Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-16

along one selvage. They are gener-
ally sold in lengths of from
eight to ten yards, according to the
| width. Handsome Siciliennes, fables
and poult de soies in mode
colors also have accompanying borders,
but instead of extending along the edge
of the fabric, are placed ut intervals of
about eighteen inches, crosswise of the
silk. Persian, Egyptian and Syrian pat
| terms and blendings of color are seen in
| these borderings, which accompany silks
| in such shades as dregs of wine, puce +,
pomegranate, sienna, porcelain blue
copper, and through the whole gamut of
| greens.
A variety of homespuns in diagonals,
with short heather mixture and tlecked
| effects are particularly varied and inter-
| esting. They will make most serviceable
1 morning costumes and school dresses
Other patterns include Rajah cloth ,
tweeds and serges of very variety. Some
of the combinations of stripes are exceed
ingly pretty i'll bright but soft colorimgs,
blending one into the other to form the
stripes, and i'll . few instances chec-
quers. Among other novelties in double
width WOODEN, are the ''Bretonne, -
which is quite III the style of the French
limousnes, softly shaded wide stripes
alternating with narrower stripes in plain
colorS; the MontrOse, a striped habit
cloth, i'll very artistic colOrings, and
some striped art sergeS, which are mar
velously cheap, and which, for color and
quality ought to prove irresistible.
NOTES.
Many bridal dresses are made in the
directoire style.
1t Is announced that white cloth dresses
are to be largely worn in Paris this winter.
All bOnnetS for theater or evening wear
are quite low and simple III style.
WOmen'S new coats are either very
long or very short There is no medium.
The hair is worn very high over the
center of the brow in Paris, and its
height is being emulated in London.
Small side combs of tortoise shell set
with brillants are fashionable. They
are used to catch the puffs or coils of hair
down to the head at the sides.
The attempt to abolish the hustle is
not altogether successful, but the result
is good. The hustle is Il mere ripple i'll
the back draperies, not an unsightiy
hump on the back.
Opera hoods are made in velvet, with
a great deal of black lace in front and
falling about the neck combining light
ness and warmth.
Long pendant earrings are the fancy
of the hour in Paris, ana big pearl or
smoke topaz, hanging from a small dia-
mOnd, is the pattern uftencst chosen.
Empire slippers are Il novelty brought
ont in all the delicate shades OF satin.
! They have pointed toes and quite low
heels and cross gartered on with mar
row satin ribbons Sewed to the side.
silk muslin collars ending in cravat
knot and short cabot are worn with
with home toilet. Fedora and point
d esprit lace are usually selected for
! these d"inty little additions.
The newest walking hats have Il wider
! brim inSfrOnt, narrower sides and dec
Grafton of ribbin loops and wings in front
| OF on the side. They are all bound and
| Il velvet facing is optional.
Pale gray tulle tiecled with steel SPAN
! giles and helted with Il steel corset makes
Il very effective ball gown. To relieve its
tone Il corsage bouquet of blush roses
may be worn. The shoulder straps should
match the belt or corslet.
Ladies watches continue about the
| same size and open faces are more pop
! uiar than the close hunting case. They
are daiQtily enameled in Vatican designs
and worn, with skert fob chains, Eronl
! which Gfpeuds an ornament ins:uIe ,,iall
or96eI} Sisalle, more o. less ohfamentei
and SCI thickH with di;shonds, &Aels, or.
! only tastcfully finished bit of gold.
The latest thing unveils is an elaborate
affair somewhat M ,s1e style of our grand
! mothers This f Il. circular piece of
dotted net, cut to tit the hat at the top,
and edged with trimming lace. 1t has
narrow black ribbons run through the
edge, and is tied closely under the chm.
| The effect is very stylish but somewhat
sutfocating.
A verv comfortable wrapper or house
dress, or tea gowH-as is the fashionable
name-is fitted ut the back, the lower
part of the skirt being fulled into the
seams Just below the waist. 1t has loose
hanging fronts. the fullneSs being caught
in with albeit or a cord and tassei. The
dress can he finished i'll fancy style with
ribbons, if preferred.
HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS
The children sing "Christmas is
coming and their joy is unmixed,
they have 4 little anxiety as to
the preparation of gifts and no
fear that in the distribution by Santa
Claus they viii be forgotten. Not so
their elders, the time seems short and the
days crowded and it often happens that
the purse is all too light, but really few
are so poor as not to be able To give some
tritie that viii serve by what it suggests
to brighten Il life dUlled by the shadow of
daily care and weighed down by burdens
that must be carried. To help those who
would thus make Christmas day a glad
day. few suggestions for simple gifts
may be appreciated.
A trifle which costs nothing and is
pretty is big, round cart-wheel Of a
blue silk pin ball. 1t has ribbon bows on
its fiat sides, and it is hung up by long
loops of ribbon. The pins are left stand
ing i'll projecting circle about the cage,
suggesting, if you did ii in yellow in
stead of blue, a Sunflower. 1t is meant
TO hang conveniently i'll ones chamber.
And those bottles, those glass and cryS-
tai bottles. which you have been so many
years swaddlng i'll fringed silk baby
clothes TO stand on bureaus and dressing
tables. Don do it any more. If you
must give somebody Il toilet set, paint
ferns or fOrget-me-nOtS or other pOsieS
on the glass itself and then let it go bare.
A very pretty design for scrap bag is
pink satin for one side, worked with
white daisies, and blue on the other side
worked with Il spray of wild roses, or the
flowers may be painted If preferred.
Closely allied to the scrap bag and