Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-21

phanous textiles imported for midsum-
mer wear.
Some mothers are using white china
silks for their little folk, and also for the
long robes worn by babies, but thin sheer
nainsook is still the preferred material.
White China silk with silver passa-
menteries and sometimes with gOld-dOt-
ted embroidery and gold passementerie
or gold galleon makes a lovely garden
party or summer out-of-dOOr festival
gown.
Brown checked tweed, made plain,
with skirt binding, collar, cuffs, pockets
and belt of leather, are the latest in
mountain or hunting costumes for ladies.
They certainly look business-Iike.
Large pink or lilac orchids trim some
of the broad brimmed picture hats of
black chip or Milan braid worn at garden
parties with toilets of black lace or point
d esprit net.
The economical girl covers her parasols
to match her summer dresses, ties bow
of ribbon on handle and at the top to
match the trimming of her costume, and
as like as not is called eXtTavagant by
the uuinitiated.
One of the latest notions is patent
leather shoe, having at the top an imita-
ton gaiter of brOadclOth, with buttons,
buckles and narrow straps. These shoes
so closely resemble a genuine shoe and
overgaiter as to be indistinguishable.
Tucked nainsook caps are worn alike
by boys and girls until the boy OF eighteen
months has soft straw hat with a ruche
of lace or of white ribbon loops inside the
brim, and band with bows or rosettes
outside.
Some of the neglige corsages on new
empire tailOr-made gowns represent
shirt waist of cordered silk, and below
this is point I'd girdle trimmed with fine
lines of gold braid There are rows of
the braid also down the fronts of the
loose waist, which is fastened with small
gold buttons.
Lovely borderings in green, both pale
and deep, are seen upon some of the
beautiful snow-white nuns yelling sent
over this season The fabrics make
ideal gowns for midsummer, and are
particularly charming for Il rosy blonde.
Jacqueminot red, pale lilac, copper and
old-rose borderings are also exhibited.
The V-shaped openings OIL bodices are
so becoming that they appear upon some
OF the most elegans gowns of the season.
Other toilets show q cCrsage cut square
in front and pointed at the back. Some
of the ball gowns for wear at Newport
are in a deep pompadour shape both front
and back Pretty dancing gowns for
very young ladies have bodices with half
low rounded hecks, the modest depth
just showing the top of the fair
shoulders.
Stylish tailor gowns for cool days at
the seaside are made Of silyer-faced
cloth. These are varioUsly decorated
with plain gray or magnolia-white ara
besques, or III silver galloon. The diTec-
toire style is generally adopted, but there
are also suits showing long Overdresses of
the cloth simply hemmed, with slight but
artistic draperies on the front, a white
blouse vest, the skirt full and straight at
the back, or with an Arabian drapery
which dispenses with even the small steel
or cushion generally nsed.
A quaint and pretty fashion Of quickly
and charmingly draping the bodice for
Dinner on a sultry evening is followed at
Saratoga and other fashionable resorts.
a very long scarf of tulle net or lIsse is
carried around the throat, leaving q bit
exposed just under the chin. The scarf
is fastened here and there with little
gIittering gem-set lace pins and then
brought down a trifie below the waist
aud the airy folds caught in snugly and
securely under large clasp or buckle.