Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-14
DAILY REG0Ro.UNIos sEg,Es.
VOL. xpI.-sO. 81,
FAsHrosszor THE DAY.

FAsHIossMoP THE DAY.
Arrasene embroidery makes most stvlish
trimming for cashmere dress. Il is very
quickly done-black upon black. or white
upon white, or any self.color produces a
very rich effect.
Some of the models of Partisan dresses
have absurdly lcng-pointed corsages and
stiif, hideous panniers, which more re.
semble the workmanship of az uphoIsterer
than the deft and graceful handiwork of q
French artist.
Novel French manfles are made OF black
merveillieux, or canvas frenadine, cut as a
rather long shonlder-eape, with border of
chenille fringe giittering with Jet, silver. or
mixture of colnred beads, The cape
forms V-shaped openisg in front. follow.
ed by two tineiy-plaited scarfs of fancy silk
starting from the shoulder-gores, and con.
tracted at the waist by number of close
shirrlngs thence these scarfs cross and fall
over the tapered ends of the cape.
Among the countless array of novel and
beautiful parasols are those of white non.
gee, which are happy medium between
the high priced white lace.trimmed sun-
shades of satin and the very common ones
OF satin simply stamped with bright. cslored
flowers. pretty one Of white poppee.
lately seen, was fIinged all around with
daisies in the bud, pendant from the edge
OF the parasol by its long green stems and
the front OF the fair owners bonnet was a
mass OF the same "wee modest crimson
tipped flowers once eulogized by the AYR.
shire poet.
Circular fans form one of the pretty
tribes OF present attire. Composed either
OF feathers or lace, they are little more
than fluffy appendages to give fresh detail
to an already dressy get-up. One model
will suffice as an IDEA Of the general style
Circles OF black and gold lace compose the
mount, in the center of which appears a
large white Cornelia Cook rose, with its
soft petals OF greenish tint. Maidenhair
fern mingies with the leaves and cells
gracefully up the long black handle, COW
cred with goid-coiored satin ribbon and
surmounted by cluster of loops and
white rosebuds.
Browns of every shade, and greens rang
ing from the "greenery yailowery of the
esthetic TO the darkest and most invisible
green's, will undoubtedly be the reignipg
favorites during the approaching season F;
and as regards STYLE the present indica.
tons are that but few, if any, dresses will
be worn with fat trimmings-the mora
bouffint the better. Dressmakers. bv
means of panniers, puffs, full.scsrf draper.
les, ruches, and other resources at their
command, contrive to make fashionable
costumes as intricate and impossible to fol.
low as possible and the fuller the effact
the greater the triumph.
White dresses of grenadine, nuns veil
ing, vigogne, and summer cashmere, for
evening wear, have fancifuI scarfs for
tunics formed of brilliant coiors in Turkish
stripes, in japanese Towering, and in Pom.
2adour designs. Every possible luxury is
displayed III these ecarfs. Others, again,
are of surah beautifully embroidered with
silk, or beads, or both. Over white dresses
OF a thinner material are sraped scarfs Of
India silk gauze, Roman striped and plated
tulle, with the designs outlined with gold
or silver threads, and silver and gold bro.
caded lampas tissues, with rich borderinQs
IN gorgeous coloringS.
Handsome and costly buttons are a great
feature of walking dresses and tray cling
costumes, and as they can be transferred
from one dress to another, they are really
not extravagant purchases in the end.
Tortoise shell buttons, with cre5ts or mon.
ograms in gold, euamelled buttons in
Mauresque or Fiorentine styles, are effect.
i've, and look well on bottle-green, Havane,
or prune.colored dresses. Wooden and
horn buttons are also worn, and small
round French gold buttons prslots -
with rough surfaces, are plentifully used
on bodices, cuffs and pockets. Jet mosaic
buttons, with mepograms inlaid in Jet on
colored grounds ana jet border, are thor
oughly elegant.
An elaborate coaching toilet made for
Newport belle is of ivory white snrah,
shirred for quarter Of yard from fhhe
waist downward in close gathers. The
fuilness from these is arranged in pIeats
which extend to the edge of the skirt,
where they are met by a fall If white lsca
put on in coquilles. The bodice and nan.
niers are of white nuns yelling, trimmed
with lace. A small cape made OF row
iI}an row q Oriental Iacs .eaones jast
oeloW the shoulders. The coaching
nat Is completely covered with the same
lace gsrniture, TO the exclusion of any
other trimming, and the white satin parasoI
das several lace rItilss as bordering. Not
touch OF color is seen in the entire dress,
which is the perfection CT simple elegance.
and, if not la mode, would seem quite in.
appropriate for the use for which it is de.
signed.
The new shade of royal cardinal is now
greatly used in combination with amber,
gray, dark blue, brown, laurel green and
black. A charming dress of dark blue
serge, made for seaside wear, is arranged
with double box-plaits from the waist.
These are left loose few inches from the
bottom, forming founce, which falls over
narrow killing of red serge. The bodice
Is shirred, and worn with belt
around the waist and there are knots of
narrow, red ribbon at the throat and
upon the sleeves, bunch of wider
loops catching up the somewhat bouffant
panniers at each side. Another dress of
fine gray linen has box plaits the whole
length Of the skirt, the hollow being of red
linen. A square plastron, very full, is let
into the bodice; this also being of the
brighter color. A broad, gray sash piped
with red drspes the hips.