Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-21
LADIES COLUMN.
Corner Dedicated to the Ladies.
Hints on Feminine Topics.
Fabrics and Fashions for Gowns-Sug-
gestions for Purchasers at the
Bargain Counters.
Some Fancy Work Designs for Fair and Deft
Fingers-Toothsome Delicacles for
Holiday Festivities.

| study Oh uuuSuaI care.
The so-called simple directoire redin-
gotes, for instance, and the stately Rus
sian polonaises have no fripperies and
falls of lace with which to cover false
move of the scissors, and the long
straight folds, which looks easy enough
to drape as one looks at the. stylish mod
els, are not so quickly adjusted and ar
ranged as one might imagine. The fit
ting too, and the immaculate tailor fin
ish which alone make the bodice of the
garment a success, depend altogether
upon the genius and finished art of the
creator of these simple gowns.
The polonaise of other days lives under
the new title of the Empire redingote
and it will be in high favor during this
and the coming season. To describe it
generally, it is a half fitting long coat
snug and graceful at the back and open
! over plastron and inner skirt of like or
contrasting material. Sometimes there
| is a little fullness left in the corsage por-
| ton, which is shirred at the throat and
! again very narrowly at the belt. The
! sleeves are quite full, and a band of Bull
| garian embroidery wrought III rich col
| ored silks is around the arm hole, and
! forms a deep cuff at the wrists.
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! silk lining is fitted with two very deep
darts, while the bodice material is
smoothly drawn over this foundation and
is seamless 1t fits, however, without a
! wrinkle, and to prevent even a suspicion
! of fulness, whalebore is run diagonally
across the lining just above the waist line :,
! from the second dart, and carried to the
under arm seam, where it is secured by q
| buttonhQle stitch. Only the two ends
are fastened, the easing not being sewed
to the lining.
During the early part of tie season a
strong effort was made so introduce long
trains to evening dresses, but this effort
has practically failed Fashionable
women Will not allo$, themselves to be
encountered in crow1ga drawing -re9ms
with style of dress SAich is. best suited
to the stage There VIII, however ;<be
more train dresses -lthis seesdsl than last
| for dinners and receptions, but they Will
be 'demi-trains. Evening dresses for
young ladies and dancing dresses are in
variably made short.
Velvet, either plain or combined with
matalasse, is extensively used for recep-
| tons and dinners.
For dinner gown the underskirt is
made of velvet, the front breadth being
gathered in at each of the side seams,
about half way down, to form a care
lesslY full effect. Otherwise the velvet
underskirt is undraped and is trimmed
around the foot with a biased fold of vel
vet, put on in shell pattern and caught
to the dress by buckles of jet. The di-
rectoire coat is finished with a short jacket
in front, showing full pleated under
bodice of velvet, the straight skirt also
IL lao 10 a aI1ti
front breadth of the underskirt. A high
collar of jet finishes the matalasse coat
and handsome empire girdle of jet COM
pletes the garniture. Gowns of mata-
lasse and velvet are frequently finished
with narrow edges of ostrich plumes lii
the two eolors of the dress.
The new tea gowns which are now be-
|. ing made up to be worn by the hostess at
luncheon parties or afternoon teas have
none of the negligee effect which eharac7
ferries the house wrapper: On tgxSe 91sS
gown, but in front Ro%x4ike the
I1mpiSe dresses intfQduce9sat the begin
: ming 6fthe seasons are made prin-
eipalIy6f plush asldse4SEt, heavy corded
Hiiks, ard tlowess fsssshpadour brocades
6f light SqualitsfSs ga tea gown recently
made is otsdarbssfra GOTTA plush, COM
binSd Yithspink silk. The back breadths
of the gown. are demi-trained, the full
nes{1yer tie tournure being introduced
in S.dffsterM shfrring below the waist
Ont aItA side breadths of the gown
saf:oE pale-HShk faille, alternating with
.slysfsg straighFs tabs of the dark terra
sss6ttaSelvet attending from the waist to
sfhe .fosSQf the skirt. The front of the
waist is inAd&are jacket effect, opening
over an under bodiqws of pink faillesS
An undersleeve of Nink faille fin
ishes the sleeve, whidh is slashsa up
10 be drawn through: AaandssEf1e tea
with pink failie, MAcaded Pompadour
rose design, is MAD in sitfHar fashion to
the one just descriIsed ,hatTs trimmed with
and front.
A number of simple gowns are being
made of cashmere for quiet tea parties at
home, or for day wear in the house
These gowns are made with draped skirts
and simple bodices. A cashmere gown
of silver-ggss has atpanel of ribbon
shaped fassAs in several Shades of gray,
introd,tssdsin the SKIRT? The bodice is
quitsS5dSin but is flushed with a fanci-
fubstfie vest of soft, rose-colored
'isssSah, extending the length of the
waist A dark green cashmere gown is
made with gracefully draped, but plain
underskirt, and has a little pointed vest
of palest green corded silk, brocaded in
pattern of tiny rosebuds. The bodice
of this dress is free from the shoulder on
either side of the vest, and the tiny cuffs
of rosebud brocade are shirred into three
puffs, caught down by fine green silk
cords, which are knotted in loops on the
outside of the seam. Dressmakers are
making many dresses for the house of
cardinal and of darker ox-blood red
cashmeres, embroidered in Persian pat
terms and in many gay cashmere colors.
This is certainly the period of fur ana
although it is scarcely to be hoped that
roses viii continue to bloom much longer,
Southern women are slow to array them
selves in fur, and yet fur shoulder eapes
are not only fashionable but extremely
comfortable. BY an odd fancy monkey
skin is in high favor but mink, otter and
seal are much worn.
Long cloaks in plain broadcloths are
much favored. A very stylish garment
in dark blue has Y in the back of the
waist and the fronts embroidered with
gold thread and blue silk, while the
front, neck sleeves and apehing at the
hack of the skirt, are finished with black
FUR The lining is black satin, quilted.