Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16

green and red, under princesse polon-
else OF dark green summer cloth. The
front OF the polonaise lsps to the left side
is turned back on the skirt as q reverse,
which is braided. This makes G long,
deep side on the right, while the left is
short, showing the checked skirt, and has
side appear like 8 j1cket. The middle
ion, and the backs are long and but
slightly drsped.
NOTES.
For travelling wear soft striped woolens
or homespuns in tints Of grey.
The skirts OF dresses for the spring are
scarcely draped st sll-onGy q ripple here
and there.
Women Of fashion are wearing balsy-
euses made Of black szd white checked
taffetGs,
Plain silks and sE1ahs are inside mp
with pinked out edges, the contrasting
| color put between.
Metal fringes adorn the bottom of many
| Of the prettiest bali gowns worn al the
Delmonico balls.
A shoulder cape with long scarf ends
that are knotted in the front and fall be-
low the knee, is new spring wrap beth
graceful and stylish.
For low-neck dresses the couture is
usually prolonged now by loose curl OF
q hall braid falling just below on the
neck.
Bonnets become smaller. The ribbon,
Sigrette ana bows on the top are now
held in place by flower sprays instead Of
plumes.
Black lace hats and bennets are high in
favor for half season wesr, and are bright.
ened by cluster of velvet jon9uils OF
pAnsies with golden hearts, or gold
colored bow.
The new figured China silk will be
made up with 1ouuced skirts snd long
drsperies, bordered with bias silk the
shade of theSdarkest Agure, stitched on
with one or several rows Of white silk.
Pinked founces begin to rage, aud the
correct width is from five to eight inches.
The lowest one should go all around, as
finish to the skirt, whether or no the
drapery allows 1t to be seen.
The bodices of wedding dresses are
now made with the fronts quite covered
with rows of modest looking Grape pisse
and insertion laid crossWays over the
bosom.
1t is q new fancy in tailor gowns to
have the front breadth and waistcoat Of
some pale tint OF cloth, while the back
and side breadths, the bodice and sleeves
are of dark cloth.
Broad ssshes sze coming more and
more into fashion. They are either tied
in small bow with very long friDged-ou
ends or made into deep loops and short
ends cut out in points below.
Lace is now used as q skirt trimming
In fist, lengthwise bands In double rows,
with the points meeting under button or
bow and the plain edge hidden by pleat
of the gown stuf overlapping it.
A very chic street dress, Just from
Paris, is long redingote of long gray
wool, falling straight and plain over q
pleated skirt of gray silk, and with wide
wooden revers, rolled back from pleAted
chemisette Of the same gray silk.
A novelty is q waist made without g
seam of course over well-fittiDg lining.
But only the most skilliul hands know
how to arrange soft, pliGble material,
that it clings gracefully across the figure
and makes the points into broad pleated
belt.
The hair is either worn very high snd
pointed or else low and fat to the head,
with single long wsvy curl falling down
behind. In this couture are stuck all the
real or false jeWes one can boast CT.
Gray will be worn this spring for walk
ing dresses, trimmed with silver brHidlng
or steel psssamenterie. Jackets will be
made of the same color, but of another
stun. For instance, gray cashmere will
have ribbed velvet jacket Of two darker
shades in stripes, or gray and white or
gray and black stripe.
Household
A few words more to that wife who in
the bright msidenhood of the long ago, :.