The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

OF The Post. )-Golng away is no longer
June matter. 1t has become so fashion.
able to take summer journeys that the
travelling gown is donned at frequent in
tervals during the summer. There Is
Trouville to be visited and there is Dinard
and then there are the many mountain
places; for Switzerland in summer is such
an exceedingly fashionable as we'll as
healthful place. The mountains of Switz-
erland are more invigoratng than the
climate OF any other place, and Paris wo-
men who are faded with the festivity OF
winter hurry to Switzerland to breathe
the air, Switzerland at this season is
very we'll peopled with Americans and one
hears frequently OF DR.. Parkhurst. who
has stopped at the foot of the Matterhorn
every summer for many years.
For the Alps one needs all wool travel
Ing dresses and these materials come
this year so light that they are chosen III
preference to any other. Parties of Paris
ian tourists, all women off for the noun
talns dressed in wool gowns are no un-
common sight They wear dresses of cor
bell CLOTH wool grenadine. tweed, wool
cheyiot, light serge wool crepe and bunt-
ing.
conspicuous feature of the tailor made
suit Is its neatness. This has always been
! its attractive point, but it was feared that
the tailor suit would lose its neatness II
| deliberately trimmed But, though we
have the overdress effect they are by no
means fussy, their trimming being con-
| fined to braids and bands of material.
Granite grenadlne was the material
chosen for a very pretty travelling dress
for the mountains. The granite showed
frequently block of the solid color either
In gray or black. There was a speck of
red and tiny dot OF blue in the goods,
making 1t greatly resemble Scotch tweed.
II Is with reluctance that the writer
chronicles the fact that skirts are not
getting shorter On the contrary, they
seem to lengthen, for they now rest sew
era inches on the ground, 1t was hoped
that the Paris couturleres would decide
against the trained skirt for street wear,
but up to this date of writing they have
not done so; and at recent display OF
street models to which | had the good for
tune TO be invited at a fashionable estab-
lishment, one might almost say that they
were In demi-train.
Rather an innovation in a skirt is the
lack of lining. Many of the wool gren-
adines have no lining at all except a facing
OF contracting material around the foot.
1t Is said that these are made 10 be laun-
dered. but 1t Is doubtful if they will ever
be treated SO Familiarity. The very fash
ionable fve-gored skirt is fitted closely
around the hips. Around the foot It IL
four and half yards wide: and skirts
that were made narrower in the spring
are now being widened down the entire
front by new breadth twenty-four inches
VIDE and extending down from the waist
TO the ground. The top is fitted with
seams close together. There are darts ON
eacn MP. The plaits are invisible at the
pack but are so laid that the outside |
seams are perfectly fiat. They widen |
suddenly in fan-like manner about eight |
inches below the band.
The sheath skirt is one so tightly fitted
mat 1t can have only one dart over each
mp ihese are fitted on the figure as
carefully as the waist is fitted. They are
fastened either in the back with elabora,e
outtons or loops, or upon each side. The
opening is necessarily a long one or the
WeaFer would be unable to shed the skirt
~ Is said that four and a half yards OF
uouole width goods will cut sheath
skirt 1t Is a good thing to purchase
W. "'eIIal tnat IS neither stripe nor plaid
as there VIII be great deal to waste
me. e'"'"i 4e4e toid
For travelling there are many nrstrv
cum effects. There is one thar is rood
WIZ, Win circular rufae. 1t extends all the
way around the cuff but is much deeper AZ
ne u1ch, so mat a pointed ruffle falls
over the hand. Over the rufAe thar ;s
! niue turnover cornered cuff which Is as
aeep as the knuckles This makes a yarn
pretty finish for the hand ''i'
:, no" tnat the summer has come To stav
IT. IS noticed that the prevailing colors are
H ybiob a ~ olue' specially in the checks,
49, snuW performance OF blue. Grays
come N all shades. and of a party az tbrsa
tourists all were gowned in this color
shhoush NOT at all alike. One wore a gray
meek showing blue figure; another was
lIessed In a gray granite; and the tb,rd
mors . pain gray cloth trimmed with
oands OF purple braid ~"
roye ne cuutufieres are furnishing extra
oevers VIVA each suit. These come in
pIuue' duck. canvas and crash. Tbav ara
sasliy adjusted to the coat HALF 49,
1,esh reVers will greatly add to the an
'earance of suit. 'P- {
s,,i,s sle many combination travelling
,ra WOO, Rrenadine and wool canvas
rim Eli. mtth louiafd. Cloth is used TO !
nm, Nm SILK goods and silk goods trim, $50 I
" mere bands are placed upon The s In:
Icy are stitched and belt OF ths sarte r
TN ~. - slltched in the same wav 7
aot.a, .aIhet suit is still fashienabIe
IT,, Hut Is one consisting of a coat an5
rais, - Noat 10 be worn over a sbir, !
= $50, OF any color The shirt wsis,s 'u nr
:. pI1ue, auck or canvas in whito "a are ne
ne plalds and varied colors OF wasb anu an
ne. "e Win little tuck d
me travelling hat is almost univo,.ou.. :
,e EN- over the face, vet there arc sor1
.fg a natty ones of the set bacit S siane :
, aa.s are decidedly unconyention ton ueslsn.
ME ME law unto itself. For tra,,s Jsen
mere are light, soft materials fro,I, sveling
MI, me uust can be easily shaken auo %n'cn
, uua; chiffon and yelling. The iatte SUN as
nstoh used The neck tri,, DS,ns
,no,. the hat. There Is vr'i ming
a 'onsist trimming which is fashioneb,e neat
one os pt a plain stock of sIlL &C. le ~
n me =, oi me hat with big bow N o W sne
y ne 'front.' or bow Of yelling nv .ul non
ton, up L not need toibe tied daiiy STOCK LOCK
t rrs hooks under the bow nv ANY Ky. ,, me
.snt us e an appearance can aiY rs m'Ile
~ uo no matter how hurried a. way" way, De
o. DIesslng in the Alps is a fear re lo ,s,
or aceommodatons are extreme, ,ut lining, Ihing' q
ar se''sIh fashionable Newnort won ,,ari'es'
~ = Trip IN the Alps saId ~, man az
lmbing endure mountain
,r,,,. persons spend the sur,r., ,.,
" Hhh luil nt traNaii,. ''''V4 Win