~ all
the amartest evening gowns. fail OF the
shouliefs, and where the line from the eara
over the shoulders Is one OF much beauty the
strap over the shoulders Is omitted. Gus
tiers Of gerinlum were used for RarnltuFes
about The low line Of the corsago and among
The frllls Of chiffon de sole down each side.
and very narrow-rhaped reTere OF geranium
yeyet. wrought in seed pearls, win mar
row vest IN front TO match brought In just
the right note OF high color among the
materials.
The French mind adores elegancles. II
goes into raptures over It's own device"