Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-12
Fashions Backward Turn Predicted
and Styles q an Empress Sc
lected for Fair Republicans.
TrEgedy's Qaoen Designs a Hat
Wemsn's Attire New Moral Agent.
Grandms's Pink Fashionsble.
Manners in the Household That Shall be
Good Enough for "aome Folks''
and for CompHpJ-Notes
and Recipes,

mouth of the learned Professor Teufels-
drich, the declaration that, "Scciey is
fouE ded upon clothes," snd also dsfues
man to be "tool-usIng ANIMAL" who,
with his body and the cloth as materials,
works ont through the mysterious opera
tons Of the mind, the ediace known as
a person. Also that the snip of the scis-
kors and click Of the needle have devel-
oped individuality, distinctions and social
polity. The judge wraps his ermine
around him, the king steps to his throne
clad in purple, and men reverence an
abbey. Clothes then play no unimportant
part in the worlds history, their texture,
fashion and color are Inscriptions on
! Times monument that can be readily
deciphered and well repay the effort.
| Not as clothes philosophers, however,
do the majority read this column, but
simply to learn what are fashions latest
DEGREES, leaving to speculative philoso-
ply the solution Of the ever recurring,
"Why7" In fashion as In other
things, there has been progress.
The apron Of fg-leaves bears slight
relation to the silk embroidered and
Isce trimmed vanity pretty girl fsstens
on to serve the O'Clock tea. The skin
cloak, or the blanket, have but bare
suggestion Of my lady's seal skin or the
Cashmere shawl with its gorgeous dyes
snd intricate designs. These have been
evolved from savage want and are the
Offering CT stern necessity and love of
ornament. Progress, there has been, but
on this seeming cycle though time turns
not back, fashion retrsces her steps, and
Ie-dsy her journals proclaim the cos
tunes Of the First Empire as styles for
the present; these were themselves large
IL copied from Greek models, and today
there is the singular anomaly OF nine
tenth century bellies clad in the fashions
Of Josephine, Hortense, and other beau
ties Of that brilliant court.
The modistes Of Paris, who largely die
tate to the. social world in matters Of
dress, are preparing to bring back the
Empire period CT dress that Sara Bern
nardt has been 80 instrumental in manu-
featuring by her elegant costumes worn
in the new play of "La Toscs."
Millinery, generally the pioneer in q
new field, has adopted this name for
new hat, that has wide btim in front
and narroWs very much to the
back, the former sbou: six inches
and the latter not more than TWO. The
trimming on this, as well as all other
hats, is lowsrds the back. So marked is
this thar one might deem thHt the hats Of
last year we're simply turned arc und.
Crowns on hats and bonnets are alike
oev and broad, and brim5 snow pokish
tendency.
Importers are bringing over colored
straws-shsdes OF brown, grey and green
oeiug most prominent; few red ones
are seen, but dark blue is regarded as
pssse. From the number Of shapes and
be attention paid to material and color,
made hats snd bonnets will be popular
for the fpring; embroidered net crepe,
md the soft silk that folds so prettily will
be much used. The lining Of the front is
Almost invariably of velvet. This is
:hosen most probably because OF its soft
ming feet when in iuxtaposition to the
skin.
AS to trimming, white plumes will
doubtless be worn, as many are shown in
the new tints chosen by the Paris syndi-
ate ct its mid-winter session, and have
oeen sent out to the manufacturers OF the
various goods for feminine wear. The
indications are that flowers will be more
generally used; indeed, to so great per-
lection hive these been brought as TO al
most rob nature of her claim. These are
npsred not only for millinery purposes
but the modiste SVails her eff of
them as garniture for ball dresses, ard
they comprise special skirt and bodice
devices. A ret includes two long skirt
sarlADds, so BOULDER sprays, corssge Dou-
quet and smaller cluster for the hsir,
sll ueliciously tinted and perfumed. Not
infreQueDtly these ere intermingled with
loops and enGs Of Wslered ribbon, but for
this brot Z and pale green grasses are
preferred.
Accompanying Gil tailor made dresses
is q bouquet OF the material, and the tai
Ior who fails to reserve piece for this
purpose is considered Tot only dsrelict
in duty, but so far behird the demand of
the hour as to be unworthy Of feminine
patronage.
While uniformity is considered essen
tial, some license is allowed in the
choice and fashion OF gloves. |
Fourteen shades of tan-colored |
undressed hid gloves are shown.
For the street ere four-buttoned gloves |
with wide embroidery on the back, done |
in black or in self colored stitching; the !
buttons are gilt and nearly half an inch !
in diameter; the embroidery is done by |
machine stitching, as 1t is then smooth on |
the wrong side, and does not make ugly |
ridges on the hands as the rougher hand
does. Heavy, dressed kid |
gloves Of the same design n, TO wear with
tailor gowns, are made in English fashion,
with Tapped "draWn seams" sewed as
barnes is sewed, to show one light edge
Of the leather. Gray, black aud mode or
drab shades are shown in both buttoned
aud loose winter gloves, but the tan-eol-
ored yeloutine, or undressed kid gloves,
still make up the bulk Of the importa-
tons.
One Of the most convenient adjuncts
to lsdy's dress are the fronts that can
be changed to suit the occasion. A
woman by the aid OF these and similar
hss almost reached the cli-
max of hope, which Is that, like maD,
she can, valise in hand, make thousand
mile Journey, spend few days with q
friend and by iudicious selection of vests
make a plain travelling dress do duty
noon and night, having at the
same time an inward sense OF fitness
and a consciousness of being well
dressed.
All have admired the pretty tea gowns,
but it has been left to bright woman to
discover that they are efficient molal
agents In the world Of home, as there
alone they can be worn. 1t is by 10
means difficult matter to follow Paul's
Injunction TO wives thst they be keepers
81 home when arrAyed in one OF these.