Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02

worn by my lady as she leaned back in heI
elegantly-appointed Victoria and was driven
through the London parks. Transferred to
the dusty highway or worn by pedestrian
on crowded thoroughfares its inappro-
priateness would have been glaring and the
effect Disseminating.
The effort in summer in this climate is to
be as cool as possible, and in conformity to
this all ladies must rejoice in decadence of
the wearing of starched petticoats, these
being now rarely worn except with white
dresses even organdies and lawns are worn
over silken petticoats. Many of them are
| pretty figured and striped silks, and are
finished at the bottom with tiny flowers
pinked out in leaf patterns or cut out in van
| dykes or battlements over a pleated t1ounce
| of white or black lace. Then, too, there
are skirts of French gingham in stripes of
blue and white rose and white, etc, en-
broidercd in white that are suitable for
wear with the cotton gowns with which
| every woman should be amply provided
during the heated term.
| For tourists the skirts of black or gray
brilliantine should always be selected, as it
sheds the dust, is not injured by rain and is
| quite as cool as either silk or muslin.
| While on the subject of skirts. it is said
| that the latest emanation from the brain of
the immortal Worth is for girls to have
| their skirts held up by 'tgalluses." As may
be supposed. these are not the ordinary
affair for masculine wear, but are of gold
! 1,ib CT cd witt intr
| Jewels or jet cabochons flashing in the light,
and are worn fastened to the belt of the
| skirt and crossed over the silk shirt or
| blouse.
| The accepted cut in skirts has six pieces
sloping sharply to the belt in order to give
| the desired flare at the bottom. In some of
| them there is hint of the threatened hoop
| in reed that is run through the velvet
! binding on the edge of the skirt to give the
| desired outward sweep.
Among this seasons innovations are the
nice blouses which take the place of the
| narrow tight-fitting waists and are pleasant
| to look on, and give the wearer more lib
erty of movement. They combine the lat
ter quality with dressiness simplicity of
line and youthfulneSs of apparel. While
the blouse generally is ''free-and-easy'
garment, it is in many cases made suffi-
GENTLY elegant TO entitle it to Il place at
theaterS and concerts, where the lower part
of the dress being hardly seen in the sitting
posture, an elegant blouse can have full
scope. Stylish front garniture can, in this
ease, be applied, reaching to or below the
girdle, in apron fashion.
1t is good economy to have several of
these waists, as they may be worn with
wool or silk skirts, both plain and elabo-
ratcly trimmed For instance, fancy silk
waists of plain China or wash silk are worn
with silk, wooden or lace skirts. If one has
silk fan-back, plain front, black silk skirt,
with three gathered flounces on the edge, it
will answer for a lavender China silk waist,
made with shirrings on the shoulders, lap
ped front, shir+ or full coat sleeves, a
twelve-inch gathered frill on the edge and a
belt of black ribbon
a second waist could be of striped blue
and white wash silk, with a shirt yoke, or
made like coat basque, and trimmed with
blue, pink or cream chiffon ruffies on the
sleeves, neck and down the front
Black grenadine and black silk are fash
ionable, and the first mentioned, it is said
will be worn until late in the fall For
black silk of whatever make the trimming
is of black cord passementerie in shaped
pieces like corselet and fariug collar If
bit of color is desired there may be added
draped plaStron of brocade or crepe.
Grenadines are made over satin surah and
ere trimmed with lace insertion let in above
the hem of the skirt, near the top of the
sleeves and in crosswise rows across the
shoulders if the wearer is slender, or in
Iengthwise stripes if the owner be of a
plump figure.
Marseilles, fabric much worn quarter
Of century since, is returning to favor. A
distingue dress for half-mOurning is of en-
broidered marseiles. The skirt is plain
and peated in the back, having embroidery
in front. The open straight-coat is unlined
and of the plain material 1t has two skirts
of work one above another set on below the
belt line This opens over Il vest of black
India silk dashed with white The Medici
the front of the coat. Outlet buttons hold
the lapels fiat and finish the hanging cuff to
a large sleeve.
A mothers heart delights in her son.
and she covets for him pretty garments as
much as did Rachel when she fashioned the
many-colored coat forpretty Joseph, so soon
to be the victim of the jealousy of his
brethren. Then for these loving mothers
who may not see Harper's Bazaar we clip as
fitting close the following suggestion for
dressing the little fellows during the heated
term:
Boys two or three years old wear ging-
ham or Chambery dresses made with high
round waist cut broader than those of girls
dresses, as wide at the waist line as round
the shoulder, and sometimes wider. The
sleeves are coat shape, the collar is turned
down, and the skirt, of two breadths, falls
halfway below the knees. and is gathered
or pleated to the corded edge of the waist.
A boyish frock of blue Chambery has this
wide, round waist, with the back laid in
eight narrow box-pleats, the fronts gath
cred or pleated on the shoulders and at the
waist line, leaving V space open below
the throat, in which is set shirt-like front
the middle, and fine tucks each side:
small turned-over collar of nainsook is fin
iShed with an edge of very fine embroidery