The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13
HATS FOR MIDSUMMER.
AS the Season Draws to Close, Headgear Grows
Larger and Much More Picturesque.

| lie lady Curzon and was trimmed under
the brim with big punches OF flowers.
A unique and pretty feature was intro
duced with the flower trimmings. Three
narrow pieces OF velvet ribbon were Sc
cured under the hat brim with the flowers
and were carried under the brim so az
to mingle with the trimming OF the hat.
The hat itself wa strimmed with fraise
velvet, breast shape at the front; and,
from the center OF the breast OF the vel
vet rose long trailing paradise plume
which fell over the hat in graceful lines.
The cravat Is so expensive that 1t has
become the fashion to make summer era
watts for fancy work. One Is purchased
at the shops and others are made after IT.
decidedly attractive little affair OF
this kind was OF fraise linen, which Is
the smartest linen. cut into round stock
and at the front there were three round
ends edged with the ribbon and secured
with knot of the linen in the middle.
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The. latest way OF making the stock
threatens to be the most popular. 1t Is
so impossible to make the ends meet neat
ly that the couterlers are making them
in such manner that one slips inside the
other. This demands that one end shall
be narrower than the other. The narrow
end is slipped in the open end at the back
and the whole is fastened with a neat
stick pin. 1t is altogether the incest way
yet
or course you want to know what the
French fashion leaders are wearing. The
Countess Castellane. who is the most
talked about just now, made a short trip
to Paris few DAYS ago dressed in a suit
of dark blue linen for all the world like
the blue linen which Is worn by the wo-
men on nothing year. 1t was lined
throughout with red silk and was
trimmed with bands of the silk put on to
look like a tunic.
The waist was an Elton OF blue silk.
opening over a linen blouse and she wore
q tour de cou OF white tulle. Fancy the
combination of materials in this costume
and note how impossible they would
be for women of less means, although
they might be initiated by leaving out the
silk lining and substituting a linen Elton
for one of silk.
One of the ladies OF the Prince of Wales
party which visited Paris a short time ago
wore a very plain gown of crepe challie
cream colored and figured in green leaves.
II had a very simple blouse waist and the
highest of skirts with small train at
the back. The placket hole has disap
peared, let lis hope forever. This English
woman had her placket secured with
very handsome cameo as large around as
an American dollar. 1t was an exquisite
thing and might have been an heirloom.
The belt was very narrow and OF the
new dark green called autumn green. This
color shades toward red. II is a change
able green showing red in reverse lights
The vest. whish was so high in the back
that 1t must have been fully three inches
above the waist line took a dip in front,
and terminated In cameo buckle to
match the one which secured the packet.
This gave the French figure.
In writing about midsummer fashions
] am at loss to tell you anything new,
for the same gowns are worn, only there
is apparent a tendency to wear wash
gowns and to choose the light soft trim
mings in cravats, and all the little ac-
cessories of dress. A mile of tulle and
a field OF chiffon would not be too much
for the woman OF fashion
Nina Goodwin.