Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-17

pretty, with little pln-head spots of pale
yellow regularly spaced over the surface.
\ piece Of dark green has leaf shaped eff
fleets in a lighter tone, and yellow; and
the black sateens i'll this quality are par
ticUlarly good, giving a clear, silky black
with white leaf and flower design. The
prices of these new departure sateens are
y and % cents per yard.
Blue is very popular color ir the new
season ; sateens, both in the French and
American goods, and il would be a very
difficult task to describe the many tones,
all of which are handsome, with a tinge
taken off or added that will become al
most any complexion This color will
make a contest more or less successful
with the lOng-worn swan green; both
have the disadvantage OF not appearing
well n night except i'll certain tints, but
from present indications blue viii be b
popular color for the spring.
Black and gold is Il favOrite combina-
ton for evening dresses. 4 black gown
recently made has double frill Of silk ut
the hem of the full gathered skirt, over
which IS q long straight drapery of black
silk net covered with spots wafer size.
AT the back, each side Of the center, are
black velvet panels, and with this is
worn a low velvet bodice, finished around
the neck with a drapery of net. A din
ner dress was recently worn of black
Brussels net, embroidered with little gold
flowers over black satin. On each side
Of the skirt is Il black velvet panel en-
broidered in gold like the dress. The
plain velvet bodice opens slightly in front
over the net, with embroidered bands
back and front, and the net sleeves fall
open like a bell just below the elbow.
There is no more agreeable diversion
for idle hours than theater parties, of
necessity large cities are most favorable,
but occasionally there comes a night in
Fort Worth when these could be happily
formed. Nothing lends more life to. the
oftentimes grave audience than. these
prittily dressed guests and the hosts are
themselves bright because the response
bility of entertaining is shifted in great
measure TO the players. With gowns al
most As gay as those Of bali, flowers in
hand, witching couture, and supper af-
teTward complete in every detail. This is Il
combination that leaves nothing to be
eyes, yes, - says pirouetting maiden,
yes, the dance, - ''oh! what so de-
lights as the german? And indeed she
looked very lovely with her gown of pale
green Iallle gillnereu III nNS rows aI the
top for the sides and back of the skirt
The front draped with striped gauze,
ana pinked ruche is on
the foot of the skirt The round
waist has short pulled sleeves of the
gauze and n plating, called a French
collar, around the neck, which is slightly
pointed, back and front. A green sash
from the under arm seams crosses in
front like a pointed girdle and falls on
the left While close by, nodding APP
prevail, stands her pretty cousin in one
with the skirt of white silk, finished
around the bottom with narrow knife
plating. The front and sides are draped
with cream mOusseline de sole, en-
hroidered in gold and accordion plated
The directoire coat is of white striped
satin and armure embroidered with gold
tinsel in leaf designs. One side of the
low cut waist is III accordion plated
de sole, the short sleeves of
the same opening out. forming large
puff. The low neck is filled in with the
same.
Staid mamma approves of dinner parties
which younger ones pronounce n bore.
She smoothS back her black hair, leav-
ing a soft fringe TO shade the forehead,
into low couture, sticks an
comb in the wavy
mass and looks complacently across the