The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
ABOUT THE NEW SKlRIS.
Fashions Decree as to What Will Be Worn
This Spring.
This Spring.

| The drop skirt Is finished with very
! scsnt circular cloth ruffie. The cloth
witch forms tunic, as 1t were, being
4 cut of shorter behind than in front, Is
| trimmed around the bottom with thick
wide silk fringe. A trimming OF neayy
ecru lace encircles the skirt IN peculiar
way. 1t Is applied at about the height OF
che hips behind, and in front is made TO
din clear to the bottom of the skirt. The
lace is oyerhandsd to the cloth with lin
ing OF dull violet taffsta, tackled under
each lace flower, The space between the
waist line is filled in with wide
wrinkled glrdle of cloth. The bolero is
short ard open in front over ve@t OF
whits silk, embroidered with detached
lace flowers, laid over shaped PIECES OF
velvet silk Lace trimming like that on
the skirt is turned back around the neck
and down the fronts Of the bolero. when
is made without collar. A single large
motif of lace, with bits OF violet silk
under the flowers. is placed at the height
of the sleeve. The standing collar Is of
white silk, horizontally tucked and decked
In front with full shortlooped bow Of
violet foulard Two ends hanging from
the bow are finished with wide violet silk
fringe The fringe at the bottom OF the
tunic is OF black silk and chenille.
Toilets FOR dinners and receptions are
simple in outline, but elaborate In garni-
tulle, spangled with jet and embroidered
with black chenille. The tulle is laid
over a foundation OF white satin. Any
evening gown that is slightly worn could
be covered with tulle or silk nst in this
way. The costume would be quite as ef-
feotive with a colored silk foundation as
with a white satin one. The picture shows
the manner in which a long supple scarf
OF liberty satin matching the color OF the
foundation may be draped about the
shoulders. 1t encircles the body straight
around, passes outside OF the sleeves, but
across the bust It Is drawn u1fder the two
scaliops that form the upper edge OF the
decolletage. Here it Is twisted into a
huge rosette, then being drawn down to
the waist line, is knotted and left hang
ing loose to the bottom of the skirt
To the right in the same picture is an
other gown Of silk net, but white this
time, and far from simple. 1t is appliqued
all over with design of white satin,
cut out and embroidered with wnlte
chenille and gold thread The appliuued
hSh SNitN 10 illu fiGully over a uTOD SklTL
OF white satin finished around the bot ON
with full plated founce OF white silk
net. The bottom of the net skirt is cut IN
scallops, and trimmed with several rows
OF white satin ribbon, puckered into ruch-
ing.
Around the Waist is wide draped corse-
let Of white satin, showing beneath
short bolero covered with applqued net
like tbs skirt. Around the wide V of the
neck slope is a full plating Of silk net
bnat is tapered off at the center of the
'front.' and back. The plating is applied
under narrow folded drapery of white
satin, and the corsage bouquet IS bril-
iiant arrangement of scarlet peoples.
~
White and gold seems to be quite the
rage for evening gowns. One that has
lately created sensation is a daring gold
colored panne. The bottom OF the skirt
was cut in points falling over very
full plating of gold colored mousseline
de sole that was attached to the silk drop
skirt beneath it, A band of gold lace
about three inches wide was SO SHAPED
that it followed the outline of the poyts.
and the wearer confessed that she had
made the lace herself, on a renaissance
lace pattern, using supple gold braid In
stead Of the white Honiton usually sold
Tor the purpose. The corsage was all of
p.altei mouaselne de sole held to the
iignt-httirg lining at the top and bottom
by shaped pieces OF the same gold lace.
Inc narrow glrdle is of panne, clught to-
gether in front with a small round buckle
or pearls and topaz. The shoulder sfraps
are single strands OF pearls. To the Jeff
CT the eorsage is huge spray of scarlet
popg.es, mingled with great 10 ps of black
Nsivet ribbon.
The hair is still being fuffed and very
loosely dressed A favoIite mode IS. af-
Ter pulhng 1t out, to draw it IN TO the
Top OF the head and there arrange II in
Haif a dozen regular ribbon loops Little
smell ornaments set with brilliants are
nelng worn in the puff at the back of the
mead lust above the nape Of the neck
hlgh hair ornaments, aigrettes. stiff
BOWS etc, are gradually going out of
fashion. They will he replaced with aow-
els' and foliage fiattened against the hair
classic locking little wreaths VIII bio
worn and really nothing could be moro
hapterlng. Fancy wreath of purple
grapes With their silvery leaves on a taIr
Wen poised head, or a crown of popples
II the hair IS black