Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-11

band are smooth, white ribbon, and the
flower crowned white hat is net shirred
over what looks like q foundation of
green twigs, and trimmed with the New
port wild white roses.
The white lawn is used only in its finer
and mere sheer varieties It is made up
in quaint accordion skirts, untrimmed
and plated all the way around. The
bodice and sleeves are likewise plated
and the sash of the same material is laid
in wide folds in Empire fashion across
the front, 4apers toward the back and is
tied in a soft knot, instead of bow be-
hind, the two ends falling nearly to the
ground. This makes a very fresh and
youthful looking dress, and the chief
variation on it is a white lawn used as a
crisp plated front tn Directory gown of
black linen or sateen.
The use of diaphonous material for
evening dresses and the abandonment of
hustle and steels puts q bright girl IS wits
to work TO know how to be fashionable
and yet hide any defect Of form where
nature has been niggardly, but
she is equal to it and
this is how it is done
First comes the full petticoat which IS
made of the thin but wiry glorlosa silk of
a shade just matching or harmonizing
with the gown. This has two or three
narrow ruf1les about the bottom in front
and in the back it is fiounced to the waist
line, each frill being laid in rather stiff
plaits, but without any undue protuber-
ance. Over this skirt, which is SAID to
herald the return of the late little
lamented crinoline, comes the plain
straight silk undergown, with three
layers of net or lisse or tulle over the
foundation behind and only one tu1le
vail lightly draped in front. At the foot
is set a thick pinked silk ruche either
running about the front only or extend
ing all the way around. In this flowers
nestle or the lisse or tulle falls over it in
a light vail.
For the easy abandon of morning,
waistcoats and blouses are i'll high favor
White waiscoats are particularly popular
with all sorts of gowns, and very neat
ones of pique, cashmere and silk, made
with buttons down the front, and two
little pockets, are sold for wearing with
the open coats and bodices. Some are
real walscoats, others mere fronts More
dressy looking ones are of soft silk, in
fat folds crossing each other, or gath
cred into very short bands at the throat
muslin directorle frill down the center.
These are made in all colors and look
well If there is q waist band, or if the
bodice closes at the waist. The linen
shirts, made like man g with starched
front and cuffs, are great deal worn for
boating especially under the light, fancy
flannel open coats. They are worn with
a deep waistband. The surah and sat
MerYeilleuX directoire jacket blouses are
delightful wear for both day and even
ing. They have the short, loose coat
front, with the folded vest, which can be
closed up to the throat, or a little open.
The back is either tight fitting, or more
generally in the jersey style, with band
which crosses the front and fastens at one
side with an ornament or fancy buttons
Blouses recommend themselves on
account of their simplicity, as the
home dressmaker can easily
compass their details and
are of the simplest sailor blouse shape,
with very deep sailor collar that has
two rows of stitching for its finish, and
full shirt sleeves with wide wristbands.
also stitched, turned back from the hand
and fastened inside the arm by linked
sleeve buttons. A standing collar of the
silk is also worn. The front of the blouse
may have wide, double box-plait, or
else it may be turned back on each side