The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05

handsome. Beginning near the bottom ~
wy pinNs Two very Wide bands Of braid
arc passed around the skirt In tho same
manner preserving an inward trcnS
toward the back. Each panci mas ~ ~
buttons and so have the two braid straps
which run around the middle OF tho Skgr.
and which are Of a width between the mn
per and lower rows OF straps
me blouse Is slightly full In front and a
nnlsneu wild a collar that comes down m
n point In front at the belt aud rocs ali
the way around the upper part Of thu
blouse. This collar extends irto n Gibson
Igl9, with two narrower folds upon H.
winch spread out over the top Of the sleeve
and grow narrow toward the belt Two
wide braid straps extend across the collar
at the shoulder and near the waist rnese
pass beneath the first fold Of the Gibson
pleat ana end In points. with braid oruu.
mehts and pendants between that ana tho
outer pleat. On the Inner side Of the pleat
the three-button idea Is carried out A
vest OF tucked green tHffeta Is buttoned
hlgh over q tucked white shirt, with crtss
straps and three buttons by way OF fas.
tenlng Along the sides Of the blouse ri.
Jar ana falling along the vest hung two
anoided stoies of black chiffon with full rnf-
mes at the ends. The belt Is OF braid with
points III front, The sleeves have double
nnA peat on the outer side and are haggg
IRON the elbow to the deep wristban,-
Thls Is finished Gt the TOP and bottom ~
wide straps Of braid ending In points with
braid ornaments and short pendants 'rhe
chihon In richly embroidered folds. Winds
about the white stock collar OF the little
shirt. The hat which matches this costume
Is OF sage-green velvet slightly peaked I'M
front and trimmed with black ostrich
nlumes and black rosettes OF Liberty SIX
such costume would look well and he
stylish In any " the colors IN vogue this
fall and the straps might be made OF sllk
81 material ~ contrasting weave or OF
braid. IN almost every case braid would be
the most stylish and the easiest to put on.
a pretty costume Of castor brown IS made
With much the same STYLE of skirt only
the front Us one wide box plat nverlap9ing
MARI ow edge OF another plpat. Tie res.
az tie skirt Is laid In deen folds or tucks
the stitching Of which ends below the knee
A fitted yoke is made at the top ~ the
skirt by the means OF three bias stitched
bands of The material, ending In braid or.
naments, where the bands pass under the
edges Of the outside front fold. The blous.
has wide revers falling over n Gibson plat
which extends over the shoulder seam A
short. square collar. lined with white moire
is edged with stitched castor and has three
castor-coiorcd braid ornaments Of different
sizes, inshing the points Of the collar IN
front. tucked vest and stock are finished
with a hlshop's collar Of white taffeta ON.
broldered with hrownish gold dots. From
under the turned-down collar fan full folds
Of castor-colored Liberty SILK. ending IN
pointed anticipated rutles, held IN place
at two intervals down the front ly the
same ornaments which trim the collar.
The sleeves have the usual pun below the
elbow and arc finished with fitted. turned
up cum Of white MORE, edged with castor
and trimmed on the outside edge with three
braid ornaments.
The hat to match this costume is OF braid
ed castor silk braid and chenille trimmed
with braided ribbons Of e-tin, with folds OF
satin and braid coming over the crown from
the back and finished with a large steel
buckle on top and falling ends Of castor
velvet upon the hair.
The parasol Is OF brown more with
white band around the edge and white dots
upon the surface. The gloves are Of white
glace kid.
A superb Paquin model gown, Just over
Il ON Paris is shown In a great new cloth
ing store just opened In New Nork, ana
where a perfect array OF models from the
great French modlstes are collected, OF
course all the women In town are hooking
there, not 10 buy the expensive ana beau
tiful gowns, oh dear mol but TO get idcns
The ideas are bound to be confusing, for
no ordinary American woman could examine
these elaborate costumes and be able TO
give anything like an accurate description
of them afterward} One is in lovely
shade Of gray silk crepe de chine richly
embroidered In gray silk and trimmed with
rufles Of Liberty silk, empiecements or lace
ard wonderful folds of uasturtium yellow
velvet cunningly twisted about the cuffs,
neck, WHIST and In the cnrsagc II Is the
sort of gown that dehes description except
as 20 the combination OF colors, and the
French proudly say that although America
practically selects. and In measure sets
the fashions, no American mOdiste can ur-
range color combinations to equal the reye-
latlous Of beauty In that line that are dis
tiuctly French
Shades Of orange and nasturtium are
seen a great deal In the various shades OF
gray and with black and white mixtures
browns of the lighter tints now IN vogue,
and white and cream color,
There Is no abatement In the rage for
white Imported woods Of many classes,
ellks and SIX and wool mixtures, al show
how much white VIII he worn all through
the winter. White trimmings, too appear
in force, as described IA a previous letter
white and silk ustrous hraids; white bolt
ing cloth sewn with pearls, white passe-
menteries and embroderies Of all sorts 10
say nothing Of the miles and miles of lovely
white and cream colored and ecru laces fold
ed I'm the big importing houses OF this
and other cities. This will be white win
ter, and one evidence Of 1t Is the fact that
over two.thirds of all the new fall hats are
of white felt, trimmed great deal with
nasturtium yellow, white aud baek' that
women are wearing new fall shirt waists
of white wool and albatross on the streets
and that white wool Gibson costumes have
heen seen IN the shopping district on
women now pouring into the city from the
mountain, the seaside and the various
European resorts frequented by gay New
Workers In summer.