Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-08

full for those who have a cOmmendable
desire to appear well dressed and who
find construction of purse strings that
fOrbids expansion beyond prescribed linn
its. Certain decorative devices that q
woman knows so well how to employ are
within reach of most, and when taste
fully adapted brighten gown that has
lost its first freshness. Conspicuous
among those that lend grace 20
a plain costume are the ad-
Unstable vests. Worn over a plain
waist they relieve its severity and effec-
tually hide any defect in fitting. Bits of
ribbon, lace and velvet, etc, can be
made to serve a good purpose by working
them into decorative collars, cuffs,
giletS, girdles and the numerous accessO-
res that go to complete a toilet. Any
special direction for making these vests
seems unnecessary, as i'll all building it is
necessary to have right foundation;
cut the shape desired in crinaline, and
after it has been built upon line the wrong
side with thin silk.
Lovers of high art in dress are insatia-
bic III demand for something novel III the
tea gown. This is Il creation where
much is left to the creator, the one essen
tial being that the result shall be arts
tic. A pretty brunette lettering down the
long corridor delighted a critics eye by
wearing one of these graceful garments
made of bright rich red armure
with a bodice to the waist at the back,
with the train set on in full gathers. A
broad piece of gold lace passementerie is
placed as a belt and appears to pass
through a seem, and falls in point over
the loose, red crepe de chine front The
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mure, edged with a thick gold braid
Both at the front and back there is a
yoke of handsome gold passementerie
and above this is a rolled collar of red
Armure, covered with the same. The
sleeves are Greek, edged with gold braid
and opening over tight fitting ones be-
meath.
The same young lady of the morning
neghge at night will fit through the ma
Zy dance in q handsome airy ball gown
after this fashion and ia brio: A light
peach blossom pink satin skirt; straight
and full over this three skirts of pink silk
gauZe; upon the edge of each gauZe skirt
a row of peach blossoms painted in water
color, forming a narrow border, the
ganze skirt being cut out in scallops fol-
lowing the flowers. The upper skirt of
gGuZe is caught up on each side TO the
waist, where it is confined by q rosette of
pink baby ribbon. The rosette has q
number of ends twenty-five or fifty)
which fall nearly TO the hem of the dress.
Pink satin waist cut pointed both front
and back, also pointed at the neck both
front and back; over this long scarf of
the pink silk gauZe, with the border of
peach blossoms all around It. This starts
between the point in front of the neck
where it Is held by jeweled pin, goes
across the shoulders, down the back, fol-
lowing the opening of the neck and par
TALLY covering the shoulders, to the waist
line, where it falls in loose ends to the
bottom of the skirt. The sleeves are
short pulled, caught up with rosettes of
the pink baby ribbon.
NOTES.
Black net is now draped over cash
mere.
The redingOte is becoming quite popu-
lar.
Birds wings are now the rage for hat
garniture.
Polonaise and princess dresses will be
in vogue.
Mahogany color, it is predicted, will
be favorite the coming season.
Black undressed kid gloves are the