Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-25

-EsSaReG-in surpiiee fashion; plated chem
isette, plain collar with turnover
corners. Close -ftting jacket of striped
goods with plain skirts, rounded corners,
wide revers and turnover collar; plain
sleeves and plain cuffs; the collar and
revers are faced with mOire; small
pocket i'll one side of the front.
The surprise dresses introduced
early in this season by a Paris milliner
win be found useful in travelling when it
is necessary to dress in haste for table
d Mote dinner. One OF these on the sur
face has all the appearance of a very
simply made skirt and short jacket, well
Duttoncd over upon the chest and
thoroughly protective in every way To
turn it into dinner or smart little
theater dress, all that is necessary is to
unbOttOn the little coat and throw back
the fronts, and 10 unhOOk the top of the
skirt at either side and open them back
i'll the fashion called by milliners en-
revers. The whole of the hitherto hidden
front of skirt and bodice is then shown to
be in beautiful brocaded silk.
A very dressy costume is of MORE
plain silk and embroidery. Draped
apron of plain silk, with waist sections
crossing from each side Demi- train
fronts are i'll jacket shape, with long,
square corpers. The sleeves are of
MORE, with puffs Of plain silk let into
the shoulders. The middle portions of
the sleeves are laid in piaits to fit the
arms. The collar, wrist Tevers, sides of
the apron and the deep cuffs are made of
embroidery
A charming dancing toilet for young
girl is made of misty blue gauze over a
lOw-necked bodice and full skirt of pale
blue China silk, the gauze draperies, in
delicious folds, kept in place by clusters
of creamy marguerltes with yellow
hearts. An epaulet Of the same flower
is,set On the right shoulder of the bodice,
whose sleeves are cut baby fashion. An
other iii similar style is made in pure
white gauze and surah, with milk white
roses and foliage for garniture.
NOTES.
Flower designs ornament the newest
silver belt buckles.
Furs are growing larger. Purple in
various tints will be much worn the COM
ing winter, and with it ermine fur will
be seen.
Shirt sleeves with wide wristbands,
which are turned back from the hand
are those which best suit blouse waists
The very wide turnover collars of pure
white linen are not becoming to many
women who affect them.
Plain cashmeres in two tones are also
among the new goods; some are striped
aud others have side band of darker
shade.
The Jokes so fashionable for thin
woolens and for cotton gowns are very
shallow not reaching quite to the arm
holes on the shoulders, and are round in
front and back instead of being pointed
Long, straight Directoire redingotes of
silver-gray camel s hair, with caps or
tOques to match, are imported for coach
ing and autumn travelling wear. Rich
gimps and galloOns in silk cord are used
upon these stylish gowns.
Courtald's English Grape and Priest
" vailings continue to be the chief ma
teriais for the mourning bonnet and vail &.
Duh jet will be used for dressy mourning
and some of the importers talk of black
satin striped ribbons in the line of mourn
inE materials
Some of the neglige corsages on the
new empire tailor made gowns represent
shirt waist of corded silk. and below
this is pointed girdle trimmed with fine
lines of gold braid There are rows of
the braid also down the fronts OF the