Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

il crowned with jet bonnst but II
seeiDs TO simulate Japanese monster
She Is ia black. but She wears crush
gir1le of ceres bengaline,
The girl Il pretty: but / think her
dress TO old for child barely IN her
teens. II is mousse with hchotroie
trimmings, aud the hat fancy straw.
green and black, has wreath Of pan.
Sizes around the crown aud bunch and
little spay OF the same flowers across
the hnir. Never mind, wilton she Is old
as her grandmother she may wear
something gaycr-
A PLAIN BLUE DIAGONAL.
l like this costume, worn by a dash.
ing brunettc-a woman with decided
opinions of her own on every subject.
Her gown is soft blue diagonal, Its
Jacket cut with three reyet~ one
above the other. and u IL 20 loose that
Il aics open and shows It's lining OF yell
low .Iapanese silk, figured such rs we
used for lnmbrequins few years ago.
It's short skirt or basque is ~ tull u
hangs In pleats and shows is rich yell
low underneath. The vest Is OF dag
onal. but loose. as one Of silk would or
dinarily he made. The jacket has a
fine cording OF the yellow silk all
around il. even on the sleeves. II was
worn with large black hat with black
feathers.
A PRETTY OLD LADY IN GRAY.
This gown OF gray wool has seven
cores In the skirt. not the extreme limit,
but wide enough TO give i . fashionable
air. It has three fiat silk folds, one at
the bottom about four inches broad and
two graduated above IT, the second Just
above the knee. being about two inches
wide. The upper one II an inch wide.
The bodice has crushed grdle of
gray silk, and is a modification OF the
surplicc front--a sort of combination OF
that and the Empire vest style. for the
fouls are not so wide as the regular SUR
plice, but are drawn dingonally down to
che girdle. while the center Is of gray
silk. The sleeves might have been
modelled from the cantnloupe; from the
elbow up II Is drawn in in regular mark
ed divisions like the melon. The neck
band Is of silk.
The bonnet matches in color and has
for trimming n silver gray beading and
small cluster Of buds and loops OF SON
gray velvet. Soft gray velvet strings. are
fastened In simple bow with short
ends little to the left Of the chin.
A BELLE IN GRAY.
One of the prettiest young women Of
| tie hauton wears the same shade of
gray as the elderly mntron and Is charm-
| ing IN IT, The gown fabric has great
lleclts Of white silk upon II, aud is trim
med with silver gray plssemcnteric,
! having u pattern of maple leaves, five
rows above the skirt and girdle gray
wrap with gray ribbon trimmings aud a
ribbon ruching about the throat, aud pale
rose Innings. a gray hat with gray vel
| vet hnnds about the crown md under the
broad rim, and soft gray and white wings
sea pllls tLey appear to be complete
the picture.
ALPHABETICALLY A SILK YEAR.
One striking feature of this seasons
costumes is the reappearancc Of silk for
street wear All varieties OF the fabric
are used by ladies of all ages. and in
| light cOlOrs such MS have been reserved
| for the house for several years.
Black greundiue is often seen over
silk; one of the most stylish Is made
over pctunia color. The waist has reyers
of petnna satin narrow Mt the waist line
widening at the shoulder and so placed
that u appears TO 20 across Tie sleeve
instead Of oyGr II. This effect IL pro-
duced by inserting a small pun of gren-
| adinc above both the rcvers aud the
sleeve proper which is put In ms usual. ON
y long shoulder. The revcrs extend
across the back, bertha fashion. II is
cut to III without fulness. The full
waist front Of grenadine il run through
with snlin ribbons Of p..tunia. Tie
skirt has two deep rutlies, one ut the foot,
the other half way between waist and
knee. Above them are two narrow folds
OF petunia. Belt of satin ribbon with
Another gown in the best fashion is
of pale green and violet changealac
5adcta The skirt is made up IN large
box plents caught about foot from the
bottom with large bows of sap-green
satin ribbon; from these the ponts Hare
sharply The bodice is trimmed with A
graduated rutllr of heavy white lace.
very broad ON the shoulders and narrow,
ing to the waist line where It is held by
a,crnshci belt of sap-green satin. 4
bust, below the waist is drawn down in
folds to meet the belt.