Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-10

the bottom. The corsage was a Louis
XIV. coat of silk with full vest Of white
chiffon and a folded cap OF white chiffon
caught with small white crystal buckles.
The sleeves were single puffs of SILK
from which fell long frills OF white chif-
fon.
Her elder sister, who received with her,
wore Il gown of white SILK, the bodice
embroidered in silver. the large sleeves
Of peach-yellow velvet. banded with sable
and with rrllis OF old point lace. This
was cut slightly decollete
Nine. Good Form herself wore an eN-
quislte gown, which must have cost a
pretty penny to buy the material and
then TO make. 1t was OF purple velvet
with full skirt and short waist vest
and collar Of liatydid green, draped with
choux and frllls Of Venetian point. The
skirt was ornamented with panel In the
front Of katydid green velvet. bordered
with mink as was also the fresh green
vest
A ceinture OF katydld green velvet en-
circled the waist and was Fastened by a
rosette OF velvet and n mink head with
this superb costume was worn MINK
muf and a large hat Of purple velvet
trimmed with katydid green feathers,
That this costume on some women would
be very startling, not TO say conspicuous
ard fast-lOoklng, there IL no gninsaying'
but It was worn by a woman whose APP
pearsnoe is calculated TO make anything
ladylke and whose figure is slender
OF ough to stand odd styles and light
colors. II was only worn on occasions OF
ceremony such as calls, receptions and
then going u few blocks through the
streets
An extremely stunning costume is OF
dark blue cloth made In one piece. Tho
upper part, opening en- one side, falls IN
fun folds from collar TO below tho waist,
where II is caught up by two bands OF
mink, which also edges the opening and
the bottom OF the skirt. The shoulders
are covered by full collarette' Of mink,
and tho large sleeves which fall 10 the
elbow and there are met By close hitting
cuffs are ornamented by bands OF mink
which reach from the waist to the elpoW
on the inside OF sleeve.
In red, which Is very popular with the
girl OF this season. very lovely coat Is
made OF cloth-the shade being real lob
ster scar'et. 1t is made with triple
cape, braided with black and edged with
Persian lamb-nouveau ne-which 10 the
softest kind.
one OF the very jaunty short coats In
cur lllustratlcn-the one on the left-ls OF
gray cloth, the front ornamented with a
plnstron OF deep ruby Velvet In an open
brooade. The fur is black astrakhan. Ihe
hat rs OF ruby NelNet WIN plack l'Atlei .
The gown worn under the coat illustrated
Is OF fancy gray wool material.
The second costume Is OF brown SILK,
with small blue figures. The short coat
n OF yellowlsh gray and has short tnli
hasque. The large fancy buttons are
dlminutive paintings on pearl, framed IN
steel circles. The cunH and collar are
edged with beaver The hat accompany
ing this jaunty costume Is Of deep blue
velvet with gray-brown feathers
The wrap which Is seen In our Illus
tratlon is OF black velvet lined with pale
plnk satin, tufted and lined With lambs'
wool. and magnlncently embroidered with
goid. and the edges bordered with silver
fox. -
Gown Of golden brown SILK crepon with
corsare Of black silk and scarlet ehlffon,
made full with choux Of point ace.
A pretty and simple coat for slri o. !, y
IL OF scarlet cloth, close ntting T. the
lowing The opening down the front, little
TO the right