Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22
TIE FASHIONS.

The following notes are given by the
fashion writer in the New York Post of
latest dates:
A brilliant shade of plum color and an
other of rich dark blue have quite taken
the place of strawberry and terracotta in
popularity.
Coffee.colored lace, brought into favor
recently upon a dress of ivory-white satin,
is seen upon the latest imported evening
dresses OF cream-white satin and pearl
white brocade.
Dresses OF either silk or satin are grow.
ing beautifully less in numbers upon the
promenade, and in their place are seen the
more appropriate and sensible costumes of
serge, cheviot, tweed, cashmere, asd cloth
the talor.made suits forming by far the
leading styles.
Very long gauntleted gloves of Suede
and wash leather will be worn this au-
tumn for driving, shopping, and with
walking costumes. The handsomest are
not of the lately fashionable pale yellow
or tan shades, but come in dark green,
bronze, brown, olive and other quiet col
ore, slightly stitched with pale gold sillz,
and having the gauntlets lined with the
aame delicate tint.
Scarfs of velvet and satin, charmingly
twisted into grace and shape over jaunty
little toque frames by artistic French fin
gers, are sent TO America this autumn as
one of the leading models for travelling
use, and also TO be worn en- suite with
rich costumes of satin and velvet bro.
csde. Short, fluffy ostrich tips and ex-
pensive ieweled ornaments in the shape
of daggers, pins and buckles, are the only
trimmings used upon these toques.
Dsrk velvet bodices, which are 30 fash
ionably worn just now over skirts of veil
ing, silk, and other fabrics, may be much
heightened in effect for dressy occasions by
having the basque edge cut in blocks fall
ing over a lace rutfle set underneath. The
trimmings of the sleeves and square neck
are arranged to match. For evening wear,
the sleeves are sometimes of transparent
silk net or lace, gold lace being used where
a colo. .coored Spanish lace rutfle is set ur-
decneath the basque.
For little girls wear at the seaside or in
the country are sold pretty little Babet
Jackets, Jackets of dark red velvet Or cloth,
braided with gold, to slip on over light
dresses when the days are cool. There
are also tiny shoulder capes of cardinal
serge or cashmere, embroidered in mar
row vine patterns in a deeper shade of
silk, and lined to match. Wide satin rib
bon strings fasten the cape, and en- suite
are coquettish little Moorish caps of cardi.
nal, to be perched upon the head, little
back, to show the English bang falling
over the forehead.
One Of the features of dress trimmings
this autumn is the cutting of the'edges of
skirss, tunics and polonaises into turrets,
Vandyk kes and scallops-a fashion so popu-
lar last season in lighter fabrics. Tweed
dresses are made in this manner with good
success, the blocks or points being lined
with silk, and turned back sometimes to
show bright killing underneath. Some
of the blocks are quite broad, and not only
trim the foot of the skirt and tunic, but
are set in full double rows around the edge
Of the long. pointed bodice in regular Eliza
bethan style.
Morning wrappers for cool-weather wear
are made this fall of soft Quaker gray or
golden lawn. colored French flannel, COM
bined with fine serge of deep crimson
shade and also dark laurel green cloth
trimmed with pipings of rose color or
cardinal ss1in, with iDnumerable bows and
ends Of ribbon to match scattered sll over
the dress. More dressy models are shown
formed OF finest French cashmere in
new, delightful shades, richly en-
broidered in Russian, Greeciau and
floral designs. They are usually made
up in Watteau style, the effect being
very beautiful, as the embroidery runs
down the whole lenqth OF the Watteau
plat in the back, and, with the floral pat
tern. the leaves and flowers are embroid-
cred in their natural hues. The Vatican
style of dress, however, whether for morn
ing dress, evening toilet, or worn darlngly
upon the street, is always a failure upon
any except stately woman.
A very elegant imported mantle exhib-
Tel up town among several other hand
some models IS called the Worth paletot.
The back is close-ftting, and large satin
sash is set just bslow the narrow curve at
the waist. The fronts are loose, and the
garment is lined with dark red marvelleux.
The upper portion of the wrap is covered
with small cape. The material of which
this paletot is composed is of heavy black
Sicilienne, and the trimming consists of a
magnificent pattern of real Spanish lace
headed by jet-beaded applique work in
floral patterns. The tiny cape is nearly
covered by this rich garniture. The
matinale, among simpler models, is tight
fitting semi-long paletot of cheviot cloth
a check pattern of indistinct colors,
with all the outlines bound with very dark
red braid. There are double rundown
collar and double cuffs. The buttons are
of dark pearl trimmed with red-a pretty
and useful garment for morning walks and
excursions into the country.
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