Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-24
FASHIONS.
WHAT THE REcoRD-UE1oN CORRESPOND
ENT FOUND
To be News in the World OF Fashion
About Hats, Dresses, Wraps,
Suits, Etc.
SAN FRANcIsco, September q, 1881.

the fashions. The town was filled with
signs of mourning festoons of black and
white cambria and streamers of Grape
decked every door I entered, and my
errand seemed SO frivolous that I shrank
from discharging it. Yet it was good
day for the purpose, while the streets were
thronged by quiet and sorrowful people.
No one had heart for shopping, and the
clerks, idling behind counters, had plenty
of time for conversation. Now and then l
started with a dull and heavy feeling, and
asked myself guiltily what it was had
forgotten for moment, and the thought
came back to me, eyes, yes; poor
President Garfield" How small it makes
each one of us seem to think how easily
Step aside to-day and tomorrow your
place is filed So "the King is dead
long live the King" So many women
take Gartield's death to heart and mourn
over it as personal grief. "Such good
man." they all say /; such good hus
band" and
FROM KITCHEN TO PARLoR
1t has been all one regret. But banished
thought and set resolutely to work, and I
found something of the fashion in ribbon
and lace and the rest of it, but l would
not have my friends imagine l abandoned
myself without an affort to the fascination
of such froth and foam of emotion during
day of grief. l was impressed by re-
mark made by clerk. GAS for me" he
said, 81 don't know whether I believe in
anything; but you folks who wouldn't
consent to lTyndalls prayer test
have had your prayer put to the test now,
| anyhow. The whole Christian world has
been praying that the President might not
die, churches have prayed as body, wo-
men have prayed as only good women can
| pray, Governors of States have appointed
days of fasting and prayer, even little chill
dren have made petitions, and what did it
all amount to Garfield died in spite of it.
1t is useless for US here in California to
TALK OF FASHIONS
For the four seasons. We have but two
winter and spring. People usually have
new bonnets, new dresses, new wraps twice
a year. Some time about the first of De-
cember most of US 60 to the milliner, the
dressmaker and the cloak store for some
! thing appropriate to the coming months,
and the articles bought are worn TIL it is
time for the blossoms and leaves in April
or May, some waiting as late as the first
days of June. Then they buy dressy
hat trimmed in flowers and lace,
dress of some spring-like color
and material, adding, perhaps, a
silk mantle, with rows of lace, and new
parasol. Then these things last till toward
winter again. When one is obliged to
practice still more economy, and have but
one supply for the year, she buys dress of
serviceable goods and of dark color, black
straw bonnet, or velvet if she can afford
it, and wrap of some light gray or ecru,
where they cannot afford a handsome
black one Such an outfit does not call at
tention to itself, yet is genteel and sutii-
GENTLY dressy, and lasts more than the
average in San Francisco from one Decem-
ber till the next. As yet the observer gets
but dim outline OF what
NEXT WINTERS STYLE
| Will be, but it does cast shadow before
hand, and as we come to all fashions by
graduation, prediction made by an ordi-
narily observant woman is a safe one. All
articles take on certain heaviness and lose
that light airiness which characterize the
fashions of spring. The head.wea will be
of felt, velvet, plush, beaver, and
such suggestive stutls, the trimming largely
folds of velvet, with ornaments OF irIdes-
cent beads, but not of steel. Black Span
ish lace retains its favor and comes orna-
mented in beads sawa black velvet hat,
intended as forerunner, wound simply
with scarf of white Spanish lace, while
| the face trimming was quilting OF rose
colored satin. Feathers are uncomfortable
and expensive trimming for US here, be-
cause of the dampness that may ill the air
at any time Unexpectedly for an hour, and
e.minute fog is warranted to be effect
ual in the case of an ostrich plume, and
| then there's all the trouble and expense
of having it recurled once more. But the
beautiful long curling plumes that never
fail to put in an appearance are here before
| their time this year, much heavier and
longer than ever. Bands of cocks feath-
ers, peacock tips and ostrich tips, as well
as the heads, breasts and wings of birds,
will be used. As to shape, it is true that
THE NATTY LITTLE TURBAN,
While it is never dressy, will still be a
favorite for every day wear, but the large
and heavy styles are always recommended
for winter. The Gainsborough is the ex-
treme of that style, and the various de-
grees of modesty and taste will reduce its
size and shape to render it more or less
conspicuous according to their minds eye.
All crowns are higher by half step,
but the poke flare will last through
couple of seasons to come, because a great
innovation cannot die a sudden death. 1t
will waste gradually into nothingness. But
here and there the brim is turned on one
side, admitting of slight face trimming,
or it has a Marie Stuart dent in front,
showing the crown trimming, or by some
other slight of hand it will be modiiica-
ton while bearing general resemblance.
Very small bonnets have been worn by
many this summer, the extreme having
been reached by the dwindling of the close
capote by successive changes, but while
they were made costly affairs they were ex-
tremely unbecoming, giving a general
squash effect, because they furnished no
background to the face. These, thank
heaven, are relegated TO the shades.
wanted to speak of milliner met on my
travels, the most
STYLISH WOMAN,
With one exception, have seen in many
long day. She was not pretty, and yet she
was you have seen such women, perhaps.
She was striking, she would stand out
prominently against background of 500
others grouped on purpose to kill her style.
But the 500 couldn't accomplish it. She
was dressed in dark-gree cashmere,
draped toward pointed effect and pa.
neered about the hips. Her arm and wrist
were melted together they were SO round
and plump, and she had one tinkling bangle
on her left arm. But the scarf she wore
about her neck was arranged with touch
that was the perfection of art. 1t was of
soft, thin white muslin, very long, and