Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12

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ones for whom they are written. TIE
fashion writer fi2ds esch week careful
readers who krs k4enly alive to every
suggestion aud ready to profs BY IT,
Gss:e in literature msy change, poets
msy rise aud f.lI, bus so long IS women
love admiration, or for besuty's sske
aiOue would aco,n thc mselves, bec0m-
irgl7, 30 long will the writer On fashion
have careful readers:
Thee secn5 to be mutual agreement
that msnS RI .lCaI changes Will De apps-
rent il tie fsll 6nd Winter cGstumiag,
and the most marked CT these charge5t-s
full straight SKIRT bus every wonsn has
chIse for grAtefpiDess tn2t no radical
change effects the length Of skirts. NJ
one Will venture to predict that lie long
train in the street Will never come back.
but each returning eeasJn brings Sigh
OF satisfaction tnsL this return Is post
poned. q custom 60 uncleEhiy IS the long
dress in waking Will always be rfgsrded
IS O style that oush. never to be revived
There l. scarcely possible more Etes5-
ing picture to the etuFsf OF reatnsss
and propriety IN dress than q y9nng
woman arrived fer, tue street IA the
present approved modes :: From head to
foot she is compete. Taa dress Is oro IN
cloth, and waile fitting every curve and
line OF the d -ure that is now left easy to
bend in graceful lioes, hiss enough OF
looping and f1ld to relieve the severe
a.Ey 1if.iF ~ III r@0yin al "a on
The Skin: hangs straight ends las a oor
der Of leopard plush twelve inches il
width The coat IS in soft. myrtle green
cloth, the back Of skirt a lished with
green cord loops and long buttons. The
front Of the gafmsrt swings open over &
very peculiar plait ng Of the CLOTH, border
ed with plush SANG width as skirt trim
ming. Both sides OF the cost front are
q lished with cord loops and buttons
The large cost reVars OF the plush open
over vest and turn.oYer collar CT Cloth
like the tkirt, .ad the high standing COL
lar at the bsck and cuffs of the close
sleeves are alEo Of tae plush. A toque is
snugly adjusted above tne low couture.
The cloth of the dress is used, and brown
and yellow piumes wave softly In he
wind, while thln Yelling over the face
soften ibe glow OF cless pad CLEAN Of
h;shingSy
Toe gloves are brown, buttonless, no
time for buttoniug when on cuisines bent.
The once popular taE-colored kid is pop
ulsr no loDg=r. TIE gloves
must match the gown. This Is
true also Of the shoex, but there
IS concession in this thkt would n e.
the spproySl Of those who have ruefulIy
contemplated the trace OF drsbbled skirts
Gle 10 iafA
gsiters worn over the shoe; ususlly these
are OF drab c.c!h, but afe often OF the
color OF the dress, ss are tn stock ings
Another protection for my ls1y's e Iwn. is
"trip OF gcssamer that f1rms. f1ctCg
well adapted 70 withstand mud aud Water
Should the morning be maIkY mFIsdy
will carry Against threatening shower g
rain CLOAK, nos Gas Of the shameless inkY
garments Of the past, bGG well fitting, sssy
OF adjustment, ard the msteftal resemb-
ling Invisible plGided or striped tweed ,
yet water proof.
The low Couture has been slluied to.
While II is true that the hair Is still
dressed high, imported hats show that
many Ct them caG cbly be worn with z
low cn.fdre. Those who remember Ten.
nysor's mermsid singing, "W 40 is it that
loves mt2" and "Wno loves me not?
combirg, slow adowD, low ADD Hn" her
ripgieis SIS she sung, will sse that hat
designers have nos oeeu unmindful Ct tbs
pretty picture, and have fssaioued'bon
nets for those to whom low colfures are
becoming. The street costume described
IS competed by tsll Dr. ctoiIe umbrella
OF black silE with ebony care. :
The revival OF the Directoire period
has brought with il many charming de.
signs that are easily adapted to straet.
dinner or evening costumes AS IN this
locality street dressss> most In de
mand, at the risk Of repetition second
description Will BE- given that wss fur
nished by Paris.sp 'costumer. II con-
sists of plain underskirt falling smooth
II withoui folds 10 front or at the sides.
d waistcosl. and an overcoss. The under
skirt should measure abo4s three.or four
yards s.ould according. toAhs R4ight o.
the wesrer. have al It's fusiness Put In
st the back and faished a. the bottom
with full box plating six inches deep
The sleeveless wsistcoss Is made Of soft
silk or bsiiste, either plsin or aEured5
And is mounted on as light fitting
lining reaching just to the wtiss aud fasss
ened do Hn the front. The silk isSpus on
only over the front Oh the Hni1g MI is
gathered into the neck very fun, and
again just balow the bust line where IL
ends. Hare 1t is met by transverse folds
of The Same msterisl coming from under
the right ern, sre carried Tcrassto be
fastened very securely. under the lefs arm
From this pofus bow and, eads ofthe
SILK about half ysFd wide f.a to the
bottom Of the, skirt. u
THUS the whole resembles full, aocss
vsistcoat, held in place By broad sesrf
tied round the waist. The collsr OF. the
wsistcoat js high aud stiff, though she
DiApit, as IL is covered with trans-
Ids Of the Iodlsn Elk.
|ollsr OPENS in froat and should be
med by an oId-fashioned scarf, pin
edge OF six where It opens rom the
nick to the transverse folds of the scarf
is finished vi & frill OF silk two and q
hali inches wide.
the ovsrcoat has plain, tight fitting
! back, res hing about an inch and hall
below the waist To this is fastened q
fun, gathered skirt IS long rs the under
petticost. The coat skirt, which should
be tive and half yards wide, comes OILY
ss far forward ss the Side seams under
The arms, and is put on quite plain, ex-
;ept just in the bscs. Ii should be lined
\ fifth silk Sf q deeper color thsn the ms
erial, ahc turned back at either side in
(feyers, eight or ten inches wide ct the
ton tsnprtro IN nojnt at The bOtt( m