Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-01
THE FASHIONS.

THE FASHIONS.
New York Evening Post of October 11thl
Gay-plaided skirts and tunics with
bodices or jerseys OF monochrome fabric,
are much worn.
Postillion backs are the most frequent
finish to the Russian basque and the corsage
cut with pointed vest front.
Very long-wristed gloves Of cashmere or
Austrian wool, with ribbed tops like the
jersey cuff, appear in all the dark street
shades to match the costume.
The popular waterfall drapery at the
back of the walking costume requires the
support of the tournure of founced hair
cloth and reed or steel to give it the re-
CURED "French effect" that controlling
element of the world of fashion having
decidedly settled the question that crino-
line, in the back at least, is an indispensa-
bic accessory for any who aspire to any
thing like che or best form in dress.
Russian redingotes, made of deep Van
dyke-red stockinette, chenille trimmed or
braided with self-colored silk cords, or
otherwise edged with many rows of narrow
galloon, put on in straight lines, are among
the new importations in stylish autumn
wraps. Some of these have supplemented
pelerines which reach nearly 10 the belt
all around. Ziblinette, fluffy, feather
garniture, is again used rs 4 trimming on
the eover-all princesse-shaped pelisse,
which, though still stylishly worn, is in its
third season.
Silk and wool ottomans are in great de-
mand for girls best costumes for the street,
and surah killings bordered with ecru lace
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for these suits when velvet is not en-
ployed. For general ware the gray plaided
woolens with jersey above, of plain rich
color to harmonic, are highly popular.
Serges, cashmeres, yigones, tweeds, cheyi-
OTIS and red-striped flannel suitings are also
as fashionably worn blythe little women as
by their elders. Red is first choice for
guimpes, worn with Mother Hubbards,
made of contrasting material, and the
Russian blouse chemisette, or plated vest,
is worn by them with dresses of golden
fawn coffee brown, silver gray, beige, or
dark Neapolitan blue.
The shapes of many of the new autumn
hats are less stiff than last season, showing
more of leaning toward the flexible
Rembrandt and Trianon styles rather than
the more recent designs, with their severe
upright crowns and straight brims. These
models, however reappear this fall both in
cloth and felt, being in harmony with the
straight undraped English redingote,
closely buttoned up to meet the standing
linen collar. In the summer shapes of
hats there was but little choice. and a
lady, in selecting n new head covering, was
obliged in many cases to accept what did
not altogether suit her taste or proye quite
becoming, the severe brims and square
crowns often bringing out the least at
tractive lines of face with one or more
features strongly marked.
Red, as we long since predicted, Judging
from It's prominent place in costumes and
trimmings early last season in Paris, has
burst out this side the water, and the
AIM of this brilliant hue is seen in
every shop-window, frightening every
combination in dress fabrics, and shining
out upon the costumes from the upturned
sides of the hat-brims to the tips of the
dainty Turkey-red kid horseshoe Red
triumphant, red absolute, red la Pharaoh
in tones and semi-tones, help largely this
season to enliven the dull, dead appearance
of the melancholy days" just upon us
The new shades of this color are rich and
various, and burst forth gloriouslv in vel
vet and brocade, or glimmer charmingly
through bronze, mahogany, bismuth-brown
and tan, until the color, dying ont in the
material itself. breaks out again in cord
ings, facings, ribbon garnitures, panels and
Jacket and waistcoat adornings Gd mini
tam. Ponme dGaour, love-apple, or to-
mato, AWore clear, vivid sunset red,
shading to deep wine, Rouge gorge-robin
red-breast color-and red Yulcain, Sultaae
infsrnaie and Coqueiicot are some Of the
leading Partisan shades of this color, with
endless cross-tints, which appear in all the
seasons high-dyed productions.
About all the interest and convention
atty in dress at present is confined to the
street costume Marked individuality will.
assert itself later on in the marvellous crea-
tions for the elegant evening toilet Artistic
fancy will take high fight, and fairly re-
vel in the originality OF the exquisitely-
draped and garu;tured tea robes and the
costly matiaees Il la Grecque, which will
blossom out when all the people who have
been junketing about here and there and
everywhere the summer through have
Joined in the grand chorus of Home
again and finally settled down " in town"
for the season. But just now Fashion
seems to have its eye upon the dress for
promenade, driving and visiting wear and
here indeed she has sufficient scope to
keep the brains and fingers Of her aids
busy for some time to come The first
choice in autumn outdoor fabrics falls
upon the softly-draping wooden goods, which
appear in exquisitely fine qualities and
new combinations, showing a degree of
II.
been exceled This is especially
noticeable among the smooth alba
troS woolens, rough bison cloths,
camel-hair and khyber fabrics, tweeds,
cheyiots, and Ascot suitings. Knotted,
tuttcd, and frise materials are leading nov
elites which seem to be taking well, among
the first in favor being an Atwood fabric
called paillaSson," having a figure COM
posed OF chenille loops with tiny dots of
silk in the center, somewhat after the style
Of Astrakhan cloth. This material comes
in dark shades of Cars brown, Russian
green, deep royal blue gray in many tones
and the new plum reds called Judic color
inSs, and IS suitable only for dress skirts
and garnitures for winter costumes The
new shot woolens are having a large fol-
lowing, and appear among the most stylish
and expensive imported models for prom
enade toilets. Among the most popular
combinations in these chapgeable fabrics,
are fawn and crimson, gold and silver
green, black and gold, olive and pale red,
amber and Neapolitan blue nuns gray and
royal cardinal, and olive and gold. Persian
blendings Of color are not in special de-
mand. The two-tone combinations are
quite in advance Of every other style.
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