Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-22

ribbon and opening ever q petticoat OF
plated brown fsille FraIcaise.s
The Merveilleuae cravat of white silk
muslin is 8 new fancy and is worn with
the direcIoire costume. 1t Is tied in s
large w,covering up the greater part Of
the vest front.
Some very pretty indoor frocks for
dressy wear are made with short ssgging
pulled sleeves and half high corsage,
with . sagging plastron. Such gowns
are to be worn by young ladies"at home"
for afternoon teas, and for country toilets
of ceremony.
A pretty fancy for an afternoon tea
toilet is an apron made entirely of loops
OF ribbon fastened together at irregular
intervals with drop ornaments of Jet or
crystal, and attached to these sprons are
ribbon bretelles to ms,ch. With this
accessory q plsin gown can be converted
into dress toilet.
Little boys OF two to three yeats old
wear their white pique or ginghsm frocks
made ell In one piece, with full skirt
gathered to plain wsist OF medium
leigh buttoned behInd. jacket fronts
are added, which give the dress the
boyish effect 30 much desired, end sash
of the material is sewed in the seams
under the arms and tied in fat bow be-
hind.
H5usehuld.
DEAR WINNIE: Since the solemn days
of Lent have past have been SO much
occupied as to f1nd little time for aught
save social and domesti; duties. l some.
times think the place Of eldest daughter,
with mot er an invalid, is not an envi-
able one, and yet l am hardly willing to
exchange 1t for one where the entire re-
sponsiollity rests upon my own shoulders.
You have been appraised that have passed
gay winter, and having received so
much feel 1t incumbent upon me to re-
turn some Of the Inequalities / have en-
joyed, and now, behold your old friend
jast on the eve of giving swell lunch
con. Win, don't say, az lunched with
SO and 3d." but say M luncheoned." This
is INTERCEPTED for your specisi enlightep-
ment.
To resume: What form my entertain
ment should take was subject for con-
sideration. thought of Yellow break
fasts. green dinners and pink teas,
IN fact exhausted the whole
scale Of prismstic colors to
find myself at the end as undecided as
ever. In sheer desperation l almost re-
solved on "povarty party" Do you
know what that is? We'll, 1 will explain.
A lady invites lot of friends. snd all
the women appear in calico snd the men
in their Oldest clothes. A few colored
musicians with flidles furnish the music
Tsilow dips furnish the lights, and Every.
thing aoou. the house is made to appear
as poverty stricken IS possible. Bread
and herring, or cake and beer,
or some similsr economical re-
freshment Is served. You may
Judge OF my strait when I could for
moment hafbor thought of such bur-
lesque. Finally as dernier resort de-
cided upon luncheon, and now having
supervised the table decoration, I am
utilizing the few moments 1 wait my
hair dresser to tell you of my work. Win
ME, / suspect am more of young lady
thaa housekeeper, fer fully appreciate
ny duty to look IS pretty IS can. L wish
you could see the ravishiDg costume
spread out for the adornment of your
humble correspondent. II is of silver gray
"poult-de- sole" and falls in shining loose
plain folds to the door; the corssge is low
cut and filed in with the rare old Mechlin
lace, msrms's especial pet; the front is
loose Of rose pink net sprigged with Sill
ver,an exquisite clasp of silver lilies of the
valley and fern leaves holds 1t In place.
My halr Is to be combed high. one plat
above another, and rose.tinted ostrich