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

terial are made of old rose cashmere, the
backs in priucesse breadths and the fronts
cut off at the waist line with an empire
or full-gathered vest of China silk fin
ished with a softly pleated sash of the
same material edged with silk fringe and
knotted at the left side. The underskirt
is laid i'll mediums sized pleats, briar-
stitched in white silk about half a yard
deep. The skirt falls in natural folds,
fiaring slightly as they reach the skirt
hem. The sleeves are tucked perpendic-
ularly, or the mutton-leg or bishop sleeve
is substituted, with briar stitching ON the
deep cuffs.
Although in great vogue, the straight,
full, undraped empire skirts do not
please universally, and slight draperies
are seen everywhere. Killed skirts are
still popular, appearing upon tennis suits
and neglige costumes for the country
Some of the fashionable draperies are
arranged long front and back, leaving
both sides of the skirt uncovered from
the belt down. The front drapery drops
in a point towards the left side, and
graceful Grecian folds are caught up
lightly or the right side to meet similar
folds descending from the left hip. The
back draperies are still confined to q
narrow space, but they are full and
hang straight, are slightly draped, or
open all the way up the back, disclosing
the lower skirt.
In order to make a great saving of
laundry bills at the various summer re-
sorts, and also to Obviate the necessity
of counting many dozen muslin skirts in
the summer outfit, much use is made of
strong American surah and also of MORE
in many tints, these adapted in color to
the dress with which they are to be worn
The MORE of which these skirts are TO be
made we have alluded to before. They
have a cotton wool and a silken surface
They are inexpensive, they wear excel
lently and retain their stiffness the entire
season. One small spring is run through
the shirred band at the back to give the
skirt a graceful curve outward. Both
surah and MORE skirts are trimmed with
ruffies of the material daintIly pinked.
Ribbon Is used this season with great
prodigahty. Many lovely evening
dresses composed of tinted silk net have
the entire front formed in lengthwise
rows of ribbon run so close together that
one would scarcely suspect the means by
which the pretty effect is produced.
Easily made also are the ribbon braces
combined with lace, that may be worn
over any simple summer bodice. The
strand of ribbon is formed into long Y,
which terminates in series of loops and
ends at the waist, with softly falling
bow on one shoulder. Cream white lace
is jaboted down the outside of the strand
mingling with the loops of ribbons at the
belt.
The fat has gone forth in London s
best society that the bare arms will ap-
pear as much at dressy afternoon fetes
as in the evening. At kettledrums,
lunches, CLOCK teas, ETC.. 'the hair
win be worn powdered, the long gloves
drawn off, and then fair rounded arms
will emerge from laces and draperies bare
TO and above the elbows without brace
lets, but the fingers glittering with costly
rings. This fashion win do fairly well
if only those with said ''fair rounded
arms will follow it, but if it Is TO be
general it may prove lamentable; and
because it is the proper thing TO do we
are likely to behold the shape and COM
plexion of hands and arms not so fair or
rounded, when 1t would be charity to
both the owner and the owners friends
to keep those long Gloves still upon
the arms At lunch time and after, also,
or else to elect for silk mitts Of these in
sist upon the short sleeves which leave
the ingertips tres TO touch the 5-o'cloek