The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26

of society, the Faubourg 81. German, mas
decided that the eel-tight skirt shall be
worn for house gowns; and for street oc-
casions that the skirt shall be fuller
There is Just at the present writing OF the
chronicle of fashion no medium between
the very heavy full box plated Skill ana
,he eel-tight skirt. One secs more OF the
,,vht SKIRTS than the full ones. But very
| little in between. r.,..,ro
rho, select inner circle, the Faupourg
c, Cermain is led by Madame de la
| Rouchfoucauld, who is rival ieauer W
the Marouise de Castelane, the aus.ere
nnotber-in-law OF Anna Gould. Ihese IVY
ladies, both of whom have American
| daughters law are royalists' Ihes Nv
Knowledge no society out Oh royaity ana
when one of the leaders of the new FRENCH ~
society is re>i~sd WITHIN tne poi.a'' ~.
the Faubourg 81. German 1t means no.
only money, but wonderful tact, backed
nv blood and all that sort OF thing Anna
Gould. Countess de Castellane. is one OIL
the most popular members OF the younger
set. though she can never oe a ieauer, pc
ing far too quiet, but she Is In the circle
of what we Americans call The 400. They
are all French speaking people, ana not
word of English is ever heard. rms Is
out of Difference to many freneh uesceuI
ants of the royal family which formerly
ruled France who speak Eaglish so badly
that they will not talk 1t in public
~
They say there is not rauch money III
the families of the Fauboulg st. German.
but certainly one sees thp most elegant
house modes there. The ladies' who rule
Paris are proud of their beauty, proud OF
their ladylike grace, proud Of that leisure
which only permits them to play the
piano and embroider proud OF their SOIL
hands and proud of their royalty. 10 thls
quarter one must go to see the elegant
creations in house gowns.
Take those of the Countess de Castel-
lane. She who has the reputation OF be-
ing the most elegantly groomed woman
in Paris. Others may be prettier, but as
you enter the room you pick out tho
countess at once, and say: What an ex-
ouisite creature!" Her hair, always ele-
gantly dressed a la mode shines with the
art of the chevelure. Her complexion Is
like lily. Her figure is exquisitely
moulded. Her hands are like snow and
the nails glisten with the same soft pink
as the tips of her ears. Yet they say she
does not make up. 1t is just her exqui-
sitely groomed condition.
Fancy Madame la Countess in gown of
yellow primrose taffeta. The skirt is very
tight and the waist is a bolero to be worn
over primrose taffeta silk shirt.
The entire skirt from the very hem
to the waist Is trimmed. with bands of
white satin CLOTH cut on the bias and
sewed upon the dress in wavy lines The
edges OF the cloth are not hemmed. but
are of such very fine finish that they do
ha nhau nd obi
a great deal.
Madame's neck is encircled with soft
tie of white chiffon. and she wears soft
satin belt fastened with small amethyst
buckle.
At the luncheon which she gave to Mrs.
Austin Lee, a long time lgo-if one must
so classify It, since the two ladies are said
to have quarreled since October-she car
ried very large chrysanthemum of pink
ish heliotrope to match her amethyst
buckle.
Count Boni de Castellane Is accredited
with gowning his wife. He has taste
which would win him a position with any
couturiere of Paris.
Mrs. W. K Vanderbilt, Jr., about whom
/ spoke last week, wore a charming gown
at a morning given recently by one of the
all the ear round Paris colony. She is
in sort of half mourning for the uncle
Of her husband mourning which is
glorlehed one from the standpoint of the
couturere.
This gown of hers was of pastel laven- !
der satin of the lightest and most beau
tiful hue. 1t was built with a skirt of
two ripples around the foot. The over
dress was all in one piece pointed around |
the bottom. 1t was trimmed with bands
Of white satin which were put on in such |
way that they formed continuous line
Of trimming which extended from the
neck to the points of the overdress,
The oyerdress had a most beautiful
trimming.
Set between the points there We're very
arge medallions of white satin which
so closely appliqued to the oyerdress that
they seemed woven in the material.
In the center of each medallion was a
lilac flower made out of pale purple silk
and caught on in way which suggested
the natural flower The collar was trimmed
the same.
This gown, the couturiere told me. could
be carried out in cachemire cloth. The
bands could be OF inexpensive satin and
the medallions of the same. The artificial
bowers are not high priced.
4. lovely white cloth dress--no other
by an American woman of the Paris winter
olony' a guest of Mrs. William Astor.
who is keeping house here as usual in the
winter.
\ ! !
The dress about to be described as a
white dress was of pearl white, which
IS the newest blue white. You might have
'ancied 1t blue II you had not been told
that 1t was white. 1t was etheereally
white. delicate as a blue pearl Its charm
lay in Its plainnesi as we'll as In its hue
The skirt was plain and round. opening al
ne side in seam which closed with In
visible hooks and eyes. II was trimmed
With a swirling pattern in the --LATEST OF |
white satin bands. put on and pressed
until they Sank into the cloth. These
bands We're made OF satin ribbon with n
nne hnish upon each edge. On each side
of the ribbon trimming there were The
steel beads which somehow looked
very blue upon the dead white of the cloth
me bodice had very large emplecs-
ment winch covered the waist completely
u was cuirass shape and fastened from
shoulder to shoulder and at the belt line.
y was profusely and deliberately braided
WIN white satin ribbon on each side az
when there were the beads.
a note OF color was supplied the gown