Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY MRS. III. r. WALTON.

| however, no objection to kilt plaits in a
| plaid gown; these must of necessity hang
with great exactness and have no
| stiff effect. A tasteful costume can be
made of brown and white plaid Make
the basque pointed back and front, arch
| ing II oyer the hips in graceful curves .
The front laps to the left forming a
| point nearly at the center of the armsiZe
then buttons closely to the end of the
| long point in the middle of the bodice.
The sleeves and collar are the same as
those previously described. In making
over cashmere dresses use silk for the
large sleeves and velvet for cuffs or
other trimming. Amateur dressmakers
should bear in mind that it is ONLY the
gigot, lego mutton sleeve, that should
be made of different material. IFS full
sleeve is preferred it may be made with
the fullness of the material extending to
the elbow and the lower half q coat
sleeve of velvet. New bodies
still preserve the gu!mpe idea.
me body portion is gathered
to form an erect ruffie, and the yoke is
OF velvet or surah pleated, each pleat
teatherstitched. The fastening of a
bodice continues to be the chief mystery.
rms Is usually concealed By a Tapped
Iullness In front or iong the shoulder
ana SIDE seams. Some young ladies
wear basares buttoning IN the back, but
TINS Is by no means generally adopted.
AT the risk of repeating, 1t is urged that
nome dressmakers do not stint cloth IN
skirts that are PLAIN. If in plaid mater
lal the skirt is cut on the bias a yard and
half more material will be required
than Is necessary in a skirt cut straight
few more days and school bells will
call In ioiterers to con other lessons than
those learned in vacation time. For the
mothers to whom it says new frocks for
the misses, the following is clipped from
the The Ladies' Home Journal:
For Large aud Small Girls.
What can be prettier for a blonde girl
of fifteen years than large sleeves,
pointed yoke, collar and left side of the
skirt of blue plaid cut on the bias, with
the full body portion of plain blue shirred
on to form an erect ruf'e, fitted in at
the waist with several tiny plaits at the
center OF the waist-line and opened be-
low to show the panel? The dress opens
in the back and affords an excellent
model to make over by. For school
dress have a round skirt hung almost
plain in front, gathered thickly in the
back and in large triple plat on each
side. Have the hem on the outside and
piped at the top with silk BRAID doubled.
The large sleeves are close fitting at the
wrists, with cuffs having piped edges.
The jacket basque has square cut fronts
and rolling collar over belted blouse
vest of striped wash surah laid in box or
de-Dlaits. A girl of ten years might
have trock out of some wooden goods,
plain or striped, and a remnant of surah,
which answers for the pointed yoke and
Lego mutton sleeves. Tie skirt has q
in front, of several fine silk
plants turned towards the center and is
gathered the rest of the way The round
waist buttons up in a point on each
shoulder, leaving V of surah back aud
front, the fullness gathered at the CEN
ter of the waist-line, and shaped belt
of the wooden fabric buttoned on the left.
The cuffs are of wool buttoned over on
the outside.
Round ginghem waits are bias from the
shoulders, leaving V of tucked muslin
or embroidery between, laid in two folds
and Tapped at the waist, while the back
Is straight with side plat outlining the
buttons. The full sleeves have a bias
puff at the top, the bias or straight skirt |
is gathered and sash ends of the material |
sewed in the side seams and tied in the |
back. PlRids will be very fashionable
for children; for the fall, cashmere, |
serge, cheviot, Scotch plaids, India silk, |
surah, challies, piece and ribbon velvet |
trimming, Striped flannel will be more |
popular than ever this coming season, as |
it has been tried and found durable. |
White guimpes of tucked Bnd feather |
nsinsook are sufficiently dainty |
for any dress, though they are seen of |
surah and China silk.