Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-18

cent-looking fold. In the finish of the
neck of July dresses it seems appropriate
that the band is not used, but cording or
binding is preferred and a low, turn
down collar worn with it, verify Dame
Fashion has been exceedingly gracious in
this way. A pretty dress for a young
lady is cut rather low in the neck with a
plating of lace caught toys ther in front !,
with two little jeweled lace pins; another
of garnet India silk with odd designs in
black had the skirt draped without other
trimming, the waist fulled from the
shoulder to the point on one side, the
other side trimmed with inch-wide black
velvet ribbon. About the neck was a
plated frill of point gauze lace, which
draped the shoulders. Sleeves pulled at
the shoulder and close-fitting over the
arm. fitting accompaniment to this
was red gauze fan painted in daisies
and hat of black lace trimmed with
Jacqueminot roses.
For simple walking costume the fol-
lowing mode commends itself: The skirt
is plated, and in front it appears to be
fastened together in the lower part
by a double row of buttons. The
bodice is short jacket, with
peaked revers in the upper part
in front. At the back it is tight fitting
in front it fastens with one button just
below the revers, thence it remains
slightly open, showing plain vest but
toned all the way down with tiny round
buttons. This vest does not come down
lower than the waist; the bodice comes
down about two inches lower, in small
round basque. Plain sleeves with
peaked revers
Fashion reaches from head to foot and
while the girl may pander to the idle
superstition of wearing the yellow gar
ter she must have it hold up
black stocking, plain Isle
thread for the morning and deli
cate open work for full dress.
The attempt TO render the fashion of
vari-colored hosiery popular has been a
failure. For steady wear and all the
time the black that never fades nor fails
is the thing.
The summer girl still thrusts her dainty
feet in pigskin shoes, but this season the
yellow leather has been softeued, tips of
shining patent leather added and the
whole cooked on a French heel, with
broad ribbons to lace in front.
NOTES,
Cornflower blue is fashionable tint in
Paris.
As the season advances accordion
pleated skirts gain IN favor.
French women are wearing their sleeves
long, carrying odt the old-fashloned idea
completely.
Guimpes of silk muslin are made to fill
up the V shape opening to a waist. A
frill of the double muslin finishes the
neck.
Stripes are very much the fashion this
summer, but more especially the fine
streaks in two alternate colors or in vari-
Gus tints.
Some of the newest summer shade hats
have the brim covered with wide lace,
which extends over the edge, forming a
veil
Dresses made up largely of pink should
not show color combinations, although
OF course white lace may be used freely.
With many of the hats plain tulle
wells are worn. These are sufficiently
long to cross at the back and tie in a
bow under the chin.
Upon nearly all garments fancy sleeves
are seen, such as the full gathered sleeve
with deep cuff, shocked sleeves, shirred
sleeves, and the mutton-leg sleeve.
Ribbon belts, knotted at the side with
many hoops and long ends falling almost
to the hem of the garment, are popular
and make the light muslin suits quite
dressy.
Cool and pretty summer TOILETS in
white and green or white and gold are of
white crepaline or India yelling with
garniture of China silk arranged as a
soft, easy empire vest.
White cloth underskirts with a Grecian
key border about the bottom, done in
braid gold, silver or colored to match
the other parts of the costume) while
not especially new, are quite popular
and very pretty.
The old fashioned tambour lace which
our grandmothers learned to work IN
sewing school is expected to put the
Spanish and imitation Chantilly Iaces out
of countenance very soon. 1t is worked
on the deep flounces of net, used for
cloaks and for empire frocks, and the
old fashioned patterns are used with per-
haps rather more satin stitch than was
formerly employed.
A pretty toilet for summer evening
wear is gown worn by young New
York woman. It is skirt of cream
white China silk trimmed with rows of
narrow MORE ribbon, the silk pressed in
accordion plaits from the hips. where it
is joined by a close jersey-shaped bouice
of cream lace, while the joining is COW
cred by an immense sash OF moire. A
similar skirt is garnitured with ribbon
bands and sash OF apple-green silk.
In the pretty lace fichus, crayats and
ties there is everything that the most fas-
tidious could wish. One of the newest
cravats, in the popular directoire style,
mas the plain straight collar and revers IN
rich so-called point de Venise, guipure,
with full jabot of delicate embroidered
net, with vandyked edge. Another
style has the once fashionable deep
pointed collar, with full lace cravat
falling from it IN front. These ere
vived' collars and the deep-pointed
guipures are now coming into fashion
again, after the lapse of many years.
The newest travelling dresses are made
in princess style. They have some full
ness i'll the side seams of the skirt in the
back, few inches below the waist, or if
the perfectly plain back be preferred this
fullness can be left out. The front has
the empire lapels and can have simu-
lated vest or half vest. To complete the
suit, a jacket, fastened with one button
at the throat, from which it slopes away
in graceful curve, is very good form.
direotoire cape of the dress material
may be substituted for the jacket if pre-