Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-17
FASHIONS FOR MAY.
SOMETHING TO WEAR AND HOW
TO WEAR IT.
Fabrics and Styles Decreed for the
Season and for all Places
Partisan Novelties.

waist MOhair tissues are AGAIN III vogue.
Mohair can only be employed ii certain
WAYS, and as the material does not natur-
ally fall fiat, il is always necessary to make
it M in plain skirts. a combination Tor a
suit of this Kind consists of plain silver
grey skirt embroidered down the front with
steel beads and bias bands Of steel-grey
French MORE on the lower part. The
skirt is yery fat in front and very iull IN
the back, with the plaits mounted deep
enough to furnish tulness for the putt.
The Louis XIV Mohair waist has the fronts
worked with steel beads Il opens over q
Mohair vest On the lower part Of the
BASQUE are two designs embroidered with
steel beads. The collar and cuffs are Of
steel-gray MORE. The fullness in the back
of the skirt, which replaces a putting, is
taken in from underneath.
Glazed tatfetas in light and dark hues is
used in many ways. Striped fabrics Of
yelling or mousselne de lame are in all
shades Tissues, both light in texture and
color, arc to be much trimmed with velvet.
Silk gauze, brocaded with velvet, en-
broidered tulle, and ecru embroidered in
guipure STYLES, are 10 be in use. 4 very
elegant style consists of silk skirt Gov
cred with deep Aoance OF ecru en-
broldeTy and a silk tUnic matching the
skirt. The waist is trimmed with guipure
ornaments. Red continues 10 be generally
worn, particularly in the evening. The
shade employed is something between
caroubier and cardinal, and is not bright
Vt is runored that Partisan young ladies
viii wear whole suits of andrinOple during
the summer. The favored shades for spring
and summer use are 10 he gray, ecru, moss
color, mushroom, tobacco and reddish
brown. Light wooden and cotton fabrics,
such as yelling, muslin and batiste, nave
PompadOur designs.
Some dresses and bonnets lust completed
FOR the Partisan races VIII serve as speci-
mems Of forthcoming spring STYLES. 4
gray cheYiot toilet has a skirt trimmed
with three large plaits. The tunigue is ar
ranged in front in deep flat plaits, and
forms a pointed apron. The back Of the
skirt is covered with straight piece OF
goods arranged in large fiat plaits The
jacket is of tObaccO-colOred cloth. L is
loose in front, and closes by means of
small band underneath. The back is
rather loose, Ike the front. The bonnet
matching this dress is a small lace capote,
with a fine wreath of roses in front and on
the left side. Small humming-b birds with
OutSpread wings nestle ancng the flowers |
The CATERS matching the suit are OF tobacco |
colOred cloth, buttoning by means Of Is !
small round buttons. The heels are fat |
and large, to properly support the foot |
The tops are OF glazed leather. The fash |
ions for shoes have completely changed !
The pointed and fat English models did |
not al first meet with much success in |
Paris, bat they are now all the rage. Both !
men and women wear CATERS or shoes |
with pointed toes and Tat heels. II Is not |
advisable TO cyaggcrate this style, as !
pointed soles are dangerous and dctOrm |
the feet fat heels however, are q great
INN f.Hre sf..f-
The latter are quite Out Of use IN Paris |
another new spring toilet made Tor the |
races is Of black yelling, embroidered with !
large flowers. The round skirt fails straight !
and IS sewed full 10 the belt. On the lower |
part is a hem two inches deep. Under this |
yelling skirt is an uuderGress Gi tobacco
COlored satin meryc.eux. which shows /
slightly through the yelling, but ONLY |
enough TO soften the dead black of the
goods. Over this dress is q kind OF mantle
Visite garment. This includes q cape Of
many colored beads, comprising all The
metallic shades, from red brass 10 steel
These beads form q rich Gesi IN on . black
ground On the front aad back OF the
mantle are velvet Drete.les. with bead tas-
sells on the ends a round basque on the
garment is formed of a lace tlOlnce ab0ut |
twelve inches deep. The garment
forms a large puff in the back
Over the puff are black jet ornaments
The couture 10 be worn with this
toilet is a Capote OF flowers. The bon
net is bOrdered with q moss green
velvet putting, and the crown covered with
tiny white flowers The strings are Of moss
green velvet. a hat of a very new share
is called the Manon' style. Il IS of
smooth yerdigis-colored straw. The brim
forms kind of reyers, which is raised in
front a little to the left and forms a point.
