Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-29
NOTES ABOUT THE FASHIONS.

All Italian bonnet braids are OF a.deep
yellow tint.
The fieur-de-lis is favorite design upon
cream. .colored sateens.
Some of the new spring walking. coats
of black velvet or satin have high haring
collars, closely covered with large JET
beads.
Some of the new bonnets OF lace straw
are wonderfully delicate and airy, and are
studded ON the brims with mock ruby,
pearl, opal, or large jet beads.
The new ficelle lace, which has suddenly
become so popular, is made of cream white
or pale yellow linen threads, and IS used 10
garnish dresses and wraps as we'll as bon
nets and round hats.
That damasse silks have lost their former
glory is proved by the fact that merchants
have placed quantities of very handsome
patterns upon the bargain counter,
marked at uniform price of one dollar
yard.
Handsome Biarritz gloves of very fine
undressed kid, to be worn with full dress,
have wide satin bands at the tops delicately
embroidered in tiny clusters OF rosebuds,
or painted with a monogram or crest In gold
or silver.
Long mousquetaire gloves OF white
Danish kid, embroidered in silver and jet
beads, look exceedingly well with evening
dress worn in second mourning, the toilet
usually being OF combination of black
and white or silver gray and black, with
lace garniture of white or black.
A new hat styled "Over the Garden
IL tyo1l h, lo1 1roa haf
OF the period. 1t has an enormous brim,
to be tilted over the eyes and bent up at
the back. 1t is dented in on the crown.
and trimmed round with cascades of ficelle
lace, huge cluster of unmounted crimson
roses and two small sunfowers.
Very large handkerchiefs for the shoul.
ders, made of soft twilled silk, bordered
with edelweis lace and pointed on the
broad hems with trails of delicate flowers
in water colors, will be worn this summer
over the pretty dresses of flower r-brocaded
musins and satins made with pointed
waists and full pannier overdresses.
Little princesse or bebe bonnets made
entirely of flowers are again in fashion.
Among the pret.iest are those made of
white ilacs mingled with pale pink hedge
roses, or those of white wood violets, with
trailing arbutus blossoms intermingled,
Those dainty little capotes are particularly
appropriate at weddings, either for the
bridesmaid or lady guest.
"Worth - visites are imported made of
broche, camel's hair cloth, or soft India
silk and wool fabrics, or Partisan patterns,
trimmed with chenille fringe showing the
varied colors employed in tine material COM
posing the wraps They are lined with
dark wine colored or olive green satin. and
fastened with chenille cords and medium
sized irridescent buttons, encircled with
enameled silver.
One of the principal features in dress
trimmings this spring isthe garniture made
OF cutout edges, dents of various shapes
and sizes, or round, square, or oblong seal
lops. "Dents de loup" are lined and
turned back to show the bright color un.
derneath. Some Of these are made quite
broad, and not only trim the foot of the
skirt, but are set in full double rows around
the edge of the long. pointed bodice in reg
ular Elizabethan style.
Some very attractive tiffin cloths have
been added to the ever. increasing store OF
fine drapery in which all housekeepers de-
light. They bid fair to rival the o'clock
tea cloths, many of which look far too
beautiful to set lunch upon. Very pretty
and comparatively inexpensive table covers
are made of ordinary brown linen, the cor.
ners embroidered in orewels, with hand
some bordering made of sage.green satin,
finished with an edge of Gcelle lace.