The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
Our Paris Letter.

Paris, June 2.--(Special Correspondence
OF The Post 1.-THE summer is with US
again and the water IL ready for bathing.
In spite of the winds that sometimes blow
cold the hardest of the young women are
already dancing in the surf and others are
getting their water gowns ready.
The old standby serge Is coming rap
idly to the fore as the best material for
bathing dresses. Serge comes In forest
green and all the new colors which make
1t SO admirable; then, too. 1t does not mug
the figure as closely as flannel.
Forest green is an admirable color Tor
the water, especially combined with ger
anium. 1t Is so extremely sensitive 10 tue
rays OF the run, the least sparkle OF sun
shine sending 1t forth in brilllancy.
Fancy bathing suit OF forest green
serge, the bottom trimmed with q band
of white serge upon which beautiful ger
amium colored flowers are embroidered
A French woman entered into heated
argument with the writer few days age
about the advisability, on rather, the taste
in getting up bathing dresses on an elao-
crate scale. The French woman took the
view that 1t was highly advisable to do
so. Her argument was that, upon tne
beach there was always crowd OF srte-
tators. friends and relatives Of the bath
ers, who were there for the express and
avowed purpose OF watching the antics Of
the bathers in the surf Nowhere, then,
was costume SO generally observed.
All the new shades OF red are worn,
even to Savoy that color something like
beet, though more intense, which is dying
out in favor 1t is becoming only to such
faultess compilations.
Mohair is a surf lavorite in the ligItsr
grades There comes a mohar az soft
as silk yet much more durable and this is
made up into the most charming bathing
suits
A blouse OF gray mohair was embroid-
cred In a darker shade OF gray The en-
broidery WAS done by hand and was OF a
coarse but very effective kind. Embrud-
cry is largely used upon water suits as 1t
is not heavy, and 10 warranted to keep it's
shane.
Bralding is also seen. SUIT o; Scot
fish check, worn by an American girl, enc
OF tho first bathers of the sea3na, was
trimmed with very narrow binds Of
musketeer brain. Care must zoe taken that
the braid Is waterproof warra red not 10
run. This can only be ascartlinel Ly
sewing a sample Of the braid upon the
goods and soaking both In a basin of salt
water, II 1t stands the test after being
dried in the sun. then 1t is good bathlhs
material.
China and India silk. the materials
which were worn 40 much last yea: tnr
bathing suits, are not popular They cling
to the 1gure but they made admirable
beach suits Many bathera like g. don A
beach suit and sit in the sand for sun
bath for an hour day For them there
Is nothing as good as India silk. To- Il is
light and allows the sun and air /, play
upon the body In the water t Is TOO
cluglnE.
The devices for making the stirta OF
bathing suits stand out are many; ole OF
the latest being a stlffened lining a serge
suit OF light weight was lined with light
weight buckram both materials being nv
nature stin. The skirt was laid In plaiis.
few in front but numerous at he back and
was hung precisely ms accurately MS though
IT were to be worn In the street And the
result. when worn the 0rst bathing day
At Trouvtlle, was delightful 1t stood out
even when dripping with water ana the
young women, all Of whom were disport-
Ing IN the waves with lined skirts. were
proud Of their couturlare Others had A
drowned rat appearance after dip in the
waves.
You should have seen these Young wo
men, 80 pretty, and so bocomlnEy dressed
The French certainly know how TO make
the most OF the human figure feminine.
The bathing corset is "Zaza" II con-