This brim is covered with velvet in the
color Of the straw The high and narrow
crown IS almost wholly covered with a band
of velvet of The same color. in front OF the
crown is a bunch OF ecru ostrich tips and
an aigrette Capotes are smaller than ever
Tulle bonnets generally have narrow brims,
against which are the trimmings and soft !
crowns pulled very high. Tho capcs are
formed Of plain tulle puihngs Sometimes
bows are fastened 10 the capes
BY gilt pins, but the trimmings are habijQ-
llly al in front This style of capote
s very light, and it shows the hair in
he back. which adds much TO he :
GENERAL effect The strings and 5
)ows are usually Of velvet Some
,rowns are shirTed, and others gathered
Town the entire lengthHise forming a puff
inc on either side. The brims OF bonrets I
nave bandeaus Of flowers or leaves, and the
;ides have tulle puffings adorned with bat {
critics or lunches Of flowers arranged in
,igrettes. The Tales usually employed Tor
,onnets are generally illusion, en-
or beaded tulie, CTeam-colored )
dalines tulle, combined with garnet velvet l
md cream, or shaded red flowers. Some $
mall bonnets are all red others are !
)rown, with yellow or CapUCine flowers. J
Of.
combined with all kinds of flowers Wells <
ire of the same talle with which the bon
lets are covered Some hats have cream !
,olored hOrse-hair crowns an open WORK, I
With brims of flowers. Some crowns are 7
worked with beads while he brims are Of 3
.eghcrn straw. s
4 salt for country wear may be of plain /
,ray yelling, or the same material may c
)e embroidered with designs OF rcd flowers.
The skirt is Of plain yelling and plated I
engthwisc. drapcry Of embroidered ,
ieiling forms the apron, which falls very
ong The waist is o. embroidered yelling.
The back is taiilcur shape The front . {
pens over Q vest Of the pain goods, which | S
buttons straight down Down the fronts q
md around The basque IS a lace rGt.e. The p
elbow sleeves are slightly full on the $
shoulder and open on the outside Of the G
arm On The inside is q bow. Around the S
leck IS q very deep lace rucAiDg The y
-ound straw hat for wear with this suit has $
narrow brim. The crown IS covered with j
-oses and ribbon loops. a very dressy :
oilet is Of mushroon3-colored Chinese Z
attn Down the front of the skirt is q
arge panel trimming, over which are de-
,igns OF embroidery in coarse thread. ii is y
iraped to form point down the front On J
he lower par. Of the skirt is a plated
ATTN aounce covered with guipure Of
mushroom colored thread. The long train, C
which is mounted very fun to the lower a
part of the back, IS rounded on the lower
lart, where il forms a tiuted founce The o
;atin waist buttons straight down the front &
The lower part of the basque is cut in 4
points as far as the dart and then trimmed | Z
with thread guipure. The upper part OF Z
he waist forms 4 guimpe which is fastened q
By bands OF goods sewed on the inside, and
trimmed with gJipure Of thread TO match I
he other parts OF the toilet The back
'orns two ttuted plaits, The elbow sleeves Q
terminate in slight puflings Of merveilleux, 3
covered with lace and drawn ID at the
wrist.
Caps for morning wear are very taste "
nlly trimmed. They are generally very Z
mail and covered with ruched lace. The 4
ront trimming is raised over three roses. a
small beqiins ike those worn in France by 8
he Queen and Princess in the time of St
o,,is arc Nf rcd India silk tissues eInbroi- | a