The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-22
THE GAY SEASON IN PARIS.
Ermine Stole, With Muff to Match the Latest Fash
ionable Creation.

Paris, Saturday Paris is not gay yet,
but still the clothes are gay enough to
distract ones attention from the fact that
this is not the full time Of the year from
a social point Of view. Such fascinating
models for the house, for the street, for
the day and for tho evening were surely
never designed before 1t would seem ms
though each woman's individual style had
been studied, SO that none could have
the excuse for being unbecomIngly gowncd.
Tor street wear there are three or four
distinct styles. There are really short
sklrts-not rainy day skirts, either-hut
fascinatingy made and trimmed amy
reception gown. These are NJ rough cloths,
Of velvetecps and Of corduruys, and are
made with blouse and fancy coats Of All
kinds and also with three-quaIter coats.
The skirts are plated. tucked and trim
med; made with several cores, or with at
tached hounce, with lines OF braid OF straps
on every seam; with insertions of heavy
lace and cut work. with narrow bands OF
velvet and with rows OF machine stitching.
The blouse coat. double breasted and
made 30 that it can he worn open to show
elaborate revcrs, braided or embroidered
or faced with FUR, the heltcd jacket, the
Louis Nv coat, the Jacket with Jacket
tonts and position backs trimmed with
heavy lace. folds Of satin brocade waist
coat. or rare fur. are worn with the short
hklrls as We'll as With the long. velvet,
satin and doth are ali used in the con
structlon thereof,
The sleeves arr larger than they we're
quite full below he elbow and with fancy
undersleeve. Panne velvet is used for the
cufs and trimmings and full fronts on
the coat and IN many different ColonngS,
some to harmonlse, 9th rs 10 contrast.
With the velvet Is used fancy braid Of all
descriptions with a thread Of gold, silver
or tlnsc and with thu colOrcd stones as
well; But there is nothing like the garlsh
display. Of me gold, silver ana so'called
jeweled braid Of Inst year
The excessive use OF fur is a marked
characteristic Of the season. and the cX.
rnryss ESrv g29n U.s.
sldered prodigal In these days when she
owns two or three fur coats and wears
them as casually as though they were or
There Is one superb model OF coat NJ
the Persian In MORE weave, which II Ike
a piece Of SILK so soft aud supple is the
skin. The design Is q long, loose sack
coat. curved ut the sides with the straight
fronts and wide sleeves. The entire coat
Is lined with ermlne, ard there Is wide
square collar revers and Guns OF tn,
ermine. which IS dazzling against the blacl
fur.
To make this coat becoming which er
mine so rarely is-a tie of rare old lace I
worn. which makes the ermine take Of
quite n different shade whln the lac
against the skin is most becoming
The smartest stole Of all this year is n
erInine, with Insertions OF old lace and in
ished, with rufhes of the same. This piec
Of fur Is narrower Ground tie shoulder
~
fanshaped, and so long that they reac
10 the hem of the skirt
There Is nun to match, with full, wild
Tufdes of the lace There is also a little ha
Of the lace. trimmed with the ermlnc. TIL
price asked for the entire set Is sufhcien
to keep an ordinary healthy family In foo
for a year or two.
As 10 hats, SO attractive are the model,
30 becoming the different shapes, tina
women think money Is well Invested 1
headgear. There are wide hat bats to
worn forward over the face. picture hat
with the brim turned up Mt one side, hat
covered with feathers and hats made O
feathers. Those covered With feathers ar
OF rough beaver or velvet. with Ion
ostrich plumes; those of feathers entirel
con posed of ostrich feathers sewed o
tulle, or with shaded wings and breast
sewed together so that the entire hat
covered with them.
For evening wear the fashion nf the me
ment is the white lace hat or the whit
tulle, with decided preference 10 favor q
the lace as being the most expensive. Iris
point, old English point and Brussels poln
lace are all used, but the Irish point lac
hats are rather the smartest.
In the white tnlie the fad Is to hav
plaitlngs OF tulle sewed round and roun
upon nat frame, the brlm turned up a
around. faced with a rough frlzzy ma
terlal that looks like wool. and tkis EN-
breidered with pearls or gold beads or Wit
silver. II Is very effective, and the hat
almost always becoming.
Then there are tulle hafs-fhsse last
Though not the newest styles, made entlrel
Of nuted tulle In pink or blua aud trinme