The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05

will agree for ii Is naturally a conspicuous
article and is readily seen. Women who
do not want to pay so very much for silk
skirts can make them at home upon well
known models. and can achieve very nice
results for few dollars. As | have often
said, nearsllk and silk substitutes take the
place of taffeta. and the result is almost
II not quite as good
SUMNER PARASOLS.
The summer parasol matches the petit
coat. This is the nvarlable rule. With a
magenta silk petticoat a magenta parasol
is carried or a black parasol trimmed with
magenta.
| saw some beautiful plaid silk parasols
the other day that, while being very
pretty, were not too conspicuous They
were trimmed around the edge with very
beautiful rutile Of Very nice lace and they
were also decorated with strips of ribbon
and punches OF flowers. Beautiful ruffies
of silk were around the ferule
II punches of flowers are tackled upon the
parasol very flat and If the flowers are very
small, the parasol can be closed without
interference. They are sewed on while the
parasol is shut, so when it is opened thew
VIII be in exactly the right place. 1t is
very difficult to trim an open parasol with
heavy work because it Will be found tn
close awkwardly.
Many carriage parasols are trimmed On
Inc inside, which is very sensible ar
rangement since 1t is inside you see. Thev
nave very large punches OF flowers. bows
Vi rlonon' ruities OF lace and indeed every
conceivable ornamentaton concealed in
their depths III
trimming parasol Is as much nm ar,
lot tae summer woman to learn as trim.
ming sailor hat. for she can change m.
panasol TO match her dress or can take 4.
cheap one and make it into an expensivs
one A 81 parasol OF parme, or quart nv
beet or orange can be made intN a sIO
parasol by tasteful trimming. A cbifgon
ruffle around the ferule, another ero,,ud
ihe edge. straps of ribbon finished win
little bow and tiny lunches of v,olet.
WIN make result which is highly ef-
fective. sHs e'-
SHIRT WAISTS.
IL Is impossible to close fashion lei
ter without reference to the shirt wots,
girl She has become so popular that bcr
name is more than a legion. There is 4,
iaot' scarcely girl who is not shirt
ma,st slri; | saw one the other day with
waist OF heavy ehambray. 1t was braided
and lined to look like an expensive cloth
material 1t was fashioned to wear in fall
OF on cool days, take it, for 1t was real,,,
too heavy FOR August use 1t was maoa
win tight back and full blouse front
III iact the blouse bagged. You can
ssSrcely nuy waist that does NOT baq ara
me summer girl has a fashion If nnffins
out the bag until it resembles in pronors
IONS meal bag. II you will notice bnw
VIC. extremist dresses you will see that the
ent're front OF the blouse waist is stiffened
nhu starehed until it fairly stands ont
~ makes the wearer have the Appearance
VI pelng very small in the waist. which i.
n,iraoie, and In some respects becominr
me ehambray waist I speak Of wa.
trimmed with bands OF finishing braid MT
on ~ lines OF three inches and ended u,,n
NIUE loop The neck had blue rihhon
ana the front was finished with a varv
large DOW OF lawn. The waist was w.
times IL many
SUMMER SKIRTS.
But something must be mentioned a,o,.
tue skirt which is worn with this wa,s,
IL was a striped skirt, the strines r,,.
nihg from the belt to the hem. The ws,,,
naa hne stripe of satin running tbronyh
~ You can have these skirts lann5sras
.nes WASH so well and are so pretty. TIN,
slfi was perched upon the back OF n chat
ana OF rourse-this goes without sayinp-
ner retticnat showed. This was trIm,,sa
WIN lace and had ruffie to match ,ba
braid upon the wais:.
ne necktie is part OF the sbirt w.is,
~ Is oiten made OF elk 10 n atcb the sk,r,
anu II Is folded In every pretty style across