Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
The Rarest Days Of June to
Expectant Brides are
Wedding Days.
Talk Exclusively Feminine on Pretty
Frivolities That are Not for Dis.
play-HOw to Make Gown.
Diploma From Mother to be Earned After
Graduation in Other schools-DOmestic
Economy and Higher Mathematics.


are finished and all anxious preliminaries have
been arranged. How many think farther than
the bridal tour and the pretty garments, and
realize that it is not fol- month year, bat for
the lifetime of one of them, that these arrange
ments are made? How many girls, as they
Iinger over the bravery of the bridal garments
lookinto the beyond, or have stopped to con-
slider whether there is any foundation for their
blissful imaginings that life hereafter is to be
one eternal song, or have reason to expect that
TIE Orlando of to-day will be lover IN the futureg
Why moralize or forecaste shadows over the
flower strewn path thatleads to the chaunel! Let
the dear man imagine himself the happiest fell
low in the world and she reYeI IN the sunshine OF
Grandmother sees many things at which to
shake her head not so in her day. Everything
is different, when she and Reuben married there
had been no coquetry; they kept company for
were 70 marry and the old folks planned to set
them up in housekeeping. The hax wheel, that
IS now gilded toy IN granadaughteF craving
room, hummed merrily in time TO the song OF
content of the sweet spinner, who must spin her
household linen and knit her bagful OF
stockings before the wedding. Even now she
shows the white blankets her own hands wove,
and smiles at the remembrance of her bushes
when working in cross-stitch the new initials
that were to be hers. Her wedding journey was
10 the new home which love rather than money
had prepared for her, and her wealth the cedar
chest, where with lavender and sweet shrub
were her treasures of linen, bleached TO snowy
whiteness. Now when grandma Is told that
lace are substituted for the linen Of her girlhood
she is surprised, and wonders II a clean minded
delicate and refined woman can wear garments
of material and color SO opposite to what she
has always been taught to regard as the only
fabric and color that fifty typifes the inward
cleanliness which must abound in pure woman
Even women who are not grandmothers differ as
to the suitability of surah China crepe and
India silk for underwear, and there are those
who are not old fogies that deplore the modern
cut of the under garment. Clean m1ndedness
and refinement are not the result Of outward
F,Sy,or and aT,pt n
the June bride desires the dainty and luxurious
garments and has the means to crafty such
cravings, then let her indulge herself and have
created for her adjoining visions of delight in
rose, blue and violet, and may no deeper cause
for heartache ever come than the unfaYorable
Among the silk novelties that deserve to be
called night robes, and are pretty enough for
neglige to be worn at breakfast, or when laZlly
reclining in the hammock with fancy work or
summer novel in hand, is a gown OF deep
shade of pink like the heart OF June rose and
is loaded with oriental lace.
very wide turned down collar covers the
back of the shoulders and the neck opens to
point in front and has friI of lace falling to
each side. The sleeves are the prettiest part OF
it, for they are of the variety known as angel
opened up the inside to the shoulder and with
the edges filled with lace, thickly shirred and
knotted together with narrow pink ribbons.
: pale blue silk is made in much the same way,
except that the sleeves are in stripes OF valen.
ciennes insertion, alternating with bands OF
inch-wide ribbon. Below the lace ruching
which finishes the neck is space OF shirrlng,
back as well front, which gives the requisite
frmness, and the stuff is shirred in wide
syirdle band, edged with French beading,
through which run narrow ribbons which fit it to
the figure in short-waisted empire style. Very
MANY OF these garments are made in this way,
though il seems odd that women fancy it. as it
gives even fine figure such bunchy, ungrace-
ful appearance, which the plenitude of lace
ruf1es and iabots tends greatly to increase.
Another pretty, summary gown is of white
China silk OF most flmy texture, dotted all over
with pastilles of currant red. This is trimmed
with the dainty Mechlin lace, and has the Y
neck, and sleeves open up the inside. This
fashion is much affected by women who count
among their charms a pair of white, we'll
rounded arms, for they are quite conscious that
even the full expose allowed by the ball gown is
not so fascinating as the floating pendant drap-
cry which is always changing its position, and
thus gives but imperfect, taDtaliZing glimpSes OF
the firm, satng flesh beneath. So, too, the
corsage yelled with cobweb Tuue.- which
suggests rather than reveals is OF the lticI
coquette's most potent weapons.
