Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
LADIES' COLUMN.
gsskIy Comments on fancies, Fash.
i,rs and Foibles, as Seen Through
Gazette Spsctacles.
s,,rers the Decoration Of Spring Cos
iumss, Bu'tens and Rtbbons
Minor Ornaments.
PsrIor and Psniry-HtnA
ard Helps.

corsciousness Of duty well performed
oEoubt, ss ELls Wheeler Wilcox ssys
s..os some Of the bitterness from Q
~om,n's cup of sorrow st having missed
ANS honest love, but Consciousness Of
ssIug well dressed, to the average woman
= compensation for whole chspter Of
~. IN life, snd "a mans honest love-
.@nerslly falls into rsrk when like con-
sreror she comes forth srrsyed in bel
rnOply OF victory.
Tysritably coLqueror; earth, ses ane
Il, n.y tribute, AID men who are them.
.srss leaders in such trivial affairs IS
Sonyentions, csufuses and tie like, bow
me neck most submissively TO the yoke s
coli Coslumed woman puts upon
# the fair enslayer will
n,lr remember to conceal rs form
~it5 bright tinted ribbons, and to care.
hlly protect any places where 1t might
gsl, with gsy flowers.
Rp5 ma and flowers, how full of rug
oesticn sre the words! and Dame Fash
Ian. desr, kindly old dame, says to her
ioIloEers: "My pretty dezIs, wesr them
Ebsrever you can and j 1st as red, SIS yel-
inv and as blue as you like Bat, moved
by ghst Macaulsy terms in the history Of
he morals Ct nations "spasms OF virtue"
abe gsys: "Do not disturb The pretty
s0pgssers Of the woods; spare these gen.
tsfenizers tbst charm both eye snd ear "
Flowers fad place this spring wher-
ever il is possible to put them; entire
fruuts OF evening gowns ore made of
theu; the airy structure that covers the
Msd and the psresol that shields from
SoIs 8erce rays are each atorne d profuse-
H. Srxwround ha covered with lace he We
Fsrlsuds Of lilies OF the valley, corn
lowers. tj1nquils ard dandelions; lace
bounets form framework for roses,
popnies and leaves of gilt, that complete
" hide the material except so far as 1t
appears In long scarf attached to the
bonnet ard is brought round the neck,
the long ends falling nearly to the bot
toms OK the skirt. Flower trimmed
p.rssols are only used in full dress, the
lowers the outline Of the ribs from top to
bottom ind finishing there with cluster.
DIntsress is the rulfrg idea OF dress st
present, and French milliners cater to 1t
BY peiiumiDg the ertifcisl flower with
the odor that nature bestowed upon the
resi-.
Eccentricities inIude in matters OF
dress and are st present nowhere more
marked thSn in the cspote that has now
become s cap-boDnet from which all high
trimmings are discarded, and It is inside
to lie close anc fat to the head. The
plettiest are Of foe STRAW, with q border
Of crushed roses fitting nestly to the hair,
and tied on by fsnchon Of lsce d'esprit.
Another freak is the lowering Of dress
necks by sbolishipg the military collar.
Now IS pretty throat is rare beauty
and is seldom found beyond the rosebud
soge, many are using tulle about the
throat and to fill in the V, 1t be ne wor :
teriul softener OF sharp outlines and faded
complications.
In the list of whinsicalities may be
clsssed buttons, for, while it is true that
many frocks ehoWno sign of ia tening, and
the woman seems TO emerge from the en-
holdings OF her gown like lily from its
shesth, 1t is equally true that buttons
hSye rene wed interest, in that girls adopt
their diver in & button and always wear
II, slthough il appears in different
uSflSS5 k3OWh6. dD5y
tons are favorites and are very pretty with
their rich dark colors over the fabric Of
walking dresses CT tesgowns. Young
girls weAr daisy buttons or outtercups,
these lsst being done in one instance that
& Broadway jsweler tells OF in pure gold.
Sweet pea buttons are delicstely colored
in pale pink and blue, and are exact cop
pies Of the natural flower nodding from
the button.holes up and down the gown.
Ersmelled flowers when not used for
buttons are turned into pins and then
used in dozen places, scattered over the
mont Of the bodice, or, much more ehec-
lively, to catch up the draperies, the rib
6ons and laces on skirt and bodice in be-
Wilderjrg coquettish ways.
a sprlng novelty is the lace cloak. Copy
lag those Of cloth, it covers the entire
person, and if not so good hide-sll SO
Its heavier models, it freshens and besuti-
hes faded or plain silk worn beneath,
snd though strictly adapted to carrisge
sud tysning wear, is frequently seen Cd
The street.. 1t is II hand wrought black
lace, with full. long sleeves, and ribbons
futtering from neck to ground. The &C
companying cut gives an idea OF 1t.