Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-15

called the 'mortar-board, aud has
been the subject of campoous in
Vulnerable, hut II is suddenly disCov-
cred TO be very striking and picturesque,
and ENGLISH millncrs are employing IL, or
u modification Of It, extensively for
misses aud little girls, The gown" Is
In effect the "surpllccn OF the church of
England It's feature Is the high-set,
rather fun flowing slccye-tho top of
which almost joins the collar and the
seam OF which is on the outside, whore
it is made Slightly fun as wen as wide
and flowing Instead OF undcr the arms.
The rest OF it is simply a long, straight
sacqur, shaped under the arms on the
shoulders, and with Gathering or Wat
| teau plcut In the back, which flows out
! from tho lgurc aud IL is not fastened
down. word here may not be out Of
place IN regard TO The adoption OF the
! English word gown instead OF
/ 'dress," as commonly used in
this country. Like much other
adopted phrascologY, it is both
! Wcll-uscd and mis-uscd. II is great
| MISTAKE TO- suppose that II Is used 10y all
OF those who DO use 1t "simply because
It is English, don't you kuow?" 1t has
the positive merit of correctness and good
NNlE' ~ lhNNllN W. w itlA q AiANN lH
made all i'm one piece from neck To feet
II is "gown;N formerly, when cut at
the waist, IL was a crock II is Wrcst-
ing dress from its original meaning
which was generic and inclusive, to limit
it to the upper garment which completes
a woman's dress The modern dress vo,
cabulury contains French words which
have become naturglized Why not "En
gltsh,n which is our mother tongue? w,
use costume and toilet without sncci
and without referring TO whore they cam,
from. Why not gown, which is needeC
To designate the long garment for which
we have no name except the Incorrect
and inexpensive name of drcss2
II would be real advantage to thC
public, aud save much confusion as wei
rs eternal iteration and explanations, /
the proper word could be applied to thu
thing--in woman's dress--as in garments
worn by mentor example. We took Tn,
word toilette (twi-lct) from the French
and now we call II unfortunately
toilette, or toilet This last word tx no
properly employcd it is forced from 10
correct usage when 1t is made TO meal
only u part Of itself. A Frcnchwomal
viii speak OF making her toilet for tn
evening but she uses the word in it
: generic sense, her toilette forming par
OF her toilet; and SO well is this under
stood outside OF fashions and fashion
writing that the article of iurui
turo in a lady's dressing-rom
which contains the toilet acces
, sorics and appurtcnanccs Is known a
the "toiletn table or toilet" bureau. |
is getting to be pretty well understood,
now that costume" mcarS all the out
\ ! .f A a
! OF = combination OF material; while
"suit" means the same composed OF on
. material. Suit and costume are more o
less complete" as they are made TO in
f, cludc jacket, bonnet, muH or thci
equivalents,
Children are much more naturally, 4
! well as moro beautifully, dressed no,
y, than Of late years, or any time since the
y were made the copies in miniature of tn
!, iollos ot their elders, This change W
- owe partly 60 tho wider distribution {