Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-18
OUR PARIS FASHION LETTER.
The Fashions to Rule During the APP
preaching Season,
Correspondence TO the REcorp-t-x,oxl


preaching Season.
| Correspondence 10 the REooRp-uSIox.l
PARIS. October /, 1854.
!; With the end of October comes also the
end ,of the seaside season. None lincer
by the teaeh but the very few who love the
sen for itself and not for the sake of fash
ionabic surroundings. The pleasures OF
ID sje de ehotecH now succeed 10 those OF
watering plaee'or sea side resort.
Some OF our elegantes come back to Paris
incog. for few days, just to visit their
milliner and mantua-maker and form some
idea of new styles for autumn toilets. These
are, however, but flying visits, and our city
is still yisibly empty of its beau monde.
Let us pay visit to. those boanes fasienscs
who are just now concocting in secret
chambers the new models which are to be
all the vogue during the approaching sea-
son.
There is no little hesitation in these
| first creations of the modiste's brain The
general tendency appears TO be return to
simplicity, but there Is some doubt as to
| whether the plain skirt will be univer-
sally accepted. Draperies of loose and
ample style still reckon many adherents
| and some OF the prettieSt of autumn dresses
are considerably Topped up in some way or
other.
We viii take, for instance, an elegant
costume of gray chahb brocaded with pur-
pie dots, and the same material in plain
gray. In this model the skirt is of the
brocaded WOODEN fahric-it has three wide
plaits in front, narrower ones at the side
and very deep hollow ones behind. An
upper skirt, of the plain gray chalA is
looped up very high upon the right hip,
forms loosely -draped tableir in front and
is fastened i'll between two plaits of the
underskirt on the left side at the back it
forms Il loose, ample pull, which
is looped on over the basque
of the bodice 1t is a tight-titting bodice,
with a small round basque coming down
into two points in front, which remain
slightly open. Il is of the same material
as the upper skirt and opens with reveres
of purple velvet over Il narroW-paited
plastron of the brocaded chaly. Tight
sleeves, with hrocaded faciugs. Strip of
narrow purple ribbon tied close around the
neck. 4 iuting of purple velvet or silk
is put on 50 is 10 show just beyond the
edge of the brocaded skirt The small
round buttons ON the bodice are of purple
velvet
Another very stylish visiting or recep-
ton toilet shows in It's tout ensemble the rev
tendency of fashion, while it still pre-
serves something OF the graceful drapery
of former models. This toilet is composed
Of ottoman ribbed silk and fine woolen
etaminc The skirt, Of ottoman, falls in
hollow piaits on a iuting of the same ma
terial. The bodice, OF ctamine, forms
small basque, square at the back, deeply
curved in at the sides and divided into two
peaks in front. 1t is fastened ut the neck
with Il small turned-up collar and opens
from throat to waist line on narrow
plastron of plated ottoman. The edges of
the bodice, down the front, the collar.
sleeye-facing5 and basque are embroidered
with silk of the color of the undersb,irt.
One width Of tie etamine is plated in
large hollow plaits and added on Mt the
back. In front shortdrapery Of the same
material is fastened across the middle of
the skirt. The dge, OF the plated width
are embroidered.
Simpler costumes Of lady's cloth or cash
mere are trimmed with numerous rows Of
Salloon, either plain or embroidered
Ladies now wear the Dauphin collar
very deep collar of lawn or etamine,
trimmed with embroidery or lace Double |
folds Of white or light-colored etamine now
take the place of the tnlle or Grape ruche
round the neck and waists
Travelling costumes are most frequently |
made of light cloth or serge, with jersey |
body and Il long nondescript cloak, some
thing between Il waterproof and redingote, |
OF the same material as the dress. The |
hat, with somewhat high, rounded crown I
and small rolled up brim, is also made of |
the same material and simply trimmed |
round with braid. Even the boots are
made with CATERS to match, and small |
patent leather tips.
As for shoes, they are very much point
ed at the toe, and incline TO the shape Of |
Il boat, which is not particularly graceful
Walking shoes are fashionable of patent |
leather, with flat bows of black faille and |
low, square heels. They say colored stock
ings are going out fashion, and white hose
coming in again. We doubt if this will he
the case for the winter, as colored stock
ings are very convenient and very pretty.
The love Of change, however, is so great
that in this, as i'll so many other instances,
fashion may sacrifice elegance and neat
ness to i fresh caprice. o.