The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18

slipped on: glrdle and belt can be made
separately and In any variety that may
suggest itself. sleeves can be cut very
long and shlrred along each seam, or they
can be run with ribbons, or lace caps 1T
ted at the shoulders These and many
others are the possibilities for the
round waist.
And so with The skirt. II the mate
rial will allow, nothing Is more fashion
able than the running OF ribbons through
the openwork. III pain goods, the Tlo-
bon can be appliqued on; or lace can be
applied or panels set in Then there IS
the whole family or Aouncings which are
OF the Spanish. French and Russian va
rieties this year. The Spanish hounce Is
very deep IN the back and very narrow IA
front. The French iiounce is very mario"
and very thick The Russian is about
three inches deep, and one fionnce IS set
over the other until they are three or foui
deep.
"tlouncings are made Of all sorts OF
materials. generally 10 match the liulug
OF the skirt. They are seldom OF the ma
terial Of the oyerdress. but match the I'M
ing. or the ribbons, or something con
neeted with the dress"
There is a new trick for producing he
French figure. The French figure has The
waist longer In front than IN the ba ;S.
1t Is difficult to get this. Corsets are
made that produce 4 straight line below
the belt. But for stout ngures this IS
difficult; and to overcome this, the bodice
Is pulled long in front until 1t is over the
belt line and covers It. This gives the
long pointed front effect
GRAY 10 10 be much worn and you can
select your whole summer wardrobe from
It with safety. II comes in steel. In dark
slate and in gray SO dark that 1t Is called
invisible" II is also produced IN prrle,
al ttTttyf nd 81 n sol
suggests bride. These colors are 5een
in the thinnest null. and in other light
weight wash goods. also IN the new
moussellne. which Is n transparent COZ.
ton goods with a SILK finish.
A pretty design for maid or matron Of
sober tastes shows a complete gown y!
steel gray mousseline. sheer az a SPIDERS
web. II is worn over white satin IN ,hC
daytime. In the evening the prettiest Of
rose Innings Will shine through the gray,
Grays arc worn with all colors this year,
blue being specially chic aud Frenchy.
Beware OF dark colors In selecting sum
mer goods The fade shades VIII be tho
fashionable ones. Dark cambrics are la
Dor saving, but they are seldom either
fashionable or pretty. and VIII hardly hnd
a place among the August dresses.
here is a use, however, for the dark
challiea and cambrics. As travelling dresses
they are uneaualled, as snug4y made street
and calling gowns they are not to be OK
oelled As dresses Tor house occasions.
when a formal dress must he worn they
are not to be approached by the lighter
weight fluffy dresses But as seashore and
piazza gowns for the lelsurcly summer
girl they are not fashionable, Better a
three-cent lawn" says the modstes. cot
pastel blue or pink OF green-any fall
shade--than a twenty hve-cont bingham
of dark brown"
GGNGHAM DESIGNS.
Yet the Bingham has its place. Have
you seen the new Bingham models. made
up with lndienne which is a figured cal,-
co under a new name. They are to be
worn for travelling and calling, for yacht
ing and driving, when lace dress would
be as out OF place as dinner gown at
noon.
They say It is only the rich who can
have gowns for all hours of The day. but
this assertion is disputed by the up-to-
date mCdstes, who point out to you how
much can be saved by the making OF half
a dozen cheap dresses to save your one
expensive gown Don't tie down to one
nice dress have dozen. Goods are
cheap.
a tricud who visited our city tho otrer
day told me an interesting experience
which she had in yolI leading dry goods
shop. Happening TO be detained in town
for two days, during a spell Of bad