Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-30
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evening dress,
EagIish tennis costumes are to be made
of porcelain blue and white in broken
checks this year.
A thin linen material woven in stripes
has recently come up in London. 1t is
trimmed with profusion of red velvet
A new lace pin is in the shape of crook
and has 10 pin beneath to fastsn it, but ia
held il place by being thrust in and out
through the lacss.
A suggestion of silver throughout an en-
tire black costume gives beautiful and
uncommon effect 70 this somber dress.
| This combination is charming in half
mourning.
Wide sash ribbons in gold and white or
silver and white are in high fashion for
evening wear. Quite often length of it
is used also for waistcoat to be set inside
the cutawsy bodice of plain silk.
The pretty shoulder cape for summer
use, to be made of goods matching the
dress, Just covers the shoulders, comes down
in front to the belt, and from thence the
! sash ends are carried to the back and tied
| or simply crossed and fastened with knot
of ribbons or q pin. Both cape and sash
ends are edged with ruffis Of Oriental
| lace, which launders the best of all the
fancy laces except Torchon.
The bouffant skirt is surely gaining
ground in America but it ia matter Of
congratulation that the crinoline proper is
kept in allegiance. 1t is true that many of
| the otherwise best-dressed ladies wear the
tournure, but instead of rampant steel,
they content themselves with box-plaited
| folds OF very stiff muslin or crinolette, fast
! ened low on the inside of the dress skirt in
the back. 1t is considered exceedingly
bad taste to wear tournure nigh up to the
waist.
Among the most elegant toilets for after
noon wear at the East. says the New York
Post. are glace silks and foulards in pomp.
adour and old chintz patterns, made up
over thin silk or baptiste skirts. The sash
and ribbon trimmings worn with these
match the hues of the chintz or brocade.
The designs and colorings of these mate
rials successfully rival the more expensive
silken tissues. Shot silks are also exceed.
iugiy fashionable, and make up handsomely
in combination with plain silks and satins,
brooches and velvets, plain and figured.
There seems to be no end to the variety
of high-priced, heightened, high-c olored
psrssols. A lsrge:sized one, opened to pFi-
vate view in New York, from multitude
just imported, was made of strawberry
satin, trimmed to the depth of twelve
inches with three rows of bright gold lace.
The ferule was surrounded with wreath
of brilliant flowers, showing gold and dark
red poppies, bright blue ragged sailors, and
dark green leaves. The lining was of gold
colored satin, with hand painted Greena
way design executed on one of the panels.
loud" as this was in style, it was posi-
lively quiet and plain compared with many
of the other suushades exhibited.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The red velvet and rosewood furniture
of the past is said to be once more on its
way to being fashionable.
Crackers are much nicer if put in the
oven and heated through just before using.
unless thsy are freshly made.
If oil-cIoth is rubbed every morning,
when the busting Is done, with e soft cloth
moisteued with coal-oii, it viii always look
like new.
Now that daylight comes sooner and
stays longer, watch the burning Of lights.
Csrelessness in gas or lamp left unuecssss-
rily burning costs little, but it is the " lit
tie foxes, you know.
II sheets, table-cloths, towels and all
stray articles are gathered up with the sell
wedge edge in the hand, when they are
wrung, they viii iron much mere easily. 1t
is impossible for them to wrinkle much
when wrurg cross wise.
Peach fritters for dessert are delicious.
Make batter of one cup of sweet milk,
two eggs, little salt, and -four enough to
make moderately stiff batter. If you
choose, the halves of peaches can be cut in
quarters. Fry in hot lard and serve with
or without cream; OF course, the cream is
toothsome addition.
To make Emily's cake take the whites
of six eggs, two cups of -four, one cup of
corn starch, one cup of butter, one cup Of
sweet milk, two cups of sugar. one even
teaspoon Of coda, three even teaspoons of
cream of tartar, and flavor to taste. This
recipe is great favorte with all who try
it. Powdered sugar should be used
For nice and economical pudding take
thin slices OF stale bread, butter them on
both sides, cover the bottom of pudding
dish with them, and spread jam of any
kind over them then add another layer,
and so until the dish is full. Have thin
layer of buttered bread on the top. Serve
hot, with cream or with custard made of
pint OF milk, one cup Of sugar and two
eggs favor the cnstard with any extract
which viii be in harmony will" the jam.
FEMININE GOSSIP.
A New York bride is happy in the pes
session Of a marriage certificate printed on
embossed satin {" he" paid $500 for it.
When young lady says "Dude drop
in, the youth addressed wishes she was
more particular about her accent Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
A young bride being asked how her hus-
band had turned out, replied that he had
turned ont very late in the morning and
turned in very late at night. Il Burlington
! Hawkeye.
Flower waists made their appearance at a
/ fair recently held In Paris for charitable
! purpose. They were worn under lattice
Of gilt, go that the wearer's head and
! shoulders seemed to arise from a basket.
f., 1t is said that 1t takes /" four ladies Of the
bed. chamber, every one 4 peeress, eight
common ladies of The bed-chamber and
! twelve bed chamber women to put Queen
| Victoria to bed" This implies terrible
state of affairs in the royal palace, remarks
| the Norristown Herald In this country
it seldom takes more than three policemen
to put 3 man to bed, no matter how copi-
ously ne may have imbibed at the banquet.
The costliest pair of shoes ever made in
this country were for young New York
! lady to wear to one of August Belmons's
fancy balls. They were of yellow Spanish
| velvet hiph- heeled and side laced The
jewels of the whole family were unset to
ornament them. The eyelets for the golden
cord to pass through were trimmed with
solid gold, and to the side of each was set a
precious stone, first a ruby, then sap
phire, then On emerald, then an opal, and
over again in the came order. The top of
the shoe was finished in the came fashion,
and in front were sixteen tiny golden
chains, caught by cluster diamond pin.
a Boston journal asks rather abruptly,
! 6 Who would not be q professional beauty ?"