The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
PRETTY SPRING WAISTS.
Large Silk Squares Come for Making the Neat
Little Bolero and Elton Jackets.

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, terial can be covered With these tiny Jets
The bodice must be well fitted before tn,
seqpins are applied; and care must b'
taken to sew them on In such way tina
they will not wrinkle nor bind the goods
The old jersey. which. by the way, ar
coming In again, were ideal for this jetteC
treatment.
I In cambrics. lawns. musllns challies an,
other summer materials very neat eject,
are produced by tucking the goods before
making up. shlrtwaist maker who do
signs for shirtwaists for n Fifth ayenu,
establishment. has produced some prett,
designs in waists and skirts. all from
plain pink and plain blue lawn. The lnwr
lis tucked In tiny tucks not more than ar
eighth OF an inch wide, laid within a quar-
ter of an inch of each other After the
entire material is treated in this wGa
the skirt and waist are cut out and made
UP on perfectly plain lines. The result II
very dainty and ladylikc.
They are showing several Of these mod
els in Fifth avenue windows.
The thinnest lawn is made up in this
way: over foundation OF taleta or its
| imitation.
Tucks as narrow as this are found to
iron well. as they represent little more
than cordug,
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harmonize particularly well unless In GER
tain shades, are to be the colors OF spring.
A bodice OF purple velvet was worn
! by Mrs, Lee Tailor. who was a noted
Southern beauty. II had yJfe OF Jet
sequins. The bonnet which match<i
the bodice was OF purple velvet trimmed
| with blush pink roses which stood high
at the side near the front, after the
fashion OF the roses that trim the new
toques.
They are making crowns OF velvet. over
which is thrown a lace square, like a
handkerchief. caught at four corners and
finished with stunning bunch OF roses
at one corner and a buckle at the other.
The violet fad, which RACES every spring,
has begun It's course. There are many
violet novelties, one of these being a
violet tulle which is very firm and strong,
though 1t looks frail. 1t is like wire and
can not be harmed by rain or snow. An
other is n violet satin cloth OF very high
finish. which is used with the violet tulle.
the two making ideal toques and other
hat garnitures.
There is very thin weight OF violet
velvet which is specially used foy APP
pique, the material being so light that
I 1t will bear the application OF flowers
along the hem, and upon the vest with
out being too cumbersome for spring
Another novelty Is the musquetaire cult,
which is small at the hand and flares sud-
denly, setting well out from tho arm
Cuffs OF musquetalre description are made
of panne They are also made OF tucked
taffeta, stiffened and made so as to BIO
worn over any sleeve. Epaulettes OF the
same material treated IN the same way
l "a I'D nd tn "a sat a
are sold in the shops-can be made at
home.
4 There Is word OF caution for the
woman who Is making up her little
lsummer trinos, neekwear, cuffs and
belts. Unless she Is very sure OF her
needlework she should not trust to
herself alone. Better to purchase a good
stock outright, better to pay for n we'll
shaped grdle. better by far to invest III
a really clever fchu than to spoil valu-
able goods, After the FIRST one Is pur-
chased the others can be made from the
sample with suitable variations, other
wise your work will have that "all but
look which spells everything.
Again, do not attempt TO use old goods
for those dainty. delicate little neck orea-
tons which are the making of many n
gown. Buy the best use new tulle, fresh
chiffon. spotless taffeta and bits OF velvet
without crease or fold, The reason SO
many home made triles fail is because
they are made out OF odds and ends which
a professional designer would not deign
to use.
II you have fancy for colored sta
uonery be sure to invest In the latest,
which Is OF plain purple with tiny band
OF white around the edge. Lay violet
sachet in your desk aud you win have
the very newest In stationery. Those who
must have plain white are seeming II
highly with violet sachet. which is made
more lasting by tiny pad OF the scent
which is left In the envelopes until used
Buckle sets are used this spring for
pretty devices. Half a dozen buckles OF
various sizes are used, Black or vole,
velvet is threaded through the buckles
which are used upon sleeves, neck aud
belt. For the belt the velvet is carried
once around the waist and fashioned IN
front, At the neck the velvet la carried
around two or three times. terminating
In the buckle; and for sleeves II Is carried
around the cuff once A band OF velvet
fastened with buckle decora,es tho vest.
Beatrice.