Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

feature in all evening go,yEs; the wearers
are more dressed than heretofore, less is
revealed TO the curious eye, spaces are
fewer and beauty thereby enhanced
Gowns for evening wear are more or less
notifications of the empire style, have
moderately close and clinging skirts,
bodices low cut but well up on the
shoulders, with clearly defined sleeve;
this may be only an upright puff but it is
so arranged rs to nearly meet the glove
at point not far from the elbow The
waist is shortened by a broad, soft sash
that falls nearly to the bottom OF the
skirt, gracefully knotted according to
tue wearer'S fancy at the side or in
front, this last being generally preferred
Young girls affect extreme simplicity,
and there is a marked absence of oTna-
ment. These always belonged properly
to dOYagers, and ii is forward step in
correct taste when youth permits fresh
ness and beauty TO become its only
jewels.
The diTectoire coat furnishes an excel
lent opportunity for the display of hand
some brocades, as it can be worn with
an underdresS of almost any light ma
terial, and the large flowers and set
figures make this silk undesirable for an
entire dress. Not long since at a fash
ionable wedding the bridesmaids wore
over white these coats of canary-colored
brocade These silks are also available
in what fashion writers term Russian and
Venetian styles, where the dress is cut
in princess style, the bodice high with a
laced or embroidered front, or high on
the shoulders, pointed back and front
and filled in with silk Grape or ganze
RlQf4l- fO,lqh lISp6 by TpafronS for,
dinner dresses. Fable silk brOcaded with
white is used i'll combination white Grape
and Chantilly lace. This is put on jabOt
fashion on draped vest of the Grape and
a panel of Grape on the skirt is covered in
the same style Black cashmere for
spring is being made up with MORE, this
forming the trimming and the visible
parts of the skirt.
The use of black extends largely to
bonnets. Coarse straws combined with
velvet have been in vogue all winter, and
there is an indication that later large
black hats trimmed with lace or gauze, ,
and faced with velvet, win be worn as
soon as spring has declared itself.
NOTES
The Josephine gown is much worn by
brides.
Many of the handsomest dinner gowns
now made in London are high in the
neck and have elbow sleeves.
Some new French hats have the Drim
worked in chenille in japanese pattern i,
alike on both sides.
PariSians now wear the hair III lunches
of curls low on the back of the head, but
only for the theater or opera.
1t is observed that at full-dress enter
tainments lately the shoe or loyl4 sandal
frequently matches the glovess44s color,
rather than the gown.
The Psyche knot is the correct thing
10 wear with toque or round hat, and
should be accompanied by a pointed
bang, waved and frizzed, but not regu-
larry curled
No steel circles are now worn in under
skirts; nothing but the very small Louis
Ky cushion of black or colored satin,
tilled with down and trimmed with lace
OF the very light tournure of thick white
net
Orange lace, satin, brocade, orange
colored velvet bonnets, opera cloaks,
bonnets, tea gowns and theater jackets
made up in conjunction with bronze or
reseda velvet shot with gold, are late
French fancy iII.dress and garniture.
Gar,ands of large fuli-blown flowers,
with not suspicion of green leaf or stem /,
are exceedingly fashionable. They