The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

Paris, November 22.-( Especial Corre-
spondence Of The Post 1.-The eccentric
skirt Is the vogue. You would be con-
vinced OF It II you were to see the skirts
with box plated backs and ain tight
fronts. On other skirts the box plaits e&'
tend all the way around. They sIe topped
by yoke OF jet paillettes which slistens
like the sun and looks like coat of mall
They also use renaissance lace for thess
yokes.
The new box plated skirt 10 90 intricate
that, at my urgent request coutaricre
drafted up pattern for me, wnicn ! mere
show. 1t is not so much skirt as skirt
yoke design. There is also diagram for
the waist. The skirt and waist, you Will
observe, are built to match, and the dress,
OF different materials. can be adapted tc
day or evening. For day there is the Irin
Persian novelty goods. trimmed AROUND
the foot with bands OF taffeta. The skirt
yoke is of lace. The waist is drdped
front OF dark cloth which 8 fastened un-
der rosette OF the Persian suiting. Hali
lace sleeves yoke and epaulettes complete
the gown which would do for day, morning
or afternoon.
This same design could be carried out
In the cloth and In -ha colors OF the one
from which the design was copied, and
for which fair Partisan shop girl consent
ed to pose The skirt was of orchid purple
taffeta, box plated and exqulsitely hung.
II was so very long that IT. lay uuon the
ground all the way around, In that very
pretty French fashion so much liked by
the women OF Paris, who are naturally
short and iced all the height they can
borrow from their clothes.
The waist was OF orchid purple velvet
draped over orchid purple tatfota and com
b,ned with renaissance lace as suggested
in the design.
You will see that the pattern of the yoke
OF the skirt is a circular one, cut in two
pieces and opening at one side. 1t nigh,
be cut in enc piece, from a very large
wheel of lace, but this Is more expensive.
The couturlere assured me that, for the
trying on, there were always the roushest
patterns used. us each figure varied SO
from the other that 1t was impossible to
cut accurately. She told me that any wo-
man with a taste for dressmaking could
rudeiy fashion calico from these designs
sufficiently we'll for the first trying on,
after which the calico pattern could be
fitted to the figure and the more expensive
materials cut from the calico pattern.
The French are exceedingly thrifty in
these matters and win on no account Gu,
into expensive goods until assured that
he diagrams are perfectly correct. not
from theory. but from actual trying on,
This dress would be exquisite for even
ing in watermelon pink taffeta and cardi.
nal velvet, with the neck cut rounding
and finished with lace or chiffon. The de.
sign Is pretty enough for anything.
A very new street skirt Is the one tina
Is cut so as to show four very large DO.
plaits. There Is one at each side 9th,
back. They are so arranged that they
hug the hips and cling closeiy to tn,
knees. There Is sheath lining over wliiol
the box plated skirt Is arranged. Il has
very graceful fall and is handsome
skirt.
The coat to wear with such n skirt 4
somewhat eccentric II Is a bolero slit v
the front and back. 1t is held IN place b.
a long tab or sash-end. which rs eonBDo,
under the belt.
A snit made In this fashion was OF Ok.
ford gray trimmed with bands of sable. II
was built for Miss Rothschlld, daughter OF
the baron.
The family keep house In magnificent
style In Paris, whore the baron is at the
head OF the house In France. Miss Re hs-
child is In second mourning for har uncle
Ferdinand. who died year ago. anu ftr
another relative whose death is more re-