Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-20

ribbon. The sleeves are then tucked or
plated their entire length, and the skirt
is also in plaitS. Shrred Jokes are also
liked for these useful gowns. Ribbons
and garlands are the only trimmings
used for such gowns. The velvet ribbons
that are ROW so inexpensive are very be-
coming for such trimmings and some
dressmakers use the brocaded ribbons
also. White crepeline and other white
woods are made by this design and trim
med with
The empire dress of to-day is a decided
modification of the extremely scant
skirt, lOw-neckcd and short-waisted
gowns of the empire period, but the sash
still plays quite as important part, and
Is disposed of III IA variety of ways. 1t is
made into bodice, whaleboned in front
and fastened into the seams under the
arms; sometimes the wide ribbon is
wound twice around the waist and
tied loosely at the side, or the ribbon is
folded about the waist or bent double its
full length, forming two loops at the
back, to which two long ends are added; ;
or, again, the ribbon is sewed into the
armholed N front, crossed fichu-fashion =,
brought around the waist and fastened at
the si1e; and still another way is to
cross the ribbon from one shoulder to the
opposite hip, allowing it to hang there
according to its own sweet viii.
Empire house gowns, slightly trained
in the back, are very handsome, made
of mOsS-green or reseda brocade figured
with tiny gold devices These have en-
pire waist formed of ribbons snugly
Tapped The skirts are laid in straight
folds; and French toilets in this fashion
have velvet sleeves, a broad velvet CIR
die across the fronts, a diagonally folded
plastron inside the open corsage, this of
chamols colored faille, and a deep
Robespierre collar of the velvet
Where draperies are used they show
plain on one side and are drawn back on
the other so rs to produce bias folds
across the front. 1t is not unusual to see
long draperies of plain goods finished
around the edges with folds of velvet
Black trimmings remain very fashiona-
bic for. colored dresses. Two models re-
Gently shown embodying this idea are
worth q description The first was a
dress of gray-biue wooden, with plain
fun skirt and bodice finished off with a
pleated collaret and plastrOn of black
Surah.
The second model was charming little
costume of caroubier cloth with a mantle
to correspond. The skirt is bordered
with row of black silk and chenille
fringe; the mantilla is in pelerine form at
the back, but has long, shaped ends in
front, knotted together at the waist and
edged with fringe At the neck the
mantle is gagged in the shape of point
ed yoke, but with more fullness in front
than ut the back.
1t is hard to close fashion article
without saying something of wells as they
are now made so conspicuous by their
singularity. OF the Hading veil which is
worn with broad hat gathered in
around the throat there il little to be
said; it viii have its day, but still it is
a matter of wonderment that women can
consent to being ineased in lace bag,
and have their faces thus made IN
accessible when occasion demands the
menchoir The Virot veil, named for
celebrated Paris miIliner, long since
dead, is also intended for the large hats,
and is made of a three cornered piece of
real net with large dot and is trimmed
around with rufie OF narrow lace edge
between which and the lace is q narrow
insertion through which a marrow ribbon
may be run.
NOTES.
Coiffures are smaller than those of last