Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-17

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 nat OF pale gray felt is twisted aud turned
in all sorts OF ways, with the back folded
: into kind of frill. Ii is trimmed with pale
| gay terry velvet ribbons and gray and
white swa lows are artistica!ly disposed
! over the crown. Gold will be much worn
| for evening. =.
! Writing from Paris to lady in this city,
! correspondent says: The beauty and ele-
| gance of Partisan costumes call to mind a
children's fancy dress party given here a
| few evenings ago, and to which l 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 the same
| as those on the skirt. \ garland of pompa-
| dour flowers ran along the Vatican pleat at
| the back of the corsage and wider garland
! was used III lieu of u sash. The sleeves
were trimmed with frills of white lace
Pink silk stockings and white satin slippers
completed this costume
In court costume Of Louis MI the skirt
was of heavy white silk embroidered in
blue and silver The train and sides of the
skirt We're Of blue velvet embroidered in
white silk, The low-neck corsage was also
of blue velvet, with a modeSty-piece of sill
yer lace and wide, stiff collar of the same
lace. The sleeves We're very loosely gath
cred at the shoulder and wrist, and tied
little above the elbow with white satin
bow. The sash of silver gauze, ornamented
with pearls, was fastened in front. Pearls
were worn i'll the hair and on the neck
\ costume of the French page, worn by
youth, had wide white satin pantaloons
gathered at the knee, trimmed with wide
lace at the bottom and fastened with band
Of coored satin. The caftan was of white
cloth trimmed with gold GALLONS and gold
colored buttons. The collar and cuffs were
Of gray stOne-coloreG velvet and i bow of
the same colored satin was on the left
shoulder. A gray felt hat trimmed with
gray stone colored feathers, white silk
stockings and 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, We're trimmed with gray fur.
\ Columbne costume was Of straw and
violct-coored satins, embroidered with
GOO gauze. The skirt was made of dia-
mond-shapcd pieces of straw and violet
colored satins with ruffie of gold gauze at
the bottom \ wide scarf of straw-colored
satin dotted with gold was used as sash
and fastened on the left side of the skirt
The corsage was low-necked ana pointed.
A strawcolored. 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 girdle of the same fas-
tened by gold buckle. The collar was or
namented with fril of gold lace The
sleeves, very wide, were embroidered with
blue silk. a loosely fitting sleeveless over
basque wa of blue velvet, with a low collar
of white silk. The right side Of the skirt
was looped up so that one could catch i
glimpse of the blue silk pantalettes All
ornaments were of ivory mixed with gold
y Neapolitan costume had skirt of blue
silk trimmed with brocaded velvet aud gold
GALLONS. Over the front of the skirt;was
kind Of apron of pressed velvet, ornamented
with gold tassels. \ cnemisette of white
surah silk embroidered in blue was worn
under an overbasque of blue silk White
silk stockings, with scarlet velvet Slip
perS, were used with this dress.