Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-19
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G g 9I velvet basques are worn
White Danish kid gloves of exaggerated
length are worn by bridesmaids.
New French promenade dresses of dark.
green cloth are trimmed with several rows
Oh me gold braid, put on straight.
sailor hats, trimmed with wide band
oi RIBBON, with some upright loops at one
wear.
Dark Atwood Cheviots in fine heather
mixtures, bright but very fine in combine
tion, are selling in large quantities for ia.
| tigue costumes.
Pra'He de monsieur, the new reddish
snaae Oh maaVe, is very fashionable color
iot , Iinher anu reception dresses, combined
with deep pansy- coiored velvet.
Ihe small capote bonnets and French
toques are still at the hight of style for
elegant dress. They certainly have more
iul Dress ar than the wide brimmed hat
or poke bonnet.
In the arrangement of the couture heavy
bangs, " Montagues, or thick rings of hair
are now considered sbad form" by the
most fashionable people, and only the
hghtest, babyish fluff of hair now shades
the forehead.
hiooon IN velvet, MORE and satin is worn
In the greatest profusion on dresses and
NANTES as sashes, fat bows for drsping
scarfs and runlcs, papillon bows scattered
over LOUNGES and putingS, and loops pen.
dant over killings, peeping from amid
waves OF lace or forming the edge to bodice
and tunic.
Half high bodices are coming rapidly
into favor for evening wear. They are cut
away about three inches from the neck all
around, and are usually worn with lace, or
transparent, beaded sleeves, which reach
20 the gloves that quite cover the elbows,
tan: colored mousquetaire gloves continuing
still to be the hight OF style.
For fashionable church wedding soon
to take place is very becoming and suit
able toilet for lady in half mourning.
The skirt Is composed of black lace flowers
over white lace. The bodice and panniers
are made of black MORE, the latter being
very short, so that but little of the lace is
hidden. En- suite is large black hat of
hns English straw, faced with black vel
vet, the sole trimming around the crown
being wreath of pure white azalsas.
The ready.made light wooden costumes
for autumn wear are very attractive. both
IN quality and in price. Among these are
pretty striped beiges, combined with a
monochrome color. and plain beiees in
colors OF pale silver. gray, rsseda, fawn
color, terra Gotta and ocean. blue, bright
ened by ruchings which show a CLEAN of
scarlet or old gold in their facings. Skirts
OF plain woclen, with polonaises, habits and
TUNES OF wooden Pekin, with satin strips in
Oriental coloring, also compose very lady
like costumes.
Some of the newly imported polonaises
are made with open bodices. square or
heart. shaped, or with long V, the point
reaching to the belt. The opening ia
usually edged with a plated ruching, or
with embroidery or applique bands of
beaded work. Underneath this opening ia
worn plastron of velvet or chemisette of
lace. The pannler- polonaise is still in high
fashion, this model being in the shape of a
pointed bodice with panniers applied by
gauglngs or Hat plaits laid over the hips.
A singular fashion is that of wearing
officers collars and cuffs Of red embroid-
cred with gold over walking jackets of
cloth, surcot or stockinet. Bnt few ladies
will venture to adopt this masculine feature
OF dress, and those who do will have to
exercise the greatest care in not OVERRIDING
the matter In the selection Of these two
very conspicuous colors, the darkest of red
and the least gaudy OF gold being the cor
rect shades. These embroidered "sets
have appeared mostly on coats of dark
laurel-green cloth.
New Partisan corsages show the fronts
OF the basque continued into long panels.
which reach nearly to the foot of the under.
skirt. This is favorite style at present.
A handsome model made in this way has
an undersbirt of royal blue satin sublime,
covered with tiny rutlles of the same, The
corsage OF royal blue velvet has the long
panel fronts embroidered with shaded silks
OF deeper hue than the velvet In the
back the corsage is cut into vandykes,
underneath which is set Louis XIV.
scarf, with loops and sagging puffs This
scarf IS of the satin, also embroidered.
These corsages are extremely elegant, when
made OF pale tinted satins, for evening wear
over skirts of lace or velvet.
Since the Princess of Wales has apnaared
several times in bonnet of the kind. it
has become very much the fashion to wear
tiny little capotes covered with grapes.
white or black currants. apricots, or other
small fruits OF some description. A leading
New York importe says that these dinin,
utive little fruit stalls will be worn during
the entire season, the pale green grapes,
or those of ruby color, the deep purple
blue Of the plum, and the creamy terra
Gotta hue of the apricot according we'll in
their varied colorings with the handsome
high.art shades now in vogue in dress
fabrics. A delicate wreath of silver
frosted leaves usually borders the edge of
the bonnet all around, this being great
relief to Tie stleeEEgysse- rather stiff appea1-
ance which fruit garnit1re lone would
give.