Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05
FASHIONS FOB FAIR WOMEN.

Liberty silks are the fashion par excel
lence for young English girls.
Pink tulle is favorite shade for young
society buds this season.
Shrimp pink with tan color is a pretty
combination IN an evening gown.
Cnsplets Of fine flowers are worn by
young gals on their simple evening coli
fures.
Moufflon fur is seen on some imported
dinner costumes from celebrated mod
lstes.
In England the fashionable tea gown
Is Of brilliant red, whatever the fabric
may be.
Handkerchiefs are daintier and more
| flmy than ever and embroidered with
nuns work.
The classic pepium is worn again and
is particularly well adapted to graceful
figure.
Bsrbaric jswelg are very much the
fashion this season, the more crude the
more effective.
Sill one sees the corsage ornament Of
ostrich tips ia one or two colors as the
case may be.
Corals are worn by the buds, and
pink is very trying color.
Gold galloons are particularly effective
on evening costumes, and are now being
made the most Of.
The drsping of the soft grapes used in
evening gowns gives an opportunity for
very artistic effects.
The toque composed entirely Of velvet |
Is very stylish, and for very regular faces |
it Is most becoming.
The osprey or aigret:e is worn with
high couture, ana is always dressy snd |
effective IS well ss simple.
The Directoire bodice is one which is
most becoming, and at the same time
suited 20 almost any figure.
Real silver hooks and eyes are used on
handsome evening cOrsages, serving the
double purpose of ornament and use.
A Russian mode of making one-hsn
the corssge CT visiting costume of fur
is one which does not appeal to sn artistic
eye.
Appropriate and very pretty are the
long silk mittens worn by young girls
with their evening gowns. This is an
English fancy.
The Tam O'Shanter bonnet is both
very pretty and becoming to youthful
faces, and is made less severely plain
than hitherto.
The long gloves are SO spt to sip Of
the arm wen dancing that a pretty fash
ion Of tying them up wit ribbons has
been adopted.
There is decided growth in the sleeves
OF evening gowns, and no longer is the
simple shoulder strap tolerated in debun-
tantes' costumes.
The good taste of the Empress Of
Japan in choosing the colors of the chrys-
anthemum flowers is worthy of an artis-
tic following.
Peau d'Espsgne is a slchet powder
which Is said to be the most durable of
aDy choice perfume. 1t is az once refresh
ms and st org.
II is not the very prettiest length for an
evening d ess for dancing parties, but
ashton dictates that the skirt shall Just
ouch the. floor.
Flowers and watered ribbon are the
popular decorations for evening costumes,
ostrich tips being more appropriate to /
Inner costumes.
The Russian apron is now the chic thing I
or the young girl who presldes over the
'amoVAr and breWs the o'clock cup Of
Pekoe.
Blue and green leather and morocco
IRE seen in some imported sandsl shaped
shoes without beels which are to be worn !
With aesthetic tea gowns.
The girdle is the most graceful thing
slight figure is capable OF wearing and Is I
always artistic. 1t should, however, be I
,f plant silk or Indian null.
No wedding trousseau is now complete
Without fan to correspond with every
evening toilet, and with an extensive
this item is no small one.
Open work hose in bright red and other '
lew and fashionable coiors to match I
evening dress fabrics. Span silK or raw !
iilk are equally well liked and the only
zeal difference Is in the price.