The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

!: SUMMER WASH DRESSEc
:: They Are to Be "Wasll'' in Name ONLY Co. -
!: Are deliberately Trimmed.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Paris, April l2.-The season is already
we'll advanced Easter came so early that
the straw hats were forced out into the
cold weather before their time, and the
consequence is a rush of the season along
the line. 1t is surprising how many wash
dresses are now seen in the street, and
II how the women OF fashion seem in hurry
TO crowd one season upon the other. VIM
ter fingers in the lap of spring only as
far as the weather Is concerned for in
dress 1t Is now balmy June. although the
March winds are whistling throughout
April.
AT a reception given few days ago ty
an American woman who is spending the
spring in Paris there were some beautiful
spripg gowns made of light, almost Wash,
fabrics. This reception was given III the
newest American fashion il the conserya-
tore, where boughs of green and great
lunches of apple blossoms overhung the
fair guests -
One of the gowns which was decidedly
SNOWY from its pattern was of plain dimity
In bright red and dull black figures. II
was made with curious bodice effect with
vest of embroidery set In. The skirt was
in three divisions, one skirt falling over
the other to form a double overskirt. The
waist was trimmed in a large curved pct
tern of plaid ribbon, put on to outline the
body FROM the yoke. The skiIt was
trimmed with the same thin plaid ribbon
and there was very large knot at one
side with ends hanging to the floor.
Another dress was of figured gau7e.
Gauze is to be extremely fashionable this
year and you see it in all colors. 1t is
taking the place OF organdy to certain
extent and you can find It beautifully fig
ured and striped. This gown was made of
three kinds of gause. The bodice and
overskirt were OF the figured gauze; the
underskirt was of the gauze in swirllnG
pattern and the entire suit was trimmed
with striped gauze
There were many pretty effects in tucked
yokes and sleeves. The tucks are SO Tiny
that you can scarcely tell what they are
from distance. They appear more like &
cording owing to their narrowness they
launder we'll and the tucked sleeve can be
nicely done up all the season.
Many OF the most elegant Of the new
summer dresses have figures embroidered
upon them by hand This was the ca5s
with wedgewood blue lawn which had
four-leaf covers embroidered upon It
The clover leaves were marked first with
a pencil he modiste told me and wire
then careessly worked in long, loose
stitches in Kensington style. The design,
che assured me, was not difficult ami
could b. easily copied by any woman with
taste :or fancy work. The secret in
working them was not to place the clover
leaves too close together. three or four
being all that were required upon the
front of the bodice. and half dozen all
that the skirt would need.
This dress was trimmed around the skirt
and overskirt and across the yoke with
the new ruchlng, which resembles double
ruffe as much as anything else. To make
the new ruching you take chiffon, or If IL
be for a wash dress, the finest of wash
gauze or lawn or dimity and make double
puff. Now, when you have finished making
the puff, cut off the outer edge so that It
leaves four raw edges of the goods. You
have now the fashionable ruchng which
is greatly used for trimming.
| Some OF the most remarkable effects are
achieved in pque. which has the dignity
of cloth, II properly made. The light col
ors of the more expensive kind look ex-
actly like corduroy and can scarcely be
distinguished from it. At the conserva-