The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
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IN light colors pink seems 10 be outstrip.
p.n6 piue. probably because II Is mors gu.
s,ailN becoming and Is very fashlonabie In
sh ~ ,Ssnaues. from the pnlest tint OF tae sea
SMELL TO the deepest crimson.
NEW EFFEcrs.
lnaian--East lndian-Chinesc and Jap,
hnese embroiderles are to be among the
snartest as well as the newest things ont
Tor trimming this fall This fad Is prob
aoly due to the Introduction Of real and
imitation Oriental effects IN gowns and
their trimmings, The shirt waists OF
Chinese and Japanese embroidered silk are
very handsome aud quite expensive. SO that
tne lad viii not be followed By the com
mon people. These waists are nearly an
upon cream or eeru around with dull
pale shades Of color In tae embroidered de-
Signs aud usually touch OF gold or yellow
sV,ue are worked 10 lovely soft shades "
pale brown. One beauty had a rch pat.
Tern OF OLD rose mingled WITH several other
uul colors aud a gold scheme OF decora-
uoi running through the whole. The waists
az nave the full lower sleeve, Ia style now,
Win richly embroidered wrlstband. Be.
SIDES made-up waists the importers of
tnihese and Japanese goods show nat boxes
win waist pieces IN them. the fronts Guns
aud cellars already embroidered. 10 be
made into any desired style.
The fad for Chinese embFoideries is by no
means confined 10 shirt waists, for some Of
the pretuest things imaginable are the
suips that look Ike narrow Japanese or
thlnese wall panels, embroidered In deli,
cate, dainty way ia all the pretty Chinese
culorS, upon that indcscrihahie and beauti-
tul gray and hun or brown material, which
These artists know So well how TO employ
as background FOR color schemes These
strips are intended 60 wenr as vest fronts
20 blouses and Jackets: as stocks A,6 wrist
nanus aud as stole effects on bodice fronts.
Ihey can be employed otherwise upon a
gown, OF course, ana are Ia culors that
make them serviceahe upon almost any
sort OF gown to which such trimming would
be appropriate.
Oriental shops show for decorative purposes
VIII 60 towards decorating dresses this
year, and as for kimonas, why the prettivst
have for long been imported ready made,
tEQm the Fiuwery Kingdom ana materials
with which to make them are carried by
all large japanese shops
Tailored gowns are frequently trimmed
with rich but not plentiful Chinese and
Japanese embroidery and the touch of
h0udwork and color thus given makes them
eonsnicuously handsome without making
them conspicuous In the way OF dress
CHINA silks and India silks and SILK gauze.
both Ornameuted and plain, viii be much
used as evening gowns this season. These
materials are as pretty as they are service
able and the methods ~ trimming them are
such that any girl may make herself II
cheap aud lovely gown. China silks are
wide and cheap. while the silk gauzes ot
irdi0 are double width and single priced
SO that they are most economical FOR max.
ing mp into evening frOcks.
Lace robes continue to grow In favor as
the season advances and are In every pos
slOlc style Of beauty. The only similarity
about them is the general conformation to
the style OF a fitted frock above the knees
and very duffy one below Il.
Exceedingly cheap and pretty are the
Japanese cropes IN mercerized silks (which
are an cottnn) and which make m into
charming and inexpensive gowns for even
ing functions Of the simpler sort
The season has no lack Of color I'm IT'S
novelties and these are more numerous aud
more lovely than New YCrkeIs can remen-
Der them TO have been In any previous
years