The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22
WHAT is WORN IN PARIS.
Fashions Fancies and FoIIes When the Thermometer nd
Gates the Days of Midsummer.

ones, and. to be in the fashion. you
must 60 to oil the fuss Of Dame Fash
ions fancies.
Yet the great makers OF the fashions
viii tell you that the gowns OF today.
with all their elegance. do not aproleh
those OF other days In point OF actual
hsndiwork. Take the embroidered
dresses Of ten years ago, and they were
more work" they will tell you; or Sc
lect those OF the days when the tiniess
out beads were attached to the gown at
intervals too small TO admit the touch
ing OF the tip OF the hnger 10 the gooIs.
or yet the days when ruffes were the
rsge and when a h0rncee skirt was
thing which required the work OF weeks
A fabric that will wear into fail is
the taffeti striped Bingham. II is
cotton Bingham with elk finish; ami
then there ia the silk STRIPED Madras
TO be made up over a show lining
Mrs. Ferdinand Peck wears the most
beautiful dress creations, in perfect tiste
every one, but 80 modish. so actually
aneld OF the style, that one wonders
where she could have found a iiste
ready to turn out so many and ouch
artistic ones One OF her gowns was Of
deciiely novel texture and might have
UtcO o1e OIL Tue new ehtlu 5tk'.-A lVp-
Inns which como row in all the shades
The dress is light weight and very sum-
merry, though by no means a walsh fabric
Another very new gown was one worn
by an American woman. It was OF
JavenltSe creme. that new material
which is woven In horizontal tncks, the
idea being 20 do away with all tuckine
by hani. OF course, the tucks were alb
sc'utely accurate and were exceedingly
chic, made so AZ to run horizontally
across the vest and or the perpendicular
in coat and skirt.
The hrst gowns OF fall may show
return 10 the very long lines that once
prevailed. Ore OF the very latest mod
els, exhibited by Paris designer to sew
eral private patrons, was fashioned o.
1.susdowne cloth, very soft and delicate
in texture. and absolutely lustrous. This
fabric is one Of the seasons novelties,
and will be much in vogue this autumn.
The plan OF the gown was DECIDEDLY
novel. II was a Princess. without hreak
from neck to hem. The sleeves, which
were plain. were slightly wrinkled 10 the
wrists, but the sleeve caps and the yoke
were exquisitely traced with silver
briidlng. The gown, It may be stated,
was pearl blue. upon which this silver
embroidery set well.
The novel feature lay in the tucking.
which began at the Dust ana eAleuu1u
in long straight tucks, very narrow and
very tightly stitched 30 as to look al
most like cords, right down to POINT
below the knees Below this the gown
lared and lay upon the ground, very
long n front and back.
Upon the bust were two very large
roses OF shell pink panne velvet, so At
tached as to stand out N beautiful relief.
Such gown as this. while too light
for the street wear OF the practical
woman. might be initiated, e,y in Re-
man blue cloth, with black velvet braid
ing with roses OF deep red velvet
Hats this fall will be worn we'll Oh
the face and with strings. The day
Of the string is al hand. II wide, IN"
strings are made ~ tulle or chiffon, and
brought forward under the chin ant
sometimes wound around several times.
I! they are made Of narrow bands ~
velvet these velvet streamers are caugh;
upon the front OF the gown in pic
turerque bow.