The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-14
CHAT ON FASHIONS.

would be most natural to-eXpect, this ten
! dency is more marked il the feminine por-
ton Of each community. Much Of the So
called simplicity Of to-day is art in its
higher form. costing as does the small pict-
ure by MESSENGER, infinitely more than the
work Of the village artist who measures his
canvas by feet, and his art attainment by
| the gaudiness Of his coloring. Simplicity,
| as il appears N fashionable lady's COS
tuning, costs a pretty penny, but as fash
| ionable women usually have the pretty
pennies, II is well that their fancy turns to
! sweet sm pIicity The many accessories Of
the toilet that are essential TO good aP
! pearauce are in the main artistic and show
| an advance in that daintiuess which be-
! longs with the true lady. There are some
traces Of the barbaric in the lavish use Of
| tinscl and mock Jewels and gleam of saw
| agely in the flashing reds and yellows that
! are worn. Still. as the summer advances,
| fimy lace and delicate tinted soft silks,
! lawns and organizes VIII supersede these.
y paragraph has lately been
| going the rounds in which it is alleged that
| the Princess Of Wales has not changed the
| fashion of her bonnet in ten years. Now as
| the princess has shown some extremely
woman-like qualities, no one will readily
! believe that she clings to one fashion in
| hats. She may have adopted a style that
| she deems becoming, but there have been
! notifications that man might fail to dis
| Germ. Women have fads and fancies, but
| clinging 10 an old bonnet is not one of them.
| The bonnet known as princess is becom-
| ing to all oval faces, but what shall be said
Of this season hat, fat and unmanageable It
! stays no where, has all manner of indenta-
| lions and rears its flower or ribbon bedeck-
| ing at alarming height both rear ana front,
| in order to give the desired height which
| the plateau lacks. y very tasteful model
| OF this shape is of open fancy straw lined
| with pink crepe, a wreath of green violet
| leaves trim the sides, there is 4 full upright
! bow of black. velvet in front and buster
Of long stemmed Parma violets at the back.
The shop windows of some of the princi
| pal merchants have shown during the past
| week some very exquisite white goods and
| other wash material, and the verdict of all
| toe ladies who lnger about the exhibits is
| that they are perfectly lovely" The
question of how to make these whito
! dresses, ginghams and lawns, is answered
| by popular lnodiste who says to make
them Just as you do your summer silks. In
truth, there is no reason why the one should
| not be rs pretty as the other Not many
| evenings ago there were two ladies at the
same entertainment, both in pink. One in
pink silk made with three narrow rufiies
ct the foot, with bodice made with coat
effect. with a cascade of soft lace forming
the vest and encircling the throat. The
other dress was of fine pink Bingham and
was made almost exactly the same as the
silk. Nine ont of every ten persons would
have pronounced it the prettier of the two.
Tor a dainty corsage bouquet of ferns and
La France roses was worn with graceful
effect.
a simple fashion for an India slk-and
consequently pretty for figured LAWNS
10 have bodice with short pointed front
and basque back. The front has a yoke
Of white embroidery, to which the silk is
shirred in heading. the fullness brought
in pleats to 4 point ut the waist. The
sleeves are full and dropping. with deep
close cuffs OF embroidery and a ruf1le of en-
broidery around the armhole, bow of rib
bon on the shoulder, bows at the elbow and
the yoke, and at the belted point of the
waist. The skirt, three and one-third yards
wide, hangs in festoon folds in the front
the remaining fullness being well brought
to the back. The back of the basque has
pleats laid from the neck to the point of the
waist line. and then the fulIncss left loose
TO rufflc over the skirt, the yoke of enbroid-
cry extending only across the front Of the
bodice
The extreme convenience of the jacket is
sufficient excuse for frequent allusion to
pretty fashions in making. In one of the
most tasteful models the material is polka
dotted India silk, the fullness in front is
brought into a space of six inches Just
above the bust, the point Of Il Y neck meet
ing ii. there is a simulated bosom of white
China silk with standing collar of black
velvet and turned back square ended col
lar that broadens from the neck 10 the line
of fullness and covers the space into which
the silk is pleated. The bishop sleeves
stand high on the shoulders and have small |
pointed cuffs of velvet. The fullness at the |
waist is confined by Il Cleopatra belt |
brought to 4 point in front, the skirt ex-
tending about eight inches over the hips.
The exodus of many ladies will soon be- |
gin, as June is the month Of tourists, and |
those who make long journeys and are |
necessarily aboard sleeper for two or
three consecutive nights will find gown of |
black wash silk for night wear q comfort
and q blessing. They look well, do not |
wrinkle, and the uninitated cannot readily |
tell whether the garment is meant for
robe de mutt or a tea gown, SO numerous
are its ruffles and frills Of lace and with all !
so dainty.
CHANGING up from the dull page the writer |
sees two ponny school girls in pretty sun
bonuetS. Is it a renaissance, II so. bless
the reSurrectionists. The old time sunbon- |
net, what memories it wakens-buttercups
and daisies, rondel and sonnet, sweet |
Phoebe and gentle Phyllis. Such tantaliz- |
ing glimpses of bright faces and laughing |
eyes. The wonder is that all school girls |
do not wear them
From the schoolgirl TO the little one is |
easy transition, and the chat on fashion |
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