The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15

vet, loaded with the Hutfiest, most velvety.
ostrich plumes. with knot OF lace and some
copper colorel blossoms set under the brim
at the side of the back. The hat itself was
one Of The wide brimmed affairs that shade
the eyes.
one Of the most fetching Of the younger
women was Miss Somebody, whose name
! can't remember. one of the coterie Of
fasclrators at the fish pond which Lady
Hermlone Blackwood had in charge. This
petite body might have been au officer
daughter straight from Berlin to judge by
the military motif If her gown. II would
have been bizarre ON 4 bigger woman. but
she was quite TOO piQuant for anything but
admiration in q blue velvet gown so dark
as to De almost black, with heavy braided
effects Of silver bullion enclosing In the
arabesques Of the pattern motifs applqued
on of chinchilla. The skirt was plain, as
you will note in the sketch | am sending.
except for a foot cord. which ran up on the
left seeming to outline lap of one gore
over upon the next one. The coat had quite
deep basqie, with huge bishop sleeves. the
middle top plat Of which nan fatty over
the cape epauleite straight away up into the
neck band. Thc hat was Of velvet with a
s1ldiery up-trend to the brlm all about
overlaid on the edge OF the brim with silver
lace. and trimmed upon the crown with
some velvet mullen stalks and loops Of the
silver cord and pierced silver buckle.
Lady Dackwood wore a gown that was
striking because of the art of the tailor who
made 1t. 1t was a novelty cloth with a
coachman's drab ground overlaid In the
weaving with a loce-like pattern OF shaded
black and red, III one light looking one
color and q. the next turn showing the
other. The dress was made up with alb
s0lutr severity and then trimmed with
cloth OF the pretty soft fawn shade and deem
We1Ff gh velvet in rn1lfppd us oh 10, a.,
sketch IN side panels on the skirt in yoke
and side forms. forming deep scallups on the
bodice front. No one but a tailor could ever
have Put those overlapping cloth and velvet
trimmings on to look precisely as II mounted
In place by a Photographer without a sus-
picion of stitch. The gown fitted like
wall paper, and was carried off with i'm
men1e distinction.
The mechanical skill OF the artisan Is
shown at its best In such a dress, but
the art Of the artist must be looked for
in gowns Of another cdllber. such gowns.
for example, as one sees at the soirees
given by Nine. Munkacsy. She herself at
her last musicale wore n dream of a
gown. before which tailor should have
Frustrated himself. 1t was delicate apple
green, yelvety plush, or plush-like velvet.
don't know which. a wonderful fabric
that was half a dozen different tints at once
y waa princess gown, with a fitted, trail
Ing back and softly draped bodice front,
with just folds enough to make the silver
oorselet seem useful as well as ornamental.
The sleeves were mere draperies, and the
gown fell into the most enchanting lines
with every movement. How such a dress
makes complicated Worth creation"
ana the badness Of tho taiior-made gown
dwindle into insignhcance!
IN spring millinery trimmings are looming
consciously, and not only in one place but
an over the new hats and nearly all over
me new bonnets The result is that every
PIT OF headgear not designed by master
nand ls shapeless overturned thing. very
apr 10 be unhecomlng. The towering head
urea nouon OF we olden days seems 10 have
IN and taken possession OF the
millinery leaders. At any rate they are pu. /
ing upon every foundation all that narticnlar
ognpation can DO coaXcd into carrying
r rel, has designed a smart gown, Of which
:, VII sena yoG a sketch, that is plain TO
s.hlpuelty, bp has the unmistakable cachet
OF siyte' thanks towel. what is it thanks
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