Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-07
lin and fine lace, falling from the straight
neckband half way over the bust

| lin and fine lace, falling from the straight
neckband half way over the bust.
In the making of the season pretty ging-
| hams can be made quite distingue
| looking if the front is of plain color and
shirred in several rows below the bust to
the short pointed basque, the back and
sleeves may be cut with bias effect if de-
sired, when striped or plaid goods are used
| The fashionable plain skirt has the usual
| fan plated back, and the panier draperies
extending from the center front to the CEN
ter back have becoming effect to those
figures having slight hips. The dress is
perfect if made without the paniers, but
those boufant draperies are returning to
general favor.
| There is marked tendency to the eel
| skin cut in all skirts and they are made
| plain at the top with the trimming at the
| bottom being thus adaptable to a short
bodice with q panier, or tea jacket, and
especially suited to the Louis Ounce coat,
or the deep-tabbed basque which has full
ruffie of lace beneath.
| All the new evening skirts are gored,
right round the front so as to fit quite plainly
around the hips; little fullness is gath
| cred into the waist-belt at the center of the
back. The long bodices fit nicely over
these tight skirts, and deep lace frill is
| often added to the edge of the basque so as
to give greater length to the figure. The
happy medium must be marked with regard
to these frills, as they spoil the figure if
they are put On too full. This fashionlends
itself admirably well to wash dresses; en-
broidery can be substituted for the lace, and a
couple of ruffies round the bottom relieve
the plainness of the skirt.
a very favorite method of finishing q
plain skirt is to turn up on the right side
crossway hem of the same or contrasting
material, which is corded at the top, or
stitched,or sometimes headed with narrow
braid or other trimming. This is adnlira-
BILE where the edge of skirt has worn or
frayed, and also to lengthen cleaned or dyed
goods which usually shrink in the process.
In making lace gown the governing idea
should be simplicity, and it is true economy
to make over silk than other lining. The
Ladies' Home journal gives this description
of dainty lace gown:
piece lace, having an oval figur- upon it,
is chosen for this gown, which is suited for
general wear. 1t is made over black silk,
has d slight fullness in the front-for lace,
of course does not permit of the severity
of cloth-and is gathered and hangs in long
full widths at the back. The edge
is finished with a narrow frill of lace
in harmony with the design. The bodice is
a full draped one laced in the back and hay
ing pointed girdle of black ribbon about
The waist, which terminates in long loops
and ends at the back, forming at once i
decoration and concealing the belt of the
skirt. The high stock is of black ribbon
fastened just at one side. The sleeves are
full, high ones gathered at the wrist to
cuffs of black ribbon
An inexpensive chali becomes q pretty
gown when made in the fashion given in a
late number of Harpers Bazar. The skirt
front is caught up slightly by bow of rib
bon harmonizing with the sprigs, and is
bordered by three rows of silk ruching
studded with bows of narrow ribbon. The
ruching at the bottom extends up the sides
well to the back. to meet at the point, the
plain breadths opening over the frllness of
the skirt, which is well drawn into small
pleats underneath. The short bodice is
drawn to one side at the front and is pleated
in at the waist the pleats running from the
left shoulder past the right hip, where the
fullness of the skirt is caught. 1t has a
OOiOtp1 ribhnn helt and rOinta6 rihhon
wristbands. The sleeves are leg O mutton,
fit the arm snugly below the elbow and are
buttoned with half dozen buttons. The
neck and armholes are encircled with ruches
of the silk. This model is adapted to midas,
other thin silk and lightweight woods.