The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
FRILLS And FLUFFERY.
September Styles Both With add
Without Ruffles.
CHANGE FOR THE WINTER.
Scarlet Cashmeres, Rustling silks in
All Colors, and Startling Combi-
nations Of Black and White.

New York. September 3.--very soon
frills and fiufferies Of summer dressing VIII
disappear. Winter materials won't frill,
and for your evening and party gowns you
will want a change from the summer ruf-
files. IL for no other reason than to prove
that your gowns are not left over ones.
On the other hand. II your gowns are hold
overs. lust wear your frills. hold up your
head. and make the other woman think
that frills are still all the rage. You
should be able to do this with entire sue
cess. for nearly two months to come, be-
cause the new dresses Of September seem
of the same piece with those Of July and
August So little Us positive about fala
fashions that any one may doubt the con-
fdent reader Of laws. Ordinarily, at THIS
time OF the year something Is known OF
what is to be- but. like other crops, the
seasons harvest Of styles has been delayed
and unsettled. So 1t comes about tnat
while some OF the dresses made for Sep
TENDER are without fluffery, others are
airy as anything that preceded them In
August. Today's first picture presents q
dress OF the simplest sort, while in the
second sketch comes evidence of the con-
fusion OF rules in three elaborated gowns.
And there's no one to say which Is most
Indicative Of coming styles, or II anyone
does say positively. he's to be doubted.
Cream foulard dotted with mauve was
the fabric Of the first Of these dresses, tie
skirt being rat""r full. particularly at the
hips. 1t was l. med with Il panel-llke
band of lace insertion. This was repeated
ON the bodice. which was bloused Lack ard
front over a wide girdle OF piauve sat'n,
the lace band being dotted with msuve
satin rosettes. The collar was lace with
white satin wired ornaments, and the
sleeves were cut at the wrists into pointed
bells that were lined with mau9e satin.
Compared with this, the dresses at LETT
and right in the next picture seem to be
the opposite extreme as to finish, yet all
three were selected from the best fall
models for silk gowns. In the left hand
one here plain mauye and mauve and
white figured foulards were combined.
The figured silk was used for the skirt,
which was decorated with six ruffles. The
bodice was from the plain silk, and was en-
trely shirred, including sleeves and col
lar 1t was belted with white talfetas, a
bow appearing at the back.
Another skirt had black silk
foundation, covered with thres ruffies Of
black ana white striped silk, the top ruff
lie being trimmed with a fitted yoke of
silk lining. covered with black lace, slight
ly gathered ut neck and waist, while collar
and belt were black satin. For trimming
there was draped and kIotted bertha of
black chiffon. finished With two pIeated
frills OF the same and chiffon puffs for the
striped sleeves.
1t is safe to say that the styles in cloth
dresses are not going to undergo any start
ling change, and the gown remaining here
nf lie hnfr
very attractive design. OF Saxony blue
WOODEN goods 1t was trimmed with bands OF
@nite galoon. Its jacket bodice opened &C.
low the bust to show a white chiffon
vest. Just below the revers the oyerlap-
ping part fastened with button, and but
tons dotted the fronts, which gwere slashed
into tabs below the waist. Sash belt and
reyers were white silk.
Considerable variety is found in sIeeve.
although the points at which one pattern
differs from another are not SO consnicu-
Gus as when sleeves are full In gem
eral they are to be very close In the
shoulder and there relief comes in some
hnish in epaulette, puff or cape fashion.
OF there VIII be modified lego mutton.
me sleeve set In at the armhole with a
great many close laid tucks, which will
penu 10 make the sleeve set out slightly.
retaining the straight shoulder line. There |
must not be the slightest rise of the |
sleeve itself above the shoulder line. and
mat should be produced by the shoulder |
hnlsh referred to. AS rule. the lep-o, |
mutton coat sleeve will be the ,,su,,
cnolce for cloth gowns, and the tight
sieeve with shoulder elaboration for the
oressier rigs worn for house, reception
and theater uses ''NA'
Lawns in solid scarlet are among the
pretty effects in September and the ms
Of nntn
weather, is SO delayed this year that wa
a,host nope to wear lawns till Christmas.
MAKE your pretty scarlet dress over
sapphire blue silk lining. That sounds ex-
,raVasint for so late a season lawn dress
wv IL Is not If you make the lawn and
SIN skirt separate, because you have IN.
Iio'h aress upon, and sapphire blue is go
ms TO DC one of the colors for late au-
n -. ohe VINO can't quite afford to go
nay take comfort from the fact that white
. worn at all times. 1t will be lust as
're'ty now as 1t was In July and August
'nu IL she is wise, her pretty summer
Nhite dresses were all built with A view
. the washtud, or rather, 10 coming out
u IT. But this same economical girl. who
''ethaps' mas used up her summer white
iesses IN having the good time she ought
NJ Hsse hau, heed not feel bit bad II
d..
september and October. even thongh shn
las 10 spend those months away from tha
ity. away hoiu the
scarlet cashmere is quite as decora,,vo
y scarlet muslin and every bit as hecom.
hg' and II the economic girl wears n With
NE right sort Of air she Will make M
muslin girl wish herself in cloth. Male
ae scarlet cloth quite simply fin,sh ~
.l.n lot Of straps of its own matar,aI
o os 100 many buttons. and a PEREZ "a.
n nu your tailor made trimness anu r,nr
sliIlant color. which wool takes bs s1ar
nan muslin. will almost make the ,Ieh,ar
asss worn by that horrid other Girl sAera
ery much too fussy. That ought 70 nv
feat comfort to You. W ps
a''k gowns for this month are nbuna,n.
nd IN great variety. nuah''
sAippIng one gown in the row Gin, I
,ess ,nat is an almost startling com,,,na 4
,sa o. black and white is reached Una S
I NJ Oh black mousseline. each M,
h;a, d narrow head, trimmed the skirt d
~ men was black and white strined s;i,
US oooiee was black taffetas ana has I
l ., satin belt and collar. Its eharoc hsu
.r,s isa,ure was very novel vest ~ M
= ipeu Stuft, edged IN h,,l 'An