Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-10
CLARA BELLE.
The ComeIiness OF Girls Enhanced BY
TaiIor-Made Suits.


With iignres good enough " BE electively
displayed W -nugly ftted raiment, UptA
teu years or 20 ago she equestrian COSTUME
Ras about the only one Ia which good
natural conagurationwps Of positive value
our of doors, writes Clara Belle. lon
mpy remember tnat the driniausis mah-
aged IL about half their plays u dress The
heroine for one act IN q riding habit, for
the sake Of showing OF a shapely actress
at hHn best All this is bygpne. a
promenade on fiith av4nue to-day viii
reveal eOrsages ri The same close,
smOoth, ana symmctrlcal sort. just at
ms season sucD cloth suits take ON fur
c9iafs npd WristbanNs, making The wear.
er- iv0s ike iemlnlled MINISTRIES Oh the
staAe But the pi4lnnsss Vi most of lhe
snprrhrlal area Is preserved, and never
10 our llYes were the comely hmpug W
more grateful Tor TINT same. However,
there Il an ariiul adOrDm at 81 the sur.
iaGlis in the matter OF outlining tho lower
edges ~ enc waists For instance, we'll
rounded ngnres with large hips arc hest
spbStryed by short position basques,
sharply pointed 10 one or two places 10
'front.', slpplng upward on tie hips ~ With
IN TWO or three inches OF the waist iine,
ana curvlug thence downward 70 the md
die oil the size forms. For slender ngafcs
a seihDlance OF
uNpuLhToRY GRACE
may pc cohntfutlted ~ making round
cont basque come Wen down mover Inc hlps
aud OF even iehPth an around WIN
liese lallor-maue costumes are now "ntn
exactly INC style 81 hats 70 complete a
hgure that Y thereAder VII permit, VIII
cnii gai'us, because tnht wora nest de-
srflDes the saneyi piPuahi Impression
mace upon inc Dtholuef. no lhatter vi ~
the materials or me details o. shape, al
mats are worn hlRh up on the heId oeutpu,
ana do"n wen over tle race IN 'front.' AZ
! nv sSino tluIe tle uhlr ~ ellher etoppeu
Cost or ptuSueu sihouuiiy hPHt lut DAcR'
50 tnatu urclueuly pert pilsh' hi'"W'hs
luVh ls llipAftea 20 inc learWnIu view
~ you AppFoaoh INV oVertahe woman
you guess una "ohucr "hag tle lace on
.he otnei sue OF ler heaa WIZ 70 Pc
Tor sue may ne sixteen or siNty, pretty or
usly' INQUEST a9 NY OF noid as sum
mower 50 Ilr as the DUCK Oh her houdie
indicates. Never 40 remember 10 nave
seen so much uniformity IA the hlHdrf
hehas OF NV fashionable SEX
While viewing the modlsh woman trom
behnd am bound u admit ana do III
regrtituliy, that the absence oil artificial
deiurmlty stops NJ her w.tst. She is SYM
mcirlcal In front and around to the sides,
out % hustle OF growing dimensions dla-
iigqres her kindergarten.
II Is pity that woman, divine woman,
VIII so ABUSE her ittr proportions. Z
thiLk OF his always on fastening on my
own bustlci which Is, OF course, us big az
anybodys IN my set.
We have had Christmas week OF the
usual hustle IN shopping The windows
OF the stores have been sCeuic with clever
ly displayed articles, aud there mas been
no lack at variety in gifts to choose by
those with money TO buy j viii venture
% declare. however, that more headaches
have occurred within seven days thnn III
the otacr 1853 of the year. Women are
more sensible thun men in picking out
suitable Christmas presenGs, though, fur
they don't get bewlldered in the crowding
ana confusion know the most prim
and modest OF young Episcopal curates
He may get audacious after being estab
lished few wears ia a full rectorghip
but at preseutil be SAID '.boo'' at ali TO a
pretty gm 1t wunld be IN the mildest whis.
pered tone. lie is
IN LOVE.
II happened to him lately, on first sight
of my dear little friend Henrlette; and
she knows il. though he HASN'T told herso.
BY the time he gath, rs courage enough TO
pOp the question she viii have had ample
for inquiry as TO his pros
poets. his family and her own inclination.
Wen, he bought a Christmas present for
her-selecied it all by himself. he cold me
to-day, on bringing IL round to our house
IN his handbag for me to insnect.
81 have an artistic eve for color and
shape.n he said. ,sand nm sure thai Miss
llenriette will be charming In the house
robe that have procured. 1t Is mostly
white, with lust A faint suggestion of del.
icate blue IN the lace that garnishes. And
then the flowing draperies viii of a surety
be vastly Incoming 10 her. Please give
me your Judgment
Then he out with the thing, which
really was heavenly construction of
Chinese silk and tine lace. But had a
wrenching convulsion of laugh
tor on getting sight Of it, though my face
was serious
Mnat 90 you ttihk Oh ltf ne ASKED
Loveiy, replied,
ana she VIII IKE ny
nnuouote1,y'
Ineh l Wli sehu IL 10 her ID the
morning
NY a momeht saiu grsVely
iou are ayouhg clergyman, just settlng
out on your chos.h me mission, ana you
1ai nov ne TOO careful III your soclal
'olnss' FORGIVE me LOT any seeming pre-
sumption, out ish II my duty 10 warn
you 10 DC on your guard Inc poollc Is
50 ctnSofliuS, you knOW-~-aO apt 10 miS-