The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02

| The sun shines just Warmly enoush' "A'
4ha ,,,5z ara temperate to meet the IAN
costumes which milady now wears II
Easter calls for new gown octooer CANS
| for one none the less; aud the dresses Vi
autump are quite as beautiful ana as
novel as those Of spring
II may be said that where separa'e
waist is worn the waist VIII be PLAID. lhis
is an almost universal rule. II is coin
mon sight to see a plain BACK oro"n'
green or blue skirt trimmed only by reg
ulation trimmings, worn with giarins
waist of most brilliant plaid design
| These watsts are now and then mace
| of plaid silk, but more often oil cloth' lul
| II must be acknowledged thai the cloth
| holds it's color better than SILK ana eau
he worn to better advantage Ihere Is
| somethine so fitting about a cloth dress
for the street that most women much pre-
fer 1t TO silk.
BRIGHT PLAIDS.
The colors in these plaids are red olue'
green. pink, and | might almost say the
colors OF the spectrum, violet, indigo,
blue green, yellow orange and red, for
all of these colors are seen in the bfh-
liant autumn plaids.
| Plaid waists are as a rule, untrlmmeu'
although they may have very fancy iapeis;
a tall. high collar ia worn with them and
a brilliant necktie. Striped necktes are
seen with bright plaid waists and one
neclStie appeared on the street the other
day OF green and black and red stripe,
worn with a waist of green and black anu
red plaid. AS long as the waist and neck
tie are artistic worn together woman
need not fear what coors she combine
for every color imaginable is worked into
the new fall checks and plalds.
1 well remember talk which | mad
with Denman Thompson in the parlor OF
a Saratoga hotel four years ago 1t was
the season when women were wearing
skirts which trailed upon the ground and
the women's societies were busy trying to
convince the women how unsanitary these
skirts were.
NEW SKIRTS.
The writer, with the actor, stood in the
doorway OF one Of the immense parlors
of palace hotel, whilo the elegantly
dressed women passed through on their
way TO the dining room.
Look at that skirt" exclaimed Mr..
Thompson, pointing to long dresis of
navy blue satin which swept the floor by
half yard THAT is not Intended for an
evening dress nor even house dress; 1t
Is covered with dust a finger deep from
the hem Mark my words that fashion
will not last long. Bustles Went out be-
cause they were irrational, so will the
long skirts.
Il Ike natural things" continued he,
that Is the secret of my playing-it Is
natural Look at the skirts" pointing TO
others there were sweeping into the room,
also dust coyerei They gather all the
filth OF the streets; they can not be
fashionable long"
| thought of the words OF the veteran
actor and philosopher the following sea-
son when the skirts were cut off and
were barely allowed to touch the street.
and wondered if women were convinced
as he said they We're, of the irrational
qualities OF the long trailing costume
But note, alas. that the long skirt is
In again The skirt milady wears GER
tsinly does sweep the street. It does not
train by foot as 1t did four years ago
but ii Is long enough to gather all the
dust Of the pavements and the mud OF the
crossings.
CARRIAGE SKIRTS.
Paris modistes when taxed upon the
subject Of setting the fashions by dis
playing long skirts in their windows de-
Tended themselves by saying that these
long skirts are meant only for carriage
customers and patrons are carriage peo-
pie" and therefore It is in good taste for
them TO display carriage dresses in the
windows.
put" asked the questioner to whom
this was explained "wh9t do you advise
for the rest of the world2"
II advise the short skirt" said the
modiste unhesitatingly, "for the street
No woman of taste will ever consent to
sweep the street with her dress"
nf ho In
certainly sweep the street" They are so
long that they touch all the way around
and, more's The pity, a very nice expensive
trimming surrounds the foot
A NEW DRESS
I SAW one dress which was certainly in
$ advance of the season. although 1t was
very lovely. 1t was born on one of the
frosty days OF September. Its material
was n very light broadcloth, almost light
A enough to be called ladies' cloth. Its col
or was cArassler blue. 1t was made in
polonaise shape with the front slit almost
10 the waist. Around the border there was
broad band OF steel gray silk which com
bined very prettly with the blue The
$ rest or the poonaise was trimmed in tho
same way, with BINDS Of the steel gray
u SILK reaching almost up TO the waist
g This polonaise was worn over skirt
Q | " NS4's'nS'NA piut Slth trimmed al the pot
tom with double ruching of the silk
a The edges OF the ruching were friled IN
~ the effect was tina; of gigantic roll
OF silk with friled edges.
note that the walking hat is large /,
II be felt hat NJ Is tipped ll.tle over
] the face and a little down in the back
and IA sed on each side II is a moiifica-
I tion of the English walking hat. bur IL
, is not worn as far over the face as in the
spring.
WALKING HATS.
The hat is trimmer with bird Of nara.
disc plumes II the wearer can afford these
plumes, but II not. II is trimmed with
punches of grapes or other autumn deco.
rat!ons, The sides OF tina, hut next IN
the hair are banked with autumn flowers
i so'den rod and chrysanthemums. The
ehFysanthemum are very small. almost
like asters.
The collars OF the new street dyesses arc
very tan ard rolling; they were decided
Meile!s' many OF tlsem standing higher
than the ears. They set OUT a littls fron,
/ the neck and are no. secured M ,ha
throat This gives a decidedly matestlc
appearance TO the wearer end is a baantis
lul addition 10 the costume
The man who walks with the au,u,,
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