Less ornate than the gowns are chemises that
have not been altogether abandoned for the close
knit shirt that encases the body like skin.
Whatever the material that is used the modern
ehemise is cut with darts, and has almost as
many seams basque, is short in the skirt
and the bottom is deliberately trimmed. The top
is = mass OF lace and baby ribbons and the skirt
has cluster of tucks set between insertions of
lace and frequently deep rnf i1e
an empire girdle just below the vest,
but they are not as pretty nor do they fit as we'll
under the corsets as the sacque chemise. Cor
set covers, too are cut after this fashion or are
tucked their whole length and banded at the
waist, like pleated blouse. Drawers are very
deep with insertions Of lace and tuckings, while
deep ruffie falls from the bottom. A favorite
style has drawers and short underskirt made on
to the one belt, the skirt being considerably the
shorter, that its lace ruties do not hide those
upon the drawers.
The little undervest, ribbed and woven to fit
the figure like 3 second cuticle, is evidently
firmly fixed in feminine affection, as is evinced
by the great variety Of these tiny garments.
Probably more of the Isle thread is worn than
of any other kind, and these may be had at very
moderate cost in cream, blue, pink, canary
and lavender to nothing of the white
with narrow stripes in some one of these differ
ent hHes. silk vests are of course much higher
priced and naturally much more desirable
or the imported French vests many very
much bedecked about the neck and in V shaped
or square pastroDs, with silk crochet in open
designs, and with insertions OF real lace. Some
of the black ones have the whole front for some
six or seven inches below the neck composed of
violet gold or pink silk crocheted lace IN passe-
menterie design, while others have bosom of
Chantilly lace. But whatever its material or
ornamentatlon the vest OF to-day is totally
different affair from the absurd little garment
which the author of 'Innocents Abroad de-
scribed as having neat little pockets for the
shoulder blades.'
The dress reformers and doctors have railed
and may continue to rail against the wearing of
corsets, but so long as women continue to recog-
nize as article No. in their creed the solemn
obligation to look their best, the corset is here
to stay in all senses. The truth is the would-be
reformers in this particular line are IN the rear
and not in advance OF the procession.
The cutlery against the wearing Of corsets be-
gan when an inch and half brass, steel or wood
support was in the closed front and somebody
pulled strings at the back that were equal to
any tension, the entire space from front to back
solid with whalebone that compF essed the form,
does the shoe the foot into its dimensions.
Nov all is different and short corset fitted to
the form, fastening easily, is merely needed
support conducive to beauty and not injurious
TO health. Until the growing tendency towards |
masculinity in feminine dress reaches an entire
abandonment Of skirts, the corset for good and
valid reasons win continue TO be worn, and
being worn, will be more and more
q thing beautiful as well as useful. The idea of |
Of beauty is, however, is seldom as elaborated |
as in corset recently made TO order for bride.
This was of white MORE brocaded with silver. For
summer there is nothing better than the Yentil- !
ated corset which is made OF net strong enough /
for corset purposes and yet cool. Many ladies |
recommend coraline as substitute for whale |
bone, reeds and steeis, asserting its absolute |
unbreakableness.
The divided skirt has not fixed itself in popu-
lar favor. Its advocates are loud in its praises |
rs being well adapted to the modern style /
Of dress, exceedingly convenient and /
comfortable beyond expression All this |
may be true. The change If ever made will be |
slow. One change, however, is apparent. White /
skirts are fast becoming thing OF the past; in 1
tbs shops there is an almost exclusive demand /
for skirts Of various kinds of soft silk and OF al
paca and sateen, seersucker, pongee and even /
Bingham. Preference is shown for black in 1
color. There IS good reason for the decadence /
IN the use of cotton, freshly laundried-how /
they rattle and crush, always attracting stten- /
zion to the fact that the weaver has put on a 1
clean petticoat, z fact that NAV merit attention L