Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
CHAT oNFAsHInN.

! a mother of girls who are at that age
which the poet symbolizes by the meeting
point of brook and river, finds her inge-
nuity if not her patience taxed in an effort
to satisfy the demands of the daughters
and at the same time those of correct taste.
Neither is immaturity restricted to taste,
but an undeveloped form presents itself
that never can be a model, but is always a
study
Now, however, it's rare to see badly
dressed school girls, either their study of
lines. and curves, or that of their mothers
in lessons on the appropriate, no longer
cOuntenances the idea that a child's clothes
are properly the mothers in miniature.
The rule now is, simple material simply
made a frock of one color, with self
trimming, grays and browns, with hair
lines for school, soft surah silks with baby
waists for evening, no laces, and only the
simplest jewelry, and that genuine To
Kate Greenway much is due, for it is her
genius which has evoked big waists and
hats and the pretty sunbonnets; the heel
less shoe, the flowing hair and long skirts
are the results of her penciling.
The girl standing with reluctant
feet'' has passed the Kate Green
way period, and her style of
dress is more ambitious. Now she begins
to receive square envelopes with cards,
''The pleasure of your company is re-
quested, - etc, and mamma is importuned
by ''What am going TO wear, how are you
going to have my dress made7" and mamma
is often at a loss for replies.
Lightweight silk or wooden goods will
answer for material and the design should
be simple A fitted lining, skirt and low
bodice serves for the foundation. The
dress goods to be cut wide in princess
shape, gathered in at the neck opening and
at the waist like pointed band This is put
over the close fitting foundation. The
bottom of the skirt may be trimmed with
three narrow bias ruffles, or folds, or with
rows of lace or ribbon laid on fiat. Ruch-
ings of the material trim the round neck.
The sleeves are loose puff from shoulder
to elbow, finished with band above the
elbow trimmed with the ruching.
For school the girl of fifteen is neat in a
gown of striped stuff, the skirt plain,
slightly fitted to the figure, the bodice full
and held in place by belt of the
goods cut on the cross, the ends lap
ping to point in front. The
bodice opening at the left has the edge
finished by bias band of the material and
the fuIness gathered into the neck with
bias standing collar. The sleeves, mod
crate leg o. mutton, are little full at the
hand and gathered into slightly faring
turned back cuff cut on the bias.
At this season there are opportunities for
buying in short length goods, handsomer
costumes than prudent mother may feel
she could otherwise afford For instance,
suppose you find four or five yards of all
wool fabric or six or eight of surah silk;
this viii make a dress if combined with
yard or two Of some pretty contrasting
color in surah silk.
AS an example, buy eight yards of black
surah, then get two yards of pale yellow
surah for yoke and sleeves and a spool of
knitting silk of the same color. luck the
skirt and put row of feather stitching
above each tuck. Make the guimp half
high and finish it witha shirred ruche and
let the sleeve come just below the elbow
For Summer make some white muslin
guimps and the loved daughter will have a
dress pretty and economical that will not
be more often ready for the washtub than
for wear.
Broad ribbon sashes, velvet girdles, gold
and silver heart jewelry and narrow brace
lets of solid gold or silver are the present
fancies of high school girls.