The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-23


exactly the length that wears ragged
soonest. Still women have learned by
long course of lessons to submit to the in
evitable, and although there may be some
sensible women VINO will continue to
have their skirts pretty length, the ma
jority viii risk soiled underskirts
ana dusty stockings rather than face
d frowning fashion. These long skirts
are made plain in front, sometimes with
slight drapery over the hips and all the
fullness is brought well to the back in
few broad pleats laid over each other, the
slope is at the bottom of the skirt and falls
on the ground from an eighth to Z quarter
of yard. Bodices are full straight and
crossed. basques are seen on new dresses
but are thought by some 10 have too much
the effect of 4 street costume; with I'M
lined thin goods they are made slightly full
and added to the pointed waist. Coat
bodices are made whenever the material
permits. The styles are of the reigns of
the three Louis. and it is matter of
Indifference which one is selected, and the
mode mas this to recommend it, two old
gowns can be made into one new one if the
colors will assimilate.
Coats of the Louis Nv. style are made
high at the throat, and fall straight from
thence the waist coat has long basques, and
the jacket has side pockets. The Louis
XVI. coats have plain basque set on to the
waist, about half yard deep, and have
basqued waistcoat below. The Louis
NV coats are usually shorter and cut
in tabs. but all these styles are much mixed
together.
Those women who have not been favored
by nature with pretty hands will rejoice
that short, tight sleeves have had their day,
and that long, loose-tittins sleeves are the
style The long effect is increased in some
instances by the lower edge extending over
the hand. gauntlet shape or in point. With
the coat basque the cuff should be broad
and wider than the sleeve. Many of the
sleeves are finished at the ends with
pleated rufiics of thin material or of lace
RuillleS are regaining lost favor, and the
bottom of skirts are trimmed with narrow
ones, although the festooned flowers, than
which nothing is more graceful, are the
latest in skirt trimmings. The festooning
IS done by knots of ribbons ut regular in
tcrvals, or III evening dresses a small bunch
| of flowers or ostrich tips are used.
y new fabric called beading, an embossed
effect of embroidery, is much used for
! waists, with u skirt of Bingham gathered
into belt, and Il bingham sash. Entire
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ribbon drawn through the holes Sashes
are made of white nainsooll, half the width
of the goods, and trimmed on the ends with
Z band Of the dress fabric, and are also
worn with the Bingham frocls.
White nainsook frocks have guimpe,
belt, wristbands and inserted row above the
hem of beading, " with pink, blue, red or
| yellow ribbons run through and tied in clus-
tiers of many loops and ends.
A black surah frOck is frightened with a
| full guimpe and shirt sleeves of yellow
China silk, and the hem of the skirt, belt
| and top of the low neck are finished with i
| yellow silk feather stitching.
a neat bingham frock of dainty blue
| and white plaid cross barred with hair lines
| of black is cut on the bias TO form 4 gath
| cred skirt with deep hem. The round
| waist is opened in the back and has the
! center front gathered on cords TO initiate 4
yoke. the fullness of which is drawn under
a shaped girdle of white insertion that ex-
tends all around the waist.
The collar is cut in point in front to
match the girdle and cuffs of insertion fin
ish, the shirt sleeves gathered at the wrists
and shoulders. The waist and sleeves are
also cut on the bias. This is a pretty
style as well for challie, with the accesso-
ries of velvet
a pretty fashion for a girls dress
Is to gather the material around the neck in
4 cord in seven rows OF shirring, then the
fullness laid in overlapping plaits TO the
waist line and feather stitched in position.
The gown had L ruffie around the neck
! formed of the shirrings, and the wrists
We're similarly finished.
| In making linen lawns a becoming style
| for an elderly woman is TO make 4 basque
! bodice extending six or seven inches below
| the waist line, the edge either hemmed or
| finished with embroidery. Gather the
| fronts on the shoulders and waist line and
make the back plain. Leave the seams
| open below the waist and edge them with
| trimming, leg-of-mutton sleeves, with en-
| bruidered cuffs and 4 small turned over col
lar The skirt, cut plain with slight drap-
cry across the front made by pleats, each
| side going in at the top, trim with 4 ten
! inch tiounce at the foot, shirred or pleated.
| For remodeling last summers lace dress
| Harper's Bazaar thus answers 4 CORE
spondent: Make slightly pointed waist
drawn down from gathers on the shoulders
to small pleats at the points: then add tabs
six inches deep and three inches wide of
lace over satin edged with the jet you have
| Finish the neck as you suggest. Have a
| belt of the ribbon to conceal the joining of
| the tabs; add bow in front and back.
! Make full draped lace sleeves over fitted
satin lining. Have 4 straight lace skirt
three and half yards wide bordered with
the lace fiounce you have, set on with mar
row upright frill of lace and bows of jet or
ribbon. Let the skirt touch the floor in the
back If you insist upon drapery lengthen
the sides, and let them drop in soft, low
puffs, held by ribbon straps from the top,
| with bows and ends hanging below. Put