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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1902
Page
19
Fashion notes describe gowns with delicate embroidery and velvet accents. It highlights a black velvet gown with Venetian lace, a white tulle empire style, and a pink rose garniture trend. Also mentions a violet satin gown with velvet and gold embroidery and a Romperh mantle ensemble for formal occasions.
A garbled style note describes separate skirts featuring grenadine fabrics, Silvered embroidery, and jewel trim. It mentions shoulder straps, decollete accents, and decorative corsage motifs on contrasting vests, with terms like turquoise, white, black, and gray highlighted amid erratic wording.
A gown of matre foulird with a velvet trimmed bolero over cream chiffon was seen on a dark haired, dark eyed girl one evening. The description notes the narrow velvet band and colors in the attire.
The article surveys Paris to New York fashion influence on opera night gowns, detailing low dressed hair, jeweled combs, and long wraps. It notes silk chiffon, floral corsages, pearl accents, and feather plumes as key accessories, with vivid descriptions of bodices, sleeves, and cape-like coats shaping evening wear.
The reading describes menswear and gowns for evening wear featuring velvet, silk, chiffon, and embroidery. It notes expensive fabrics, tailored jackets, and center back detailing, with references to boas, furs, and white pinks as styling ideas.
A garbled OCR passage describes a decorative textile setup with velvet, diamonds, and a quilted or crammed arrangement. It references motifs like velvet borders, center stews shapes, and a possible military cleawer presence while detailing edge trimming and a decorative back with pearls or beads.
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