The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12


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2 seaside girl enc present season
most worth ia Weisht in precious
stones says q fashion authoE
Seven cnnce IS the least. her san
mer gown can Wei fourteen and ~
quite correct IS the most, Says one ais
thOfity-but what she may pay for thsa
few ounces IS another matter. TIER
modists's bills WIN run e1ong b the
EEiEhties and hundreds tor even the aeF=
%en-ounce gown.
You cannot put 4 gown through
wedding ring az you could The proRer
ial white nun Of your & pdnaothsI
time, but you can hardly fecf It's weight
IS You pick up waist and skirt 81 caif-
fony texture, made over chiffon skirts
and worn with q chi8ony expression.
The object OF the ten-ounce gown Is
FIRST, comfort, Ia hot weather the less
you yea the more comfortable you are
that Is a mere fact. But the texture
this gown IS made Of determines tts exc
pense and the underskfrts play 8 great
part in the experience IS wen as in the
expense of the gown.
A mnnAA~-N amwsv ~ NHaarN~~Ea
Of a Partisan moGiste Is made Of cream
lace net as me as q spiders web and IS
embroidered IN the lightest floss with 8
dainty thistle pattern. The embroidery
adds almost nothing to the Weightoftha
gown and gives just the touch 81 tfinn-
ming necessary.
Then there are the pineapple gauzsa
that look so simple and are really elab-
crate and expensive and mean g deal of
labor. They weigh scarcely more than
q feather, but their cost would make the
scales dip heavily.
White pineapple gauze and chiffon,
a combination OF two expensive
stuffs, made a beautiful gown. The un-
%ders6iTts are made Of the finest OF lawn.
weighing scarcely more than the gauze,
and are rufied with a single thread lace,
effective and light. There are no tucks
in the underskirts; they would be too
heavy. The plain rufie without inser-
tion and only the lace edging Is much
In favor.
The pineapple gauze gown may be
trimmed as deliberately with lace as may
suit the wearer's fancy, provided she
does not buy lace that weighs much.
This is prohibited and only the lightest.
daintiest, and, Of course, the most x
pensive laces are used.
Chiffon takes the place greatly Of lace,
and, with pineapple gauze, is made over
a drop skirt Of white silk. Between the
drop skirt and the outer skirt is an in
terlining Of chiffon that falls in billowy
f~ullness at the bottom and makes lace
rufies unnecessary.
A yard Of chiffon weighs but a frac-
ton Of an You q utilize q good
many yards in making an ounce, and
seven ounces is enough for a gown. Acc
contemplated dresses are being made
In these thin, light fabrics.
Aside from the gowns Of lace net and
chiffon there are those made entirely OF
lace. A Cluny lace gown will cost 5000,
perhaps, but to the summer girl who
aims at lightweight clothes this Is no
objection, and nothing could be hand
somer than a cream Cluny lace gown
made over a pale pink chiffon, and sure
" nothing could weigh less.
The young girl Is not alone In wear
ing these gowns. The woman who pre-
fers dark colors can wear them too. Al
black lace dress made white point lace
trimming is beautiful for dinner gown,
and surely nothing can be lighter ia.
weight than black thread lace over chif-
fon.
There must not be that t%ight-dtting
appearance that is permissible In heav-
Ter gowns. There must be enough full-
ness in the soft thin material to do away
with this sort Of thing or else the effect
is lost, and the way to accomplish this
is to use yokes, tucks and shirrings.
A yoke of lace extending over the hin.
weighs nearly nothing; It fts well and
on to this may be gathered the soft ma-
~sterial. Three or four deep shirrs accom-
plfsh the same effect and lend variety.
and a yoke made Of little tucks Is pref
ty. The tucks may be as deep or as shal-
low as the wearer wishes and acconl-
plish the same end of giving the fua
fluffy effect.
The underskirts must be made per~
fectly plain aeros the top-almoss
habit backed or else there would be s
deal toe much fullness and It would be-
come bulky, but at the bottom they may
be rufled and f%roufroued as much aG one.
pleases,
baked Penshen.