Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
Cliat on Fashions.

Dear, very dear, to the feminine heart
is the subject of new bonnets, and why
should it not be 40? No pretty picture is
! less pretty because of a suitable framing
Neither is the prettiness of sweet face
de!racted from 10y flowers. plumes and
ribbons that are used for the enhance
ment of its beauty. The season is now
so well advanced as to make,authoritive
speech on the WITNESSES IN headgear, and
they are found to be small bonnets, wide
brimmed hats and toques in almost every
! shape, but every here plumes and birds.
! The three plumes of the crest of the
| prince of Wales nod at the pas-er- By :,
! short tips cover the hat, biris alight in
every possible and impossible position
| until ones head grows light as q feather
| and you begin 10 wonder il you are flying
with the feHthered denizens of air or
walking the streets with ordinary
! mortais. AS to the cost of
these marvellous creations the size
of the bent brim conviuces the buyer that
hats do not sell for less than last winter,
but the smallness of the bonnet might
deceive until you realize, after lifting the
tiny frame, loaded with jet aud jewels,
ofttimes real, that if it is worth its
weight there is q goodly sum to be placed
In the opposite scale ere il can be yours.
Crowns are low, but prices and trim
mings are high. There is, however, a
desirable modification IN theRter bonnets,
that now rescue the capacious head
dresses. They are in some instances
without crowns, and are invariably
wreathed with fur OF flowers to softly rest
upon the head. Ostrich feathers made
ilto boas are often wound around the
crown, and q long end from the back
envelops the throat of the wearer in a
manner most becoming.
Strings are regarded as necessary and
certainly are when the face is past me-
ridian, these are more stylish in narrow
velvet ribbon than of other fabric. Let
the elderly one tie under the chin, and
the girl with the broad-brmmed hat,
turn the brim up at the back heaping
up the trimming we'll back and front. 1t
is only very pretty girl, and even in
her It is questionable taste, who can af-
ford to tip her hat at any angle, there is
a certain air of sauclness which Is hardly
IN keeping with true maiienly modesty.
The autumn girl Will certainly wrap
the drapery of her fall gowning close
around her. There will be so little IN
derneath of any f1Ilness Us to leave no
room tor speculation on her fair proper
tions, because the proportions are sure
TO be fair whether due to nature or to
art. For while she NAV be neither fat
nor lean desirable plumpness is attain
able in other ways than by the massage
treatment warranted TO secure the statu-
esQue style that is certainly in place in
an artists studio.
Fashion in society outings demand
much that is not exactly comfortable
either in cut or material for the ease of
home, and nothing delights a woman's
heart more an to cast aside her
shackles and look pretty and be comfort
able at the same time. The days when
= passee gown answered for negligee
have gone aud the matinee gown has
become an important article in
woman 8 wardrobe.
For a real comfortable negligee the
mother hubbard has been popular from
the day of Its first appearance. As
made to-day il differs quite little from
the original wrapper of that name. The
front and back Jokes are equally deep
and each is gracefully rounded TO the
width of the shoulder at that point. To
the lower edge Of this yoke the full front
and back skirts are attached. There is
also an under arm gore as long as the
skirt, " hich Is Joined TO it on both sides.
The vest is finished by standing collar
which flares IN front. The sleeves are
full, finished by deep cuff at wrist. A
very pretty idea is to close this wrapper
only the length of the yoke, allowing the
skirt folds 10 fall apart over an under
petticoat of some delicate harmonizing
shade of color. A very pretty mother
hubbard is made of soft figured India,
ha inn a
large conventional design in rose pink
and light blue. The cuffs, yoke and
collar are of plain gray faIlle, braided in
a darker shade. The under petticoat
may be soft pink or blue India. This is
also pretty made of velvet or cashmere,
tennis or French flannel, lace aud cham
bray. For chamber wrapper, to be
worn when one feels i'll and expects to
remain in ones room all day, it is just
what 10 needed.
A wrapper selected for stout ladies has
basque back, to which the full skirt is
Joined. This basque back is cut in bias
lines. The front is made princess the
front and sides, while the front dart Is
carried TO the bottom of the skirt.
Sleeves are high and full on shoulders,
made OF DARK gray; with black van dyke
points ornameniing each side of front
and round bottom to the full back, il is
most neat house dress. Another stout
ladies wrapper has the same back with
tight lifting side forms as far as front
bias, but the tight princess front is
raised with loose one, which is finely
plated at neck where the dress itself
meets. The first opening grows wider
from the neck down, the fuliness of the
piaits being allowed to spread open, the
light lining keeping the back and sides
in place. Made of soft wooden goods,
figured or plain, with silk front, it may
be either dressy or serviceable, according
to TRIMMINGS aud material chosen. A
more dressy morn ng gown is of dahlis
cashmere. with open front of white. with |
Applique EN- broidery in white bordering |
the fronts. sleeves. collar snd belt. The