Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-28
SOME FASHION NOTES.

The white Spanish lace with large polka
dots is used for garniture of young ladies'
evening dresses, also for fichus and scarfs
to be worn with high corsages, and makes
them more dressy.
Feather fans of every description are
used with full evening dress-from the
dainty oval shapes made of white ostrich
feathers, to the large, round Portia fans
made of the brilliant plumage of the
golden pheasant, with the mosaic-like
breasts of a score of bright West Indian
birds.
A double puff of white or cream -colored
crepe lisse is seen inside the neck and
| wrists of Worth's dresses Young ladies
are wearing very narrow pleatlngs OF
doubled tulle around the throat. WHAT is
called the Worth ruffiing for the same
purpose is three graduated rows of finely
crimped lisse, each edged with very narrow
| Valenciennes.
One of the most charming opera mutfs
vet exhibited is made of cream. white
satin. embroidered in white snowdrops and
white fuchsias, outlined with shining white
CRYSTALS. The muff is lined with peach-
blossom satin, and at the ends are double
ruffies of cream white Renaissance lace.
A white satin ecta,pe for the neck is added,
embroidered to match, and edged with
| frills of lace.
Newmarket jackets, or handsome sur
coats of French ladies' cloth of invisible
green, trimmed with plush, are worn over
skirts of Farquarson plaided surah, or rich
broche in subdued colors. Redingote
Johns of dark green satin sublime are
also seen. They are very long, and are
trimmed with wide bands of fur. The
skirts worn beneath them call for but a
simple trimming around the bottom.
Worth, Hentenaar, Dusuzsau and Rod
riaue are all making great use of white
silk plush combined with white moire in
the formation of bridal toilets. The jose
phine corsage is the leading model for the
! bodies to these dresses, though upon those
designed for very young brides the waist
| is less severe in outline, and is cut heart
shape in the neck, with Marguerite sleeves
nearly covered with rufies of rare lace.
The old. fashioned curtain is reappearing
upon the bonnet so also (sad be it to
chronicle) are the uncomfortable Nor
mandy cap bonnets. They have poke
front. and high fiat crown, something
like a cheese, plate at the back. One of
these head dresses, shown by milliner,
was made of black velvet, with three blush
roses in front, arranged to rest on the
wearer's hair. An Alsatian bow of pale
pink plush was laid over what might be
STYLED the saddle Of the bonnet, and under
meath this, in the back, was set an embryo
curtain or cape.
| Pretty little bebe bonnets are made OF
mauve-colored satin, completely smothered
| -Aa, +al of Il RI
purple velvet-all leaves, however, being
rigidly excluded. One Of these little bon
nets was lately worn with very elegant
costume of deep purple velvet, the long
straight panels being lined with mauve
satin, and the edges of them adorned with
bands of real silver fox. A stylish Babet
coat of the velvet was likewise adorned,
and tiny muff was trimmed with the fur,
with small bouquet of the pansies fas.
tened in the center.
Some costly antique dresses have lately
been imported through special orders from
| private individuals both in New York and
Washington. The greater proportion OF
these dresses are made in the style of the
!, sixteenth century. They are splendid, it
is true, but they are decidedly stiff, with
their high upright collars, voluminous pam
niers and plain skirts. 1t is quite impossi-
BILE to describe them minutely, even after
careful inspection. One dress of turquoise
blue satin is made exactly after the man.
ner of the pictured costumes of Diana de
Poitiers-a style much admired in the
esthetic world just now. Another, OF
canary -colored satin. is made all in one
piece, straight and long like a Gabrielle
dress, with pulled sleeves, high black vel
vet fraise about the neck, and no ornament
on the skirt but velvet aumonier depend
ing from fine gold chatelaine. The dress
! laces behind.