Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-31
The Rarest Days OF June to
Expectant Brides are
Wedding Days.
Talk Exclusively Feminine on Pretty
Frivolities That are Not for Dis
play-HOw to Make gown.
Diploma From Mother to be Earned After
Graduation in Other schOols-Domestic
Economy and Higher Mathematics.

journeys. IS mere. Already many LrOueSeau4
are finished and all anxious preliminaries have
been arranged. How many think farther than
the bridal tour and the pretty garments. and
realize that it is not for month or year. but for
the Lifetime of one of them, that these arrange
ments are made? How many girls, as they
ringer over the bravery OF the bridal garments
look into the beyond, or have stopped to con-
4 sider whether there is any foundation for their
blissful imaginings that life hereafter is to be
one eternal song, or have reason to expect that
the Orlando of to-day viii be lover in the futuref
Why morallze or forecaste shadows over the
flower strewn path thatleads to the channel? Let
the dear man imagine himself the happiest fell
low in the world and she revel in the sunshine OF
love and hope.
Grandmother sees many things at which to
shake her head, not so in her day. Everything
is different, when she and Reuben married there
had been no coquetry; they kept company for
were to marry and the old folks planned to set
item up in housekeeping. The fax wheel that
Is now gi!aed toy in graDddaughter's drawing
room, hummed merrily in time 70 the song OF
content of the sweet spinner, who must spin her
household linen and knit her bagful of
stockings before the wedding. Even now she
shows the white blankets her own hands wove,
and smiles at the remembrance of her bushes
when working in cross-stitch the new initials
that were to be hers. Her wedding journey was
10 the new home which love rather than money
had prepared for her, and her wealth the cedar
chest, where with lavender and sweet shrub
were her treasures OF linen, bleached to snowy
whiteness. Now when grandma Is told that
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lace are substituted for the linen of her grlhood
she is surprised, and wonders if clean minded,
delicate and refined woman can wear garments
OF material and color so opposite TO what she
has always been taught to regard the only
fabric and color that 1tly typifes the inward
cleanliness which must abound in pure woman.
Even women who are not grandmothers differ as
to the suitability OF surah China crepe and
India silk for underwear and there are those
who not old fogies that deplore the modem
cut Of the under garment. Clean mindedness
and refinement are not the result of outward
nI-ga ~
the June bride desires the dainty and luxuIlous
garments and has the to crafty such
cravings, then let her indulge herself and have
reated for her adjoining visions of delight in
rose. blue and violet, and may no deeper cause
Tor heartache ever come than the unfavorable
criticism of prudes.
Among the silk novelties that deserve to be
called night robes, and are pretty enough for
neglige to be worn at breakfast, or when laziiy
reclining in the hammock with fancy work or
summer novel in hand, is gown of deep
shade Of pink like the heart OF June rose and
Is loaded with oriental lace.
A very wide turned down collar covers the
back of the shoulders, and the neck opens to a
point in front and has frill OF lace falling to
each side. The sleeeves are the prettiest part OF
1t, for they OF The variety known angel
opened up the inside to the shoulder and with
the edges filled with lace, thickly shirred and
knotted together with narrow pink ribbons.
A pale blue silk is made in much the same way,
except that the sleeves are in stripes of vaien-
ciennes insertion, alternating with bands of
inoh-wide ribbon. Below the lace ruching
which finishes tile neck is a space of shirring,
back as well as front, which gives the requisite
frmness and the stuff is shirred in wide
the band edged with French beading,
v,ich run narrow ribbons which fit it to
subure in shofr..yaisted empire style. Very
of these garment are made in this way,
ii it seems odd that lS9men fancy 1t, as 1t
even fine figure such Blnchy, ungrace-
appearance, which the plenipde OF lace
les and iabots tends greatly to increifse+-H-
Another pretty, summary gown is of white
lima silk of most filmy texture, dotted all over
N pastilles Of cuTrant red. This is trimmed
~ tn the dainty Mechlin lace, and has the V
I.NE and II IA Ne
shiou is much affected by women who count
long their charms pair of white, well
,unded arms, for they are quite conscious that
ven the full expose allowed by the ball gown is
lot SO fascinating as the floating pendant drap-
cry which is always changing its position, and
thus gives but imperfect, tantalizing glimpses of
the firm, satIng flesh beneath. So, too, the
corsage yelled with cobweb tulle, which
suggests rather than reveals, is of the artfuI
coquette' S most potent weapons.
