The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-26
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Paris June let Ia interesting Ia
watch how gradually the real summer
gown makes It's appearance here when
winter wraps are DOTTED there Is tho carly
spring season Of smart tailor gowns. A
| little later on pretty silk houses har-
monlzing or even matching the skirt in
color nre worn. Then comes a season OF
soft cashmeres, foularls ard crisp taffe-
| tos. Then the long warm summer even
ines make their appearance and the ca
sinos In the Bois are tbronged with fash
ionably gowned women. Then the real
summer gowns are seen to their best adj
vantage.
| cnuturiere here snends as much time
trouble and dainty trimming on the
simplest mplin gown as Is spent on gowns
designed for great functions. or course
all Of these light gowns are mede oyer
silk iransparencies and they boast no end
Of dainty hand work.
Just Imagine what time is spent on these
dainty gowns when they are consd red
worthy of an all over hand embroidered
design in addition to their printed pat
terms
one OF these gowns that boosted n
bright touch of hand cmbroder was made
Of red and white checked lawn and at in
terYals were embroidered dots in scarlet
silk. II was made over white taffeta.
Tho skirt fitted close over the hips and
at the hack the slight Bit of fullness was
gathered into the waistband 1t was
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OF the goods ornamented with embrold-
cred white lawn arranged in pattern
Two other scant frills trimmed IN the
same way au1 arranged in points were
sowed at equal distances from the waist
band to the bottom oil the skirt.
The corsage was a blouse cut slightly
at the neck and crossed over TO the
left side. 1t was finished with two strips
OF the embroidery and a seGnt friil of the
trimmed muslin. The sleeves were c,ose
hitting and long with The embroidery ar
ranged in diamond pattern at the top.
Bllght red velvet ribbon was employed Tor
Che collar ana celnture.
So many of the fluffy summer gowns
have their frils all bordered with gath
cred baby ribbon. The shade empioyed
IS often darker than the material of tbs
gown so that the effect is rather striking
A sweet grish gown OF white lawn
printed with lilac rings. was very effective
with It's trimming Of baby ribbon. 1t was
made over a transparency OF lilac tnffota
The skirt was trimmed around at ,-7ual
distances with deep violet baby ribbon put
ON fun. Above each ruffle there was a
strip OF embroidery.
The corsage was blouse of the lawn
with the material gathered very fun mt
we shoulders. 1t had short fichu Of
lho lawn trimmed around the edge with
Il strip OF the embroidery and bordered
with double frills.
Several rows of the gathered baby ribbon
adorned the bottom of each frill Who're
the fichu fastened at the front there was
Knot OF broad double faced violet satin
ribbon with the ends caught down TO lha
ceinturo OF the same, a long bow of tho
ribbon finished the ccinture al the left
side. fril Of the lawn edged with the
gathered baby ribbon mounted the ribbon
collar and gave q finish to the sleeves.
one OF tho prettiest Of the many p'aid
lawns | have been shown, haa an ecra
background with the big plaid wrought
with narrow hunters green and tur-
quoiSo satin stripe 1t was made up over
lining Of ecru taffcta
The ekirt WINS made round and worry full
At the bottom It was trimmed around
with three folds Of taffeta in an nncom-
promising shade of hunters green. They
were arranged in points at tho front OF
the skirt,
The corsage had long yoke of pierced
ecru batiste that merged into vest at the
front 1t was placed over a transnarencv
OF turquoise taffeta that showed through
conspiorously. broad strip of the green
'atteta outlined the edge Of tho yoke lack
ana front. Tho sleeves of the plaid were
close fitting and long, with n flare nj The
hand showing facing Of the green taffata.
4 long sash of green tafteta was draned
around tho bottom of the cors,re and
knolted at tho left side where the ends
were allowed to hang to the bottom Of
tho skirt
Long sashes are quite feature OF this
summers gown. They aro made often NJ
me softer qualities OF silk and they may
pc Nnot'eu either at the left side or 1t the
back OF tho gown, but they must h. tleI
without loops.
Quite an original lawn gown had