Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-21

about eighteen inches, crosswise of the
silk. Persian, Egyptian ard Syrian pat
1 terms and blendings of color are seen in
these borderings, which accompany silks
in such shades as dregs of wine, puce
pomegranate, sienna, porcelain blue
copper, and through the whole gamut of
green's.
A variety of homespuns in diagonals
with short heather mixture and flecked
effects are particularly varied and inter
esting. They viii make most serYieeable
morning costumes and school dresses
Other patterns include Rajah cloth,
tweeds and serges of every variety. Some
of the combinations of stripes are exceed
ingly pretty i'll bright but soft colorings,
blending one into the other to form the
stripes, and in a few instances Chez
quers. Among other novelties in double
| width wooden, are the ''Bretonne -
which is quite in the style of the French
| limousines, softly shaded wide stripes,
alternating with narrower stripes in plain
colors; the Montrose, striped habit
cloth, in very artistic colorings, and
| some striped art serges, which are mar
| velously cheap, and which, for color and
quality, ought to prove irresistible.
NOTES
| Many bridal dresses are made in the
directoire style.
| 1t is announced that white cloth dresses
are to be largely worn in Paris this winter.
| All bonnets for theater or evening wear
are quite low and simple in style.
Women's new coats are either very
long or very short. There is no medium.
! The hair is worn very high over the
center of the brow in Paris, and its
height is being emulated in London.
Small side combs OF tortoise shell set
| with brilliants are fashionable. They
are used to catch the puffs or coils of hair
down to the head at the sides.
The attempt to abolish the hustle is
not altogether successful, but the result
is good. The hustle is Il mere ripple in
the back draperies, not an unsightly
hump on the back.
Opera hoods are made in velvet, with
great deal of black lace in front and
falling about the neck, combining light
ness and warmth.
Long pendant earrings are the fancy
of the hour in Paris, and big pearl or
smoke topaz, hanging from small dia-
mdnd, is the pattern oftenest chosen.
Empire slippers are a novelty brought
oft ip.all the delicate shades of satin
Theyhave pointed toes and quite low
heels; and crosS-gartered on with mar
raw satin Ribbons sewed to the side.
Silk mEsiin collars ending in a cravat
kIs2t and short jabot are worn with
WITH: home toilet. Fedora and point
esprit lace are usually selected for
these dainty little additions.
The newest walking hats have a wider
brim i'll front, narrower sides and dec
Grafton of ribbin loops and wings in front
OF on the side. They are all bound and
a velvet facing is optional.
Pale gray tulle fiecked with steel span
giles and belted with steel corset makes
very effective ball gown. To relieve its
tone corsage bouquet of blush roses
may be worn. The shoulder straps should
match the belt or cOrSlet.
Ladies' watches continue about the
same size, and open faces are more pop
ular than the close hunting case They
are dainS4y enameled in Vatican designs
and woBl with short fob chains, from
which dtSends an Sgnament in cube, ball
or Locked shape, mere or less ornamented
and set tEckly MA diamonds, jewels, oP
only TASTEFUL finished bit of gold.
The latessafhg in wells is an elaborate
aHair somsHEst in the style of our grand
mthersxyNHhis il i circular <piece of
da4tedt, gut to fit,the lat at the top,
andsadged with trirnsning lace. It has
marrow black ribbons run through the
aGfge, and is tied closely under the chm.
siEhe effect is very stylish, but somewhat
FShffocating.
p very comfortable wrapper or house
dress, or tea gown-as is the fashionable
name-is fitted at the back, the lower
part of the skirt being fulled into the
seams just below the waist. 1t has loose
hanging fronts, the fullness being caught
in with belt or a cord and tassel. The
dress can be finished in fancy style with
ribbons, if preferred.
HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS.
The children sing .'Christmas is
coming and their joy is unmixed,
they have little anxiety as to
the preparation of gifts and no
fear that in the distribution by Santa
Claus they will be forgotten. Not so
their elders, the time seems short and the
days crowded and it often happens that
sfhe purse is all too light, but really few
are so poor as not to be able to give some
trifle that will serve by what it suggests
to brighten a life dulled by the shadow of
daily care and weighed down by burdens
that must be carried. To help those who
would thus make Christmas day glad
day, a few suggestions for simple gifts
may be appreciated.
A trifie which costs nothing and is
pretty is q big, round cart-wheel of a
blue silk pin ball. 1t has ribbon bows on
its fat sides, and it is hung up by long
loops of ribbon. The pins are left stand
ing in projecting circle about the edge,
suggesting, if you did it in yellow in
stead of blue, a suntiower. 1t is meant
to hang conveniently i'll one,s chamber.
And those bottles, those glass and crys-
tai bottles, which you have been so many
years swaddling in fringed silk baby
clothes to stand on bureaus and dressing
tables. Don It do it any more. If you
must give somebody toilet set, paint
ferns OF forget-me-nots or other posies
on the glass itself and then let it go bare.
A very pretty design for a scrap bag is
pink satin for one side, worked with
white daisies, and blue ON the other side
worked with spray of wild roses, or the
flowers may be painted If preferred.
Closely allied to the scrap bag and
work basket, with its many convenient
pockets made dainty by soft, pulled
Innings of surah, finished with ribbon
bows and bit of q lace frill, is the new
chatelaine for the young housewife. 1t
is a revival of grandmother's methods,
but is nevertheless charmingly domes-