The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
A CHAPTER ON.
OCTOBER PLAIDS.
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upon a plaid skirt. and pipings and ~
OF plain silk are much seen. A o~s., =.
red Mckinley plaid can be bandsS T.
scarlet silk. This makes a very prettv b.
for fall ard one that has lovely ~
as the leaves are turning. b.
In little while 1t Will be time "a y.
ard green, but just now the plaid. ~
holding their own.
Thete PLAID skirts are all lincl win ~
or imitation silk. aud are ruffled No.
the foot with u narrow dust ruffle ~
shows slightly below he hem OF ia NJ.
Red and blue hold their popuIarss~s \
plaid combinations and so do yellow y
green. Any color is pretty in plalf ~
whit, which should be used spariuvls' !
Silk vests are considerably worn !.
are less fashionable than the cloth H.
Liter there come the chamois vests ma
are made in such attractive styles ~
one can not tell them from cloth. q J.
broidered and trimmed are they. N
The rew plalds are many, bu, m. ~.
popular ones are the Cuban and ~
plaids. The Dewey plaid is coluuo,sS \
mangrove green and canteloupe ysItss
with band of pomegranate red ~
green and yellow cross each other IN ~:
stripes through which pin stripe u n;
runs.
TIE Cuban plaid is darker, belny /.
brown ard purple with green rupsi,.
through the brown. 1t is a pretty us,i
though, ana Will be seen a great desi
The old plaid shawls make very ere,
lent waists although it is a pity ia 4.
them up, Mary persons prefer to use tAss
for skirts as though there were less slsusi'
ter Of an heirloom in cutting skirt ~,
a waist. The fringe is then used Y !,
trimming around the foot OF the siass,
The fringe when used IN this way i =
an inch above the hem to avoid frayiw
around the foot.
Another way Of using the plaid shiv
is as bias band around the bottom q IN,
skirt. The shawl is spreld out and caf.]
fully cut rosswse in strips OF about ri
teen inches wide. These strips are sfs.
ward sewed around the foot Of. pia.I
cloth skirt and thus do duty as bias ioldI
If the shawl is very large, the remaiods
Of 1t Is made into waist using tie frinn1
as trimming for the Tevers and shouldsi
puffs.
Evening dresses are even to be trimm4!
with shawls. but the envelop! ng ~laid co..
erng will not find it's way into the drav
ing room unless il be of very old All
expensive silk. The plain silk shawls d n
half century ago ere used. They are drap;s
upon evening s,-irts in overskirt flashed
and the shawl can be either OF white deES
cately embroidered in some contrsshua
color or as is often the case II can Be "a
pale blue, pale pink or pale green heaEtz
worked with white.
TRIMMINGS.
The borders are embroidered In lipS
roses and finished with long silk frinMK
and in the four corners of tho shawl III
great punches Of the flowers. When drsMS
skilfully these shawls add much rssS
and beauty to the gown and they viii VI
among the leading trimmings for eveLIa
dresses OF fall and winter.
But for daylight wear plaids win Nh
used. Men will also dress considerably tS
plaid5 this fall, and for them thsrs is III
ever popular Scotch plaid and the McK,M
ley tweed, which has run a season or mar
The greatest latitude is allowed In mgiA
suitings and 1t is surprising TO see w
brilllancy of the reds and the greens whdfl
are employed in their materials. u
Everything both for men and women VI
made upon the plaid scale. Men have pii5
hosiery, plaid shoe tops, plaid necktaS
and plaid hatbands, while women revs nss
plaid pocketbooks, plaid umbrella. pltt
slippers, plaid handkerchlefs and plis}a
silk Tam O'Shanters. Plaid will reign ntG
favor for the next six wceh#
Helen Ward 81