Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10

Under the head Of What TO wear
and how 10 make it," the Ladies Home
Companion gives the latest thing in dress
skirts:
There arc six brcadths In the latest
designs for skirts. The front aud mid
die back brcodths are rather narrow.
The two cores ON earh side of the front
breadth are very wblc employing at the
foot nearly the cutirc width of wide
cloth. The remaining two CORES, which
are set next the middle-back breadth, are
narrower, but are yet wider than the
front and back brcndths. The edges are
gnrcd enough 50 that with the snail
plnits taken MP in front of the alps aud
back Of them there Nv no suspicion Of a
gather around the front aud sides of
the waist line. The back breadth and
the two CORES next it are laid IN three
hox-plaits al the top, putting the full
inches of space, the exact number of
course depending upon the size Of the
Wcarcr.
Ench breadth Of tho cloth as It Is cut
Is lined with criuuline or stiff mns'iu.
cut 20 exactly fit the cloth aud nlsied
carefully In place To give prrfn't smooth
ness, Tho lining and the outside are
then scanned up together, iuj thr seams
are pressed open aud Nat, rl,r bsirg
taken not 10 press through upon tho 1,l-
side 10 mar the cloth lircld'hs OF silk
are then cut to tit the six vores of The
skirt and these ARE sram' "a IN IT'S II for
q separate skirt The scans Of TIE silk
lining nre put next the SCANS of the
muslin-liucd hreAdths, and the skirt il
ready ~ be finished of around The hot
tom and top. The lining, while Il fits
the skirt perfectly, Is not attached TO
II save az the top and bottom.
The finish at the waist line Is nnr-
row binding OF silk put ON narrow and
Hat over the overcast edges OF the SILK.
crinolue and cloth, The bottom Is Sim,
lnriy overcast as TO the crinnline ard
cloth, and turned up an inch or so over
m extra tncing of canvas five or six
inches deep, that IS fitted to The bottom
of the skirt all around The six FIRING
y then hnstcl Ia place, the r1r- ,drr
being turned under tribe shorter Than
The coth, aud basiod carefully to give
n neat finish.
Last OF al the binding" IL put nm
II yolyeteen Ia used, it Is nut On a. a
cord-edge and fellc1 down iphn HE IN
der side. The cord Is nude bv fnldius,
TIC velvet, not by putting 1t over an
.lf braid is used, tt is PUT on Dat run.
nlhE one, euge On The ottromc cdse Of the
under SIDE, allowing the mer,st ttille
OF the braid 10 reach heyni1 Annfbst
ROW. OF stitching fnstcns he unnrr rIgc
OF the braid upon the silk ilniig NLilp
velvet binding wears better, ono Of brazil
Is more easily replaced.
The newest trimming for n skirt Of
lhls. style Is q corel ruHe rSis /, rnt
n broadths without particle II nil.
ness az the top. but so eored In Ia
seams that decided flare Is given A. ia
foot This ruille is again lined tlrSnsh.
ont with canvas, and Il Is hardly Noes.
sary TO say, finishes off creati,n thot
when made up in hroalcloth. II bv ne
means light in weight. "A lighta~ Wiz
skirt might far better be worn ovet tbe
muchaPused hoop-skirt, since the exten.
sion Is insisted upon by fashion.
The ruile in question Is NOT on,
straight about the top but Is shnnsj
10 glve long, shallow curves, cndinc II,
a rather sharp point at Intervals Of bais
yard or 50. The raw edge Il turnej
under and tho ruille Is stitched on .,nor
q sowing machine, giving the effect y w w
small cord heading; the bottom AZ M
ruine Is tinlshod by turning the cloth nv
mderneath over the canvas and my
stitching i In place. A border Of fmr
tho skirt N-''HtHils