Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-20
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ample opportunity during the past week
TO mir pretty house dresses, to brighten
! gloomy breakfast rooms with gay matt
nees, and really there Is nothing more
antidotal of blues than cheerful woman
in bright colored drapery seated at the
coffee tray. 1t is 10 be hoped that most
! honsekeepers who reed this department
adhere to the time honored custom OF
pouring the coffee, and thus giving
| added zest to the morning cup. A slight
touch OF nortber with the rain induced
q change in garments of light material to
! those of heavier cloth. The sun shone
| out at last and ladies veutured upon the
| streets. The heavens were blue aud the
| men were going through a succeeding
| spell of depression after last weeks eI-
| altation, and thus was that hats of large
border, felt or plush, with brims
pinched into all shapes were welcome in
novations. Occasionally a turban of red
or canary c0Iored velvet with feather
| head at the back gave brightness where
all else WAS dark. The turbRn is very
| fetching, but does not entirely displace
! the toque, which ID first cousin to the
capote, still exists and is principally
made Of a soft foundation and made up
| ds y IUdu. a DiSOu ClOtu WAN LhO
edges twiled with black velvet makes up
very well. The trimmings, two larks,
| one placed as an aigrette in front slightly
to the left, and the other on the crown
with the wings spread and the head
down.
| Among the dresses in the pre- enade
none are prettier than those OF cloth.
| Many of these are trimmed across the
| front with a puckered ruche, and the
| skirt cut omen to show contrasting velvet
| at the sides that are caught together in
| pretty fashion. In this as in many cos
TUNES where cloth is used the sleeves are
! OF the cloth. Bengaline and velvet form q
| charming com bination when up in this
| fashion for visiting costume. The
| skirt and train are Of one piece,
mounted with big pletes behind aud held
! up by an applique of passemeterie. 1t IS
| draped in front with an apron and
| ornamented at the foot with n handsome
bead embroidery with fringe. 4 peak
! of velvet, oruamented on the left side
| with an applique of bead passementerIe,
seems TO hold up the apron. The corsage
| is half draped with bengaline aud half of
velvet. There are appliques of beaded
passementere on the shoulders. The
| collar forms point of velvet framed in
| two draped braces of bengaline. The
| belt is OF velvet, caught in in the sewing
| under the arm aud coming down in a
knot at the point of the skirt. The
left side stops at the point of tie corsage.
The sleeves are of velvet, with high
shoulders, narrow below and slightly
draped under small strips OF beaded
passementerie. A capote of velvet with
a diadem band of pearls. An aigrette of
ribbon snd feathers of birds of paradise,
with bunch of thesame behind.
A young mother says, cannot you give
US some hints about fashions for our
BOYS? 4 mother loves her little sons and
likes quite as much to see them prett.ly
dressed as she does her daughters. The
following hints may be OF service, and
they are cheerfully offered
Little boys are all getting to be sailors,
and contrary to what hes been the
fashion for many years past, it is now
considered extra chic to put them early
into trousers. Not long since boys wore
knick srbockers until they were twelve or
thirteen; now they are hardly out of
short frocks when they are dressed as
middies, with funnel- shaped trousers
and jackets.
For those who still prefer the kilt suits
The skirt should be in the bias and laid
in a broad box plat in front, and side
plaits turned toward the back the rest of
the way round. This is sewed to an IN
Gerwaist of stout silesis, and over it is
worn o closely buttoned jacket of ladies'
cloth, matching one of the chief shades
in the plaid, which has side forms, coat
sleeves aud rolled collar, as well as
outside pockets with stitching on all of
the edges.
For q boy of three years q kilt of cloth,
flannel or cheviot, with waist sswed to
it that has two box piaits, back and
front, rolling collar, coat sleeves and an
outside belt of the same material.
Kilt backs and oue-piece fronts are
worn with short, round cutaway jackets
OF the same or Il contrasting material.
A little home dress of brown cheviot
checks has a loose one-plece front, but
toned on the edge down to the left side,
with the close waist cut of at the waist
line aud planted skirt added which
mas the plaits turned towards the center
back. The collar is rolling, the sleeves
are sbirt-shaped, and belt of the goods
buttons in front.
Double breasted reefer5 look well on
small boys before long winter coats ere
needed.
Many kinds of cunning caps OF velvet
and cloth are worn, both in plain and
fancy goods, in fez, Tam O'Shanter,
Jockey, polo, porkpie, derby. scotch
and other shapes.
For baby boy just toddling around, q
coat of blue OF brown cashmere, having
a boI-plaited skirt, round waist, short
cage in three layers, coat sleeves, aud
second front sloping from the shoulders
to almost meet in point jus. below the !
waist line and held by buttons; the eapes |
and cuffs might be velvet.
Another one of tufted cloth has box |
plated skirt, round waist. ana coat |
sleeves, with rolled collar, cuffs and |
belts of velvet.
BOYS OF two to five years wear kilt |
suits of many variations. After that |
give them trousers and jackets or waists, !
which makes it easier to dress them.
For little ones select navy blue or |
brown cashmere or serge, striped or |
plain blue flannel, ladies' cloth, striped |
or checkered rheviot, tricot and cassi- /