The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30
in HER EVENING DRESS.
How the Summer Girl of 90 Will Look in Her
Costumes for the Evening"

| dresses In her wardrobe, the most success
| ful of these having no tunics. One OF the
pale blue crepe do chine over whose sur
race plays an odd silvery light is lightly
embroidered half way up the skirt with
small silver paillettes forming vine sprays
with long tendrils. Lower down comes a
wide Insertion of the same embroidery
giving hint of an under-robe OF white
flushed with pink. The sleeves are lat
tees Of pearls.
! simpler dresses are made OF spangled
or spotted nets over plain net or over
| chiffon. Delicate, cloudy gray nets are
much in favor, usually with some touch
OF bright color in pink, cerise or blue.
clever girl can spangle her own dress
with few evenings labor, and while the
pattern will be less elaborate than on those
supplied by the shops the glntng particles
VIII stay on better and the effect will be
even more desirable for the less formal
festivities of warm weather. Black net
spangled with steel and made up over
white Is as seryicesbe as any single item
of the summer girls wardrobe.
Blue spotted net made up over white
net supplies an exceedingly dainty little
dress, with waist cut in baby fashion
a
wreath of deep red roses around the skirt
# this gives too much color spray only
of the flowers may be worn, on the left
shoulder
a trlile more dressy than this Is frock
OF white point esprit peppered with silver
spangles and made up over a single thick
ness of pale green chiffon covering a slip
of pink silk. A gown of this sort may
have floral sleeves which are composed OF
Eufa lie "A.
straps, while other bands drop six nches
below the shoulder on the bare arm.
Crepe dc chine comes daily into favor
and an exceedingly pretty combination IL
that OF dimlty and chiffon.
With these light and airy summer
frocks tho style OF hair dressing is ma
terially changed. The pompadour. when
retained, becames softer aud less aggres-
sive No rat" is allowed under 1t. hut
the hair is left loose aud puffy with
evening dress the locks are worn high or
low, and are adorned with flowers or
with high, naring bows, often of gauze.
In the couture la Fair. designed
by the latest Vanderbilt bride, a few curls
stray upon the forehead suggesting the
iuclpient bang already worn by some seek
ers after novelties. The rest of the hair
is dressed loose and wide ut the Sides
partly covering the ears, The knot Is only
moderately high, but above it rises large
bow Of silver gauze stilfened Al the nape
Of the neck droops single curl
Another design that promises to be fash
ionable calls for the parting OF the hair.
which is then drawn down upon the fore
head In deep bows or waves; these are
carried back to the top Of the head If the
hair is to be dressed high, but continued
almost 10 the cars If 1t is left low. In tho
former case the side locks are turned up
In a series OF loose cmls, In either event
1t becomes necessary to cut the hair on
the temples.
Flowers are worn Ia the hair to much
greater extent than usual while all orna-
ments are Of marked beauty and elabora-
ton. Feathers are used about as much as
In the winter especially agrettes az para
disc plumes, The jewellers are showing
many novelties and in combs and pins,
notably among the latter, huge butterflies,
one of the finest noticed being in green
gold and rubios Ellen Osborn.