Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-24

at the shoulder to show long V of arm
with a gauze jet or gilt galloon butterfly as
shoulder ornament.
For neglige there is nothing that has
ever approached in grace and beauty the
loose fronted gown of the moderns that is
an improvement or classic, models OF
Greece and the far East. The loose front
involves the necessity of belt or girdle,
and the woman of the period has in these
an ample field for the exercise of taste and
ingenuity. Of course, the most fashion
able is known as the Cleopatra, and is a
copy Of those worn by Bernhard, consist
ing of ribbon about an inch in width hay-
ing slid over it three small buckles, one in
the back and one on each hip, with band
of jet or silver coming from the sides and
hooking in front. There are many of these
fancy belts both in jet and leather, the dis
tinguishing feature of the latter being
pretty buckles and their durability.
Lace and chiffon enter largely into the
trimming of dresses of every fabric. The
former used as fiounces is put on around
the bottom of skirt in festoon as is also
ruffles of thin material both lace and chit
fon are used in cascades as this is consid
cred the more graceful arrangement. The
cascades often start AT the waist and eX
tend down each side of the skirt front, and
often begin at the right shoulder, the
width decreasing towards the waist line and
the cascades terminating well around TO
the left hip. a graceful design in lace
dresses where the large dotted lace is used
is to have the eight-inch ruffie around the
bottom of the skirt headed by a festooned
puff of the dress lace, the scallop out
lined at top and bottom by a narrow edge.
Another pretty design for the bottom OF
a lace dress, where the mesh admits of ii,
is TO draw through the meshes rows OF
bebe ribbon, the lower one about two inches
from the bottom of the skirt, the upper one
distant eight inches, then work from the
straight lines ribbon to form two rows of
acknowledged spaces. The sleeves are
trimmed in the same fashion, the entire
sleeve being thin, ornamented. The bod
ice has pulled front, the bebe ribbon sep
arating the puffs that, together with the
narrow space at the point in front. From
the sides are simulated peasant waist
fronts edged with the ribbon These do
not meet at the top, but begin at the last
dart and are brought in to the point with
the fullness.
The blouse waist has too firm hold upon
popular fancy to be easily discarded, and
this season there is certainly no falling off.
There seems to be three distinct styles. One
Of these has 4 deep kilt over the hips with
a slight fullness at shoulders, brought down
and held by rows of shirring at waist.
jabot at neck relieves the plainness. Another
style has shocked yoke with pretty frills
ut neck and wrists. Striped, checked and
shot silks, pongee and surah are all used
for these waists. Almost too dainty are
those in hair lines of pink and white, or
blue and white Far more serviceable are
those in dark blue or black. When spotted
or striped fannels are used, they are made
rather more plain than the silk, with sailor
collar and cuffs. A very pretty way to
make these is to have the sleeves of plain
material or the whole blouse of plain with
collar and cuffs of dotted. Dark blue,
dotted with white silk, is quite the prettiest
goods to be found, held at waist with silk
cord, the same being tied i'll loops at neck.