Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21
LADIES' COLUMN.
A Few Suggestions Which May
Prove Profitable for the
Amateur.
The Dress OF the Milkmaid On
for the Sweet Girl
Graduate.
Lace Adornmen,s-shades 'Gainst the
Ensious sun Gathered
Thoughts.
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The kind offices Of benetactor are sell
dom appreciated by those toward whom
those efforts are directed, and when
those efforts tend in the direction OF In
creasing labor Tor the Wife and mother
one may well stand hesi,ating upon the
brink ere making the tinal plunge. How
ever, women viii be fashionable, aud II
Is whispered across the waters that now
home dressmaking is fashionable, and
few hints 10 amateurs may not come
amiss. In regard TO cutting the lining,
there are several points TO be noted, but
perhaps the most important is that the
pattern should be laid on so that the
neck and bottom should be on the selv.
edge, as there is much less probability OF
IT'S stretching in that way. AS the long
waisted STYLE Is now In vogue, the darts
are cut high and near together at the
waist line, the side forms being cut mar
row. The neck Is usually finished with a
high military collar, which has a buckram
interltning. Shoulder seams are OF
medium length, the sleeve set In easily
into large arm-hole, there being no full
ness In II, except such as is obtained by
holding the sleeve next you In basting,
| the inner seam set straight down the
arm. The skirt should NJ smoothly and
easily over the hip, avoiding any tied
back appearance, tapes and steels being
still used TO hold the foundation skirt in
| place, the lower skirt and back draperies
being made to look full.
| The New York costumers say that
there is no color so popular as dark blue,
but as white costumes are worn they
should certainly Ue favorites In Southern
attitudes, and their appropriateness
to all compilations and ages furnishes an
additional eason for their adoption. AL
ways fresh and bright, by little changes
OF trimming an almost Infinite variety OF
effects may be produced.
There is now beautiful silk wrap fab
ric, which combines ligntness and econ
omy, by saving laundering.
sun for this climate, where dust and
heat prevail, wash goods seem most de-
| sirahle and are certainly admissible on
the street, whatever may be the mode IN
more favored localities. An wool white
goods make charming evening dresses, as
the dampness does not render them limp.
For evening toilets at sumper resorts
are very lovely wool gauzes and Grape
woods Of exquisite qualities, to be made
up OF these fabrics alone or combined
with silk, satin, faille franchise, the tinted
aouncing laces which are this season
pronounced perfect "dreams" Of beauty
aud art; pearl passemtnteries, appiques
and rare silk embroideries, both whit,
and pale-hued, In shades OF mauye, Gle
blue, cream, roseheart and canary yellow
The intermediate wool dress for the sum
mer IL OF white cheddah, beige bisol
cloth, nuns gray, camtPs hair or els'
dainty cream-white limousine, With thi
fabric for basque and drapery, while
deep fall OF Moresque or Egyptian laci
wells the front and sides of the lowe
skirt. Both Felix and Rvdfern use sill
cords, silver, gold aud mohair hr9ids 10
finishing stylish tailor-made gowns o
summer wool, creamwhlte pilot clotl
being a favorlte material.