Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-23
Chat on Fashions

NJ. Felix, writing Cd fashions, OBJ
serves that TO great extent the artifi-
cial has been abandoned, and that
woman fashionably dressed for the
prominade is unncumbsred by draperies,
paniers or cushions. This is as it should
be. A woman form is so beautiful
rs 10 require little artifice, and only
needs au artists touch, such as the
monsieur's, 10 set il of 10 thu best ad-
vantage. When will dressmakers learn
that true art in their work consists In
dressing IL woman becomingly in way
10 show off her good points and TO con-
cenl her defects?
The advent OF soft silks from Eastern
looms aid the recently increased Use of
al-w DOL fabrics has done much to give
grace TO woman q gownlrg tor house aud
evening, white the use of heavier cloths
and the tailor have combined to render
her street attire absolutely fuultless.
Dre'smGkeTs TO be successful will have
TO recognize that II gown TO be becoming
must foil W the lines of the form. If
ymniers are TO be used, let the fullness
AMI dro0p be decided By the size around
the hi.s and let ali folds simply accentu-
ate without adding bulk to The hips.
To most lorJEs becoming fashion is to
have the bodice and skirt ana princess in
the back. but divided from one another
in front, and the short point OF the bod
ice outlined by narrow trimming in
which there IS q CLINT of gold. a
bodice of this fashion requires sleeves full
on the upprr arm and gathered into q
deep cuI or gauntlet.
Modisies = tn artistic ideas find much
THAI is satisfactory i'll costumes of the
DAYS of Louis Nv. While not adopting
the full pauier of that age. the form IS
preserved in the soft folds that begin ut
the aist and gracefully loop into the
back Lreadths where they are fastened.
il Is from the coat of the French guard
that the long basque now so popular has
been borrowed. These basques are
made by prolonging the front and sides
OF Il tight fitting bodice and com bining
them with princess back, that mus,
he conceded TO be the most artistic de-
veIopmpnt in modern dress. What
other style so perfectly exhibits the
curves of the figure, and is SO graceful
when the dress is cut long enough TO
train somewhat on the ground? ln.n-
itelY superior is il TO the sweeping dra-
peries of the punched up skirts.
The Louis Nv. coat is only in perfec-
ton when il Is cut long with nearly tight
lifting sleeves, lapels like coat aud a
pretty waistcoaT fitting the figure and
buttoning down the middle. ANY sus-
picion of over maunishness in this gar
ment is overcome 10y jabots OF lace or
muslin frllls that are worn with il.
NecKwear grows higher and higher, TO
supplement- the hats. that no longer has
strings. The Medici collars have cape
like finish at the lower edge aud are
made OF velvet, satin or rich silk, with
feather trimming, gilt, silver or jet pas
semeuterie for ornament, and are of
black or any color co. responding to hat
or costume.
The fashion for evening gowns is prin-
cipally the polonaise. Some have u few
delicate gathers concentered AT back just
below the waist line. and the bodies is
profusely trimmed with lace. A recent
entertainment, the SWEETEST of the swell,
revealed the fact that the height of
fashion was black gown trimmed with
it and torquoises. A very handsome
one wGs of black satin, the entire front
OF jet embroidery. On one shoulder OF
the bodice was rosette of blue velvet,
and band of blue velvet hound the
bunch of curls high up on the top OF the
head, there clustering around au orua-
ment of Turquoise and jet. Bands of vel
vet separated encircle6 the throat, and
each band was fastened with a jet and
Turquoise star.
over the black Swede gloves were
bracelets OF blue velvet with rosettes
aud bangles of blue velvet and jet.
Velvet is much used on thin evening
gowns 10y young girls, and rosettes of it
ere newer than bows. One way OF trim
ming "a TO carry the velvet round the
basque of the bodice, connect it at the
back with good-sized rosette, and al
low the Two ends 10 fall down at the
ga of The skirt. Another, to place q
rosette on each shoulder, carry down an
end from each, and JOIN them at the
point of the basque in front, and then
tie them over and let them hang long.
Velvet ribbon two inches wide is usually