The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

Especial Correspondence of The PostJ
Paris, August S-As summer advances
the shade hat retreats. Instead OF being
tipped down over the nose as 1t was in
July, 1t now sets we'll back and it's useful
features are sacrificed to the more pic
turesque ores. All hats are now picture"
hats.
One fancies--though one must not be
supercilous - that one sees In the hat
now set back on the head the same
chepeau which was worn earlier. 1t IS
turned up or rather turned back. upon
each side and is pulled down in front
ia a curve just over the pompadour max
ing a queer locking dip which is vey be-
coming. These hats are the Queen Louise
hats made popular by the beauty of the
most beautiful woman who ever sat upon
a throne OF Europe.
Upon the emperor's bedside table there
stands a painting of his great grand
mother. You know the picture. 1t Is
that OF Queen Louise coming down the
palace steps. Around her throat is wrap
ped veil of tule which she holds at one
side The Queen Louise streamers are OF
tule and are fastened under the left ear
In big loose knot II takes many yards OF
softest material to make these hat strings.
All of the midsummer hats. no matter
what shape, have tulle strings and many
of them have velvet strings also The
gown may be cut little low In the throat
ard the thick mass OF tulie wound around
the peck closes II ana makes the costume
seem complete.
There is a chiffon SCARF which is very
fashionable and very youmlnous also.
The chiffon is sewed at the back of pic
ture hat. Ii is brought forward in two
big streamers and tied a little at one
side The ends of the scarf fall to the
ground
Women who have worn their hats con-
sderably and who find the lustse OF spring
all gone would do we'll TO adopt The
sti Gamer style. for II is becoming to every
face. OF course, 1T can not be worn with
small hat nor with a severely plain one:
but large trimmed hat can always be
decorated with strings Of tulle put on IN
one way or another
The very newest summer cravat matches
she tulle hat trimmings. There Is one
which consists of high point OF black
satin which comes UP 10 cover the bare
SPOT back of the ears, the spot which eau
be covered in winter by curls. but which
front this cravat has a knot of black silk
and two steamers, one OF embroidered
tulle and one of black satin, the black
satin streamer being trimmed with lit
tie white embroidery.
There is no time of the year when the
Titles of the toilette are as much appre-
ciated as now Daintiness and freshness
are the keynote OF all good costumes. A
woman can not do better than provide
herself with cravats of all varieties and
as large as possible so that she may con-
csal the ravages which the season mas
made In the color and texture OF her frail
summer dress.
l saw at the exposition grounds the 9TH
er day in company with Madame Carnot
and number OF other ladies who were
invited for a first inspection, very at
tractive English walking hat which had
been de summary by woman's de-
vices. All the attractions which had
adorned II durin The early part of
the year had been removed and at one side
there stood big ornament OF black vel
vet wired into a delightful open work pat
tern. The other side OF tho hat was sim
ply wound with very thin embroidered
muslin. which was tied at the back with
big bow of embroidery. This mldsum-
mer Nat and the tour de cou must cor
respond. tour de cou. made of a double
box plat of the new pineapple material,
was secured around the neck with dog
collar of beaded ribbon Al the frant
there was a very large triple pun OF the
pineapple material
The bat was set exactly on one side