Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15

green twigs, aud trimmed with the New
port wild white roses.
The white lawn is used only IN its finer
and more 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, aapers toward the back and IS
tied in q soft knot, instead of q bow be-
hind, the two ends falling nearly to the
ground. This makes q very fresh and
youthful-looking dress, and the chief
variation on it is u Waite lawn used as a
crisp plated front TIA q Directory gown of
black linen or sateen-
Tho use OF diapIonous material for
evening dresses aud the abandonment of
hustle and stee1s puts q bright girls 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 glorIosa silk of
O shade just matching or harnonizing
with the gown. This has two or three
narrow ruilles about the bottom in front,
and in the back it is bounced TO the waist
line, each frill being laid in rather stiff
plaits, but without any undue protuber-
ance. Over this skirt, which is sad to
herald the return of the late little
lamented erinoline, comes the plain
straight silk undergown, with three
layers of net or lisse or tu1le over the
foundation behind and only one tulle
vail lightly draped in front. At the foot
is set thick pinked silk ruche either
running about the front only or extend
ing all the way around. in this flowers
nestle or the 1isse or tulle falls over it in
a light vail.
For the easy abandon of morning,
waiStcoats and blouses are in high favor.
White Waisc0ats 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,
and again at the waist, with a siIken or
muslin directorle frill down the center.
These are made in all colors and look
well if there is waist band, or if the
shirts, made like man s 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
trent, with TIE 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 on ornament or fancy buttons.
Blouses recommend themselves on
account of their simplicity, as the
home dreesmaker can easily
compass their details and
are Of the simplest sailor blouse i.shspR,
with very deep sailor collar thAt haA
two rows of stitching for its finish, ana
full shirt sleeves with wide wrist bandsE
also stitched, turned back frolosebe haliEs
and fastened inside the arm 81 linkgg
sleeve buttons. A STANDING Sb4har Of the
silk is also worn. The front s6Ethe blouse
may have wide, double boX-plait, or
else it may be turned back on each side
and have two rows of stitching and eye
let holes be worked near the edges,
through which coloral SAX cord is passed
as a lacing; as the 800 merely meet,
ely or false heA klaced beneath.
1t is well to ~ hese blouses
line after their h8s s56f b ssfts elastic has
Well toabaste tAEdurned- up Bart perma-
nentIy nsshegsiie seams. These cool and
pretty ghSaqs<ss are worn in inch-wide
or red or white, and in
narroHeT stripes of color ct wider inter-
walls sIis#hte. Flannel and serge blouses
sasssse Hssgtl in precisely the same way, and
sohetlmes more deliberately, with three
or four thick cords gathered in rows be-
low the collar and around the shoulders
to form a round yoke. The greatest lat
5tude is taken in the skirts worn with
such bouses, everything seeming TO be
thought appropriate with them from
gingham 10 lace.
AS everything connected with the White
House is of interest to the public, fitting
close for desultory remarks may be de-
given by a contemporary of
costume worn by Mrs. Mckee on a calling
expedition at Deer Park ''There was
an undeIslip Of gray silk, and over this
was straight full skirt of gray fishnet
lace, on the inner side of which were
sewed on the above hem twenty rows of
the narrowest black ribbon. The bodice
was cut short and round, the joining OF
the skirt to it beng hid by q wide sash of
black velvet that was tied in q simple
knot, the two ends reaching quite to
the hem OF the dress. The corsage
had the netting drawn over it in surplice
fashion behind, and one side of the front
was loosely draped The other side had
rows OF the velvet crossing it |
from the high collar to the sash The |
upper part Of the sleeve was full, and the |
lower half, which fitted tine arm tightly.
had tse ribbon Land on IL in diagonal rows
to match the bodice. Long, gray Suede |
gloves were worn with it, and the white |
black hat had It's gauzy gay |
caught in place by glossy |
blacllbirds without tails, such as every |
third woman wears on her hat to-day |
whatever its color may be. These rows |
Of narrow ribbon are almost as much |
worn IS the blackbirds on the hats
NOTES.
The latest freak of a manufacturer |
fancy is q fan made of pansies.
Blouses Of surah silk are less popular |
than those of washing silks, fancy fan
lels and Victoria lawns
Shirt sleeves with vide wrist bands