Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-04

pretty muslin caps, elaboately tucked,
and with high Normandy crowns and
puffy frills around the face.
Charming gowns for brides have
trained skirts trimmed with fonnces OF
white embroidered silk, intermingled
with shell plaitlngs Of white saun edged
with Valenclennes lace.
White dickeys have plaid percsls col
lars and with them are worn plaid cufis.
When the collar is white the tie niust be
fancy percale, and when the collar Is per-
Gale then the tie is Of white pique.
Parasols are now made OF finely plated
silk muslin, edged with tulle embroid.
cred lace, and have neither flowers nor
bows to complete their ornamentation,
but q couple Of swallows or dove are
placed on the side.
Charming summer evening dresses have
skirts OF white surah or toulard with
fiounces simply tucked. These are deity
intermingled with pIaitIngs OF real Val
enciennes lace with full drapings OF the
silk in the back and with bebe sashes
tied above.
Dark-blue sateen figured with small
red designs, combined with plain dark
blue sateen, makes very stylish dem
toilet for summer. The collar, cuffs AZ
one fold Of the jacket should be OF lrk
red velvet or velyeteen, as well as. tn
waistcoat.
Among the most popular styl az in th,
folding-fans are those made a pauze
mounted on ivory or wood 81 Icks. The,
are hand-pBinted In quain' or artistic
sketches, some having bl rds, flowers OF
landscapes, or combinf Atioa OF all o.
these Others have figu res or allegorica
pictures,
A little fashion Which pretty women
will appreciate has 0und great deal OF
favor here, via, the wearing OF piece OF
ribbon tied around the throat, the bow on
the left side, which Just peeps over the
collar or tucker With black and gra VS.
and the neutral tints which are very GER
talnly worn, this gives just the coquet.
tIsh touch OF color needed. Brunettes
sffect yellow.
II one wishes to look long and slender,
the front belt Is fiat band OF velvet or
silk two inches wide, pointed downward
In the middle with the ends at the waist
line and the point Below conceallng the
ends Of the vest Afrlnge Of beads may
be added TO this pointed band.
The tight-1ttlng sleeve, known to the
dress-maker as the "skln-tight," Is con-
sidered bad form An easy nt Is recon.
mended, and for gowns that are for even
ing or dinner wear, fanciful sleeves are
the vogue. One or two enormous puffs
are liked, the yerltable gigot is seen, and
the slightly full sleeve gathered to band
at the wrist, has more than mere admira-
tlon, 1t has wearers.
Two important notifications are TO be
observed In modern fashions. The first
IL the considerable dlminution of the |
tournure; not that skirts are now com. |
pletely plain, but they are much less |
puffed out, especially at the foot. The |
tournure is still marked at the waist-line |
In order TO curve II in and give 1t more |
elegance. After this 1t falls quite plain,
Just supporting the dress. The other !
modification is a much more striking one.
IL tends TO clear foreheads. Waving !
bandeaux are disappearing and coiffures, |
turned up In the Recamier fashion, are
taking their place.
A very unique but elegant costume is
OF tabac-colored wooden canvas. The
skirt, loose and ample, is looped up at the
side and slightly draped up behind, over
an underskirt of gros grain silk, striped
red and dark green, with line streaks of |
gold yellow between, The bodice Is made
blouse fashion, OF the same canvas tissue |
as the skirt. IL comes down lower than |
The waist, and Is fastened with baya-
iere sash Of silk galloon TO match the |
This bodice is open in
round shape over chemisette of the
striped silk. A very narrow frill OF this
same silk Is put on just inside the edge of
the sleeves.