The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
The Latest Designs in fashionable Shirt Waists

blue silk ladder or herringyoone braid
Between the braid rows aud those formed
OF diamonds, run narrow, lengthwise tucks
TO within about two feet, or perhaps less
or the ground. Any girl can make such
Skirt without great deal Of trouble. The
bloused waist is made in a fashion similar
TO that of the skirt, with tucks, braid and
diamonds. The sleeves. too, are treated 10
this manner except that the tucks end at
the elbow and the pouch thus formed is
gathered into a wristband that has n row
OF diamonds running around II and an edge
OF braid with small silk buttons on the
outer side. The stock has the same little
buttons at the side, but the front of the
waist has large, antique silver buttons
showing an inlaid pattern of turduolse
The hat which accompanies this costume
is Of hairy white felt and is surrounded
at intervals about the turban shaped brim
oy hat roses formed of gathered blue satin
The same roses trim the top of the crown
and bit of lace appears along the upper
edge Of the hat.
charming costume for girl to wear at
one of her first parties-the first would
naturally be white gowns a pink East
indian silk gauze. This is very wide
and, therefore, not expensive, as its price
is made up for I'm the extra width The
floral decoration upon the gauze is of small
flowers OF pale colors set In half garlands
over the material with soft, indescrib-
able pattern running about that. Such
costume would not want to be cut up Ia
too many cores, but made quite full. with
knees to get the necessary fulness around
the bottom A scaloped iounce of hlmy
lace would add to the beauty OF the bot
tom OF the skirt. 1t is a fashion to mako
up such gowns over an underdress of white
chiffon, point desprit or dotted swiss, but
much less expensive materials Will do of
course.
The waists for young girls are made with
high necks and elbow sleeves. A bertha OF
fine Roman lace. or point d'Alencon will be
pretty about the shoulders and form trim
ming for the front of the waist The
yoke effect is produced by means Of tucked
or plain gauze bands and insertings Of
lace. Lace medallions will trim the lower
part of the waist and the sleeves which
should have lace ruffle as we'll as one
Of the material Across one side OF the
front and running down towards the lower
part Is wreath of gauze flowers with
pink velvet ends and buds and q belt Of
pink flowers ends In a bunch of flowers in.
stead of buckle. The same pink flowers
appear In a half wreath upon the hair
The shoes to be worn are dancing sandals
with the new crossed straps. These come
from the fronts of the slippers cross over
the lnstep and fasten with n pink button
at the opposite sides under the ankle The
crossed straps are very pretty and are
trimmed with beading or Jewels. A pink
rose upon the instep, or a rosette OF
bit Of the dress Is pretty The sandal
should he of pink satin, embroidered with
pink flowers or overlaid with white lace
or else a pink silk brocaded slipper will
be very smart girl who has plain pink
slippers can trim one with lace and bows or
rosettes herself. II is quite the thing to
paint flowers upon the toe, heels and
vamps of shoes and slippers
the skirt trimmed with clusters OF folds