Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-09

7 ufapery.
Tiny palm patterns, and orienta, a.
Signs IN great variety of rich colors
the intermingling of which takes OF
any effect of gaudiness, ara to be seel
boz in silk AID wooden fabrics as wei
as In .'ancy mixt,l Tres Of both materials
These ar = not this 8, ason employed TO
entire dresses, but rathe.- for eflec,iv
appliances, such as scarfs, p nels, vest
and facings. IN the Other hand
plaids In the Madr,,s style p.evaii il
many of the latest gNcds. uno srtaii
shades of blue, with every possible W,
OF yellow or gold, rich. dun shades o.
violet, grays and browns In n variety
OF shades are favorite mixtures, which
are as different rs possible from the old
bright.colored tartans.
Painted trimmings of all kinds are
meeting with marked favor. and many
SIR, velvet, and satin plastrons, rev.
ers, panels, and waistcnats cutaway
podices are now in the course OF pre-
laration, TO wear confined with ele-
CANT evening dresses of contrasting
material. Young ladies who have a
taste for it are busily engaged in paint
ing sprays of tiny flowers upon wards
and yards of three-inch satin ribbons.
these to be caught up in loops. and to
uroop In long ends amid the folds Of
the skirt drapery. For dancing and
fancy dress wide sashes are decorated
to correspond. A more delicate and
still more beautiful work is that of
painting lace, a bit of artistic occupa
ton requiring the incest care, tie
truest eye to the blending and shading
of delicate colors, and the daintiest
and deftest of fingers.
LITTLE FASHION CoNCEITs.
A very pretty conceit seen at a re-
cent wedding in New York was the
world represented by n large ball Of
red roses, with the continents outlined
in violets, and single white rose
placed where New York city would be.
A large star of for-get-me nots with
n single white rose in the center was a
birthday present to a New York belle.
Artificial flowers have disappeared
as garniture for ball dresses, and feath-
ers have largely taken their place.
Short stout walking-sticks are now
carried on promenade by the advanced
girl of the period.
White hyacinths are popular for bri-
dial bouquets aud also for trimming
bridal dresses.
Napkins, towels, finger-bowl mats
and other table linen are frequently
given gold thread borders and iringes,
and sometimes the whole stuff is
damasse, or brocaded in gold.
At a fashionable dinner party the
round table had tall handle in the
center, upon which was affixed n very
large japanese umbrella, with light
ed lanterns hung around the edges.
At several of the recent brilliant
some appropriate hymn as the bridal
party entered. The effect was exceed
ingly good, being IA novel departure
from the usual routine.
Fancy stationery is properly voted
vulgar. There is nothing more genteel
than plain white paper aud envelopes,
and IL is still more "gentecl' and after
the manner of the "old school, people
TO use sealing wax.
DANCING TOILET.
Among the new fabrics appropriate
for dancing toilets are shown some eX-
quisitely tinted India and China
grapes in all the lates, high-art shades,
some plain and some embroidered.
More beautiful even than these are the
Persian silk gauges, with deep jardi-
Mere borderings in vivid hues. Tn
like the mulIs and nluslins lately al
luued TO, these embroidered Consumers
ARE to be made up over tinted satins
and suraEs, the costume consisting OF
demi-trained slip. perfectly plain, eN-
cent double rose or shell ruchlng
around the bottom, about eight inches
deep. Above the long iull-enibroid-
cred overdress of thediaphanous fabric
is arranged a 10 GrCcqUc, with "A high
Camargo bodice of the same over II
low-necked, shurt-sleeved underbodice
OF the silk. When il Is possible the
floral garniture worn with the dress
corresponds with the flowers wrought
in the embroidery. These charming
fancies are not designed for ordinary
mnrtals, or for anything but special
wear. Fortunately, however, there II
left for hesc great variety Of attrae-
tive and beautiful embroidered fabrics,
which, though costing far less, have
all the novelty aud graceful effect OF
the more expensive patterns.
RIDING HABITS.
New York World
Among other English customs
adopted by New York ladies Is that OF
MISUNDERSTANDING, hence the riding
habit has come TO be q subject for con-
sid ration. 4 lady of fashion would
hardly consent TO wear a habit that
had been made outside OF trust
worthy tailor's shop. The equestrl-
eupeis outfit depends so largely for It's
STYLE Oh an accurate fit that an expert
cutter il required 10 fashion II by care
ful measurements, such as are uh,
known TO the average modisie; ana
then equally expert workineh only
can inlpart the "manish' effect ana
so-called tailor finish. The Engli-h =
woman of fashion attires herself for
the saddle ia plain-iiitlpg habit OF
cloth of somber hue, fashioned WIN
a postillion basque, ana Il
skirt fitting the figure closely and inil-
inn not more than two or three inches
h,.Iow the feet. The sleeves are close
hitting and the p0stillion basque Is
without any other trimming than. the
nlain. small buttons that histen II up
In front. The Frenchwoman, on the
other hand, while equally careful as
regards perfect fit, has also an eye 10
sutiiclent decorative effect - overcome
all severity of style; in word. the
French habit is more dressy in char
acter. The jacket is jaunty in style,
and opens ia front TO disclose
or waistcoat of lemon or
chamois color buttoned with silver OF
cold buttons. This jacket also EN-,
80 cord interviewer with oxidized