Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
GRANDMA'S GOWN.
In That Style the inaugural
Ball Bellies
WILL SWING THE CRlNOLlNE,
An indication Of What May Be Expected A
New Fashion 10 Be naupuraIed
With the incoming NJ.
mnislfalon

New York. Feb. %. Tho 4th Of March
reinstatos Mrs. Cleveland queen OF of.
iicinl social life. Never IN our history
perhaps has presidential inauguration
been fruught with greater import 60
The beauty and comfort Of American
women. Many generations have elapsed
since Dame Fashion threatened 80 SUD.
den, 20 radical change IN dress aud
doubtless the prevailing mode Of tho
coming inaururara festivities win de-
tcrininc subsequent fashions.
Former inaugurationa reflected tho cX'
istiug fashions, but circumstances force
the present 10 officially accept Or 10
icrt % hnrhntous revival OF obsolete
| caprico1. That it rests largely With
the FIRST lady and the women ~ the
cabinet whether the rrnccfnl pictur-
| cspue comfortable gowns ~ the pres.
ont shall continue. or life he hurlcncd
with the monstrositics Of 1870. appears
90 Ice the general conclusion. Mr..
! Cleveland aud women whose husbands
| have the slightest possibility OF cabin
ct honora have been besicFod by pro
and anti advocates Of crinoline
INAUGURAL GOWNS ON TWO
DAYS NOTICE.
IAteat spring impountlons arrive
closely upon the inaugural date The
uncertainty of the changes has grpntly
| dry goods merchants. Naturally the
extremists defer ordering their gowns
/ until the eleventh hour ModiEtcH arc
/ preparing for two-dpy orders that rs,
! 10 .ke and ship TO Washington on two
/ dnys' notice, the latest creation Of for
| cim approval
! 1890 GODEY'S LADY BOOK RULES
THE BALL.
Despite the efforts of London's Anti
| criuolne league aud the repentcd AZ
scitions of Worth that he will not use
this spring yard Of steel or crinolinc
thorc Is every indication that the innu.
! gurnl ball will be- fac smile Of tho
Godey's Ladys Book Of 1870.
BELLIES TO GO IN THEIR GRAND
MOTHERS GOWNS.
To dlsnel the gloom that permeutcd
the outgoing administration, and the
shadow that zen on the threshold oi the
incoming in the death of that beloved
social leader Mrs W Whitney, unu-
mll efforts are being made 10 lend eN-
ceptiunm guyety aud spvndor Ia the In
Nany New York bellies will wear to
The ball thnr grnnduOthpr's gowns
pretty debutnnte OF the -Four Hun.
drcd recently appeared ui an Assem-
biz in the workable robe of her grnnd.
mnmma N reached the ankles aud hul
I
bly, received that the rosebud took u
To- her drcssmaker who Is now duplicni
| ing 10 iu various colurS ana fabrics Tue
successful Introduction of crunline into
New York bah rooms ~ sufficient guar
nntee for leading houses aud they are
rapidly filling orders Tor cfinoline inau'
grnton gowns.
GOWNS FOR THE NEW WOMEN.
saw yesterday nt house which
has large Washington trade, and has
recently made trousRenu for one OF
Mrs Ceycland's NloHest friends, two
gowns % be- worn at the inaugural 10y
women suddenly lifted into social prOmi.
ncnce by their husbands political sue.
one had a pompadour skirt Of maize,
colored satin trimmed with five grndu.
nted nounoes OF Burgess lace, fc9ooned
with Mary Louise blue feather ilenr
de-lis, each hcur-dclis fastened by q
poan bow knot The circumference OF
mo skirt was nine yards Although NO
ness OF five yards The inner bodice
was Of white satin embroidered IN
pearls The outer was maize mttn COW
cred with Bruges lace aud bertha OF
pumes 10 match the ileur-de-lis on thu
skirt outlined the decolpitc neck Five
deep ruiiles OF Bmges lace falling one
over the other formed the sleeves.
10 gracefully manage tie pronounced
full skirts. one must be- up iil old.
time courtesy. Therefore the wenrer of
this gown is undcr Instruction. lt ~
good form 20 lift the skirt in front With
Two hnndsn proty nlleciniiQn That per
| ma n The feet, Ike two Tiny uco, 10 crcrl
In and ont the rullles of The dainty pet
ftooat Heroic arc thc efforts many wO.
men are now making 10 ADAPT them
selves 10 a society with Whose cdlrts
they are totally ignorant l'rlde in ilelg
husbands positions spur them ~ !9eiiI
endenyOr 90 adjust themselves ~ middle
noe. 90 the requirements Of tnHlioua'
ma official life. Conscious Of thnlf short.
eouiiura they have ahrowlly put thenl-
selves 20 the hands Of q hrsi-clnss mo-
dieto. Ohcdicnt 10 their Instructions
they will doubtless all be- not only hnnd'
a0nlely gownod, bot 40 ease az the In
t6e veteran. no loss than me debut
apfee. win hnd hfrnolf for q time un'
certain NJ tho adjustment of the new
habiinoniE. More than ilesarie skil
Is imperative for the grifeiul ''git down
ana a p0ise Of O nine yard cifcnmfer
A GOTHAM BRIDE an THE BALL
Another gown 10 be- yoru BY a younf
/ I gotham bride Vs. Of fosC-cOlored Eatlr
mi Willie ivory. and pOmp0dOur lacg
ME skirt Is % the umbrella shape ol
v0lnmin0us dimensions The lower
half n the skirt ~ OF WVie IVORY saih
1 I iatiiced 10 the knee with bands NJ pom
nHd0ur lace. Each crOsging Of the Int
, Ire 4 held by n bunch Of tiny PM
roaabuda Tho upper part 81 the Skin
n hi the rose satin with q large Ein
,6re snrh hi ppmpaduur lnce, gnid &,
{ bare once belonged 70 IlOrlensr
: desyhter III Empress Josephine Fold
1 6f roo satiu form the very low. sleeve
: 49, bodice, which ~ tied w over ihl
. shouiders with bands Of pOmpad0n
laca Iafge wired sienYea % the lace
. raneht above the elbow. complete th,
, costume.
CAMEO SATIN INAUGURAL GOWN
Another autocrat 81 the dTesmak