Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31
THE KNOCKERS OF YE OLDEN DAYS
HOW THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE
AGAIN COMING INTO USE,
IN THE APPROPRIATE STYLE or
TROUSERS THE MA1DEN-UP-To-
DATE NOT ONLY WALKS hut
SLEEPS IN THEM - REGULAR
MODBsTY SKIRTS.
eio MAIN ST.

There Is no social weather vanc
which shows more plainly the gale
which prccedes the coming woman
than the taelt acceptance OF her adop-
ton of knickerbookers for all sorts OF
wear,
In every cut and fashion they come,
from the tlmil compromise Ia the way
of the now divided skirt, with its ruf-
fled runlcs set upon a yoke, TO the
plain, old-ume knee brceches, such as
those which, in handsome satin. odorn-
ed masculine limbs In the days OF our
great grundfithora These are cut
skin tight and are unblushlngly labelled
pants In the catalogue Of the ladies'
furnshers
Between these two extremes come
all grades and varieties Of womana
trousers and the demand IL 40 large
more than one firm las been esiab-
lished for the sole purpose OF supply
Ing such innovations In wnmen'5
wear one calls itself the Patent
Shapely Shirt association, aud pro-
yides knlckorbockcrs for cycling, FOR
fishing, for driving. for walking and
for indoor wear.
The various styles are subdiyiled,
and we are offered riding hrecches, rid
ing trousers riding pantnloonH, some
TO be worn with boots and some with
legglngs or spats, The pantaloons are
u modification Of the old riding trous-
ers, and are buttpned up to the knee,
making them tight htting about the
calf
For walking there are knckerbockers,
full around the hips, but narrowing al
the knees like a mans riding brcechoa,
where they are confined by a band
with three buttone,
Then there are "lSnlckers' made Of
serge or tweed for ordinary wear,
which are made close fitting by darts
al the waist line, aud growing gradu-
ally fuller. until tho fun pu1s, which
drOop over the gaiters around the
knees, are Ike scant double skirts.
A great modification If the accordion
pleated skirt, which shows "a plain,
smooth yoke, 10 which ure attached
trousers, 30 full below the kneea that
they look Ike a Turkish harem tea
gown and might cover a multitude OF
! anews--Or not. They are most eff
/ feetlve IN some soft material, like
/ cashmere OF hlk. and may be made 10
| match any costume.
l Tr0uscrettes which are the newest
/ Of the rev, however. yet still resemble
Y most intimately lNe garments VI inc
J old regime. are the pajamas for women
which may be seen IN several display
I windows. They are made OF all grades
Of light. soft. dainty material, the Ia
/ vorite bong SILK In some light or white
I ground with a tiny lower pattern.
4 They are full, Wide trousers with deep
/ fails OF lace at the ankle, where they
{ are. gathered with an elastic band,
{ thought a tiny ribbon Is run through
Z the Same casing and caught IN little
I bunch OF loops on the outside.
/ Sometimes the trousers. like the
short, straight jacket which goes over
! them, are made of sprlgged lawn or
plain linen. and he RULES finished
! with II modest hem mark o. herring
/ bone. In any case. they are likeiy TO
I seem 10 the novlc- atfikinEly suRges-
tive OF the pantonime PANTHEON, bur
/ when she thinks what q comfort they
! would he ln case 81 ERE Rhe overcomes
I her conservative Ideas.
The youthful inform has been fed
! and encouraged ID The Michapx club,
I where many o. the members have
J adopted costumes suitable % the rec.
reatlons and spoffs which they most
commonly Affect MIS-. Sired Edey has
IA outing suit u brown cloth tailor
madc the skirt cut snort enough 70
puHf reach hisb Top boots, A white
sweater = worn WIN r.
Ms. McCoskry Butt wears 4 riding
costume which composed OF full
divided skirt. over which Spanish
Jacket Is worn and leather leeginsa-
Another costume which Is sometimes
seen ia the club, and II much admired