The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21

New York. May 1s.--Last Sunday morn
ing Dorothy, who is Just home from Paris,
came to my room. dressed for church.
''will do?" she asked in a tone SO meek
that Immediately 1 raised my eyes.
Dorothy's were bent on her prayer book,
but from the tail OF one of them came e
wicked CLEAN.
sho looked a sweet. demure, summary
figure in white and violet but after one
glance / said. severely. "You never got
that in Paris; that is Nicois.''
Eyes" she admitted IN the same sup
pressed accents. Il did get this In Nice
in fact. the only time ! ever wore It was
at Monte Carlo, but you know the Riviera
sees the fashions weeks before Paris
Yes / retorted; fashions OF sort
TO give an Anglo-Sax wriggle down the
spine"
why" Dorothy protested. and again
there played the CLEAN of satisfaction
about her peculiarly small mouth and big
brown eyes, isn't this severely French
and absolutely proper in color. not hint
OF red not touch OF yellow? l know It's
maker who Connected 1t said that when |
wore it would do for une promeneuse
des modes"
She walked to a little distance and
paused again. head dropped over the
prayer book, which also was in white and
violet
HAT of violet rice straw-paille de
riz,' she murmured; crown OF Parma
violets. strings of white tulle. Violet
gloves, dress of violet figured lawn, para
sol OF the meme. It would even do for
demi- deuil-half mourning. What can you
possibly object tor
Catching a handful OF the lawn in the
French fashion just four inches below her
waist in the back, she lifted the tail OF
her skirt, pressing one hand lightly against
her belt and displaying CLINT of violet
hued silk fiounces and violet-stoclinged
ankles.
Sinking into a chair / observed for q
moment the slender, graceful figure In the
frook whose elaboration was OF the Kind
that affects the dalntiost simplicity The
sheer, transparent lawn. rs cliuglng ia ~
as tailor dress, had neither plat nor
gather over the back, but applied itself Ia
the form with the loving kindness OF q
porous plaster or the pull back of blosse,
memory
In color effect Il was white, nockod al
intervals by large, pale vlolots. At ,be
hem ri the sweeping skirt hung a deer.
hlted dounce Of @ delicate violet lawn In
solid color. headed by band of white
embroidery. Half way w the skirt 6p-
pearod a second band OF Hitting and en-
broidory. The long wasted. close Ing
bodice Of the flowers prnkled stuff, had u
wide, wrnRlcd waistband of the violet,
fl.s H.
white chiffon The towering violet silk
stock was tipped with black velvet
~
Dorothy smiled sweetly under my ga2t
and silently reached forth her pnrasol. Az
took 1t, noticed, as she meant l should
her sleeves, which were OF hair length
with added undersleeves of Marie Anloi
nette fashion; these appeared to bo OF
white chiffon embroidered with violet
their falling rutiles fairly covering tho
small gloved hand.
Then looked down at the parasol Tbi
was somewhat star-shaped and OF while
taifeta. it's violet SILK lining shown.
through transparent lace designs in bow
knots. The handle was Of white enamel
finished at the top with an enameled bow
knot glstening with small rhinestonss
Weir Dorothy asked nt length with ;
certain note OF patience, could / he NOR,
CONNIE il faut. more strictly deCorous.
even If / wore black or gray"
You could not ! admitted With ST.