Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

I a. lue Wnite House, and reigQs in th6
hearts of her countIYmen by her womsnly
grsces ard her tasteful attire. Talk sbou,
| brain Influence, a1cut power in cabinet,
about the strength of the masculine mind,
| given pretty woman, really woman,
and Ell these succumb to her power; her
| tiny fugers and pretty imperativeuess
| silences sn opposition, and, being just q
@omsn, man yield 10 her sway; hence,
| therefore, the first lsdy Of the land
| il fuenceg votes that will give her four
years longer in the White House and the
country Democratic President. That
is q woman's irfllence. She has not the
suffrage, but she has pretty gowns, and
with q womsn's tact and woman's
grace, Frances is irresistible. Men eulo-
giZe her, and vote for her husband.
Gowns, then, are not so unimportsnt as
the strong minded would have the world
believe, and the weekly chst in the La
dies Column Is entitled to consideration
for its possible political bearing as who
knowns the extent OF influence entengled
in the folds or shared in the loopings Of q
fetching costume.
Let fashion then be capricious, change
full or eXacting, her votaries need not
complsin, when among the ends to be at
tanned by good dressing is one that patri-
cts are urged to sim st, "thy country's,"
and when this fcKleness my be, after sll,
hut q healthfui craving for needed change.
Who has not felt the WEAKNESS OF perpet-
ual semeness7 The eye, tired of monoto-
ny, gives no pleasing picture to the mind,
and the spirit soon sinks into apatby, If
not positive discomfort. Rob the sky of
varying tints, the flowers Of their many
hues, let the birds wesr feathers Of one
colsr. and women be uniformed, and the
world would oe shorn of its beauty and
existence of its brightness. Fashion,
wise dame that she Is, tnvents new modes,
or, waiting until former ones are forgot
ten, revives them, giving charm Of nov
city by new combination. For time she
PLAYED the role of resurrectionist, and
from medieval sstheticism brought out
the quaint, the restful Of that period.
Symptoms of WEAKNESS WAS warning
sufficient, and this spring marked de-
parture has been made; now women revel
in the bright colors and airy costumes
that were the delight OF the painter
Wasteau and the whims Of L. Pomps-
dour, while many costumes tell of the
First Empire and the struggle that went
Ou Will OOeCpuiuC ouu VIC louiSo VA hCi
court for the leadership In dress. The
Nspoleonic dynasty was imperial, and the
dress styles of that day seem likely to
become regnsnt. For one thing, they are
certainly more economical than the
double or treble drsped skirts, for which
such yards and yards of material were
required. What more simple or convenient
to wear than the plain skirt slightly pufied
up at the back, and the dainty Recs-
mier bodice, drsped in the shape OF .
fchu and fitted round the waist with q
vide scarf tied on the left side or fastened
st the back into b2by-bows
Anything that Is tasteful or artistic is
considered stylish this year. The more
unique the drapiag the more style. No
one is obliged to follow any set laws or
methods, either in draping or waist gar
niture. Tbs only thing is to study which
is the most becoming to ones figure or
particular style of beauty. The full bodice
with deep round bel. becomes slight
figures only; but the peaked bodice is
quite IS fashionable. Finely plated
fronts, crossed at the waist, are also be-
coming to figures inclined to stoutness.
Many summer dresses are made with
bodices opening into point over mar
row peaked chemisette Of plated white
Grape or cambria.
Il June is the month CT travellers, and sll
who can are looking out some pleasant
summer resort, and Of course the travelling
dress comes In for o share OF attention.