Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-13

tomato-colored velvet has an inner fold of
| velvet covered with handsome Jet The
crown is covered with open passamenetrie,
! and small black tips complete the trimming
! A hat of pale gray felt is twisted aud turned
| in all sorts of ways, with the back folded
! into a kind of frill, 1t is trimmed with pale
! gray terry velvet ribbons, and gray and
! white swallows are artisticaliy disposed
/ over the crown. Gold will be much worn
for evening. =
Writing from Paris to q lady in this city,
correspondent says: The beauty and eie
| gance of Partisan costumes call to mind
children's fancy dress party given here q
| few evenings ago, and TO which | had the
pleasure of receiving an invitation. The
| various costumes presented were exquisite,
| and among them there was Vatican with
skirt OF white striped silk, embroidered
in pompadour flowers; the tunic OF white
gauZe embroidered with flowers tine same
as those on the skirt. A garland of ponpa-
dour flowers ran along the Vatican pleat At
the back of the corsage and wider garland
was used in lieu of j sash. The sleeves
were trimmed with frills of white lace.
Pink silk stockings and white satin slippers
completed this costume
In i court costume of Louis NJ the skirt
was OF heavy white silk embroidered IN
blue and silver The train and sides of the
skirt were of blue velvet embroidered in
white silk. The low-neck corsage was also
OF blue velvet, with 4 modeStypiece of sill
yer lace and wide, stiff collar of the same
lace. The sleeves were very loosely gath
cred at the shoulder and wrist, and tied
little above the elbow with 4 white satin
bow. The sash of silver gauze, ornamented
with pearls, was fastened in front. Pearls
were worn in the hair and on the neck
A costume of the French page, worn by
youth, had wide white satin pantaloons
gathered at the knee, trimmed with wide
lace al the bottom and fastened with band
of colored satin. The caftan was-of white
cloth trimmed with gold gaIloons and gold
colored buttons. The collar and cuffs were
of gray stone-colored velvet and j BOW of
the same colored satin was on the lefty
shoulder. 4 gray felt hat trimmed WITH
gray stoue-colored feathers, white silk.
stockings AMI white satin slippers were
worn with this costume.
One Hungarian costume was made Of
bright green velvet. The plated skirt was
embroidered in red, green and silver SOU
tache braid. as was also the front of the
basque. The shoes, sleeves and turban of
green velvet. were trimmed with gray fur.
A Columbue costume was of straw and
violet-colored Satins, embroidered with
GOLD gauze The skirt was made of dia-
mOLd-shaped pieces of straw and violet
colored satins, with a ruffle of gold gauze at
the bottom. A wide scarf of Straw-colored
satin dotted with gold was used Us 4 sash
and fastened on the left side Of The skirt.
The corsage was low-necked ana pointed.
A straw-colored, three-cornered felt hat
trimmed with violet ostrich feathers was
worn with the dress.
A Chinese costume was made of white
silk material on which was embroidered
blue flowers. The corsage buttoned diago-
nally and was trimmed with wide bands Of
blue velvet with a girdle of the same fas-
tened by gold buckle The collar was or
namented with frill OF gold lace. The
sleeves, very wide, We're embroidered with
blue silk A loosely fitting sleeveless over
basque wa Of blue velvet, with low collar
of white silk The right side of the skirt
was Topped up so that one could catch Il
glimpse of the blue silk pantaettes. All
ornaments We're of ivory mixed with gold.
\ Neapolitan costume had skirt of blue
silk trimmed with brocaded velvet and gold
GALLONS. Over the front of the skirtIwas i
kind of apron of pressed velvet, ornamented
with gold tassels. A chemisette Of white
surah silk embroidered in blue was worn
under an overbasque of blue silk. White
silk stockings, with scarlet velvet slip
pers, We're used with this dress