Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-17

| of the body is q matter of supreme in
| difference. Where the neck Is simply
round the plainness is sometimes relieved
| by standing collar from shoulder seam
! to shoulder seam either plain or plated
as a ruff.
The introduction of satin as an under
| dress for thin summer fabrics was fore
! shadowing of Its coming popularity as
| dress material for the autumn.
| Satin was once exclusively worn by
middle-aged women, but, like its
hand maiden velvet, is now worn
by the, sex regardless of age. There is,
| however, one caution to be observed, its
glossy surface makes it extremely unbe-
coming to stout figures and it should not
| be worn except by sylphs.
Psychologists are about to decide that
the blonde type of beauty is being rap
| idly superseded by the brunette, and as
nature paves the way for coming changes
, II may be that fashion follows in her
wake. Whatever the reason yellow, the
| brunette g color continues to- grow in
| favor and Spanish yellow is the most
| popular color to-day for dresses. 1t has
| gone far to succeed the poppy red of a
few seasons past. One fair lady appeared
| on gala occasion recently with para
sol, bonnet and dress of pale yellow
Grape and yellow ostrich feather boa
| about her neck.
Black ribbons edged with pale Spanish
yellow and yellow gross grain ribbons are
largely used with black dresses. This
shade of ribbon has, since the time of
Moses, been used in combination with
black by the women of Granada, and is
especially becoming to their clear bru-
nette beauty.
Following the revival OF mohair is that
of bunting, fabric that has stood the
test and has proven so serviceabls as to
justify its return to favor. a pattern
wn of this material had a plain skirt
gored in front and with straight back
breadths shirred closely at the top.
These breadths were hemmed at the bot
tom about eight inches deep. Across the
loot of the front breadths was a pinked
out rose ruching made of the bunting.
The sleeves were made bell shape with a
narrower ruching of the same, and three
rows OF ruching at the left shoulder, and
met at the right side of the waist under O
rosette OF the same. This was made of
English bunting, which is stiff and harsh,
and thus sets up in good shape. The
French bunting is softer, being but little
heavier than yelling
Another costume Of navy blue bunting
has pretty pleated aud deep pointed
yoke back and front, full waist below
confined by double pointed girdle of
blue velvet laced in front. There Is q
standing collar of the same material.
The sleeves are full, the height at the
shoulder not exaggerated. The skirt is
plain and gathered at the waist and has
three tucks at the bottom. the long
pointed yoke meeting the points of the
girdle is new feature and universally
becoming.
The princesse is likely to continue in
vogue, and as royalty seldom walks this
cut is especially adapted TO home gowns.
Made in this fashion, with short train
of four or five inches, dress is not only
becoming but elegant. Trains Will GER
tainly be worn. but let them not be too
long on tea gown, evening or reception
gown, as then what would be otherwlse
graceful becomes drag land the woman
to whom it is attached resembles one of
the little river tugs with q larger boat in
tow.