The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17
BEAUTIFUL BoDIcEs OF WINTER.
They Are Fashioned in New Ways, Thus AZ
fordtngs Variety of Shape.


Paris, December Z. - Especial Core
spondehce OF The Post) --One can not
grieve for the glories of aummer that ar
passed away when one secs the glories o
winter that lneer. The delights Of th'
shirt waist and the sailor hat are forgotten
Ia the slories OF the theater bodice and tbs
house waist
And we'll may they be forgotten, for The
colors and fabrics are SO beautiful that one
looks at them--ike the lover In the old
song-"and anguish steals into ones
heart"
Yet the sight need not NECESSARILY be
one OF anguish The materials are not SO
very expensive, and as for color, why Color
Is chcap
In buying bodice never under any con-
sideration invest In cheap. bright fat rics.
IL economy be the keynote act tho material
be subdued, for by some law OF color and
material, darker shades look much richer
than light ones, II is strange, but true, A
cheap pink never looks rich; but cheap
dark blue, or cheap brown, or dark,
inexpensive gray, are always III good
taste.
1t is a spangle season. Sequins, jets,
steel and oliver glisten on the bodiceS
They shine like diamonds and are exc7rd-
ingly becoming IN tile night.
With q dark gray satin skirt. trimmed
with an applique OF black lace, there WAS
worn at a very flne reception the other
day, a bodice of Persian velvet with gray
ground Persian is sprinkled with so many
and such brilliant colors aud you can
scarce describe it to one who mas not seen
1t. It Is rather too much worn, aud yet
Its variety is such that you 40 not tire
OF 1t.
This Persian velvet bodice with the gray
ground wss thickly sprinkled with inter
woven PARTICLES OF blue, giving cold,
saty look to the material.
1t Was trimmed with white satin lapeis,
trimmed with silver sequils, the lal els
helng continued below the waist. II hac
very snug white satin vest with tne
tiniest vest of white chiffon set in The
collar was Of white chiffon told III fiat in
alternate rows OF satin and chirlon.
Is the shape Of the Gun was rather odd,
ma as the collar and revers were quite
novel, your correspondent obtained a pat
tern from Paris moiste for The benefit OF
the women readers @, this newspaper.
The cuff was cut from a single piece Of
the goods. carefully folded before beng
seam came at the outside. The inner pnIt
OF the Gun was lined with pale blue satin,
ana the edges were bordered with the
narrowest band ot black satin ribbln,
The hat was entirely novel Il was in
the form OF email toque OF white satin
and chiffon. trimmed az the front With NO
Immense pompons, one OF silk and The
other OF chiffon.
The exceeding prettlness Of this very
nice afternoon calling gown was such az
10 excuse its cost. which was considerable.
AS a calling gown 1t could be worn, or MS
n reception dress. II might also figure
as model design for the bride at a church
wedding.
So great Is the vogue for the bodice.
separate vet to match, that brides who do
not get married In white satin ars wear.
Ing these separate boiices and skirts when
the nuptial knot is tied
Those who, in their blindness, suppos ID
that the end OF all novelties in waists lad
come. have surprise In store for them In
the La Loie bodice which can be worn as
separate waist or can match the skirt
~
Fancy green figured taffetn embroid-
cred with black vine which takes It's way
over the material In the old fashioned
style familiar to our grandparents. Per
haps In an old silken quilt you may hnye
block" of green taffeta embroidered
with vine in this self same way.
This bodice Is open in front to reveal a
broad vest. 1t has lapels that turn smart
ly back and It is trimmed around the