The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

Z skirt and fastened with turquoise orna-
tnent lust above each bunch CT poipsettas.
II Is the fashion now to go In half mourn
ing because of tho many losses which the
British arlstocracy has sustained but our
little duchess blossomed forth like an
exotic.
! photograph OF Miss Corvallis West,
who is engaged to the new and young
duke Of Westminster, who will, from now
on. be the richest duke in the world, was
sent in private letter to a friend In
New York Miss West, who is a very
pretty girl, resembling her sister, the
princess of Pless was shown in a bodice
that seemed merely a cloud, so little did
IL hide the figure. The waist was sleeve
less and one shoulder was draped with
tulle of chiffon. while the other was not.
Around her throat she had dog collar
Of pearls; and below il there was draped
necklace of valuable pierced gems.
/ The only pierce diamond necklace in
the world belongs to Lady Curzon who
threw away three-quarters of the value of
her diamonds when she ordered them
| strung together, but there are several
women in this country and England,
| who own necklaces of brilliants and semi
precious gems, very valuable but not
quite as rare as diamonds. Madam Navarro
owns necklace of Brazilian diamonds
very yellow pierced with tiny golden
rods, and strung around her neck by
these slender fasteniugs; from a distance
looking as though the diamonds we're not
secured.
The skirts of the new evening dresses
are as varied as those of street gowns.
The habit skirt which was not so very
pretty but which was light and comfort
able is not seen in the ball ROOM But
the box plated skirt is much in evidence.
/ They make box plated skirts of white
/ taffeta plated all the way around and
embroidered up the plaits with flowers.
Ask your modste to fashion such a skirt
for you. Choose the satin faced tafleia
in the new yellow or gold white. Let the
plaiis be laid entirely around the figure
If you are slender; and instead Of hand
! embroidery use applique Of brilliant roses,
I put on in such fashion hat the vine tapers
| toward the waist ending with a few ten
drills over the roses you can applique the
finest web of undgured lace, through
which the roses shine In the center OF
each rose work the tiniest heart of rhine
stone beads. Around the foot of the skirt
between the plaits, set deep rpfile Of
lace, Point de Paris, or any other lace
you may select, but see that it is not too
4 soft . lace. This will give a pretty fiare
around the foot
! II YOU faithfully follow these directions
| you will have Just such skirt as was
worn by the belle of New York's famous
Assembly ball
They make another evening skirt II
is box plated in the back but snug upon
the hips and in the front The back
has just one big box plat which is mar
row at the belt, but gradually broadens.
1t suggests the Vatican plat, particularly
when it is made of a different material
from the rest OF the skirt.
At New Year reception. given the
first of the year by Mrs. George Gould.
one OF tho guests wore a skirt of blue
tafeta with a Spanish lace overdrcss.
Quito quaint it looked as though she
were the sherherdess of the picture hooks
The skirt was plain. gradually widening
/ toward the foot until II set out we'll The
spanish lace overdrcss came from the belt
and fell straight TO the hem, being caught
M ihree times with lunches of silk vio-
ietF' But The most singular part OF this
SKIRT was The back, This consisted of a
very large box plat Of blue satin The
plat at the belt line was not over four
inches wide but 1t gradually widened I'M
NJ IT was yard wide at the train. The
SKIRT was trained fully yard and this
great Vatican plat OF blue satin formed
the train.
Mention has been made of the skirts
mat are long all the way around II
/ IS fact that walking skirts particularIv
for the house or for dancing are Xix
inches longer than tho person This
IS even the case with the dancing dress
which is so long that It must be lifted
IN front The back is sweeping aud BODIES
III for the fair dancer who starts of unon
tna arm OF her partner in a crowded
new and popular comedy rldicuies the
long dancing dress. In one scene. as the
fair lady starts out to waltz. maid APP
pears and lifts her train. All around the
room as the mistress waltSs. the mai
gees pirouetting and Initiating the Ildy.
as we'll as she can, and holding the train.
aloft all the time
HoalceS for evening are showing the
s'dlsnt me down the front These must
no an absolutely straight line from M.
hnFl to the abdomen This il done M M
EXPENSE Of the size of tho waist hui IL h
pretty IT full vested wais, Il ,,,,,
we vest is brought straight dawn +, ~
douomen and pinned with fancy MIN -
tight hitting bodice is worn the fr,nf
u'tsd WIN straight bone which fat
,ehs nc figure in front No matter INV
tuli the Dust is the line between bust ana
ABDOMEN must he perfectly Straight
me new chffons, for chiffon Is tho
name applied to all evening fabrics. are
slossler and thinner, They are transpar-
emf ana glisten like the sun. They are
IN IN an coiors no longer soft but wiry and
1
lhey are making the most beaut,sul
httle crowns OF hrilliants. A string ~
gu1lse, Two strings OF pearls, and three
rhihestones, all secured al the front
Win a long pearl ornament. throueh
mheh me strings OF jewels run and by
mnlvu ihey are fastened together make
~ tne leweled crown. This is worn over
'he tiny couture with when the woman
VI idshlon now tops her head
mere is marvellous revival Of tho
mower in trimming. Every known sows,
Is embroidered, outlined, applioued 81,
attached to the new Gowns; and there are
as many different ways of Going II az tha,s
are are flowers, For the panne yelyet ma,
.eFleis there is the pressed eower WIFI,
- IuNe new taifeta rose Is annrn,sd
I y, ~ 'ns VeiVet, after which It is pressed in,o
sae,, se,fet with hot iron until the fover
seemed printed in the material Co.
must De taken to use only tha ~
tue iron as a touch urnn tho ,,o1.... ~ -.