The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-04
A GLIMPSE OF PARIS FASHIONS.
Velvet Is Used for Coats and Gowns and Holds High Place
in Popular fayor-NoyeI Color Schemes.

and, unless made by a real artist, they
are awkward and cumbersome In the
hands OF genuine French designer their
possibilities are great, however.
A velvet gown that was apparently en-
tirely OF velvet was trimmed with n
broad design of silk passementerie around
the foot. To make the skirt lighter the
velvet was artlstically removed UNDER
meath the passementerie and band OF
satin substituted for 1t. Then came the
velvet gradually narrowing from an ar
tistic flare to a very deep yoke around
the hips Sust before the hips were
reached the passementerie began again.
making a very deep yoke around the hips.
Under this yoke the velvet was cut away
and satin substituted. When hung, the
skirt was really no heavier than many
a skirt of CLOTH yet 1t looked as though
1t were a velvet skirt,
Some new and very fine shops are
locating in the neighborhood OF the Arc
de. Triumph. Here the most select patrons
enter and choose from the abundance OF
magnificent gowns offered The display
OF cloaks in one of the newest and most
elegant of their emporiums is simply be-
wildering.
Never were such elaborate coats or
cloaks. Sometimes it is difficult even
to tell how the garment is to be put on.
so involved is it in belts, collar and lapel
arrangement No such elaboration in de-
tail has been seen since the days when
Eugene ran ava a. with the hearts and
heads of the fashionable Parisians. Euge-
ME appliqued and embroidered, trimmed
and decorated, and bejeweled and en-
crusted her gowns; and the gowns OF
A. - ~ a IN al
solutely the same way. AS for the coais,
they follow precisely the same lines and
styles.
imagine a coat OF black velvet, dull
beautiful black, with a tight fitting back
and a semi tight fitting front. The belt
! is in three colors A band OF salmon
pink velvet overlaps q band Of chrome
yellow satin which in turn folds over
band Of sea green silk. The three folds
form a fitted belt and are brought down
to a wonderful point In front, SO smooth
and so shapely that you envy the woman
who IS TO ~ear It, Then, over the folds
OF SIX and satin and velvet there Is
/ laid a band of jewelled passementerie.
I Pink and blue and green stones are elab-
orateiy arranged upon long strip Of
lace
! The Jewels accentuate the lace pattern,
which is a design OF flowers and leaYen
! The roses are outlined with tiny concn
shell passementerie, while the leaves are
[ traced in brilliant emeralds. The beauty
land br!lHancy OF the mock gems that are
shown this year highly recommend them
for this use Pearls are exquisite and
! the fact that they are used SO freely
shows their popularity.
II the velvet coats are unique the fur
ones are much more noticeable. This ls
the first season on record that the French
ltailors would consent to place velvet
upon fur But tnis year they are using
velvet lapels upon some Of the hand
soonest fur coats Rather odd it looks
at first, but decidedly pretty. Fur is
naturally a heavy material and coat
Ian of fur. while beautiful, Is not often
actually pretty. 1t Is rich and dressy and
ideal as a winter garment. but it does
not compare in actual daintiness with
some OF the coats that are worn before
the velvet coat can be put on. SO the
clever French tailors have compromised
They have charmngly combined fur and
velvet and have brought autumn for
ward into winter.