Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-12
NOTES.

The caitan Is the newest turban.
Wooden lace now trims petticoats, not
dresses.
No feathers are used on the newest
honnets and turbans,
Brown ia light shades is the favorte
color for boucle jackets.
Ribbon remains In favor for trimming
dresses, and Is used for ssshes, belts,
bows and loops
In the arrangement OF the hair, the
Spanish style is coming much in vogue,
with Andaluslan knots and pins.
Jabots OF lace are again worn on the
front OF the corsage, being an appendsge
To the dog collar Of lace or velvet,
Pockets are applied on dresses high up
on tho hips, and are elaborately trimmed
with pastementerie or embroidery,
Soft wooden stuffs are frequently made
up with full bodices, the plaits or gathers
| crossing over the bosoms and Joined to
| the sktIt draperies IN q looped sash or
| plastron drapery.
| A frequent arrangement of plalds or
checks aud plain stuff in frock Is TO
make the entire skir g, undercorsage and
sleeves of the plaid or check, with cut
away oveIjacket or coat of plain goods
the preference is still FOR made bow
or velvet In place Of tied strings for bon.
nets 1t Is now worn slightly larger and
wider. For tied bonnet strings, two sets
Of ribbon an inch wide, velvet aud faille
are used
wiue-glass of cologne and one OF
lemon juice strained clear. Scrape two
cakes OF Brown Windsor soap TO pow
der and mix well In a mold. When hare
il Is ~ for use, and will be found excel.
lent for whitening the hands
The old.time fashion OF the seam down
the front OF the bodice is revived, the
fastener being hidden under the bands OF
velvet or other trimming that pass from
the point In front over the shoulder in
braces to the basque behind.
Haudkerchlefs are prettier than ever
and put to more varied uses. They art
made TO do duty as chemisettes, nchus
jabots, plastrons, and for supplying in va
.ious ways the indispensable corsag,
decoration
Something that would take tn,
place OF the solong-used plas
iron Is the "patten seen OF
French costs. 1t Is made in tn
shape OF heraldic shield aud huttone,
across the lower part Of the waist.
Yokes are revived and used OF almos
, every material, such AS velvet, silk, EN-
1 hroidered net, passamenterle, aud, wher,
! the fabric admits, plated, shirred an,
puhed. The Jokes arc oitener polnte
. than square across, and 10 some case
hree points are seen across.
, Epaulattes In amber satin, pearl, gar
net or jet beads are used for sleeve deco
rations TO be worn In the house, AZ SINAI
receptions and for evening toilets Uno
the latter the strap is very narrow an
u the epaulette CONES oelDw Il, resting OF
; the arm, and sometimes the irlng
a touches the top OF the glove.
+ dress Of black tsiile has the fror
: draped en- tabler The bsck dranery
!, arranged isbot fashion Panels OF tic
u let embroidery ilaish the skirt The mai
qulsSe bodice Ia trimmed with let en-
= broidery and opens over an embroidere
Q vest partly covered by surplus folds ,
Z silk, A high embroidered collar con
Z plates thc costume.
x There are shown among new novelti,
y 10 dress belled oorssges which have the
side sldetorms prolonged beyond Il
II waist Ia two lengthy square tabs wil
z simulated pockets added. The from
h have pleated plastrons made Of Rura
e serge or lace, according TO the nature
II the toilet Itself. Besides panels, undo
,. skirts made Of different fabrics from n
Is rest OF the dress, are constantly shown
% new effects.
A dressy bodice for evening wear co