Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04

as shown, with palar lilac silk eauZs
brocaded with small black feathers.
PHnsy velvet buttons placed here and
there, as represented in the Illustration,
add finish 10 this really distinguished
looking costume.
The emotions experienced at the ''first
bal' are extremely different in the
minds of different debutants. 'It was
the crandest moment of my lIfe!' ex-
claimed celebrated lady of fashion who
had reached the end of her career and
was looking back over the many years of
trumphs, disappointments, jealousies
and heart-burnIngs. alt was the grand
est moment of my life, she repeated,
almost solemnly, "for it gave me q re-
alzing sense OF VIA. u power woman is
in this wnrld!'
cit was the most humilating moment
OF my life!' exclaimed Madam de Steel
in q moment OF expansive communica-
tiveuess, 'for it showed me how slight
and frivolous was woman's role in tho
great drama of life, and for how little
she counted. - Madam de Stael didn't
dance.
All beginnings are difficult except that
of the deuutante. She contraiicts the
laws OF physics that the larger the body
the greater the velocity, for the more
slender, the more delicate, the more
girlish she is, the more rapid her success.
the swIfier her course 10 popularity.
The poor mothers. What sIeepless
nights they pass thinking how they shall
array these rosehuds of humanity!
Hence take real pleasure in coming to
their rescue with two dainty costumes
for debutGntes.
Ia nd Ia
pretty dress for young lady who is
doing her first bali-a bodice in plen,ed
white silk gauZe and SIX ,rt in white peau
de cygne, made as plainly as possible.
The ceinture is in gold embroidered with
silver aud small stones, and the long
gloves are in feur de pecles silk or kid
The ball toilet represented In the last
illustration of this article Is far more
ornate, in fact it is the very antthesis
of the pretty gown just described. The
bodice is in silver merveilleux, embroid-
cred with gold designs. The remain Ter
of the gown is in silver broonds. The
ceinture is in canary yellow silk crepe
frtnged with gold. The pretty sleeves
are in white silk crepon trimmed with
gold embroidered galloon, making up an
ensem BILE OF marvellous beauty, ani cali
ing for q rather tail and stately figure
with a great deal OF repose of manuer-
in a word a daughter of an earl from
the kingdom of Petroiea or of duke
from the dominion of Nusgetoria.
should adj that it is almost abso-
lutely necessary that debutHute should
have long, slender waist. That de-
notes high breeding, blue blood ancient
family and all that sort of thing; and
therefore call the attention of these
came anxious nanmas to device for
adding length to the waist, consisting OF
n gold agrnffe, which is quite visible,
though fastened 10 the corset and under
which all the bands are slipped of dress,
underskirt aud waistband OF the bodice.
ought to coll your attention to the fact
that a special corset, ana designed to
secure this long waist and straight up
and down aristocratic figure OF the Louis
Quinzs period. now 80 greatly affected
by our ultra fashionabIes. has made its
appearance. 1 can only speak of it from
hearsay, but 1t effects It's purpose admi-
rably. There is nothing which should be
more matureiy considered by the debu-
tante than the question or sleeves, for
it not iufrequen:ly happens thats
the young lady is SO thin as TO preclude
tie possibility of wearing short sleeves.
He mouish slyieS "uicu ca!lS ior
sleeve SO long as to fall down to the
hand, quite concealing the wrists. is
very becoming to extremely slight fig
ures. They should be rather high and
full on the shoulder, amt, in order to
acceutuate the length of the waist, the
skirt should be made tight aud lain.
Now. as to tn. finish of this tight and
plain skirt, would suggest that while
gathered fouuces still continue to be
very greatly in vogue. and dessrvedly
go. as they lend themselves with special
fitness TO the elaboration of this straight
and skinny skirt. Yet, must there be
great care exercised IN making, espe-
cially in light and gauzy fabrics, for the