Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-04
CONFIDENTIAL.
Facts for and About women for rh.,,
Reading.

fAcn Tor and About Women for rhr,v
Reading.
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Ball dresses are again trimmed with
flowers. w."
Spring satcens are on the dry goods
counters.
Robes Of sateen appear among the
new goods.
There is a return to demi-trains for
dinner toilets.
Brocaded velveteen appears among
spring novelties.
Checks and plaids will be the fea-
ture in spring silks.
The new muslins are soft finished,
without any starch or size.
French crepe, white and In colors.
m'ke exquisite ball dresses.
Mrs. Bonanza Mackey is TO live In
america after this season. II Is said.
Girls in Iowa are taught 10 cook.
This Is true Democracy. Iowa is pro.
crossing.
Robe dresses with embroidered
iiounccs appear among spring impor-
tations.
Birds and fruits form part of the
design OF many of the dressiest sa.
teens.
The transit Of Venus design is one
OF the new patterns seen on spring sa-
teens.
Fur capes and collars are fastened
with long ribbon strings tied in a full,
flowing bow.
Large dots, circles and moons bid
iair To be AS popular rs ever in the new
spring goods.
The draperies are much punched
around the hips. and even below that
point by some dressmakers.
The feature In new polka-dotted cot
ton dress goods Is the large size and
close proximity of the dots.
Miss Mary Dickens, eldest grand
chiiG OF Charles Dickens, age nineteen
Is about TO become an actress.
Sprays of flowers, beautifully imi-
tated in precious stones, are taking ~
brooches the lead of all others.
Sleeves and the collars of dresses are
trimmed with flat-lying collars and
cuffs of lace put on over the dress, col
| lar and cuffs.
,Checks, large polka dots, Greek
keys, stripes and shamrock leaves are
among the designs of the new sateens
and eambrics.
A pretty novelty in ftlrs is the collar
with lapels extending down the front,
and small mulf attached to the same
at the waist line.
The first spring goods that have been
opened are fine Scotch and American
tweeds, with large plaids in admira-
bic mixture of colors.
| The problem OF self-help among wo-
men Is the theme of Mr. Howell's
story, "a Woman's Reason" begun
in the February CENTURY.
A dinner dress, whether simple and
inexpensive, or excessively costly and
! elegant, should never be made i'm a
style that would render 1t mistakable
for u ball toilet
Mrs. Mary Haskins, of Dubois
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from her husband after 40 Years of
married life, on the ground Of intolera-
bic cruelty
For tying down the turban, hat or
bonnet when sleighing, scarfs of Span
ish lace. clouds of zephyr, and ice
woods, white or in any gay colors, are
used when the Russian hood is not
worn.
Mrs. Smith, triumphantly--"The
hand that rocks the cradle il the hand
that rules the worldp Mr. Smith,
Synically-" indeed my dear; and
that's just why the world IL SO deuced
badly governed
Elizabeth Cady Stanton wants the
girls to play billiards. This is very
cunning proposition. When they play
billiards, they will be compelled to pull
OF their red hats. Billiards, there
fore, are only for blondes.
Mrs. Gutter destroyed her flower
garden because Colonel Delaney
Kane stopped his canary -eolored
Tally no in front of 1t. Her relatives,
now that she is dead. bring this fact
into court To prove that she was of un-
sound mind. The truth IL, the lady
WAS q statesman.
Princess Louise wore, When travel
inga plainly made black, empress cloth
dress, with somewhat trayei-worn
worn ruche about the neck. Abound
this was a dark, narrow, satin ribbon
joined together ut the front with a bar
Of gold. in which were stuck three
white pearls, the size Of what the boys
call ''pee-wee white alley In each
ear was Il pearl, matching those in the
pin.
A stylish costume for little girl Of
six or eight years is made of golden
fawn-colored cashmere. The skirt is
box-pleated all the way down in bol-
low pleats, finished around the bottom
with five-inch band of ruby plush.
Down the front of the bodice,is set u
] finely shlrred French under-blouse,
made ofthe gray cashmere. over this
falls Babel jacket of the plush. The
overdress is arranged panier in front,
with scarf draping in the back; this
Is made Of the cashmere, bordered
with four-inch hands OF the ruby
plush. This pretty suit Is also made
OF tweed or shepherds plaid for school
dress, with bias bands, blouse, cuffs
and shoulder cape of dark cardinal
serge