Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-19

"rHr unsnrrrA.-rHE EVERLASTING UMBRELLAS.

New YORK. May II, 1888.
Among the remarkable and the amusing the
which New York has been treated late years.
monoogue London Life by Miss Kate Field in which
salient features of the English metropolis depicted-an
undertaking which brought into exercise small of
and adacy Among other notable TO the
fort London she both said and sung the Umbrella
the Everlasting Umbrella" Whether from London adoption
otherwise umbrella has grown be much than need
full shelter from the English climate the of that of
France artistic production the American manuac
urer improving that Paris and making thing beauty
The unubrella parasol of the present. nolnes
be large giving the effect substantial shelter rather than
mere toy regarded the elegant covered
with Spanish piece lace with wide dgng attached
by applique This lace usually in black, white and
comes in fancy coo and the covering always of the
same color silk of which the paasol effectively made
late practical idea places the lining which generally of
white or of contrasting color under the ribs
which dsend the sunshade though notably in The Eca
dainty carriage paraso the silk lining placed exterior to the
frame Ea," in models exceedingly tasteful
creation We have been shown specimens in silk in white
black and delicate fancy coors enriched with garland of
brodery design and borded with hounce of Spanish
uipue lace headed by rue of the silk nged ont pinked
out on edge only there embroidered
bououet-a large roset Of loops and oed ends of
row velvet satin ribbons perhaps stuffed paroque
other bird Of brilliant pluage. The frame of The Ect has
twelve ribs instead eight of the paras and
inso the fatter shape of the japanese sunshadc.
Bat it stick upon which mounted and used in the
material that of the sunshad that the artistic
work chiefly appears The stick generally of hard wood and
while in the coaching umbrellas with the natural knot forming
handle the polemans club in models it
ents unique and elaborate carving style OF sun
brea Engah has the walking handle the top
running the carved head of stork dog serpent
with the bottom tipped of polished STEEL Nickel
brass or sver and this stick the umbrella attached by
springs be dsengaged at pleasure leaving the walking
cane legitimate Red silk of the Russia leather
tint Haganabrown silk mounted carved wood sticks OF
the same color regarded peculiarly Stylish the unned
sun umbrellas general and satin brocade ground OF
terra COLOR with design crushed strawberry color and
shrimp pink material snowy parasos There
consideration for the costume in the color selected
in the sunshade.
ROBE COSTUMES.
In our last letter we alluded pasngy
rner that were in of making Within week
there have brought exquisite obngso the nuns yelling
and abatro CLOTH in the manufacture with Oriental
lace These with material for the skirt have laceedged
strips for hounce frequently the robe pattern only
for the drapery and the waist understanding skirt of the
plain WOODEN muslin le And that robe costumes are
again to be conspicuous the toetes of fashionable
resorts we the fresh mportaton of sateens the
surface being sprgged with other small flowers with
bordering rich and dense garland to correspond OF the
dresses to go from the hands of OF most reliable
odes fashionable bellies two in sateen
robng ground shrmpp with osebuds and garland
bordering turqucise-blu with leaves and the
other ground of pale salmon color in design of tulips in
natures colorings The skirt trimmed with single deep hounce
or several ouncs surmounted by drapey Ia unique sup
pnented by basque waist the accepted style for making
Varying the bastc lace designs referred to last week. we dave
had called to batste the pat
terms Of Scotch embroidery Costumes OF these materials
up faie gace silk in c blue pink, lilac and
other delicate coors and trimmed with Spanish gupur
or other substantial novelty aces that will bear washing
and are garnished The disposition to make
up batstes brown again noticeable with brown ribbon
for garnishg AS has been the for the last
seasons notice special consideration for costumes the
washable fabrics intermediates in the minds of dressmakers
the heaviest su middle spring and the
dimes expensive materials designed for
though have had hints regard handsome dresses which
will airing Newport and Saratoga and in next letter
will take occasion describe carefully imported models
which had glimpse, substantially of soft san made
ND in combination and garnhed with jets
And word then this and that.