Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-09
Fashion Notes.
lack lace is very fasnionable.


Pulled baclt' skirts are no longer
worn.
Gray in all shades grows in fashion
able favor.
Combination costumes remain in
high fashionable favor.
Light ladies' cloth is the favorite
fabric for utility costumes.
The prettiest house wrappers are In
the Kate Greenaway style.
Bridal dresses are frequently COM
posed of several different fabrics.
The leading Paris hats are the Henri
III, Henri II and the Grondin.
As rule the glove is worn longer in
proportion rs the sleeve is shorter.
Fancy feathers of all kinds adorn
hats for demi-toiIet and business wear.
Brocaded stutis are in demand for
long cloalls, long dolmans and visites
Brides and bridesmaids dresses
have sleeves that are drawn on over
the kid gloves.
Fine long elastic cashmere gloves
are taking the place of lined silk gloves
for general wear.
Children's cloaks of dark velvet and
wool are fashionably trimmed with
light gray lambskin.
Skirts of dresses should be narrow
when there are many hounces or SUI
perimposed draperies.
For dancing the short skirt is de
rigUeur, none but dowagers wearing
trained dresses at balls.
Ostrich tips in panaches are the fa-
vorite trimming for Henri III Henri
III, and Girondin hats.
Cloaks for children have the long,
cape, or the long
sleeve cape, us in former seasons.
Brocades are not suitable for young
girls. They should wear evening
dresses of soft surah yelling, or tuile.
Children's dresses are still made
very short, but with these dresses
very long wool hose are worn Mt this
season.
Girls in their teens wear the sailor
hat OF felt, with IA broad ribbon tied
around it with a bow, and floating
ends in the back.
Velveteen dresses are very popular
for little girls not yet in their teens,
being warm, durable, and very rich in
appearance.
There are no absolute rules in fashion
MS formerly; people nowadays follow
their own individual fancy within
certain limitations.
Evening gloves are OF undressed Kid,
in soft, pale tint, and reach TO the ell
bow or To the shoulder. With the
very long gloves no sleeves me worn
The large protruding pacote is the
shape most generally adopted by
women of fashion this Kinter, on all
when the Fanchon is not adj
Missile.
Little misses not yet in their teens
wear the poke or old-fnshioned Ca
lash. These are in felt, with soft vel
vet crowns. in full velvet, plush or
ottoman satin.
The straight high dog collar Is effect
ed by ladies With long, slender throats.
These deg collars are generally OF DARK
velvet, still, with gold, silver, steel or
pearl embroidery.
Fichus are long rather than square,
and are most frequently fol med OF
lace or Grape scarfs, which are kept IN
the shape of waistcoat by bands
and bows OF narrow ribbon, or lnetai
clasps at the throat and waist line.
The latest brides dresses are trained
and trimmed with putting around
the bottom over simulated skirt oi
The opening of the upper
.lxirt showing the brocatelle ~ frlnged
with light sprays of orange blossoms
Rrides' dresses are decorate d in pro-
fusion with orange flowers alone OF
mingled with white roses, white JeSsa,
mine, and lilies of the, valley al
these flower decorations being put Oh
In clusters, chapleis, sprays ana gar
lands, or strewn all over In separate
sprigs.
Little girls dresses for indoors are
M longer of white muslin or liheh'
hnt of white or bright colored wool,
cut with low square necks, wnIrn az
filled with shirred or pleated yohes VI
white, pale blue, pink or auioci SAITH
while the sleeves are MADE long anu
Of the wool which forms the resi- Vi
the costume.
scboolplrls are crocheting dark req
and dark blue zephyrs in tufted tricot-
.titch. which they shape into cover
Ings Ia the German bindsulan ana
nck ev-cap foundations, which they
at the fancy stores for trine'
rhe inv brims over the eyes are COY
ared with the velvet or plush, Win
visited piece OF the same carried
around the edge of the cap IN 'he
back.
A charming Partisan bonnet i MAZE ans
# Golden fawn-colored velvet. ny
rim is yelled by fall ofshort o''r.tn
, I'M shading fr IN the palest to the
ieepest brown. Over one slue "a ale
lsoi'n droon two more Of the feathers,
md underneath these are set a cius'e,
y, - link elalias and frosted leaves OF
;, ,nI Dan and bronze. A sparkling, buckle
1olds the feathers in place, me Doh.
1et il further Frightened by a inning OF
pink velvet. ,.,,o.,
The newest bodice for young ladies
nome wear is the man-o-war BLOUSE
an exact imitation of a sailors blouse,
viii, -, ioos sleeves buttoned tightly IN
vide band AT the wrist, and with the
raonlar deep, loose, turnover inarih.
,oIlar and tied with o bunch OF Droan
A., front or fastened by SIX