Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-07

/ figure. handsome one of this style is
made of white drap de sole, brocaded in
| semicircles of Persian gold and violet,
the collar and inserting of embroidered
violet velvet, the embroideries of floss,
silk and gold. a large ruche goes
around the inserting.
a cape wrap Is fashionably made of
| French figured cioaking, Il pale pink
| ground brocaded in leaf green figures.
The plush yoke raised high on the Shout
| ders Is of darker green, and Is finished
with a band OF shaded pink ostrich
| feathers. The Henri II. cape is the
newest small wrap, which is making
| quite a sensation. 1t is one straight
! piece, long enough to droop below the
waist, full enough to fail in easy folds
| about the body. There 10 a slightly
| fsTing collar, which does not meet at
| the neck, but is fastened with a large,
handsome clasp.
| In dress combinations there is wool
! with elk, silk with velvet and trimmings
of silver, gold and jet passementrie,
| laces Of every loom, silk embroidery and
| braiding, with feathers galore. In fact,
a modern belle looks like q ruftied
pigeon, if not like frizzly chicken. IN,
the make skirts that have long ago
| ceased to be voluminous are said to grow
! scanter, if that were possible, and more
severe. Ruchings of various kinds trim
the bottom of the front and side
| breadths. These clinging skirts are
made quite long in the back, cut with
sloped seam down the front. Quite
new bodice device is a coat piece fitted 10
! the hips, about six inches in depth, lined
with soft silk, which is attached 20
bodice cut off like round waist, to be
4 To- Itxr,
this coat piece is box plated to give full
ness over the hips. This, with cuffs of
same, is a very good idea for those who
favor the fur cape. The corselet bodice
is in high favor for the house. A corselet
| of black velvet, fastened iuvisIbly on the
left side, may be worn with various
dresses. The full top like guimpe is
| youthful looking. Tbs newest corselet
| begins in point just below the collar.
front and bnck, and curves deeply below
| the arms The habit bodice, with square
| backs stitched on the edges with two
buttons to define the waist line, is still
the chosen one for homespun, cheviot
| and serge dresses. Sleeves to this are
| close below the elbow and slightly full ct
| the top.
Bodies for evening dresses are popu-
| larly made entirely of flowers. Fancy
| pretty glri wrapped in rose petals, bril-
| liant poppy leaves or the softer-tinted
| jasmine and hyacintE. ''Fair Us rose
| Is she. -
For ball purposes dark ground tulle
| dresses will be much worn, the dark
| effect being avoided by means OF ma
| chine EN- broidered flowers in colors.
| dark olive brown tulle ground is bordered
with embroidered Garlands of acacias in
/ III, .;,t, in, Shoir 10 tt,r a
color. This border is so wide and spreads
| so well over the tulle as to almost cover
the entire skirt. The waists in these
| dresses are made of plain satin in the
| shade of the tulle and trimmed with
| flowers of the same species as those on
| the skirt, the same flowers also adorniEg
| the hair.
| Black dresses were never more desira-
| bic than this winter, whether the ma
| terial DO cloth, net or silk. An evening
| dress of black net, striped with black
velvet discs, has q low bodice with long
! full sleeves a wired Medici edged with
| amethyst beads. An afternoon dress OF
| black silk crepon has repped silk sleeves
! studded with jet aud felted belt OF silk
on the pointed bodice. Black royale silk
makes up nicely for stately gray haired
| women. Black cloth rldingotes, richly
| EN- broidered and finished with feather
bands ct the wrist and neck nre pretty
afternoon gowns for the middle aged.
| Black velvet is very desirable for the
princess or long redingote. 1t is also cut
with a bluntlv rounded bodice to which
il attached demi-train of three
| breadths, the front being brocade or
satin or lace, according to personal
| taste.
| A coming fashion, it is now in vogue
in Paris, is to have the hair waved in
stead of curled, and this is done by
process that keeps it in for weeks.
| The friz henceforth is doomed, and
| there are not many who can afford to
| wear the hair brushed back over POM
| padour roll as Mrs. Stanley does hers,
which is very pretty light brown. In
| the back she gathers it into a heavy
| knot. Short ourls are rather becoming
to most faces, coquettishly pinned to the
| knot or pug. Dressing the hair Is
question of individuality and becoming
| ness, and 1t is best to approach any radi-
! cal change OF style with extreme caution.
| II is better TO have style OF your own,
unless like the curly headed girl, you
| never know how you are going to arrange
| 1t. There are some general rules that il
! may be we'll to observe. For example, a
\ lady with long lace suoulu uEets Her
| hair on the back of her head. The
hair on the top should be
arranged in waves, and fringe
should be brought over the forehead
ana well over the temples, the idea being
to broaden the face Us much rs possible.
| A lady with round face should arrange
! her hair on the top OF her head. The
| rope twist is good style, and the hair
should be arranged to come to point.
| Anyone with a broad forehead should
wear as little hair on the temples as pos
sible, and dress it high. One with low
forehead should keep the hair off the
forehead in front and arrange few curis
| on the temples. lady with a receding
| forehead should have the hair well curled
on the forehead. Tbs bad effect of high
| cheek bones can be modified BY arrang-
| ing the hair IN a cluster of small curls on
the temples.
| CHRISTMAS COLUMN.