Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-28

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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 organizes 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 pleated fiounce
OF white or black lace. Then, too, there
| are skirts of French Bingham 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
tnat the latest emanation from the brain of
the immortal Worth is for girls to have
their skirts held up by ''galluses." AS may
be supposed, these are not the ordinary
affair for masculine wear, but are of gold
braid or ribbon, studded with flashing
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 fare at the bottom. In some of
them there is a 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-ftting 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 'sfree-and-easy"
garment, it is in many cases made sufi-
GENTLY elegant to entitle it to a 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-
rately trimmed. For instance, fancy silk
waists of plain China or wash silk are worn
with silk, wooden or lace skirts. If one has
silk Hanback,, plain front, black silk skirt,
with three gathered founces on the edge, it
will answer for lavender China silk waist,
made with shirrings on the shoulders, lap
ped front, shirt or full coat sleeves, a
twelve-inch gathered frill on the edge and q
belt of black ribbon.
A second waist could be of striped blue
and white wash silk, with shirt yoke, OF
blue, pink or cream chiffon ruff1es 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 faring collar. If
a bit Of color is desired there may be added
draped plastron of brocade or crepe
Grenadines are made over satin surah and
are 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
lengthwise stripes if the owner be Of
plump figure.
Marseilles, fabric much worn a quarter
of century since, is returning to favor. A
distingue dress for half-mourning is of en-
broidered marseilles. The skirt is plain
and pleated in the back, having embroidery
and of the plain material. 1t has two skirts
of work one above another set on below the
belt line. This opens over vest of black
India silk dashed with white. The Medici
collar of work meets the lapels which finish
the front Of the coat. Outlet buttons hold
the lapels fat and finish the hanging cuff to
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 for pretty 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