Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-29
THE FASHIONS.


The English turoan is very popular hat
this season.
Delicate nuns gray kid sandals are worn
with home toilets, over silk stockings OF
pale lilac, black, or dark red.
Charlotte Corday cloaks of golden fawn-
colored cashmere, lined with deep cardinal,
are the latest of stylish and elegant travel
ing wraps.
Spanish jewelry, showing large leaves
and flowers tinted in their natural colors,
and studded with tiny diamonds and pearls,
is just now in high vogue.
Nuns gray cashmere or cloth of the
finest quality and golden brown velvet are
beautiful combined in walking dresses and
carriage costumes, lately sent over from
Paris.
Golden fawn.c olored French cashmere,
trimmed with panels, revers, shoulder
cape, and pockets of dark Russian green
velvet, forms novel and elegant carriage
dress of Worths late designing
The newest brocaded ottaman silks are
in designs of fruits and trailing vines, and
the scissors of the dressmakers will make
as great havoc with apples, plums, april
cots, hops, nasturtiums, grapes and the
like as they did last season with the heads
of beasts and birds.
Cachemire pattern bands are quite in
favor, and are likely to be more so as the
autumn advances. Most of these imported
Indian trimmings, with dress fabrics en-
suite, are of sufficiently high price to add
considerable value to the possession of a
toilet of this kind. These rich Oriental
trimmings are employed only on dark
dresses or those of neutral tint.
Rumor reaches America that the most
fashionable ladies of Paris are going from
one extreme to the other in the matter OF
the shape of the sleeve, and that the very
close fitting style will, in a measure at
least, give way to full flowing one. The
''pagoda and CANCEL sleeves are to be
worn, as we'll as the artistic g Vandyke "
and leg. O. mutton shapes. Pulled sleeves
are to be in varied styles, and sleeve-dis-
tenders and arm-improvers are to be
worn with sleeves cut close up to the
shoulder and a puff at the elbow.
One of the newest of the fashionable cor.
sages for autumn wear is made of black
velvet, open, over a waistcoat of black
satin, heavily embroidered in black silk
floss. 1t fastens at the throat by a knot
of black satin ribbon matching the vest.
The back fits the figure closely, ending in
position basque, but in front it is loose
fitting over the waistcoat, which is closed
by row of small jet buttons set very
closely together. The sleeve is close and
small, with full puff at the top, and but
toning up the back of the arm nearly to
the elbow. This corsage is to be worn
over skirts of any description, particularly
those of silk or brocade.
Autumn mantles of a dressy style are
made either in the visite shape, with cash
drapery in the back, or in modified Hub
bard shape, these lined with deep Venetian
red and trimmed with satin and lace, the
! favorite material of the wrap being fine
quality of black vigogne. These shapes
seem likely to continue in fashion through
the autumn, while the stylish French red.
ingote is preferable for fabrics of heavier
description. The black satin pelisse, lined
with bright.colored surah and trimmed
with real Spanish lace, shell plaitings, and
fots of black satin ribbon, or with broad
bands OF jet-beaded applique work, forms
an elegant transition from the light sum-
mer wrap to the heavy winter cloak.
A very stylish walking dress for young
girl is made of cream. colored and royal
blue checked tweed, trimmed with dark.
( blue plush. The underskirt is laid in
panels about three .eighths of a yard in
width, with killings of the tweed between.
A band of the plush is set down the centre
of each panel. The paniers and sash dra-
perry of the tweed are finished with bias
bands of the plush. The skirts are at
tached to jersey bodice of dark.blu silk
stockinette, or, if preferred, the bodice
may be of the tweed. In this case the
bottom OF the bodice is finished by cutting
the edge into blocks, which reach from the
waist down, and are lined with plush. The
cuffs are made to correspond. The bodice
is closed by silk cord which is wound
from side to side around tiny blue enamel
and gold buttons. This cord also outlines
the edges of the square tabs.
Plain velvet will be in great use for the
autumn and winter. 1t will not only
share prominet part in millinery, wraps,
and costumes, but will obtain prime i'm
portance In robes of ceremony, forming q
Distinguishing component in the rich and
elegant Grecian tea-dresses now affected
by the ultra.fashionable, and besides its
use for reception, evening, and dinner
toilets, will also constitute an important
factor in handsome wedding dresses. Very
magnificent robes of this description have
already been exhibited, showing a COM
bination of white brocaded satin with
white velvet, the court-train being of the
former fabric, opening over bodice and
petticoat of the velvet, adorned with white
lace, or pearl beaded passementeries and
ornaments, In these costly robes the
graceful princesse style generally prevails
although now and then the models are
fashioned la Watteau.-TNew York Post