The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29

NEW STREET GOWNS. !
Beautiful TsIors3uilt Gowns OF Almond Green Trimmed
With Astrachan.


Paris, January ly.-A faris woman
hates. above all other things, to hide her
form On. 4. rrord ~ ber rim neat ao-
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ure ana sne likes very VIGIL 70 nj taiior-
made gown to her curves and. then, to
sally forth. The coolest DAYS can not keen
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he' ~ no' s"e iAose e'ippe'ss "easne. W.
ter her from her constitutional walk.
Fur ~ trimming becomes more popu-
lar n the season advances. Not only are
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nounces and bands, but dinner and ball
gowns, too, boast great deal OF fur
trimming. Sable and chinchilla are nc
knowledged the most popular this season
and again there has been an attempt to re-
vive senlskin. Two evening gowns, one
OF male yellow satin and the other OF let
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1,na saos eraot daoI ~ astracban IN
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a.ai ~ 9rr IN tr,mninr ,vjnter bate. The
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,s,th ,aoe chon~ strass b",iies and now-
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tasteiui was maze OF almond green satsi
cloth. The skirt was made with double
dounces. The ,ppermost was close ft-
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ting around the hips ana hared shghtiy
around the bottom, where It was trimmed
with band of sable. 1t reached trifie
below the knees and WIS cut bit shorter
at each side, The lower honnce merged
into short train and was finished around
the bottom with band OF sable OF the
same breadth as that on the upper flounce
The corsage was blouse of the cloth
that fastened at the left shoulder and
band OF sable that went straight across
INC PACK, ana continuing unaer tne arms
The ends ,vara carrIad dn,vn into Tho
girdle A high straight band OF fur
formed the collar. The sleeves OF ths
cloth we're close hitting and were finished
with a point over the hands. Satin In
a darker shade than the gown was ein-
ployed for the draped ceinture.
It gives one just little pang OF regret
to see rich furs slashed into hounces aud
into modish yokes and vests especially
when one reflects on the hckieness OF fash
Ion, and is morally sure that the gowns
that boast this fur will only survive one
season.
visit to the establishments where furs
are renovated Is reassuring. though, for
there one sees Just how often the same
piece of fur does service. Last year my
lady boasted an astrnchan jacket. The
year before that this same piece OF as
trachan was In the form OF cape, This
senson 1t has been carefully cut into
iounces and yoke for her walking gown.
At the end Ct the winter the fur Will be
ripped off and sent to the warerooms OF
n fur dealer and next year 1t viii be pieced
as II by magic and perhaps will take It's
original cape FORM IL fashion DEGREES II.
After all the slashing OF fur Is not as