Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11
FASHION NOTES.

| New sleeves are shiIred to the elbow.
A new blue is named after Minerals
eye."
All. French dresses mold the waist per-
fectly.
Dark green dresses are stylish and they
look refined
Ombre fans Of red, blue or gold are the
latest novelty.
Jennie June hopes there won't be fresh
boom in bustles.
Black is the favorite color this spring for
handsome toilets.
The mutton-leg sleeve is seen on some of
the new costumes.
A bouquet of roses is tied on the top of
white lace parasols.
Isle thread gloves are not stylish; they
don't wrinkle enough.
The old-fashioned hollyhock is gaining
favor in many gardens.
Rose-colored Spanish lace bonnets are
trimmed with heliotrope.
The new lace passementerie is profusely
used on handsome toilets.
Nearly all new dresses are short and look
summary in every sense.
In wall paper dadoes and borders the
tendency is to lighter colors.
A new paragol has a cork top and han
die like a champagne bottle.
Sticking peacock feathers about the par
lor is the latest society impulse.
The newest watered silk is in :" Croton
II II II, I,oxr
Lawn tennis suiting comes in bayadere
stripes on an unbleached surface.
The smaller the bonnet the bigger the
flowers is good general rule for millinery.
The latest way of wearing watch is to
| fasten it on the shoulder of diamond
arrow.
Feathers and flower pompons take the
| place of the silk ones worn during the
winter.
The Greek waist is in high favor with
| toilets of white cashmere, nuns yelling
and black vigogne.
There were never before exhibited more
lovely novelties in lace and muslin than
are displayed this season.
Ombre ribbons are decided success !;
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| crimson hue, and from delicate cream
color to rich dark brown, are most in
demand.
Steel buttons, set with mock jewels, are
the latest fancy of the Parisians. They
are in flower designs and are called Wat
teau buttons. They make a pretty addi-
ton to home toilets of French foulard.
A diamond solitaire is no longer the visi.
bic sign OF an engagement. Three gypsy
rings, which are hoops of diamonds, rubies
and sapphires, are now chosen by opulent
grooms, who adopt this fashion from the
English. A gypsy is a beautiful ornament
for pretty hand.
Nothing can be uglier than the spring
display of cheap and gaudy millinery seen
on the street and in the cars. Milliners
ought to be held to account for selling
tawdry artificial flowers and vulgar-looking
tinsels. Ladies who cannot afford the best
flowers. feathers and ribbons ought to be
induced, as far as possible, to have their
bonnets simply trimmed with black, or
neutral shade, and be thankful to be as
little conspicuous as possible.
Very young ladies will wear the iaunty
"tally-ho" costumes in their rambles
among. the mountains this summer. A
pretty dress of this description could be
made of combination of fawn color and
crimson; short skirt of fawn colored
vigogne, laid with very wide box plaits,
the plain spaces between the plaits being
OF crimson India cashmere. a broad sash
of the cashmere may then be carried loosely
around the upper portion of the skirt and
krotted loosely at one side. A full shirred
baby waist and fawn colored broad
hrimmed Maud Muller hat is added, faced
with crimson, and trimmed with simple
wreath of crimson shaded geranium BIOS
SONS. Isle thread stockings of deep
cardinal color devoid of decoration, and a
pair of stout, low-cut Marguerite shoes fast
ened on the instep with crimson silk lacings,
complete this youthful dress. Many of
the "tally-ho" costumes are made of shep-
herds plaid and marine blue cashmere.