Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18

pold but crude treatment of their faces
women apparently arrange their COM
plexlons to suit their toilets or the
state of the weather, and one may
observe strange variety of powder
hues. There is deadly white against
which the red and black Of lips and eyes
have clown-like effect; there is a cream
or yellowish tinge, adapted for gloomy
days, and which tones effectively with
dark toilets; a decidedly pink shade,
which, with the rouge, makes SYM
phony in red, and finally an unmistak-
able blue, the precise object of which is
not apparent, These are the backgrounds
on which the colorlng is applied, and in
this latter the only variation is that in
some cases 1t assumes dull, faded hue,
the result of frequent use, whilst in 9TH
ers Il has all the aggressive redness of q
boiled lobster. They needn't be more
| natural, but more artistic.''
-.
An announced exhibition of eaues-
triennes IN the divided skirt costume
didn't come off. In the first
place, such innovation will re-
quire considerable nerve in the in
novators, and, in the second place.
the fair ladies are at odds among them
selves regarding the details of the riding
habit. Some advocate an adaptation of
Lady Habberton s divided skirt, leaving
the body and head to be clothed with the
prevailing style of close fitting basque
and high hat, These are chiefly, our
worshppeTs of England. Others, more
patriotic, insist on distinctively Ameri-
can costume, averriug that, as New
York leads in the fashions for the West
cha frhk
one style with her own sign and seal
upon it, and one which is calcu-
lated to commend itself 70 all sensible
folk. This faction is quite settled on the |
chief features of the garb which is a |
wide-brlmmed hat, caught up on one |
side with big bunch of feathers, the |
object being to lend piquancy to the face, |
even plain one-a full blouse waist, |
bright with buttons and open at the |
throat. with wide collar turned over a
scarf of becoming color; inside the collar
fullness of rich SOFT lace--to give added
beauty to full throat and q chance for
screening scrawny neck-and a very
short skirt matching the blouse.
Then-here is the sticking point
how to dress the legs for our American
women have adopted one good English
fashion, that of owning to legs by name
as wen as TACT. But whether 1t shall be
regular kniekerboekers and patent
leather shoes, or tight-tltt leggines
with buttons at the side and long boots,
is the question. All of this faction
agree, however, that there shall be
second skirt, long and full, matching the
blouse, to throw over the short skirt and
leggings and button to the blouse with
sash OF suitable color to conceal the but
tons, and there We are In graceful walk
pg costume.
"For, says one, a dame Of potent
9loquenoe, 1--WE do look ridiculous when |
We walk, as some of US must before and
lfter the mount. Think of it'll Our
'linging skirts reveal an inch or two of
black troussrsi the distance from our
BOOTS to the top Of our high hats is in
'reased immensely by the absence of
irapery and hustle, while a plain
woman looks plethoric, thin one con-
umptiye. In fact, We are simply 4 cross
'etwssn priest and a mssanerader.
m tired Of it,
60 the talk COOS on while q waiting
Torld stands IN breathless expectancy.
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little comedy took place on Fifth
venue before amused spectators. A. /
snasoms black French poodle was 4