Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-01
SOME COSTLY GEW.GAWS.
A Thousand Dollars viii Fit Cut The
Girl Of the Period.
THAT is FOR TRINKHTs ALONE
or Course tho Expense of Dresses. hats
and Jewciry IL txtrs, Not Com
sidorcd In This Article.

matter. But the Madonna-iaced maid was
sulky.
rs your father going to send You TO
boarding schooll' asked Ruiiics. where
they Will make you wear plain black
dress and brush your hair back straishtg'
rs your new gown a wrinkled ut, or has
the diamond dropped out Of your engage
ment ringg"
Arc you BROKE as tho boys say; have
you spent every cent OF your monthly allow
ance IN three weeks, as usual asked
huiiles, syinpathcucally.
You would mover have known, to look
at her face. that the Madonna Girl had
feelings, but she had. aud she woke up at
last
| What troubles We girls are the present
fashions" she said. grayely.
You bothering about the fashionsY Why,
every fashion suits your declared Miss
Tailor Made.
Don't you like these lovely. simple
gowns. with the plain skirts and the big
sleeves--and the ribbons and ruhiesg'
asked RULES, plaintiveiy.
Yes; it is the simplicity Out M onnul;'
when We wore draped gowns. OF course you
never wore them, Charlotte. and Ruliles and
were little girls then. but no ono--no girls,
anyway-wore ornaments OF any kind; now
| We don't wear Jewels, OF course. but we do
wear ornRments. and II our dresses were
less simple we would not wear them" and
the small bronze slippers tapped the brass
fender impatiently.
Dear me. what a long Speech" said
RULES.
| "And VIA. ro,.o,,,,,,, so vo,, nrnnnoe 10
bring aboutY" demanded Miss Tailor Made.
| None. But do wish had bigger lu-
come. Father says that 5000 or 5000 a
year is plenty TO dress glrl who is only
m an M, i, ISM. n buvn hats and
| iingor,es ona sl,, si4r,s hui Ian yon
! ~ ,'' ~,
me simple gowns need ornaments Now
Just look at you, Charlotle' you VINO mover
wear gew-gaws. how many ornaments have
you on this minute? There Is your crAyat
min. n ia a simplo uttio Thing hist a bit
of rold Win a uirauolso bit A coat stg n
a. -. 80,
y coAt penny, lneh your tAlr' asuas oO's
| $40 at least, though thoy arc only Dts OF
gold; your eun buttons mount up to $50 or
So your leather belt probably $40 or SIS;
MAJ bat nh s7, M tio ealcb "a ana your
~, ,.h,t d, q, ,,s..59 ,,a..,,t,, e,rn
80, 70 - isa' f''.i'' ~
my elieu hui,ieA' ea'Vllnb nvr uluh'p
i wei, / DO Ike this inventory, remarked
the surprised Charlotte.
| "ponit mention IT, doar I ala not wish
IN beuttle vour be,oneinrs. I tooreiy cd.
.,'.t,,.' Il, a.. ,..,.s. ~. 80, XIX,
trA'uiH's IVY W. oyint q 'N'' XXI. 'i'. ~ ~,
anu heedlhs ieNer e'ulVlepNh ulan tno ruh'
| OF us NOW, Ruhles, get UP as thcy 40 az
the missions and tell us your experience
Ruifles eyed hor dainty toilet Tor u mo
mont ana exclaimed lauahlnely.
.,,1,,i a. 49,. lo,s ~ orra,,,r,s N ho
"s"' ~ "N'' ~
sure
We'll, how much wab your comb-that
broad, plain, tortoise shell combg'
"Oh, dont know, papa bought mo
mat Int the one | got for aelen's BIRTH
dav v,os sob. II Wns very simple. Rny $40 -
.And Your hat pin. YOU have more than
one hat min ~
: SWhy. the gold dagger with the enameled
| hilt cost SO and tho silver ono With blue
nr,rosl cost * =
SXnd M buckles on your stool, your
| rr.,te vbtfe sIik stock. with mo roses
| bo,s m,,cb ala those pretty. simplo. gold
hnctlss cest ~
"oh sii Then have two buckles for
another stock-which represent wreaths or
Sisrs,,erits5 NAV ara abotit sii !"
w. ~ ~, hat,s ana hncliesgn
.ob you frisbtof mo don't sneak ahort
t,itS ,,'arty ,,ot ,ny"elf mo aeht h~ying
Snoi,i.s INA sr,hn,s Ana sendine The biiis
,n fsth.ri" Tbe oiher rirls laughed