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

Paris May 11,-1t Is pleasant OUT Oh
doors now and the pretty little ehateaux
il the suburbs are showing life. The trees
have their dress of green, and the ground
is covered with soft velvet carpet. Love-
~, beyond comparison, is the dress OF
spring. Outdoor life seems to feel that
exposition year is near for even the old
society leaders of Paris say that they never
have seen such a season approaching.
Extravagapt is the term which should
be applied to the dresses of spring, though
there are few simple ones. The washing
dresses cost enough, but when one comes
to consideration OF the gowns that are
made from silks and light woods, from
varieties Of X-ray goods and from lace,
then the actual cost comes in,
The couturieres say that never have
they been called upon to combine so many
and such beautiful fabrics in one gown.
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AS wrote you short time ago, the
popular blue is ducks egg. Then comes
pastel, then musketeer and after these the
lovely shades of cerulean, turquoise, Nile,
baby and sky. 1t is to be a bluessummer,
set off with the gaudiest reds,
delightful little gown worn at the
musicale Of the Baroness de Reignitz was
of larkspur blue India silk SO trimmed that
the silk was hardly visible The waist had
a yoke laid in tiny tucks set in a vest OF
white satin braided with tiny black braid.
! over the shoulders were three narrow
| velvet straps terminating in a number Of
loops of velvet. The same trimming bor-
dered the founces that trimmed the skirt.
There was an overdress effect of white
| silk with black braiding to match The
vest.
outdoor teas have come In, on veranda
and lawn. At one of these petite blonde
was dressed in gown of null striped with
satin. 1t was in violet blue with the stripes
of bright automobile red, brighter than
most of the shades OF sat name which,
by the way, vary greatly,
The bodice was Of silg dotted null In
The bodice was OF silk dotted null in
and a number of velvet bows of black.
Each gown this season to be very modish
/ has a touch of black somewhere in it.
~
Two young women wearing very
charming early season tollettes sat upon
veranda the other evening Watching the
sun go down. 1t was at the close OF
o'clock tea, and the yet chilly spring air
| made the warm gowns they wore very
comfortable. Yet the dresses We're by no
y
delightful combination Of the needs oil
spring with the prettiness of summer.
One of the young women wore a gown
OF wood brown plaid silk bingham with
a band RI brown silk around the foot at
least eighteen inches deep. 1t was Trim
med with perfectly fat bands of brown
ribbon of deeper shade The bodice had
large lapels of the wood brown bingham
also trimmed with ribbon. tall white
collar was worn with smart brown silk
tie.
The belt was of black silk and was so
broad that it might have been called
girdle. 1t was laid in folds with rosette
fastening very high upon the front of the
bodice which was fastened with one big
visible pearl button.
The hat was high crowned sailor
trimmed with conventional white flowers.
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Some OF the fouards are very pretty A
fouard gown of phessants tail blue, which
is not quite as deep as peacock blue. was
trimmed with rufties of plain blue around
the foot. There was an overskirt which
! fell loose from the waist in genuine over
skirt fashion and was edged with green
velvet ribbon put on perfectly plain. The
bodice was of the figured foulard like the
skirt and was trimmed in pointed design
of foulard edged with velvet
The new sleeves are very long and many
of them are finished with n point which
extends far down over the hand, covering
| the knuckles To keep the point in place
a tiny ribbon is sewed to it. This ribbon
is tied around the ts-Jmb in a pretty little
bow at the back OF the second joint of the
thumb, Fancy being strapped to your
sleeves. Yet that is a Paris fad of the
moment.
The little top-coat Is very smart II
is nade of black satin, black gros grain
and plain black silk. 1t is cut like an
Elton and is SO short that 1t does not cover
the belt line
Hats for garden parties are tipped far
forward and high UP at the back. This is
the street hat ALSO and as summer APP
proaches you see very few of the hats that
fare far back from the face.
! ~
Madame Faure and her daughters are
wearing the most chic French mourning,
little gowns of plaid cloth. black and
white with the nattiest little black coats
/ The baroness RothcnbiId atc.