The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01
PARIS FASHION LETTER.
Quantities Of Handsome Gowns Are Being Sent
to London in Spite of the War.


Paris March se--especiaI Correspond
sues &C The Post. by the time you read
this It will be almost time for society to
eume hack from the Riviera--and ther
for the London seasonr
Speculation is rife as TO the tone which
tho Londoa season viii assume VIII
May and June be deadly dull, with all the
smart men at the war and all the smart
women In sackrIoth and ashes, or Will a
delightful season OF sales and bazars and
war entertainments Keep London gay2
The queen has promised that she will
either hold her drawing rooms personally
or viii request that thorough society wo-
man, the princess Of Wales, to preside for
herr and. besides thla, Victoria has sig
nbied that, ir her health allows, she VIII
be present at several garden PARTIES and
In other ways let the English people know
that their queen SELL lives.
Many handsome gowns are being made
for the bate Paris season on the Riviera
and at st. Moritz. which has oecome very
fashionable; and large boxes are also
shipped TIC Mouts Carlos healthfuI
heights, laden with faahian'z requirements.
which consist principally now OF small
belongings Tor the toilette. OF whleh there
were never 30 many.
The tendency 10 still toward the light
tones. Two hats VIII illustrate this. One
is walking hat 0t Nile blue velvet
shrouded IN Nile green chiffon with the
tinlsat dot Of old hlue. At ODE side are
vioIets 10 their leaves a huge bunch OF
thsu, with the pale eDiors overlapping
and outnumheriuI the sonibre shades.
The other ~ a very large silk covered
round hat TO be worn we'll bark upon tae
head, 1t is OF Blush pink silk, trimmed
with harrow rows OK pale rcd straw The
trimming consists of red Birds, and THE
tiHiest italian heather whteh bears small
resemblance to the Scottigh flower.
49,
Two coats we're skntehed a few eays
ass worn respectively By the countess o.
Essex and Mrs. Arthur Puget One o. the
coats was a nttle tan Ecu. with spade
trout. long and poiaieI aud trimmed wi,h
braid The other was tie new REFER With
broad whits astln Iapels. The reefer but
toned at the BELT line win one ieweled
button. It's main feature wis a stitching
of contrasting silk which ornamental ere
darts OF the lftLe cnar, Both ef thss
e0acs were made "a Farts.
Eecertric Is the word which dus ulghs
appis 10 the liEtle coats 0f spring. A
pretry American girl a Miss RtcN o. Chi (
cago purchased a gown for a fashionable
reception. fE was in half dozen p.e-ea.
inelnding skirt. jaeast. adlero, yesi, belt
and cali curved coilar
II was a typical calling costume The
skirt was hGlt OF castor col0reh broad
elcth, piped with rose gn{0red rannc [
Around the foot there Was a trimming OF
hengaline, 0qerlaid with a eurioua elatA !
decoration. The eflth waa cut Ia atiica I
hsld together by broad band al Top nnl
midway. THIS entire decoration was fasG-
ened ever the bengnline 10 such way
as to mako 8 trimming watch booked
stngnlsriy like Insertion
oddity and VARIETY seem 10 be the dual
Alma Of the French deesslnaSers. and marry
OF the new modes ara entirely Different
from those sGeE N any previous SEASON.
The vest and gir5ile 9t his calling dress .
were Of white m0usseline over white .
aattn, the former being considerably 4
puifed 50 as to make a fun fruat
The Jacket and the haIsro were quite .
aepaf8te one neiag pat on over the other
The Jacket was cut b xgzag Gfeeslu
fashion to show a bread expaase az girdIs
and vest Over IL was worn the tin!esL
little taekst af Aeulian cloth. az thin a
crepe te chine and og 4 shade TO exactly
match the easr0r hroadcloth.
The Rohespierre cuffs are seen in sew
srat different forms; for the strset. where
the sleeves ATE long she cuffs are altu-
atrd low over the hard so as to barely
leave the knueisles visible. A Gun OF this
kind makes the haad lock sman aaA Tor
that reason Is Worn very aaring. Another
style Of Flaespterre cur ia located iust
above the elbow, II turns back and IS
beautifully embroidered this kInd 81 4
CUT IS worn With the little houas coa+s