Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-03

are designed for this purpose. Tridents,
daggers, shepherds crooks, and even now
bishops orosier have been Initiated. II
is always well to have a number OF these
pretty pins at hand to fasten sprays Of
flowers, 80 that different varieties can oc-
! casionally be substituted to suit other
dresses. This is an economical idea,
especially useful when lady IL from
home, and does not wish TO be numbered
with extra luggage.
A GRAY COSTUME.
A costume Of gray cloth has the front
OF the skiTtcrenellated, showing beneath
II the foundation skirt OF acaiou velvet
From the hips nearly to the knee ball
buttons OF gray pearl outline the seams,
| producing very novel effect The back
draperies are long and full, being caught
up high on one aide TO show the velvet
skirt, Long loops and ends OF the vel
vet depend from the waist almost to the
bottom Of the skirt The bodice is
round in front, and has straight bands OF
the velvet outlining the vest, across
which from the bust TO the waist line
narrow bands of the velvet are fastened
with tiny agraffes,
GOWNS FOR TINY GIRLS.
From the Season: Useful eyerydaF
dresses for children of five and seven or
| eight years are arranged of different
kinds OF serge In bright and dark colors,
either trimmed with light or dark braid,
or some glossy silk material. The skirts
are mostly hox-plalted, the plaits being
very wide butflai, and often kept In place
| by braided silk or velvet tabs. The
blouse or1acket cersages are chosen to
match the skirt oruamentations, and the
latter slit up at the hind seams and edged
with small silt or bright contrasting but.
tons. Large white collars and cuffs of
serge or cashmere stitched out with dark
silk, and with small devices or initials at
the corners, the cuhs being left over for
this purpose on the top OF thu arm, make
such costumes both becoming aud vet
practical. A SASH IS sometimes added In
front required 10 be little more
dressy.
More elaborate models, when made of
strong, durable stRif, are also in good
TASTE ana may be preferred by many
iaoiesi VINO wish TO see their children
look as Riee as possible. We deserved,
Tor instance, lately, adaintE, dark wooden
costume for a girl Of six, With fu,I skirr.
long waistcoat, beautifully embroidered
with another color, and opening hack aud
front 10 show 4 small plated surHh
pastron, bordered with similar embroid-
cry, and 8 casaque OF the same material.
short In front and long at the aides ana
back, where II was flushed od With a full |
pufed basque. Dark emhroldary aad
large buttons formed panels on the skirt. |
ana allied out very tasteiully the omen |
space between the short front and long
SIDE pieces, caught together at the waist 4
Win a broad plated tab OF the dress 7
material and velvet.
FASHIONABLE coRaAGK,
One OF the fashionable corssges. which
Is likely to prove very popular 10 EVENING
utess IL made Of black, silk velvet. omen.
ing broadly half the length OF the front
over enemlsette Russo OF richest white
lace: They are merely wide STRAINS az
oiacG velvet which 20 over the shonl.
GERS, with dainty fall Of white lace Ia.
meath II simply to veil the ton OF the arm
The back Il cut down slightly IN sonsre
or shape, and ends In . very short finn
"Dlrd Position, with a IAN al laee
sci between the two plaits. This cor.
sage can De worn over skirts Of any rich
description ''S
NOrRs
Vests OF surah viii be worn with win.
Ter costumes OF cloth.
turnover collars are new feature IN
nantes and costumes.
Hosiery with fne hair-line checks IL
'h0Wn by the leading houses.
velvet and heavy sllk, beaded OF plain.