Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05
A Weekly Gossip ION Many Things
Pertaining to Womah's Dress and
Her Peculiar Domain.
Black SILK 4gsin In FsYor-sashss for
All Occasions and OF Every
BuG-Sflk Skirts.
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Been Urged Before, But Away in
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| fashion. To follow the track Of new
fashions in the opening fall is not the
work of az idler, fer each day .hsra are
new Developments which show that Is
yet the styles are not fxsd. Il is ncW
evident tb2t theIe will be 8 return tc
blsck silk as 4 standard dress; the intro
duction OF icketF, polonsise snd Girec-
toire coats snd the confined preference
for combination suits render the black
SElrt available for c variety OF costumes
The skirt is usually pain in front with g
narrow foot ri fl =, some are made with
de Plating on Ice side to form q panel,
or this is substituted By exquisite en-
oroidery, MORE silk or velvet; if there is
any drapery it IS usually conti1ed to back
oresdths with slight looping over q
small tournure. Some ladies' who fad 1t
necessary to make one skirt answer for
different styles of bodice have the drapery
arranged Independent Of the lower
skirt. The popular material for
the petticoat is mstclssse. Armure is the
newest, bu. gros grain silk is extensively
used. As dress material cashmere has
regained its ascendsncy. The merchants
say the rage for Henrietta cloth has
sbated, partly from the fact Of the in,e-
riority OF the late manufactures, the grest
demand causing such haste as to csuse
the dyes to lack permanency OF color.
Cashmere comes with selvsdge in tiusel,
siiK embroidery, checks and stripes. This
standby is used 1T making jsckeis Marv
OF these have yoke effects, the ful!ness
being held IL small plails fastened with
feather stitching. For coats snd polo
Eaises, there is nothing mora appropriate
ct this season than the csmels' hair serge,
that comes Eow will long silken hsirY
euriace, is fli.y-four inches in width and
costs from 81 80 to S. per yard.
A pretty arrangement for psrate bod
ices is the coEslet. II is made Of velvet
or plush, and is worn over dress OF silk
CT igh: WOoien material. The upper psrt
of the bodice forms sort OF plated
iChu, crossed over the chest, aud losing
itself inside the edge of the corseles,
which terminates the bodice. Tle sleeves
sre fully plsi,ed from the gtoulder ard
anished 'inter the elbow by e deep wrist
bard OK the sane msterisI as the coeselet.
The skirt is made quite plain, gathered or
plsited round the waist, cad fAlls over IN
underskiIt Trimmed round the foot with g
dutiag or with e very full pi2ked-out
ruche.
Piaits are fayorite decoration in both
bodices sno skirts, and are tastefal.y 81
ranged aurplice fashion for both skirt and
bodice. A drspery Of silk is thrown right
Across the bodice, aud then fslls III 8
large panel over one aide OF the skirt.
The sleeves are OF the plated material,
With deep ficiugs o2 the silk. This il
very pretty in cashmere OR anv soft wool
goods, with striped fsilie or MORE.
Yokes and joke effects are multiplying
on young lad es' fall costumes, and tske
on al SORTS q shspes-3qUsre, rounded
or cut ia points ihsE extend nearly 10 tie
Wsist in front cad terminate g. tae
middle Of the back. Upon new dresses
these yokes, which are invariably CT 6
different fabric and color from the res. OF
the gown, are substituted in msny CAGES
Tor vests and pisssrous, s girdie Ct the
same fabric os the YcSe Being very fire.
4nently sdded, with the upper portions Of
sshe sleeve, liks The gown epd the cuff or
Medici pug below the elbow, m.ds OF the
yoke material.
The LsDcX blouse, with It's wide sailor
collar snd lapels OF velvet in bright colcr
On wlite silE, is very stylish. Ga plsiR
or dotted 1nGis silk or surAh the velvet is
CT The color c! the figure in the design.
A wide bow Of velvet forming sash is
worn with the blouse. Skirts Of wooier,
SILK or cotton sra worn with it discrimi-
nately. Plain skirts CT veIveteen will be
much worn, with redingo!e or tunic of
cashmere.
Red wool dresses will continue to be
worn by fashionable young ladies. These
dresses are usually msde with yoke or
vest OF black watered silk, an immensely
broad and long sash Of watered ribbon,
and plain, full skirt with deep border
st the foot, either OF ths black MORE silk
matching the vest fabric or CT MORE rio
bon CT narrower width than the sash.
shown, made with skirt covered by three
founces, eecl fource bordered by eeversl
rows CT very narrow black MORE ribbon.
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Avery pretty dress for t.ll for young
lady Is Of poppy red veiliDg. The skirt Is
qaite plain, fist Ia front and gathered in
the back and put on to g round w.istbsnd.
A very small cushion filled with horse
hair is sewn ca inside, close TO the band
st the back, and under 1t are three half
circles OF fine steel, covered with glove
skin, put on at intervals Of sDout three
inches, Just to uphold the tournure. The
bottom Of the Gkirt IS trimmed round the
front with g nsrrow f1ttpg.. The tupic is
trimmed with black sstin-ejged fEille
ribbon. Il fcyms sort Of square panel
Ct the bacf, and is drsped into
puE II the upper part. at
the pack Is forms two pointed shawl
lapels, also edged with black RIBBON, enc
strip OF which comes down scross the
1sist, ald is Il aished with loops a1d ends
falling over the skirt. The bodice has
black silk cellar ard bow st tie eide.
The sleeves are finely plated from the
shoulders, where they torn inlI puff;
Wristbands Ci black silk end bows Of
olack ribbon.
A walkicg dress in brown cloth hss the
double breasted bodice Tsitn broad Tapped
revere, Gus a8ay SQuaEely st the Wsist,
and the bsca IL coat shaps wish loEg
skirts. Ga the front gre large gold cut
tons. TIE dFsper7 on the front Of the
skirt is caught up TO G point near the right
hip, where bfsid ornament is placed. At
the bottom the drapery is vandyked over
skirt OF which not more than three or
four inches is allowed to be seen.
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