Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-05
THE FASHIONS.
Daffodil and primrose brocades are i'm

/ Daffodil and primrose brocades are i'm
ported.
Red or green silk pompon trimmings ar
fashionably worn on walking costumes o
tweed or nuns gray ladies' cloth.
The new zephyr plaids make jaunty
lawn.tennis costumes, and the colors often
est combined are olive, the new shade o.
cranberry-red and pale primrose yellow.
Pale amber and gold beads, or those Of
pearl and gold, are used to outline silk EN-.
broideries on Grecian house robes and
matinees of white albatross cloth or vi
gogne.
! Long Jersey gloves, ten.button length,
in silk, silk and linen, or finest cachemlre,
are highly favored for spring wear. These
gloves can be found In every desirable
spring shade.
Raw silks and pongees, in novel tints,
quite different from the old gray and ecru
shades, will be worn this summer as polon.
Asses or redingotes over short underskirts
of velvet or best brand of sLouis vel
veteens.
Balbriggan stockings abound in the new
varied tints of strawberry, amber, terra
Gotta, drake's neck blue, laurel green,
bronze, elderberry, and deep rich shade
of violet. Each of these colors is clicked
with cid gold or cream white.
Lilacs, crocus and arbutus blossoms,
laburnum, snowdrops, and, above all, daft
fodils and jonquils-pale harbiDgers of
spring, all sprinkled with dew" made
of powdered crystals-are the corsage and
couture bouquets par excellence with
dressy evening toilets.
Among other pretty dainties which fash
ionable young ladies are preparing for sum.
mer wear-works of their own hands-are
garden party hats of ficelle lace, lining the
inside of crown and brim with pale blue or
rose-colored surah or Canton Grape An
other fancy is to run black velvet ribbon
through the meshes, finishing with knot
of velvet on the top of the crown.
An heirloom OF dress, wrinkled with
age and the weight of the clothes press,
lately brought to light to utilize as CO.'S
tune for fancy dress party by youthful
butterfly of fashion, was found to be of a
shade exactly corresponding with the mod
ern one known as terracotta. But the
owner of the dress-the grandmother of
the girl-smiled knowingly and shook her
head when the shade was named, saying
that the color of her dress when she wore
it was just pickinini, and nothing else.
New coaching parasols are displayed,
showing gay hand. paintings and embroi-
deries of sporting and pastoral scenes,
humming birds, flights of swallows, be-
sides coats of arms, and embfematic devices
wrought in silk and studded with half
precious gems in network of silver and
gold threads, and raised tufts of silk che.
mile. Sometimes it is the monogram only,
embroidered in mock Jewels upon one di.
vision of the parasol, and the design on the
mother. of-pearl handle is frequently inlaid
to correspond.
Applique is very favorite method of
decorating the surface of unpatterned ma
terials. Beautiful designs in rich Oriental
colorings can now be purchased by the
dozen at the fancy stores for a reasonable
price. Flights of sparTows and other tiny
birds, gay butterflies, roses, carnations,
daisies, moss buds, and ivy leaves, and
other representations of nature and art are
obtainable. Avery pretty tablier recently
worn over dress of dark green plush was
covered with the eyes of peacock's feathers,
manufactured in silk.
A unique style of evening dress affected
by many young ladies in society, is Gre
clan dress of palest yellow Hiadoo CASH
mere, embroidered in Grecisn patterns
e.colored kid sandals accompany the
dress, worn over stockings of pale mauve.
colored silk, embroidered in gold. The
flowing, half-long sleeves, also en-
broidored, are met by long Swed-
ish gloves stitched with mauve
silk. The corssge is covered with large
bertha of costly lace, fastened at the belt
with cluster of Jacque roses. tea rose
buds, and heliotrope blossoms. If arti-
fetal, the blossoms are scented, each deli
cately, with their natural perfumes.
A costly novelty in lingerie is graceful
collar of black velvet or satin, cut in van.
dykes, and richly embroidered on the deep
points with tiny clusters of dark red roses
and buds, and black peoples with golden
hearts. The edges are finished with slightly
gathered ruffies of black guipure lace, with
a plated frill about the neck of the same
lace. These collars are worn without a
vestige of white around the throat Other
collars in the same style for evening wear
are made Of white satin or silk, embroi-
dered in white marguerites outlined with
tiny pearl beads, and finished around the
points with frills of pearl. beaded Venetian
lace New York Post.