Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-15
tho s., date being set for Friday. tho

tho date being set for Friday. the
eth.
Tho most hu fat affair Of the holt
day time viii be an entertainment
given the two german clubs at the
residence OF one or Fort Worth's most
charming hostasses.
In NEW woman discussion few
days since the subject OF clothes came
up, when cynical old bachelor asked
us VI tho new woman with NIL her
advanced ideas would ever learn to
wear hers seusibly, and not DO contn-
ually running after new changes In
fashion," and II we didn't think that
thu new woman should make II her
mission to bring about a radical change
In tho evening dress OF women. Some
how we couldn't help but pity that
lord OF creation" his covert mean
Ing betrayed hts narrow low-mindcd-
ness. yet with as serious a face
as the occasion demanded we remarked
that the conventional "evening dress"
for men and women had been practi-
cally tho same for many
years. and that IT did not
require any microscopic mind to dis
cover the simple reason behind It NIL.
Men do not wear low-cut, short-siocvod
coats for tho very obvious reason
exceedingly unbecoming to the mas
culine ideal OF manly beauty. The
masculine arm with It's knotty muscles
is not so much thing OF beauty ms
II In of power, Women like TO hcnr
about the brnwny muscles Of the mnn-
ly arm. and they don't mind having It's
strength In evidence at the proper time
but they don't care about gazing upon
II In the ball room. Nor ~ the maacu-
limo throat. with Its oonicnl cxacres-
encc Familiarity known as Adams APP
pie query; wAB II the one Eve gave
him and did II stick In his throat y
calculated to delight the eye OF the be-
holder; and Ms for that cxpnnhe OF
mana anatomy lying Just below tho
throat, witch Iow-cut bodice would
rcvenl--wcll. from an athletic stand
point, the least said about u the bet
ter An this sufficiently explains why
man does not wear n coat cut low In
the neck and with short sleeves. II
would be horribly unbecoming, md he
has shown his good sense by adopting
one which is, on the whole, very becom-
ing.
ON the other hand. woman has show
the same sort OF good sense in making
her choice OF evening dress. A wo-
mans arm IL. or ought TO be, some
thing pleasant 10 look upon, with It's
smooth round contour and polished
| pretty arms and throat, and style OF
| costume which leaves them visible, N
| becoming, therefore II hns been adopt
| ed. and tho new woman, or the woman
| with mission, may just M wei make
| IN her mind that reformation IL n
hopeless case. And the man who can
| look at girl thus becomingly dressed
| with feelings other than respectful.
Innocent, honest admiration or whose
nature IL so evil as 10 suggest an Inn
pure thought In connection with her. u
| iess than human, and Ii entirely out
OF place In decent society.
The symphony club met with Mrs.
| bacon saunders in her beautiful home
on Henderson street for a matinee con-
| cert on Tuesday afternoon at a'au.
The delightful program rendered was;
| Brier Rose ....................... Berdel
Miss Mary Terrell.
| Asthore, soprano solo. ..Trotere
Mrs. JET ID. Field.
| Harmonious Blnckamith.... ..... Handel
Miss Ella Montgomery
Mesdames Kcan and Field.
| Romance ................... Rubenstein
! Miss Plumb.
| r,urfew. contraito soio........... Hatton
| Mrs. Bacon Saunders.
Mrs. Tomlinson.
Mesdamcs Kean. Field. Saunders and
| Miss Hoyey.
| A--scarf Dance .........-. Chamimode
Miss Hovey.
Misses Gregg. Terrell. Mclean ana
woodward were Mira. Saunders
| guests, the three last named consider
| ing themselves hoDored In being allow
| "a 10 assist the charming hostess IN
serving her dainty viands. Mrs. saun-
| dnrs did the honors beautifully, ten
| dering such pleasant afternoon tnat
| she established for herself an enviabie
| reputation an a ciii, hosters.
Mrs. Kean and Mrs, Field werc re-
| Delaware. Mrs. Field IL a nephew OF
with Mrs. Hovcy ns director. This year
| the club will have two meetings. each
| month, one an afternoon and the other
| an evening meeting.
Mrs. Jen u. Field will be the hosteaB
AT the next meeting, which VIII % on
| January Q.
The chic society event OF tho week
| viii bn the magnificent spectacular
phantasnia. given BY well known So
cJety bellies for the benefit OF -. An
drsw's parish. which occurS on Monday