Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-21

HOW6FSr vigorous MS prObcSb llide W LII
she is lovely under any hat However this
may be, the sweetheart and the wife alike
know that the new bonnet is matter of
Importance, and sometimes Of diplomacy.
The early shopper has caught glimpse
Of spring styles in head dress, and pro-
nounces them becoming and attractive. Hat
crowns are very small, if there are crowns
at all, and the trimming is arranged on the
middle so as to form little peak. Many
are plate-shaped, and a bunch OF lace stands
high on the center of the crown, and a
wreath around the base or a bunch Of flow
ers stands on the brim, and frills of lace
are on the brim. A singularly pretty hat
is described as of yellow straw, so woven
as to give a shell-like effect on the edge. On
the crown is bunch Of lavender and yell
low crocuses, with twist of mauve ribbon
passed around the crown and tied IN knots
at the back, and ending in long strings.
1t is pleasant to note that for the spring
there is a decided return to old colors, and
that among them lavender is the chief-it is
soft exquisite tint, and has the advantage
of being almost universally becoming.
To return to our bonnets, gilt is by no
means discarded, and In contrast with
black is always in good taste. A Partisan
model is thus described, also hat that is
quite as pretty.
The bonnet had a minute pointed crown
of fancy black straw, very open in pattern,
mounted on briIn consisting of several
gold wires-or, to be more exact, of large
wires carefully wrapped with golden silk.
A fall of the finest black thread lace COW
cred these wires and had small ruche of
lace on the brim. Around the crown was
a close wreath of variegated pink roses,
with few standing blossoms in the coquc
of lace on top. The brim was bent in a
slight point in front, and on the bandeau of
rose, under the brim, upon the brow. The
strings were of black lace, knotted in the
back with pink rose.
A similar hat had brim of gold wires
draped with lace and the outer wire twisted
around with a long green rose stem COW
cred with hardy thorns. The crown was
twisted rose stem, with leaves and roses in
front, and all mingled with the fine black
lace.
Until the spring fairly opens the stiff
crowned walking hat with square top and
rolling brim IS the most correct. The
trimming is simple, scarcely more than a
fiat band of velvet or satin ribbon, buckle
of Rhine stones or gold in front and black
feathers in the back or side, with white
veil on the brim
Wells are now of real lace, and the pretty
and becoming white ones are popular In
black, while the large mesh with dots is
worn, the latest and the best are thin and
open web. The yelling is often width of
fine French lace gathered at the brim and
falling over the face IN the back wide
strip of lace fell several yards in length and
was intended to be arranged around the
neck in the most becoming manner and to
fall over the shoulders like mantiIla.
This is reminder of pretty little i'm
ported mantle, which any girl with a mod
crate share of skill can easily fashion. 1t
is simply cape of changeable light blue
silk, or of any preferred color, and covered
with three deep founces OF chiffon. Around
the edges of the chiffon rufles is a narrow
border of Jet and thich ruching of chiffon
finishes the neck
Although ginghams and other cotton
goods and surah in changeable weave is
now exhibited, it is little early to speak
authoritatively on styles of costume. So
far there is very little change.
ho i,.tc stin aoE
the "ben shape" being the favorite. It's
in the details and trimmings OF the corsage
that the style may be varied. In making
the striped goods of which so many are o
be worn, the stripes must be arranged in
the cut of the skirt as well as the bodice
OF course the effect is bias in the back, but
it can also be very prettily cut with bias
lines in the side seams if the goods is of
silk width, thus obtaining variety in the
otherwise rather monotonous plain skirt
The trimming on the bottom Of the skirt is
still used, but to be ''chic" it must be mar
row. Il
The Russian blouse is likely to be adopted
for spring wear, although it is not in any
sense a pretty garment It is simply a
loose straight garment falling nearly to the
knees, fastening on the left side, straight
to bottom or diagonally from the left Shout
der The fullness is held in at the waist
by belt Of ribbon fastened by silver
buckle, A prettier way to dispose of the
fulluess is to stitch it into fat pleats in the
back, while the belt alone adjusts the full
ness in front.
From the Dry Goods Economist, jour
nal usually in advance, because it is the
journal for buyers, it is inferred that odd
waists will be quite as much in vogue this
summer as they have been. Blazers and
blouses Of all material are among the things
mentioned as saleable the coming season.
While many materials are used, ex-
perience proves that in silk nothing quite
equals for service the foulard. A pretty
waist made of blue foulard printed in large
colored pattern is in blouse fashion with
square lace hips, and is held in a draped
fabric girdle The neck opening is round
in front and at the back, with a folded
collar of white silk muslin, and is covered
over with lace founce, which is provided |
with velvet bows on the shoulders. The |
pulled foulard sleeves are held at TIE
allow with black velvet ribbon, and are
trimmed with smail knots running into a |
Thite lace cuff at the end.
In sleeves while there is no marked |
;hange as yet there is i slight novelty The |
upper part is full, in italian style, and the |