Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-28

| no opening is visible in front. The jack
| ct is plain in the back, rather short,
with high standing collar, coming round
| to meet the revers in front. This col
| lar sets up over the collar of the vest
at the back, but displays it in front. A
light silk under-blouse brightens up a
dark dress for the evening. The blouse
could also be finished with belt of vel
vet to match the jacket. This is made
| either pointed or straight in front.
just little startling to old-fashioned
| ideas of bridal outfits is the modern idea
| of black underwear 1t was looked upon
at first as the momentary freak of some
aspiring fashion leader, but there is no
| denying its popularity. Black hosiery
| and petticoats are a fixture; night robes,
| chemises and drawers soon will be. Form
ing part of unique bridal set made
in one, of the large cities for an e1pectant
| bride are some of these somber hued gar
ments. The black nightrobe is of China
| silk, made Mother Hubbard. A short,
| shirred yoke is drawn up with orange
| ribbons, these to be removed at washing.
| A coat sleeve with a puff at the top, black
| lace frill at the neck and sleeves, and
bottom founce, finished the novel gar
ment.
These black night robes are startling
| but they grow on one. They are well
adapted for travelling, for sleeping cars
| and for possible accidents. They neither
| catch dust, wrinkle or advertise their
use. To be mashed up in that sort of
| garment would be no humiliation. The
| black nightrObe is garment of destiny.
| The chemise to match is Il low-cut,
| sleeveless thing, trimmed with black silk
| lace, through which runs orange ribbon.
| AT the waist line runs a shir, through it
| the orange ribbon to tie it down. The
| bottom of the cheInise finished with lace
ruffies makes the underskirt.
The drawers are also of black and the
| trimming curves upward on the outside
seams, where the ribbons meet in little
fluffy knots.
At a church wedding not long since the
bridesmaids carried muffs made of yellow
and white chrysanthemums, these ar
ranged at either end of the muff; the
center, of moss, supported a spray of
yellow roses and maidenhair fern placed
crosswise. There were no flowers on the
side CT the muff that would rest against
the gown, only moss. By 4 graceful
arrangement of greenery made TO re-
semble fringe around the sides of the
mufT, the absence of lining of any sort is
not observed.
Some of the latest toilets for these fair
attendants are charmingly quaint and
old-fashioned in effect, and number of
exceedingly recherche and expensive
gowns of this description, are modelled
after dresses popular in the sixteenth
century. In no case, however, are absO-
lutte copies made. Features and char
acteristics are made use of, both on
bodice and skirt, rendering the toilets,
when completed, far prettier and more
attractive by their novelty than the
wholly modern costume, to which we are
so accustomed, or the wholly antique
gown, that unaltered and unmodified
in any of its details, would appear
erratic and often decidedly outre.
One of the prettiest ball dresses of the
season was made a few days since by
successful modiste. The dress had q
waist of simple white taffetas entirely
embroidered in bluebells and Neil roses.
The skirt was of tulle with a scarf of silk
caught up near the edge with q cluster of
artificial flowers like embroidery.
A pretty finish for a holiday dress IS a
boa of lace, either black or white. These
are easily made, but take a good deal of
lace in the making.
The foundation is a silk cord 1t must
be of the color of the lace, two yards
long, or little longer for very tall
person. Sew up the ends of the cord
tightly so that it can t ravel out. Take
q long needle full of silk, and run the
lace with fine stitches along the upper
edge. Draw your thread up so as to full
the lace as you go. Began at one end of
the cord by gathering the. lace very full,
to form tassel. Now wind the gathered
lace round and round the cord, spiral
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to keep it in place. The fuller you can
make it-but not too full-the prettier it
will be. 1t must be very puffy in the
middle, where 1t passes around the neck;
and the lace must be reversed, so as to
fall towards the other end, after you
pass the center. a little care will make
it look well. Any light lace makes up
prettily. These boas are worn with the
ends hanging, or Topped one within an
other i'll front.
Shall the valedictory be written for
1888? oh, no; THE GAZETTE will only say
to its fair readers Il merry Christmas and
express the hope that as years succeed
the ladies may love it more and more.
NOTES.
Small toques and turbans of the neatest
description continue TO be highly popu-
lar.
The short, puffed empire sleeves are
much worn for both low and semi-low
bodices.
Black is the only thing permissible for
children IS shoes, stockings and leggings.
Pretty little Bulgarian hoods for the
opera are made of cream white camel's
hair bordered with gold or silver en-
broidery.
Though green remains in all the pale
shades the leading color, blue in the
same tones, says an English high authori-
ty, is coming rapidly into favor.
For evening wear a pretty novelty is
the boa of roses made of pink, red or yell
low roses, strung together closely without
green leaves.
A new embroidery seen on some of the
imported dresses is of silver thread on
scarlet cloth bands, used TO trim dark
blue, green and brown dresses.
There is a great tendency to trim skirts
round the edge, especially with narrow
fur, and embroideries on both day and
evening skirts commence round the edge
and graduate upward.
Where panels are used on skirt they
must be either in narrow gore shape, or,
if of pleatings, not stiffiy tackled rs was
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