Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-04

little plant so many will remember
as bordering the dear old gar
den plat where Haunting marigolds
aud gay colored poppies spread their
bright beauty. Feminine fancy having
grown somewhat weary Of birds and their
plumage, finds novelty in what is appro-
priately a summer decoration, butterflies
as large as life made OF dyed feathers,
swaying on spiral wire, are much coveted
for trimming tulle and crepe bonnets,
oftenhmes forming the only decoration.
At season just passed the midsummer
and in latitude that does not elicit
much attention from fashion centers, 1t
is not easy to find fashion or fabric that
exactly fits, dresses of what is called
washing material being the only ones
that are serviceable in August, dress
makers seem to be in a combine that
these shall be expensive, making them
in such a way as only the most skilful
laundering will avail to render them
wearable when washed. The uniting
of lowered and striped cambrcs
in the same gown seems a little Dolly
Vardenish but still it can be so done as
to have picturesque effect. The under
dress should be of the lowered cambria
laid in knife plaits, and the Overdrapery
of striped, in harmonious colorS placed
diagonally, beginning at the left side at
the belt and extending across to the bot
tom of the skirt on the right side. The
stripe is again seen in the lower half of
the sleeve, tight from the elbow, the
lowered goods being used Tor the full
tops of the sleeves and for the bodice,
and when the young lady ties soft silk
sash around her waist, she has right to
feel herself very chic, even in cambria
frock.
There have been some Paris impOrta-
tons brought to a fashionable watering
place, and while there is nothing
specially new, there is a reorganization
that may prove useful for those who
avail themselves of every hint to keep
pace if possible with Dame Fashion IS
pageant.
The gowns representing the latest mot
of fashion at Worth s and other Paris
houses have elaborate corsages, bOuffant
sleeves, and perfectly straight skirts,
without bustles, and giving no hint of
the very short steels that are in most
cases used to Support them. These
waists are called round waists. to dis
tinguish them from basques, but are
usually slightly pointed below the waist
line in back and front alike. The NUT
tOn-leg sleeve, all in one piece, with its
fullness at top wrinkled around the arm,
is used for all kinds of fabrics, and for
stout people as well as for those who are
too slight: but Worth shows preference
for the empire sleeve, with puff around
the armhole and of easy coat shape be-
low Blue has Teasserted itself as a
summer color in turquoise and Gobelin
shades, while the yeIlowish greens lately
in vogue are being replaced by the cooler
gazon, or turf green, and by the palest
Nile green, which is especially fashion
able when trimmed with peach color,
lilac shade deeply tinged with pink.
The new dull red is called ''rouge
Eixel, - and a great deal Of brick red is
worn, while ecru and Suede remain in
marked favor. Irish guipure laces in
vaudyke points for collars, cuffs and the
empiecement, or yoke, are fashionable
trimmings, and there are also many en-
broideries that initiate the designs of
these laces done in white or ecru silks
on the fabric OF the gown, as border
for the skirt or on the corsage draperies.
Armure silk is used instead of MORE 10
give the fashionable black note on some
of the gayest dresses, in conjunction
with Chantilly lace insertions and fine
knife plaitings, etc.
The tea COVE has all seasons for its