The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-07
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(By Marie Montaigne.)


September ushers in some Of the mos.
elaborate gowns seen In New York In many
years, gowns literally covered with needle
work. lace or fancy braids and usually with
combinations Of lace and braid. They are
tucked, oyerlaid with straps and bias folds
and have seams Of ali degrees of elaborate
ness
According to promise viii give a de.
scrlptlon OF how last years frocks may be
style for this season. The chances are that
you have a gown that has been made with
an extension founce one which has
shrunk a bit and Is too short for the pre-
vailing mode. such small things as that
need not trouble you bit for trimming
and strapping can cover a multitude OF
shortcomings In a garment suppose your
dress Is of pongee In the natural shnde IL
over In the same fashion. taking care that
the colors harmonic as well as do the ones
an the model to be described. Let the skirt
be Of pongee, sprinkled with large red polka
dots as far as the knees In the back and
below the knees In front The extension of
and not a fiodnce Around this, and coming
TO a point In front, where the pointed eLd'
cross with a button at the crossing, y
with pongee colored silk to the garment.
About two Inches above that is another
strap. crossed IN front and !, above ,eot that f.,
hem at the bottom Of the extension EMS y
OF red about It's lower and one about lts
upper edge, the two forming one point In
the front. Over the plAcket Is stitched
red strap with a pointed end for six inches
down the back. About an inch from this
on each side the center strap two shorter
effect of a natty little coat tail TO the
bodice aud only close observer can tell
irhe bodice Is u the dotted pongee and aqs
two straps sewed across the shoulders In
military fashion Two red straps border
fba stock aa1lnr and 81 nOnf in
the front The sleeves are Of plain pongee
and are laid in boS pleats from the shonlder
and 70 form ma a fuli fonpee. Fbis ' is bordeted
With a stitched stran Of red and has a
SS st tSS S SGSnt AZ sSa Y9Gye y a
Of red down each Side Of the open front
and full blouse Of the pongee with ecru
covers the stock collar A mfhe OF ccli
lace is set inside the rufdes Of the sleeves.
rohFee colorcd strnw Int trimmed with
dotted silk, red velvet and straw cahochOn
form the compliments 70 very smart
he very fashionable, SO that You might
combine two old costumes and SO MAKE
one new one.
Everybody has a plain silk skirt ot bi1cl
peau de sole or taffcta which can he mad,
over chnrmngly with very little trouble
Take In the seams 20 within from a foo
md half to three feet OF the bottom o
the skirt, ming a slant from the bacl
10 the front o. the skirt Cover each sean
with castle SILK zlgzag braid to where /
flares from the takcn-ln seams, Buy sill
braid ornaments with pendants and sew
one to the tip Of the braid strap. As you
skirt has probably, less than seven cores
just take IN tiny seam MP the middle o
each and cover Il with the braid TO tn
level of the other braid straps This WI
make your skirt inre In the proper fashion
all around and IL Is only necessary e
tnke In a very little Of the material alonl
the seams Two rows OF the zig2ag bral,
around the bottom u the skirt viii MAKE
pretty finish. IL the skirt Is Nttl
short II can he heightened between th
first and second row of the braid II yol
want the skirt to I've stll more elaborate
you can run three rows OF the braid aroun
Its upper portion in a yoke style, passn
the braid under the straps Nud letting
come only as far rs the front strap, wher
Il must end in an ornament with pen ant.
II you happen 30 have waist to ma q
the skirt II may be mndr over In the 20
lowing stvlP; Assuming hat your sleeve
fit cut them off ut the elbow and add
box pleated nounCe or pun of the mnteria
A white nun covered with lace would h
very smart and save huvlug more mite ia
Stitch bias bands Of the SIR, With point
ends, 10 the upper sleeve letting the pc n.
tan upon the pun Sow o strinr Of Oh
braid down the middle " ench strap an
finish the ends With pendants The PA