Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-17
Designs from the World Of Fashion
for the Ladies Carefully
Collected.
Airy and Charming Toilettes for
Young Girls-Costumes for
All Occasions.
Fabrics, Feathers, Flowers, Fig Leaves,
Flashing Jewels for Fash
IONS freaks.
DRESS FABRICS.

| lne pfetty ana Stylish WOODS to Dl
found everywhere have done quite ava,
with wearing silks and satlns for shop
ping and the promenade. Everyone ha
gone cloth-crazyi so one sees hundreds o
suits in an afternoons outing, all quit,
different, OF every color and every shad,
OF color, OF every weight and quality o
fabric; the sameness mostly in the max
| ing.
Among the very stylish wool goods /,
the Astrakhan, or wool moss, stripe al
ternate with one of plain wool of same
coior, the plain stripe OF serge, diagona
ora fine oyer-shot. The stripe Is Used foi
the front and sides OF skirts, the vest
cuffs and collar, or il one so fancies, the
jacket may be formed Of the stripe; but
few, however, use in this way, for stripes
are so apt to give the figure zigzag look,
almost like crazy quilt; the back of the
skirt Is very full OF the plain goods
| (Which, Is, OF course, the plain stripe in
the other), in broad double, or triple
box-plaits; If cord ornaments are liked an
elegant panel often trims the left of skirt,
either solid knotted cord panel or a
wide Oox-plait trimmed across with
brandebourgs.
Corduroy and cord de la refine (ribbed
yelyeteen) have latterly found many adj
mIrers TO have one of these skirts one
must exercise taste. The thought of
trimming as one would plain velvet or
fine cloth even is super6uous. The skirt
may have folds across the front, II one is
tall, with coat polonalse draped away
from the basque point, while the back
should be gracefully Topped In small
poufs at the top, the rest of the skirt
hanging in full graceful fold.
There is some Indication that handsome
double Scotch cashmere is to be in use.
Whether this fashion will gain ground is
not easy TO predict, but for the present
coarse materials have the monopoly of
favor. A suit for walking purposes is of
coarse-ribbed wooden goods and OF the
same material striped with Astrakhan.
The round skirt only is striped with AS
trakhan. The apron If the ribbed material
is full and long, and falls In point on the
left side. The back of the skirt Is covered
with the same goods raised on the upper
part in full pulling. The culrass waist is
In Amazon style, The garment for use
over this dress is of fancy velvet, with
scaled ground and Pompadour designs.
1t Is viste shape, and falls loose and
straight in front. This garment is drawn
in to the waist by means OF a ribbon belt
with buckle in the center. There is the
usual flowing sleeve, with the addition Of
a tight sleeve underneath. The loose
sleeve is round in the shoulder, and is
draped full in front OF the neck, where
there Is a metal clasp. It forms half the
back of the garment, and the lower part
of the front Is pointed. The back sits
tightly to the figure, and terminates in
small plated basque. The capotc match
ing this suit Is of brown velvet, trimmed
with gilt lace A bunch of pink plumes is
placed high in the center, The brim is OF
pink plated faille, the ribbon strings are
in the same color.
Plush is much used for ball-dresses.
The waist and sometimes the skirt may
DC OF plush, or the toilet is only trimmed
with this material. Light-colored faille
is also IN vogue for evening dresses as
well as MORE combined with tulle and
lace. Among the light tissues are crepe
dc Chine, crepe lise, crepe crepe, and all
the laces and embroidery and dotted tulles
uow shown in the shops. Beads are used
IN cordings around low-necked waists.
For young girls and slight women there
Is often used with the different STYLES of
low.cut waists band Of plated tulle ar
ranged to initiate crossed tchu. Some
lownecked plush waists for wear with
skirts of a different fabric are in rich but
dark colors cut IN pointed low necks.
These are particularly effective with
skirts of embroidered tulle or lace. Plush
skirts may have tunics and draperies of
| light-colored goods,