Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-10

must surely now have attained perfection.
Those just in are simply magnificent.
Much lace is used in
BONNET TRIMMING,
Mingling with the flowers and ribbon and
tying or looping under the chin at the left.
One Strengthening hat has an exceedingly
low crown, so low as almost to run into the
dropping but narrow brim, shaped some
thing like mushroom. 1t comes in the
light straws, and | saw one lovely one OF
white peapolitan, trimmed with lilac flow
ers and what we used to call weeping
willow feather. Horseshoes of pansies and
violets, large enough for any size in good
luck, appear in all the millinery windows.
Red and yellow are fashionable colors, the
latter running through sunset yellow, Isa-
belle yellow, old gold and buttercup, to
palest sulphur. Parasols are lovely. L
saw pure white brocade parasol with a
fall of white chenille fringe and a hand
painted wooden handle, shading the face of
a pure blonde, illuminated with heliotrope,
and it almost took away my breath. 1t is
a truth, that &c fine feathers make fine
birds;" but this face would have been
noticeable in shabby plumage. On the
other hand, some of our women are SO
homely that no dress can beautify them,
and the best they can do is to put their
trust in God and make themselves as in
conspicuous as possible.
PARAsoLS
Are quite large and have canopy droop,
the extreme of fashion being to ornament
them with birds, lizards and sprays of flow
ers. They are of all fancies, however, and
in colors are supposed to match costumes.
The ribs are colored red and placed with
out the lining. assure you the parasol
is now quite an affair of art, but there is
nothing but runs in that direction now
Hardly anyone but paints or embroiders
outrageous figures upon silk, and the work
ON porcelain is more than widespread. Far
be it from me to depreeiate anything which
may instruct or amuse, but | can see no
more sense in everyone taking to such
work than l can in making every child
study the piano, whether it possesses mu-
steal taste or no. | say find your talent,
even though it be digging worms, and cul-
tivate it but unless you love the occupa-
ton for its own sake, for heavens sake
don't annoy us with outrageous attempts.
A day or so since paid a visit to the
BRIC-A-BRAC
Rooms of Charles E. Locke and browsed
about among the quaint and curious things
on exhibition. Paneling, thing, frescoing,
according to the European, Turkish, Per-
sian, Pompeiian, etc., styles bronzes, the
ugliest plaques ON record Gust old plates
with string run through hole pierced
for the purpose, and hung to the wall in
stead of pictures), old armor, tapestry,
choice old China, antique furniture, Dutch
cabinets, pottery, all curious alike and
fashionable, drew the notice and made me
pause to hear the history. Mr.. Locke has
his theater in much the same arrangement,
frescoed and paneled with draperies in ar
tistic folds, and plaques and vases upon
the walls. Yesterday was admitted into
that holy of holes, the chamber of new
born babe l hear so many remark the
plainness of an ordinary
INFANTS WARDROBE
As compared with the outfit of an in
FAINT twenty years agone. They do not
dress little babies in such fine linen and
extraordinary lace, such frills and such
furbelows, as OF old, but when the child
comes to the age of couple of years it is
dressed in gorgeous apparel. The cradle
of this new born babe was quite a dainty
and inexpensive affair. In itself it was
quite ordinary, but stood at some little
distance above the floor. 1t was covered
with lilac SILICA, and this in turn by a
cloud of drapings of the net they
make tides and piIlow-shams of SO much
nowadays. A Chinese parasol of the same
general tint stood open at the head, a
vatican fold of the net descending along
the handle and mingling with the drapery,
and an outspread fan ornamented the foot.
The basket was covered in the same way
and little coverlet in the cradle, of lilac
SILICA, was tufted with white and cardinal
centre. KATE HEATH.