Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27

dress is Of summer material, a sash of
medium width ribbon is tied with loops
at the side
To be English in dialect and to ape the
manner of the Island kingdom may be
considered good form, but all will unite
in saying that good fashion is to be found
in In belle France, and this love of tea
gown will serve to confirm the opinion
II is a handsome contribution of pearl +,
gray cashmere, ruby velvet and pink
surah. The back is plain waist
with skirt sewed on IN gathers, the fronts
long and straight fulled into velvet
yoke, and these hang loose and open over
an inner waist and petticoat of surah. the
latter in tucks about quarter of yard
deep around the bottom. The surah is
crossed in kerchief style over the plain
waist lining. and broad belt of velvet
crosses the front and passes through
seams at each side, falling over the
skirt in sash style The sleeves
are slightly full top, and at the
wrist finished by deep cuff of velvet,
same as the Alsace collar, yoke and
sashes. The Alsace collar may be omit
tea and plain high collar substituted
The foot of the cashmere skirt may have
a braid embroidery, a trimming of pas
sementerie or band of fur. The design is
suitable for all materials appropriate for
house dresses and viii make up lovely in
wash fabrics For India or China silk
with the velvet accessories, the model is
very handsome, although embroideries in
wash fabrics would be effective. Sueh Il
model would be lovely in fine white null
embroidered over a front of delicately
tinted null, or surah with sash Of the
same. For a medium size, eight yards
and Il half of goods, twenty-fOur inches
wide will be required for the gown ),
three yards for the surplice front and
front of skirt, and two yards of velvet
1t is predicted that skirts made in ae-
Gordon plaits viii be fashionable for
street and house dresses the coming sea-
son. This will do away with draperies
unless il may be Il wide empire sash
winch viii finish Il round waist and hang
III broad ends down the left side A
plated frill will be worn about the neck ),
turned over, the same finishing the wrist
of the close sleeve. A very stylish dress
for mourning of silk and wool warp Hem
rietta cloth, may have the skirt in fine
accordion plat, roung waist, with NUT
ton leg sleeves, plain below the elbow
pushed mp fun around the top of the arm
The sash for such a dress may be Of heavy
ribbed ottoman ribbon. Young girls in
mourning wear shoulder eapes of black
Persian lamb, with high Medici collar.
They are very stylish and becoming
White yiOlets are worn by young girls to
ornament evening dresses, while wearing
second mourning.
As to modes, il one keeps constantly in
mind the Directoire tendency of the two
last seasons, it is not likely that the
spring styles viii seem either ultra or
novel. All drapery is dispensed with.
The dresses are cliuging in effect at the
sides, usually finished with a gathered
front breadth, the ornamentation of
which is a distinctive feature of the new
gown. The skirt is finished with full,
straight breadths at the back, which fall
over a slight toulnure, the only conces-
sion to the past Bodies are usually
continued from the skirt IN unbroken
lines, making gown in prin-
cess effect, like the direetoire
polonaise dresses now worn: or
they are short, round, empire waists.
girdled with empire girdles, which fall
in long sash ends over one side of the
skirt. The new sleeve is considerably
shorter than any which has been previ-
ously worn. The new French plates
show sleeves for the simmer reaching but
q few inches below the elbow, bur quite