Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-03
FASHION AND ART.
SOME FRILLs, FLuTrERs AND FADs
OF THE FAIR.
Mention Made of some of the Notable
Events That Took Place
at Dallas

Dallas, Tex. Nov. 1.-tspecial5-
Never in the history OF the state fair
festivities has there been clustered 50
many pretty girls. or aired so many
beautiful gowns, at the 1dlewld bail.
tine Dallas club reception, the Bachcl-
ors' cotlllon the crush OF beauty and
brilllnnce of style and elegance was
something bowllderlng to the sons of
Eve. Toilettes that would have graced
the Faubourg St German or fete
champetrc at TrlanOn. so strongly did
they smack of the regime OF Louis XVI
ION which epoch Dnme Fashion Is now
showcring her favor We're galore.
Marie Antuinettc silks painted In the
beautiful blossoms. the naughty queen
so loved to revcl In; Louis Seize coats
with spauglcd walstcuata and JeWeled
buttons showing the faces of the Kings
favorites; Louis Quin2e slippers with
gemmel toes and high arched heels.
recalling the stately measures OF tho
minuct: Pumpaduur brocades and
QunrtOrze loye-knots. bringing to mind
that charming house In Funtaiuhleau;
Dauphin frills and Bcaujoluls garlands.
waiting tho iluttcr and fragrance OF
the garden of Versailles where a King
without u throne spent his childhood:
ldllN I umpire hlu NlltNilltI illNllltN,
communicating the Airtntions ur the EN-
pross Josephine and the yalor or Ma
polconic Rnlghthood and hundred of
uther dainty eNtrhVaganccs that linked
that magnificent and momentous reign
OF the house of orleans,
Conspicuous among all this array
| were the gowns OF Miss Waller which
might have come out Of the shops "
| the great cnuturicrs OF Paris. so
! Frenchy we're they. The rise and fan
| OF the Fmnch empire was not more
noted than the rise and fall " the
sleeve. That this monarch has fallen
Is evident by the gowns referred to.
| A dinner Dress seen at the fair was Of
| chameleon silk with PacQuln skirt and
bodice of garnet molre velvet, with the
| shoulder run of velvet laid with ross
| point and studded with mock diamond
beetles mi the small elbow sleeves
caught With great marquise bowknots
| An Antohette bertha OF lioniton point
was caught at the neck and bust with
mardulsc jcwelled buttons and GEM
/ med stock was overlald with Jewels
and niguttcd with ostrich robe de
soirce wta OF ivory satin duchess with
pettlcoA front OF silver-lraf Nadia bro
cade nppllqued with gold over pink
satin AID studded with jewels. The
docollctt bodice was poufed with tur-
uuolse ,alyct ovcrlald with Irish point,
The sharply pointed full cuirass was
outlincdwlth noral gallon and shOwercd
by "nin" of pearls and turquuises
that fol from lovely oeinturc on the
hust. ard at the foot Of tho skirt two
Marlborough bowknots We're caught
with chvnier tips,
This gown. which Is Mt for the
trousseu OF the coming young Duchess
OF Marlborough, has been purchased
for young bride 10 be, living not q
hundred miles from Dallas. An opera
clokc over which all helledom went
into rapturcs. was OK delicate Paisley
velvet lined with rose satin and bor-
dcred with ermlne with gcmmed net
showing the rose satin down the front
A charming tour de cour was formed
by n bertha OF Dnuphin point ana
Beaulolaii ribbon. \ matinee bodice
was In mtribeau silk barred with blacl,
} velvet with parnlture OF point lace
butterflies on applique, and waist
band OF broad black satin ribbon
caught Tito Nalkyrie bowlSnots.
Art NJ the fnir this year was superior
! IN execution, more attractive IN hnng-
Ing and Hncr as q collection than ever
before. The hanging committee not
only displayed Judgment In the selcc-
, ton, but laste In the arranging There
l were mnlN beautiful studies from ma
, ,urc and ltill life and several very OK
cellent Portraits, That Of Miss
Blanche Moslier, sister OF CASTOR
/ Mesler oi the Texas and Pacific. was
: much admired The flesh tlnts and
coloring 4 the hair and eyes are those
that Tltln 20 loved to portray and the
dainty dnpery resembles that OF the
= national academy, Another was OF
pretty Gdrude Hhrgraves done by her
aunt. Mr.. Russell Myriek, who Is one
= OF Dallas most clever amateurs. \
= rdlleeiisn which though not adorned
with bhe ribbon, commanded the at
tention d all critics and art lovers
who visited the gallery. was that be-
| longing nd exhibited by Mrs, Frank
{ BrascltoL of Bonham, formerly OF
Fort Wath The artist Is pupil OF
the famdis Carl uecker and display,
, In the ercution that she Ia a worthy
apostle II her teacher. The groul
, contains a portrait OF the beautiful
I mother d Judge Tarleton, painted from
q daguettype, a portrait OF n friend
, In two Inherent poaes done nj ON.