Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-23
FASHION ITEMS.

Continuous rows of soutache braid trim
the newest cloth jackets.
English gloves have small pocket in the
palm for holding silver change.
Small bonnets and large round hats are
announced for the next season.
Shoulder capes of guipure lace are the
most stylish black fchus now worn.
Gold straw, gold beads, braid and cord.
ing trim many of the new imported bonnets
Sweet peas are in blossom and are the
flower Of the moment for ladies' corsage
bouquets.
The newest ribbons for trimming are
velvet on one side and corded like sicilienne
on the other.
Printed stuffs will, it is said, supersede
those with brocaded figures that appear to
be raised from the surface.
The old-fashioned dolman mantle with
pointed sides is revived for jaunty wrap
for walking and travelling suits.
Pepper. and-salt mixtures, notified cloths,
and underlined stripes of plaids are the rule
IN the new woolens for travelling dresses.
Coques' plumes and small birds will rival
ostrich feathers as trimming for autumn
hats that are half of velvet and half of
straw.
Eggs within eggs and rings within rings
goods than the polka.dots and moon. spots
worn at present.
Elastics cloths, like those used for Jer-
seys, are made into the straight pelisse
that is the rage of the season at European
seashore resorts.
Wool embroidery in bright red shades is
the novel ornament of large square-crowned
straw hats imported for late summer and
fall wear in this country.
Handkerchiefs that were formerly tucked
in the front of ladies' Newmarket coats are
now thrust in a single pocket made across
the back of such garments.
The feathers of bsrnyard fowls with the
heads and backs of pullets that have brown
and yellow shades. are now used by millin-
ers for trimming English turbans.
Repped plush, resembling corduroy, is
used for skirts of checked wool dresses i'm
ported from London. Dark red suits of
plush and cloth are very fashionable.
Rife-green, of the darkest shade, is at
present the fashionable Paris color for
trimming hats and for the many flowing
bows that form the garniture of summer
dresses.
The basket bonnet, made of hollow rub
Der tubes representing brown willow, is
the novelty at the summer resorts. Il is
trimmed with artificial fruits and velvet
ribbon.
Byron collars of fine needlework done on
linen cambria, with square turned cuffs to
match, are among the line lingerie brought
home by ladies who have done their sum.
mer shopping in Paris.
White repped silk with cords az thick as
knitting needles, and trimmed with a pas
sementerie of satin cords in braiding pat.
terms, is used for brides dress to be worn
in Septen Der. Satin is to be disregarded
even by brides dowagers may not be will
ing to give it up, as its luster is always ap.
preciated by them.
New stripped silken fabrics for combina-
ton dresses for the early autumn days have
wide stripes of uncut velvet alternating
with stripes of plush of the same width.
These will be used for the corsage and the
stripes will enhance the slender, long.
wasted effect now in vogue. The front OF
the skirt will be made of plain plush, and
the padded panniers and back drapery will
be of the striped goods.