Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04
LADIES' COLUMN.
April thoughts on What to Wear and
How to Wear il Beautifully, Com
fartabIy and HeaIthiY.
Suggestions 70 she Silk Buyer-knsIci.
pations for Msy "Wednesday.
like Lingerie Part Of TroHsseau.
A Plea Endorsed by an Old Poet for Low
Voice In Woman-Changes in menu
to Coax Spring Appcsites.

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| dressed women is not the fault oi
the dealers, nor does it alwayf
rest with modistes, but it is of!ener be-
Cause women of taste, who alone have
the power to perceive the beautiful, and
| cultivation to estimate 1t properly, are &c
| bsrassed by the pressure OF daily needs
IS to have no time or thought for how
| they shall be clothed. Thus dress IL
crowded out, and they are deprived Of q
thoroughly feminine pleasure. To these
the ready-msde garment comes IS q
| blessing, and the quick eyed
woman can more EASILY deter
mine whether the garment Is In
HARMONY with her Individuality than she
could direct its manufacture. The test
she will have to learn to apply is whether
it seems part Ct herself snd then adopt
1t, for that woman is best dressed who
unites in her costume three essentials
beauty, comfort and suitability. In the
present styles there is a decided ten.
dency towards comfort. Skirts are
made ample, drsperies less involved,
sleeves less combining, and the waist
measurement of the dressmskers Of to-
day outnumber by several inches the sizes
of fifty years sgo. Fashion says put on
low heeled broad seled shoe, give am
pie room in waist and chest tor lung ex-
pansion and heart action. Robustness be-
ing no longer under the ban, the fashion,
cos.uming and her habits. Mrs. Grundy
is potential person, but when she lends
herself to the side Of health, comfort and
beauty all women ought to be willing to
let her have her ssy.
The advocates of hifurca!ed garments
and the nondeectipt raiment of the
class known as dress reformer5 will find
few followers 50 long as tailor-msde
dresses, with short, snug skirts are seen
on the street, and graceful, lo0se-fowing
house toilets prevail.
1t has been suggested thai the silver
wedding Of the Prince Of Wales hiss rem
dered gray fashionable. This may be
true, for it is of Eoglish origin, and while
1t very well suits the fresh complexion Of
the island beauties, ii is rather trying to
ordinary compilations. Yet our women
find relief from its !Quakerishness by 8
judicious admixture Of gayer colors. A
lady whose taste Is unquestioned was
recently dressed in grsy suit consisting
Of polonsise OF gray merino with gray
silk petticoet underneath. The polonaise
was left open in the front, firing back to
show silk facing of soft rose color.
There seems to be no question that
silk is slowly regainirg its prestige,
and the soft silks have much to commend
them. Indeed, blsck silk may be clsssed
among the necessities OF womsn's ward
robe. A new make is known as
''the perfection of Silk" and is
q thick, rich make resembling Radzimir,
both sides alike. It Will not split, fray,
nor wear greasy; its name is printed ON
the selvedge. A blsck silk should not
feel gummy. but be light and full In the
hand. test of goodness is to crease the
silk on the cross and then pull it in the
contrary way; the fold should smooth
quickly and disappear. 1t requires de-
liberation of choice to buy wisely and
well, but the silk described will bear sill
these tests. The black should be Of q
mat or dull tone now.
Another useful adjunct to lady's
toilet Is black lace dress, and many of
those women who understand the art of
dressing we'll with few changes affirm
that with one lace petticost and TIVE
waists, enc low and one high, they are
prepared for the summer. As dresses OF
black lace are no new. fashion, those
who had them last summer, and ind that
the lace IL the worse for wear, are util-
izing the silk skirt waist Innings by COW
ering them with draperies Of Russian
net. This Is pretty, efective and
not expensive. In some cases
the draperies ara edged
With broad black ribbons and the waist
trimmed With boWss but more elaboEafe