The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
tBr MARIE MosrnoSr1

For The Post
Women have many interests IN these
modern and progressive days their eiuus'
their art fads Of various kinds the De
msnds OF society, outdoor and indoor sports
and some other aud higher interests, Out
above and beyond them all the most ao-
roYhine subject to the average woman 5
mind is that OF clothes.
A century ago. in old Virginia, there
lived In little house beautiful young
giri who was SO poor that she possessed
but one neat dress, white one in which
abe appeared every Sunday and some week
DAYS. looking fresh and sweet as flower
A udddle-aged man, who became interested
IN the girls beauty and wondered how
she kent herself so well dressed, was tempt
ed by curiosity to peer through a crack
in the girls door one night to see what
she could be doing at such late hour
Th. uttle sitting room was very neat, IN
ante Of It's poverty. and near the great
Sreplaoe stood the girl busily ironing the
one white dress In which she looked 50
IA rirl possessed Of such industry and ot
che taste to dress Ike 81 lazy on next "
nothing will make gcoSa w.Ie' ,bn nirI.s
actions Thereupon he voiced anu mhrritN
her. ~ -. N,.
the moral is inst the same now that slr'
vtno dresses best receives the most after
tion and ottentimes MAKES the best motcn,
consequently all girls especially IN Ne"
York--strtve to outdress one aholhe1. ,-
n accents as though the question OF nreN-
becgrne more complex every year, lhfr,
are separate styles for every oCcASlpu "A.I
St ia hard for a woman pr Sula. ,t,1"' ~,
have general utility gowns suitaolc L"'
eeyprnI PURPOSES. .,
Nv The exercise Of little thought 10 tn
selection Of material aud " the mae .., w
combination walking, Folung ana 'ra,
cling costume can be attained. lhlA WgnI
need to be q tribe longer man thr D'fL,h-
sult, looser about the bodice OF Ja 'rI,,
than the walking costume and made VIZ,
sorne stvle Homespun, corduroy, t"ee
aud rough wool material al MAKE VI
stylishly into suits NJ this character
FOR mild spring weather suits OF moHhl
ard popUp- both fashionable materials
vcould be desirable Russian blouses am
nox pleated skirts are suited TO sven
costume Even IN the plaiuest hnils m,
YsYcv Parigian cun turned or SNwed htg'
upon baggF lower sleeve Is very m'''7A
~
kl.houah for Northern wear long roa'
ere more Fashionable than short ones tn'
is becsnse riding IN automobiles Anh car
r,arcs is so common and the dress need
10 he protected by O long coat. ENcNp
FOR driving aud evening purposes the -hor
coat or wrap rs 70 he recommended 70
venr IN the South.
For carriage weHr handsome coat wnle
fails "a he knees Is made NJ light @elsf
cloth lined vita hrocaded STIR or sat-
and having deep turned over collar It
edges are trimmed with two rows OF veg
table silk braid the outer one N hlar
md white arrow hend and the inner oI
Of wide black zigzag The collar is nlmo
covered with point de yeniBe lace in lnrt
patterns Of lonves and fruit The out
sleeves and thr cunn IRE trimmed with
band Of the same and broad band extern
down the middle of each side Of this ye
smnrt coat The coat may have larl
hardrcmc buttons or braid ornaments vi
pendants on ono or both sides to represr
fastcningR With such n coat q toaue
tclt INIT rf tho color ~ the coat or trimp
ta W~t, Il IL is worn
Another stylish cnrriHge cuat that mia
be made Of silk or wool hHs a partly AT
appearance 10y reason of rhrrc stitch
plents lu the back and ou each side ot
front These tnl open IN the skirts Of Z
-out- The large square collar, the
piuod back rufrs uni the faclugs Of
ronts are covered with velvet over viii