Less ornate than the gowns chemises that
have not been altogether abandoned for the close
knit shirt that encases the body like skin
Whatever the material that is used the modern
chemise is cut with darts, and has almost as
many seams as a basque is short in the skirt
and the bottom is deliberately trimmed. The top
is mass Of lace and baby ribbons and the skirt
lace and frequently deep ruftfe
on the edge. Some are made with
but they are not as pretty nor do they MT as well
under the corsets as the sacque chemise. Cor
set covers, too, are cut after this fashion are
tucked their whole length and banded at the
waist. like pleated blouse. Drawers are very
wide and are frequently trimmed quarter yard
deep with insertions of lace and tuckings while
a deep ruffie falls from the bottom. favorite
style has drawers and short undeTskirt made on
10 the one belt, the skirt being considerably the
shorter, that its lace rutes do not hide those
upon the drawers.
The little undervest, ribbed and woven to fit
the figure like second cuticle, is evidently |
firmly fixed in feminine affection, as is evinced !
by the great variety OF these tiny garments,
Probably more of the Isle thread is worn than |
of any other kind, and these may be h ad at very
mod rate cost in cream, blue, pink, canary, |
and lavender, TO say nothing Of the white ones |
with narrow stripes n some one OF these differ |
ent hines. Silk vests Of course much higher |
priced and naturally much more desirable.
OF the imported French vests many are very |
much bedecked about the neck and in shaped |
square plastrons, with silk crochet in open /
designs, and with insertions OF real lace. Some
of the black ones have the whole front for some |
six or seven inches below the neck composed Of
violet, gold or pink silk crocheted lace in passe-
menterie design, while others have bosom of
Chantilly lace But whatever its material or
ornamentation the vest OF to-day is totally |
different affair from the absurd little garment /
which the author OF 'innocents Abroad de-
seribed as having neat little pockets for the /
shoulder blades
The dress reformers and doctors have raIled
and may continue 20 rail against the wearing of
coTsets, but so long as women continue to recog-
nize as article No. in their creed the solemn
obligation to look their best the corset is here
10 stay in all senses. The truth is the would-be
reformers in this particular line are in the rear
and not in advance Of the procession. !
The cutlery against the wearing of corSets be-
gan when an inch and half brass, steel or wood
pulled strings at the back that were equal to
any tension, the entire space from front to back
solid with whalebone that compressed the form,
does the shoe the foot, into its dimensions |
Now all is different and a short corset fitted to |
the form, fastening easily, is merely needed
support conducive 10 beauty and moi Injurious |
10 health. Until the growing tendency towards |
masculinity in feminine dress reaches an entire |
abandonment Of skirts, the corset for good and |
valid reasons will continue to be worn, and |
being worn, viii be more and more |
q thing beautiful well as useful. TIL idea of
of beauty is however, is seldom elaborated |
in a corset recently made TO order for bride, /
This was of white MORE brocaded with silver For !
summer there is nothing better than the ventil- !
ated corset which is made Of net strong enough |
for corset purposes and yet cool. Many ladies
recommend coraline a substitute for whale |
bone. reeds and steels, asserting its absolute
unbreakableness.
The divided skirt has not fixed itself in popu-
lar favor. Its advocates loud in its praises
being well adapted TO the modern style !
OF dress. exceedingly convenient and |
comfortable beyond expression All this
may be true. The change If ever made will be
slow. One change, however, is apparent. White
skirts are fast becoming thing OF the past; in
the shops there Is almost exclusive demand |
for skirts OF various kinds of soft silk and OF al
paca and sateen, seersucker. pongee and even
bingham. Preference is shown for black in
color. There is good reason for the decadenee
IN the use of cotton, freshly laundried-how
they rattle and crush, always attracting atteIl-
IN he farf hat he has /