Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12

within reach OF most, and when taste
fully adapted brighten a gown that has
lost its first freshness Conspicuous
among those that lend grace TO
plain costume are the ad
Unstable vests. Worn over a plain
waist they relieve its severity, and effee-
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, rs in all building il 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 in demand for something novel in the
tea gown. This is 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 CRITICS eye by
wearing one Of these graceful garments
made of bright rich red armure
with 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
upper fronts are loose, and made in Ar
mure, edged with q thick gold braid.
Both at the front and back there is a
yoke of handsome gold passementerie,
and above this is q 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
negllge at night will Hit through the ma
~ dance in q handsome airy ball gown
after this fashion and fabric: 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
gauZe skirt being cue out in scallops fol-
lowing the flowers. The upper skirt of
gauZe is caught up on each side to the
waist, where it is confined by a Tosette of
pink baby ribbon. The rosette has a
number of ends (tweuty- 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 a 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 q favorite the coming season.
Black undressed kid gloves are the
only gloves worn by those in conven-
tional mourning.
TuTbans of velvet or suit materials
with rosettes or pompons of straw upon
the side, are among the first fall hats
seen.
Heavy silk fringes with deep netted
headings are new, and will be extensive
" used Knotted cord garnitures for the
front Of dresses fall to the bottom of the
skirt.
Fancy sleeves are upon all garments.
Even plain waists have sleeves that are
cut extra long above the elbows, the full
ness being arranged in pretty cross folds
at the shoulder.
For early fall the Carrick capes will be
lamb they are made with a single cape
When of cloth the number Of capes var
les from three to seven.
Nearly all skirts and corsages are az
ranged with a double effect-an outer
skirt over q different inner one, and an
outside cOrsage over one beneath; this in
contrast, or of a deeper shade.
Derby-shaped hats made to match the
street costumes are new. The brims,
and sometimes the crowns also, are COW
cred by rows of stitching about quarter
of an inch apart.
Tailor-made dresses for fall street
wear are in the directory style-skirt and
undraped redingote, with short fronts.
SiIver-faced cloth trimmed with ara
besques of silver galloon are very hand
some in these dresses.
Black trimmings viii again be used on
colored materials, furs, passementere,
soutache, and also black lace being en-
ployed to tone down high colorS. In
many trimmings other colors are added,
but the black note remains, and is q
stylish foundation for one or for several
cOlors in combination.
The new sailor looks like a white
enameled saucepan, and you can wash it
as often as 1t gets soiled. It's made of
very thin rarpaulin, on a foundation of
straw, and trimmed with a band of rib
bon and an anchor. The brim OF a
stvlish sailor ism I wider than an inch
and quarter, and wider brim is call
ed dowdy.
Many of the best dressed women are
wearing very PLAIN lingerie, without lace
or ribbon. This is to make their dresses
lit perfectly. They wear the finest linen
and the neckbaud in delicate pink or
blue is the only relief. Some of the silk
underskirts are lined with flannel and
thus one skirt is equal to two.
House dresses, wrappers, neglige
robes and tea gowns are all cut with
the vatican back, AID many OF them
are left open or flowing from the waist
down, displaying pretty pettieoats of
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