Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-10

''prentice hand'i when compared with the mod
ern man dressmaker. who is working out this
idea to what he says shall be practical con-
clusion
Now, while it is not expected that our sensible
Texas women will slavishly follow French FASH
ion, and particularly those of French actresses,
two or three costumes that tasteful are
given. as they may furnish guiding hints TO some
puzzled woman.
Mile. Reiane's new gowns in Monsieur
Betsy are the towns talk. The first Is house
dress of scarlet cashmere, made IN the
princess style, with long, straight sleeves OF
black guipure, lined to the elbow and trans
parent below. In her ruddy auburn hair she
wears gold comb near the front, TO one side.
In Act ". Nine. Betoy is in mourning, and
her elaborate toilet is very becoming. The
princes dress is made of the new uncut velvet,
and its apron front makes the train very narrow,
if long. This is of rich black brocsde, with side
folds of plated lace. The uncut velvet waist has
q chemisette of plated crepe lisse, and superb
Jet fringe falls from it half way down the apron
front. This fringe is made in deep. sharp points.
The crepe lisse bonnet has small, high crown,
with large jet butterfly In front, ana crepe
veil behind falling to the very edge OF the train.
Mile. Muller wears exquisite toilet of white
crepe de chine. embroidered in silver. This en-
broiderv makes a hem around the bottom and
flowers upward each seam of the iupe. The
low corsage a Ia VERGE has wide satin belt fas-
tened with a cabbage knot and long ends on the
left side The great novelty, however, is the
yoke and jockey sleeves, made entirely of the
silver open work embroidery, very heavy and
very effective. She wears long Saxon gloves of
pale cafe au lait.
NOTES.
Ribbon in rows is much used on spring dresses
of soft light wool.
The old fashioned narrow silk fringe trims
some Of the season. tea gowns.
The cuirass bodice with no seams, no visible
opening, is admired and worn by fine figures.
The revival OF draperies and polonaise gar
ments separate from the underskirt is one of the
predictions for summer.
The fashion of matching the bonnet with the
gown, while still in great vogue, not so obliga-
tory rs formerly.
Lawns of white ground with wide black stripes,
edged with open lace patterns, are made for
mourning wear.
Ribbons have some new ideas or rather in
considerations of old ones. The gauze ribbon is
the ribbon of the sea on. 1t is shown entirely
Of gauze, and again striped with satin and with
velvet.
Satin is to be worn. there is no doubt, and
most of the newest designs are thrown on to
satin g=ound some of them on to a silk and
satin stripes.
Perfect-ftting plain coat sleeves are seen
everywhere, in spite of the great array of loose,
full, fancy ones. Many of the plain styles, how
ever, are deliberately trimmed at the rounding
upper portion, and also at the close wrist
Hats are in ChantiIly lace and jet, with lace
bow, bunch of roses in front and garland of
myosotis; also in black lace, lined with rose
faile, with bow of rose velvet ribbon under the
hair.
Soft summer cheviots in terra Gotta, stem
green, beige, marquise brown and gray, with
lines or stripes of harmonizing color, are used
by ladies' tailors and dressmakers alike for
walking and travelling costumes.
The fashion of matching the bonnet with the
gown while still in great vogue, is not so oblig-
atOry as formerly. The bonnet should how
ever, always be consistent with the costume
and the occasion, but every day gives proof that
it is not.
In most of the new tailor-made bodices of
striped fabric the darts taken i'll the lining
only, and by perfectly bias adjustment of the
flexible material, they are smoothed and closely
drawn over the silk lining, TO fit to perfection
without the aid OF either dart or seam.
Some early spring skirts have velvet band at
the edge, and another at a little distance above.
The bands from three inches to four inches
wide. ard correspond with the general coloring.
There are now on an average about seven single
widths in a skirt-four at the back, two at the
sides and in front. No steels added,
and only small pad; some women do not even
have this.
Some very dainty handkerchiefs are shown,
made of hemstitched Vienna cambria. One
corner has the appearance of being turnnd back,
and on this piece disk resembling a large seal
is worked either in white or colored silk
Dressy little kerchiefs of cameo pink, lilac,
cream or ecru silk are delicately wrought with
Vatican borders, and finished with friI OF
real Valenciennes lace.