Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-15
WOVEN UNDERNEATH.
PhiIndclphla Record.

10 is an absolute necessity, i'm this
chaugeable climate of onrs, to wear warm
undcrclothlng. Very many silly people
who wish TO present wasp-likc appear
ancc will 20 through the long, cold Win
ter without proper wooden undcrgar-
mcnts. Many an Illness, and sometimes
death, can b. justly attributed to this
cause. The Medium and liner grades Of
mcrino and guEsamcr goods are much
more practical and useful for general
wear than the CHEAP qualities Of silk, aud
there are many medical men who will not
permit their delicate patients to wear silk
ut all, uucsNa very thin Atwood flannel
is worn underneath. On the other hand,
there arc some wealthy and fastidious
persons who wear the finest OF silk under
wear next the body and all-wool mcrino
underwear over il, and claim that il is a
sovereign remedy for all rheumatic din.
cultics. The main thing Is 10 keep the
body properly protected on all occasions
with some absorbent material, and it is
probably matter of minor importance
whether that protection be wool or silk,
or combination Of tue two.
silk union suits are growing in favor
with stout ladies who can afford them
They are made under some late patents,
aud have double backs and much more
perfect iashioning than any similar goods
heretofore put upon the market. They
cost from Sl2 to SIS, according to the
size. Union suit, in wool or the regular
grades of gossamcr are in moderate de
mand and are made In the same way as
the silk ones mentioned, consequently
they are much better SHAPED and fit the
figure with fair degree of accuracy,
which has not been the case with these
garments In the past. The prices for
these suits range from Si.J0 To- $3.50.
There is a growing sentiment In favor of
halhrggan underwear for lndiOS, as il IL
more like silk In feeling when IL comes
in contact with the skin than any other
material. They are much more durable
than the ordinary qualities OF oven higher
priced mixed goods, and, while not as de
sirabc for delicate persons, they are emf
ncntly suited to those In robust health,
especially persons who are constantly in
doors aud who suffer much from the
heat. They cost from Sl,j0 10 81. but
are good Investment even at the higher
figure.
There is no fear that long cloaks, which
"covcr one all over will ever 90 out of
fashion in this climate, says the philadcl-
! phia Press still this very fact that they
entirely conceal the dress is every winter
increasing the popularity OF handsome
short wraps which allow the skirt OF the
dress, at least, to be seen In all It's beauty
This season there Is new shape which
strikes the medium between the tWo--a
cloak with long fronts and viSito back
which shows the back drapciY Of the drcs,
while conccaliug all the rest, and whicl
at the same tine obyiates the danger o.
crushing an elegant cloak by sitting upon
IT, The popularity of rough cloths fo
dresses, great as It is, is exceeded by tn,
favor which they find tor wraps Dou
cles, kyrle, appropriately pronounce,
curly cloths, with little curls al
over the surface; Irish iriczes
shaggy clothes like n horSc-blAnkct
and AstraEhan cloths are the lcadin:
fabrics lor jackets aud Visitors, Whicl
shapes continue the usual choice for com
mon wear Handsome wraps for lul
dress are of velvet, of brocade in silks o
wool, or OF heavy silkcn cloths, culurc,
or arWurc, aud tccce-linGd.