Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-30

Surplice fronts are again In favor

Surpnce fronts are again In favor.
Skirts of street suits are made longer,
and barely escape the sidewalk.
Very deep yokes are feature Of girls
summer dresses.
Plated bodices in various styles are In
high favor, and are particularly becoming
to slender figures.
Beaded galloon belts corresponding 20
the trimming Of the bodice ere WON with
round waists.
Rosettes made of the narrowest gros
grain ribbon, with feathered edge, will
be much used as garniture tor white
toilets during the summer.
Collars are worn higher than ever, and
are, as a rule, very uncomfortable in con-
sequence; though, so strong is the habit,
that q dress with a low collar is at once
proclaimed "old-fashioned."
Very nurrow-gathered vests with point
ed revers on each side are fashionable. A
h4lf-belt crosses the vest at the waist line,
or below Il, beginning under the revers.
II the wearer wishes TO look slender this
this belt is pointed at the bottom like Il
bodice.
White dresses with deep embroidered
iiouncing on the skirt have the tiounce
Topped high over the hip on the left side,
showing three narrow hounces CORE
spending to the wide one, or else OF plain
material The bodices of these dresses
are belied or made with basques.
The handsomest black dresses Of the
season have the waists Of watered silk
and the skirts OF black piece lace. Mar
row bows OF MORE ribbon trim one side
of the skirt, and wide cash OF watered
| silk is added to the drapery. The sleeves
are Of the lace and fit the arm closely.
Large rosettes composed Of three diff
ferent colored ribbons are liked as a
trimming for plain straw bonnets. No
other garniture is necessary. On black
bonnet may be used cream, pale yellow
and black loops; on navy blue straw,
dark blue, dark red and white; and on a
brown bonnet the ribbon mny be brown
cream and yellow.
Very delicate and becoming chemi
settles TO wear with handsome dinner anc
dancing dresses of India silk, foulard
Florentine yelling etamine and other ele
giant materials are made OF crepe or tull'
laid IN dat, soft folds IN surplice-iashioi
over the chest. Beyond these are leyer'
of ruby, golden-brown, bark-blue or 9th
er colored velvet, and about the rount
waist is laid velvet ribbon to match, VIII
loops and long ends falling at the lei
side.
Some OF the white etamine aud canva
goods for summer are made up WIN
box-pleated blouse waist with full bishol
sleeves gathered In at the wrists TO deel
cuffs, The pleats, wide marine collar ant
cuffs are decorated with briar-stichini
worked with blue, brown or scarlet WASH
ing silk, The Killed skirts have eXtr
deep hens turned up on the outside
these also trimmed with the briar-stitcl
ing, and the deep revers or tue milkmal
) tunic is similarly finished.
Dainty imported dresses for summe
: wear ut the seasides show pretty tlnte
: chambroys, organdies and other fanc
goods, with skirts OF striped materials
9 which are laid Ia broad pieats, the stripe
formed Of the two fabrics, torn in STRIP
; and run together. The jacket and Ia
!, skirt In the back are made OF the plai
u goods. with Figaro vest collar and sas
drapery OF the stripe Stripes for MOI
expensive evening toilets are MADE
wide lace insertion and bands OF gTen'
u dine. silk canvas or etamine seWed y
: gether. -
!, In new cotton toilets, combinations
g two fabrics are very prettily arrange
l. and the fashion affords many ways i
e Yemodeling last summers dress, or
/ making use of new materials whose pa pa
:, terms separately are "short length =
;, Instance, the pieated skirt OF PINK % ;.
h teen or chambray may be finished a. Y
e foot With broad facing OF PINK an
I white bingham, with waist and 81, sleey
d trimmings TO match; or a pale oius
s. candle may have an underskirt OF ON
e. end.plnk or blue-and-cream STRIP
~ French lawn.