Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-11
isv front Of white surah, collar and Guns

SKIRT, having deep hem and gathered I
the edge OF the short, round bodies
which opens in the back, with q narro'
vest liz front OF cream surab, over whic
the fronts are laced from the bust t
waist line. The sleeves are large an
full, in mutton leg style, with deep cuff
II copper velvet, which also forms tn
collar aud tab revers, reaching from tn
shoulders to the lscing.
Among the novelties is the smoc
dress, the skirt and bodice being in on
piece. These dresses usually have yoke
and are smoked, which is hcneY-comb O
diamond shirring at the waist in pointe,
belt effect. Sometimes the belts ar
smoked, or center strip of smokin,
from the throat to the waist. The skirt
may be Smoked in pointed yoke, and tn,
sleeves are full and loose, with smoking
ct the wrist or on theloutside Of the arm
| Another style in printed chsllis hiss
straight full skirt with round waist, Gu
with deep V bsck and front, flashed By
pointed collar Of velvet and velve
cuffs. The guimpe waist In cream num-,
yelling, full sleeves OF the same gathered
| in to wide straight band cuff.
Chambray dresses in delicate tints arr
made and trimmed in the loveliest msn.
ner with white embroidery. An unpre
tentious little garment is developed IL
plain chsmbray of pale pink shade, witt
chambray embroidered edging in two
widths and insertion correspond
ing. The body has 3 square
yoke top of the goods tucked. This yoke
is finished sround the neck and at the
lower edge with frill Of the narrow en-
broidery. The lower part of the waist is
full and in the blouse style; the belt of In.
sertion. The little round skirt has deer
hem, above which is set frill of the
deeper embroidery, 9 cluster of three tiny
tucks just above the frill. A sash looped
st the back is finished at the ends by ,
trill of embroidery and tucks. The sleeves
are in shirt style, with the seam at the in
side OF the arm, the wrist gathered and
completed with frill Of narrow embroid.
cred edging.
NOTES.
Green. greener, greenest are the tints
Of the future.
Fashions in bonnets are decidedly sug-
gestive OF the Empire period.
Ribbons OF all materials, patterns and
sizes are much used for bsll dresses.
Skirts are growing wider, but the diff
ference is made entirely in the back
widths.
Many imported gowns are wholly with
out steels, aod have but the bare sus-
picion OF cushion at the top.
Bridal te6gowns are OF India silk with
fronts Of cream lace, which also shows in
an opening st the back of the skirt.
Floupces are very much revived, and
may be put on the skirt pretty much as
you will, provided only that you do not
let them 60 regularly over it.
Some of the loveliest bonnets are made
entirely OF violets, others of sprays of
white lilscs, and few of pink moss.rose
buds.
The new, elegant and expensive sash
ribbons are made into flchus that cover
the waist and shoulders almost entirely.
A very new fashion is to put fold Of
sharply contrasting color On the foot Of
foundation skirts, SO as to show an inch
all round.
Box-plsited skirts of white wool, deeply
bordered with gslloon. are put beneath
the skirts OF the very hsndsomest colored
wooIlen costumes.
Very few handkerchiefs have not merely
a colored border, but dots, blocks, bsrs
and rings, even pompsdour bouquets riot.
ing over their whole surface.
Pointed cspes of black cashmere, edged
with one or two deep frills of lace, the
point held N place by belt of watered
ribbon, will be worn with spring gowns
Of all sorts.
A qusint and dainty bonnet Is composed
Of loops of maize colored tulle, encircled
BY a disdem of Japanese roses, the point
Of which is formed of the flowers stalks
snd buds.
All tenniss7gowns are made this year
with full skirts laid in pl.its or more
rarely tucked. They have never any
drsperies st all, bright ribbon sash
snotted at the back or on either side sup
plying sill deficiencies in that line.
Leghorn fats are worn by girls OF all
ages, end are trimmed with white MORE
DR. faille ribbons in long stresmers at the
back, and clusters or wreaths Of white
ilacs, daisies, or small pink or white
roses, or apple- blossoms.
Face wells OF dotted gauze are very fash
enable, and at present women are rarely
;een on the street without bit Of trans
parent stuff drawn across their eyes. In
many cases the veil is worn to the chin,
covering the entire face and tightly drawn.
White dresses OF mohair, brilliGntIne,
serge or yelling, are claiming for wsterir G
,lace morning wear, and they ere msde in
severely simple styles with tailor msde
bodice snd draped skirt, or with tucked
kirt and surplice waist, or in true Parish
N style with the long pelonsise undreped
n front and caught up in large full puts
It the back.
Rose, pink and white are the brides
nsids' colors this season; also white,
With green or yellow ribbons. Dotted
link net, striped with gsuze ribbons forms
he fronts Of these pretty gowns, with
ndia silk or striped crepe de chine for
he gathered corssge; the full sleeves,
which are largest at the top, and the
'ciDted drspery of the short skirt. Suede
loves snd slippers complete the toilet,
nd the flowers are rosebuds and incarna-
ions
Household.
These are the days that Pin every well
.overned city, an official nose is peeTing
nto back yards to spy out the filthiness
4 the land. The indignant housekeeper,
owever neat she msy be, resents his
isit, regarding 1t as an intrusion and wsr-
anted by no law of health. Although |
very woman is ready to charge other |
with want of cleanliness,
nsny are guilty of the same fault, as . |
lose inspection OF back premises win |
isclose. The germs Of typhoid lurk in
he corners, invade the kitchen itself,
nd find in sipks and cinsets conditions