The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15
NEW YORK SOCIETY MANS FAN.

and sleeves. which bear al sorts OF odd
decorations
There are vests OF richly embroidered
white satin In heavy gold work. or laid In
succession OF tiny moussellie de sole trills
running parallel across. here are EN-
oroidered frills Of the goois or Of pink
edged india silk to match, used on the
bodice as shoulder decoration The sleeves
OF the mousquetare sort ar, all betrllled
and made unusually long to hide the hand
to the knuckles
very many OF the new g,wns show a
sort OF tablln decoration coming below the
belt. a smart frock OF nut brown crepon ID
hecked with leaf green and silver. The
skirt Is extremely plain and marty stiff
fened about the feet. The bodte Ats snug
ly, and is overlaid with flchu-lke arrange
mont OF nut brown mousseine do sole edged
with double mills Of the stun. Frllls OF the
same decorate the edge OF the lleeves.
PLAIN stock Of deep viold velvet is
built high about the neck. AMI A narrow
pelt OF the same Is set off by lot OF broad
loops across the front. tiny. perked IN
hat of green satin braid. faced With twists
OF violet has trimming OF DOLLY necked
nut brown ribbon.
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Little folks are coming into fashion. and
they can thank the free-and- eeiness Of
me times Tor their busy mamm's newest
b.
oe quite frank and natural, bothiu speech
and manners. even 10 be ID lttle 'reer than
rs quile natural. Smart people in their own
set however Arctic to those who are ont
are faniliarly Mrs Tom. Dick If Harry
exceedingly enthusiastic about eprvthln,
charmed WIN everybody, profuse In their
thanks, heartbroken at being oblia.d to r..
fuse friends invitation. ana gilte sans
gene in their attitude toward ea.h o,hor
ana the conventions. Their talk lisa bahoi
Almost an argo all their own. fll OF tho
soII ana horsey terms that are tn, fashion
ior the nonee. all about what he
said' whdt she said. what the world
s s ana me Consequences thereof-per-
feotly unlntelllgible 10 a stranger,
Even kindly courtesy TO a stro,ger l.,
TOO suited and conventional to be a clar-
acterlstic or modern society. though ,hov
do not extend to him in its place the ooy
camaraderie OF their own set lette, ot
hospitality Its writer would have received
but open-handed hospitality is 40 old.tsh.
Toned as are the stately elegances of thn
old knickerbocker and colonial days A
stranger has suspicion. reserve indifer-
ence 10 brush away before soclety's friridty
Will turn 10 gushing familiarity.
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Ono OF the results OF this general n
formality is the appearance OF childrn
with thoir mothers oftcner than vas
thought good form during the Anglomans
OF n few years ago. daintly dressS
little daughter often enters tn. parlor +
tea-tme. makes a courtesy at the door, ami
then. hugging her knees with her ban
arms. gazes. open-eyed. at the company
from the stool beside her mammals kne,
she Is taught TO answer people nicely. \
shake hands with them when they go. AM
10 courtesy 1T the door when she leave
the room. Her mother takes her driyipa
TO picture galleries, to opera or a yer,
occasional theater matinee; to the symptom,
rehearsal, TO the shops. In fact she make,
companion of tho little one as muca a,
possible without intrudlng the child inoT