Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13
THE FASHIONS.
The Newest Designs in Wear and I'M
derwear for Women.
The aazette's sunday COLLATION. of Novel.
ties In Dress for Lady Renders
NEW DRESS rApnlCs.

The silk novelties just out are very
rich and consequently very costly One
sees lovely yelycts in the most exquisite
colors, not those indescribable tints
which of late have had such q vogue, but
real colors that one can name, such as
blue, green, nasturtium, IN all their
gradations. The same colors are TO be
seen in thick plush also in ribbed plush,
that IS plush stripes on a satin ground,
the two fabrics being OF the same color
but In different shades. Then there Is
The beautiful material known as yelors de
Genes TO be had IN all shades. This ma
terial Is principally used for handsome
cloaks and for dress adornments In the
shape OF panels, plastrons and facings.
Another material In vogue Is that known
as velours frise, particularly suitable for
cloaks, pelieses and mantles. Bead en-
brridery Is also in great favor. As an
eccentricity may be cited the fur-em-
broldered lace, which Is not likely to be
greatly patronized on account OF its cost
Illness.
Wooden fabrics are in great profuslon.
There general aspect Is coarse, but they
are excessively soft and are admirably
adapted for draperies Many OF these new
materials present the aspect OF fine astra-
kan. Some look as though there were
two materials together, one OF lace laid
over plain material OF another color
for instance, dark blue over red. Stripes
are made up with plain material to match,
the latter beingiused for the upper por-
ton of the toilet and the former for the
petticoat-skirt. The pelonaise or redin-
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Redingotes, or upper dresses, are made
with an inch or SO Of the underskrt show
ing all the way round except at the back.
where the hem dips somewhat. The back
pieces of an upper dress or redingote
may be cut en- princesse, whereas the
sides and fronts are often merely half the
length OF the skirt, and, left open at the
seams, are turned up In deep Loop. This
arrangement Is very effective for striped
materials.
Another fashionable wooden material Is
that known as boucle mohair, very pretty
and soft in texture. Another is cache
mere craquelc the design OF which re-
minds one OF the china Of that name,
making a pleasing diversion from the
cashmeres, vicunas and mohairs so long
in vogue.
There are new and attractive printed
nannels, with punches of bright, natural
colored flowers scattered over the surface
The numerous namoless but useful and
practical wool suitiugs are shown, and
at the most reasonable prices. Indeed,
goods were never as elegant and low
priced as at present. and In many cases
they are sold at less than actual cost OF
production. Wise men predict an adj
vance in prices before long in several
sorts of goods
In the more elegant and high-cost nov
elites there are some most wonderfully
beautiful specimens. silk and velvet fab
RIGS come out In unprecedented splendor
There are new pushes twenty-lour inches
wide that are worth $40 for strip less
than half yard long. They are designed
for the bottom Of front breadth, and the
plush Is almost finger deep in the thick
est part. Another OF these choice pushes
comes In somber effects, and others yet
in speckled or notified colors gray and
brown, like the colors in the plumage of
the guinea fowl.
The regular grades of silk goods are
coming into better favor than for several
seasons past. Many handsome brocadcs,
both In black add colors, are sought after
for Gressy walking suits. They are made
up either with satin Duchess or Rha-
DANES, and may be trimmed with the
plain goods or with any OF the fashlona-
BILE gimp or passementerie trimmings.
Surah and Jersey silks are in the highest
favor and their wearing qualities render
them the most satisfactory Of all silk ma
terials.