The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23
written for The Post.)

written for The Post,)
Paris. July 13.--Tkey do things better
in the old world! In summer there Is
softer. cooler regard for the sun, a way
Of dressing that while fashionable, is COM
Portable. certain nattiness-to use an
Americanism--which seems lacking else
where. Yet, even while writing the WORDS
visions OF the loveliness of Newport arise
and blot them out!
have in mind a certain frock OIL 'ue
simplest goods, dotted challic' think'
or possibly thicker grade OF null Win
tiny silk figures in 1t. 1t is literally
daisy dress designed for dear frlend Oh
the Countess de Castellans, who is to Visit
the countess this summer at her wonderful
villa to which all Paris seeks an invitation.
This dotted dress which Is for feeding
the ducks and doing the homely garden
maid tasks which the French think IL 30
smart to COPY for a few months IN the
sumuur. is lined with thin wash SILK OF
pale pink which shines through the white
null. The waist is the same with broad
hand of plain white STA down the middle
of the front.
A very coarse flounce of lace is set upon
belt OF arbutus pink velvet; and, at the
neck. there is small bow stock OF the
same velvet Certainly q very neat urcss
for the country maid.
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The planness Of the shirt waist is much
relieved by the stock with stole ends,
which Is become more popular. me most
becoming of these are of wide white lawn
double and stitched along the entire out
side edge. even the points being stitched
The lawn is tied in bow with short loops,
leaving ends that hang 10 the waist line.
This same becoming stole is made from
lawn of all colors and, as 1t can be laun-
dered, Is deservedly a popular feature OF
the summer wardrobe. In making TINS
style care should be taken TO narrow the
neck strip to q width of not over two
inches; the ends are four or five inches
wide.
The new collar has ends that pass eaon
other and button on their respective put
tons which are set at each side OF the
neck, instead of fastening with one button
in the front rather elaborate button
hole system is required by this fashion,
but the result is a stiff, strong standing
collar that Is becoming to the neck and
chin.
Pale green is the color selected by the
mountain climber. An Alpine huntress.
bent upon securing everlasting foliage for
the decoration of her rooms. wore upon
her quest skirt that came squarely TO the
shoe tops 1t was heavily faced with the
same duck of which it was made. The
narrowest black braid was the simple
trimming of the skirt, and the Jacket was
an Eton. long enough to hide the belt.
This Jacket was cut In the new double
breasted style, with points overlapping
across the front, and was finished with
lapels that were faced with heavy deep
green silk.
The Rough Rider, or cowboy. or as they
call 1t here. "the Bernhardt," is worn
pulled down over the eyes and trimmed
with very long quill which stands ag-
gressively upright.
While there are no positively new ma
terials since my last writing you, there
are new things TO be worn with summer
dresses; such. for instance, as the stole,
already described, made out of the same
material as the shirt waist. This is ex-
tremely pretty
There is also the sunbonnet, which Is
this season a reality. over dozen of
these have been sent to Newport for the
summer season, to match the outing
dresses The sunbonnet is intended more
for the garden game, for tennis, for the
little walk, than for the soberer games of
golf and water sports. The bonnet has a
big soft crown set high upon the Mother
Goose pattern. making a peak at the top.
1t also has double frill around the face,
though the head piece sets close around
the forehead
Another extremely pretty accessory to