Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14

dlO uStu IOI CIV tliiuE anu uIu-
ner dresses.
Now few words for the children and
the weekly chat must close:
In making little girls dresses, the sim
plest style is the best An over-dressed
child-one with many ruffles, fiounces
loopings and overskirts-is vulgar and
out of fashion. Plain straight frocks of
soft wool, heightened here and there with
velvet or ribbons for grand occasions, are
what a refined woman will choose for her
| little children. These have a dainty
finish of feather stitching at neck and
wrists with feather stitched or plain
| hem.
Little girls aprons are made without
sleeves, and either high or low-necked {.
The Mother Hubbard shapes have, for a
change, the yokes pointed, with sim
pie narrow edging to finish the neck and
arm-hole. Some aprons are gathered
into belt at the waist, as when the
mothers themselves were little girls, and
most of them have henmed sashes of the
material, tied at the back.
Christmas dinner dresses for girls from
six to ten years of age are made of white
chuddah or cream tinted cancels hair,
with low round neck TO wear with muslin
guimpe. To give color and n look of
warmth, velvet of dark rich shade such
as copper red, gold brown green, or dark
violet, forms the under part of the waist
being gathered around the low neck then
extending in point to the waist line and
it is also used for the entire sleeves which
are gathered high on the shoulders, fall
ing thence plain to the elbow. Gold bro
caded ribbon is then placed along the
lower edge of the velvet on the waist, and
fba SlppvpS q hand. a how of ba
ribbon with ends trim the point in front
The skirt of the white wool is simply
hemmed, and is pleated in front and
gathered behind. Cashmere shocked
gowns in artistic shades of Nile green,
pale rose, light blue and dull red have
high-necked waists with long, full
sleeves, and are preferred by many
mothers, as there is danger of the child
taking cold when changing from
everyday wool dresses to those with
guimpes. Hem stitched ruffles edged with
Valenciennes lace are placed around
the neck and sleeves of the newest
guimpes; the bands for the neck, and
wristbands on the sleeves, are about
three-fourths of an inch deep, and there
are usually two narrow hem stitched
frills. Wide knife pleated ruf1les of fine
null are also worn turned down around
the neck of new guimpes, and turned
back from the wristbands of full sleeves.
These small girls wear their hair III a
short thick bang, while the back hair and
that on the sides is in few heavy curls
that do not drOop low and are merely
curled at the ends.
NOTES.
Coat basques with square side pockets
low on the hips are used for demi-toilet,
,1gN4E,s L -
coat and pointed jabot of handsome
lace.
The Russian blouse is in great favor for
home wear.
The newest Oxford ties for evening
wear are beautifully beaded with steel.
Dress skirts are now usually made with
two short steels low at the back and with
out pad hustle.
The skirts of dresses worn by girls in
their early teens are now made quite long
to conceal their ankles.
The fiat crowned, projecting brimmed
felt hats are most fashionable, especially
for young girls. All the trimming is
placed on top.
New black lace wells have wide borders
which fall just below the chin. a narrow
ribbon is run in above the border and tied
in bow behind.
Children 5 best dresses are made of
ladies cloth, the edge of the cloth pinked
in three tapping rows. The popular col
ors are green, rose, pink and mahogany.
These dresses are worn over guimpe OF
white muslim
For mourning jewelry Paris DEGREES jet,
cut as trefoilS, yioletS or pansies, without !
the fainteSt show of gold, and set with
small diamonds at the heart; or else, for |
the deepest depths of grief, black en-
ameled in the cambria button pattern.
The latest thing in London ball-gowns |
is u plated muslin bodice of an infinite |
of tiny plaits. The skirt can |
be of any material, however, rich. The |
more striking the contrast between it and |
the bodice the better.
The young woman who has a white |
lace skirt may buy herself a directoire |
coat of green or tan, brocaded with gold,
and wear the two with the serene con-
sciouSneSs that she is at once gorgeous as
Il parrot and stylish as a Partisan, with
some claims to economy as well.
a very stylish capote, especially
adapted to the low cOiffure, is made of
light gray faille, draped over the crown,
and bands of velvet adorned with silver
lace laid in two or three plaits in front.
Velvet ribbon and gray feathers form the
and velvet strings tie under
the chin.
Afternoon house frocks for school girls
in their teens are made of fine woolens in
soft, pretty shades of blue, green, tan,
old rose and pearl gray. They are high
necked with half-long sleeves and waists
lll-over pleats, on which round yoke is
outlined by guimp or velvet ribbon, or
Else the yoke is shirred and the rest of the
bodice is soft, full folds. The skirt is
Dleated with rows of ribbon for its only
and ribbon likewise makes
,olar, cuffs, cravat bows and sash.
PRETTY TRIPLES FOR CHRISTMAL.
Philadelphia Press: Here are some
pretty triies which are being made by
women who cannot afford expensive
Christmas presents, but who can offer
,ome dainty bit of their own handiwork
Is the most charming of gifts. a sachet
5 made of white linen duck. painted
With heliotropes or violets and filed
With sachet powder of the perfume of the
lower painted on the outside. 1t is
welve inches long and eight wide,
ringed at each end and tied around one
nd with ribbon and bow of lilac
ibbon to match the painted flow
RS. A very pretty little square
achet shows white satin ends and pink
attn sides, over which is a square of bolt
ng cloth, hand-painted with daisies. The
NJ ptit in small souaras and UiIdaI