The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21
THE MIDSUMMER GIRL.
Ellen Osborne's Fashion Letter Tells of Her
Beautiful Dresses-Organdies and Piques.


dcial gravity. "in' that lanky kind of
gown"
Il know" she returned, with the faint
est flicker OF an cyelash, even the qulet-
est and more rigldly correct French
dresses are sometimes inore-well, more TO
be looked at than something staring red
and English, Pat don't look nce?"
thought of the effect of the congrega-
ton We were spending Sunday In a lit
tie place out of town "You look like
like a most excellent promeneuse des
modes"
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We are going to get the tie-back abso
lutely, without compromise. they tell us
yet already symptoms of revolt against the
extreme of lanklness are evident. and
while the midsummer girl is sure to star
tie many quiet country nook with her
curious shape and carefully constructed
harmonies OF color, any dress that Is
meant to lest beyond midsummer or early
autumn at the latest would do well 10 take
into account the quick reaction that is
sure TO dispose Of fashion SO easily vul-
CARRIED,
Midsummer fashions are as conservative
as they are radical. Brilliant color COM
binstions are not forbidden. pronounced
color contrasts are abundant, but, not to
distract the mind in a season when out
line shape Is the one thing deemed of
Importance, soft Hight chording hues have
always the preference.
The midsummer girl will wear pale
pink or delicate blues in the true blue
tints and those that shade upon mauve.
Her white muslin viii be spotted With a
violet that Is almost more pink than yio-
let: her rosebud patterned organdy VIII be
ruched with white or rose color; he'
cream yellow lawn may be killed with rcd,
but the soft, dull tone Will scarcely be
glaring Black Is laid upon white, but
with this exception the July and August
that promise to men white serge and fan-
mel evening suits will clothe women In va
porous nowerllke. blending tones.
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The most ideally beautiful of all the
midsummer fabrics are the lowered gauzes
white with tiny sprays OF pink rosebud5,
embroidered in their natural colors, ano
scattered over the,surface, which Is partly
covered with scroll design in white TO
strengthen The gRuze and make 1t durable.
Ruched. killed. covered with lace ami rib
bon intricate IN esiSn, lavish In Its use
of decorations, one of these frocks, which
Is but a wisp of-claud or cobweb IN the
hand, is In It's construction an insolubl9
mystery.
But il Miss Midsummer has not the
to the embroidered hatistes, which are
Just as lace-like and dainty There is a
seductive charm about thin stuffs and light
colors which makes them In any event
Irresistible. and leaves It almost a matter
of Indifference whether Swiss or organdie
or challie, or COOL bright gngham is
siriGlIy now IN pattern. or whether 1t Is ono
of last years fancies. which reappears on
the bargain table very humble as to price.
Miss Midsummer on her last tours OF the
shops before leaving town eXults over
zephyrs as pretty az ever were woven,
which are hers for 10 or Is cents yard,
where the latest designs with interviewer
4 tucks would have cost her 81. So, II she
/ has the money to spare. she can pay 81 a
/ yard for the newest pldues in lovely colors
/ with satn-hnishcd stripes that give them
I the dignity OF silks, but II she Is canny
girl who must contrlve a wardrobe out OF
scant scrip, 50-cent pique can be made to
produce as good effect on broad lawn or no.
, tel piazza.
Miss Midsummer. when in economical
mood. Is rejoicing In the discovery OF a
new mousselne in soft blue and pink and
cream tones patterned in polka dots OF the
same shades which is almost as falry-like
a fabric as organdle, and adds to the virtue
OF costing but half as much the added vir-
tue OF giving better service at the seashore,
Every May the economical midsummer
girl ponders the statement annually re-