Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-05
VAGARIES OF FASHION.
RECORD UNION NOTES OF THE LATEST
FASHIONS.
The Things That Are the Rage-What We
Must Wear and Do to be
Fashionable

Gold screws, with diamond heads, are
the latest things for the ears.
Society girls this season are disposed to
wear all their clothes as tight as they can
get them.
The bodice with high back and low.cut
front is the correct wear for dinner parties
and evening receptions.
OId-fashioned pslm.leaf fans painted and
decorated with ribbons are now the most
fashionable for fire hand screens.
Bangles of gold are now more worn than
those of silver. The more bangles there
are on bracelet the more stylish it is.
Full dress for ladies this season will
mean very little dress about the neck and
shoulders, which is good for pneumonia.
Sleeves of costumes of ceremony are
made tight, but with puffs or epaulette
appendages in the armholes or on the
shoulders.
Bouquets of one-color roses, tied loosely
with broad satin ribbon and fastened on
the left side of the belt, are fashionable for
evening wear.
1t may be mean to give away secrets and
tricks of the trade, but the Newmarket and
padded on the hips and elsewhere.
The travelling dress of bride, to be in
the approved style, should be of cloth and
tailor made, with Newmarket coat or
English walking jacket accompanying it.
For children's cloaks plain velvet is the
favorite material. They are prettily
trimmed, either with the heavy chenille
trimming, gray krimmer or silver fox fur
Plush boxes that serve as work and Jew.
elry boxes have handsomely decorated COW
ers. One of these on exhibition has a
beautiful oil-painting in the cover repre-
seuting Queen Elizabeth at court.
At several of the recent brilliant we'd
dings choirs of boys have sung some ap.
propriate hymn as the bridal party entered.
The effec was exceedingly good, being
novel departure from the usual routine.
The newest sealskin wrap is a short
visite with high shoulders and long tab
fronts, but very short in the back The
trimmings, instead of being band of fur
from some other animal, is ball fringe,
with the balls covered with sealskin.
Rich brocades with patterns of many.
tinted flowers in wreaths and sprays that
copy nature literally in size and color are
on grounds of colored satin Birds and
butterflies, shrimps and many less agree
able objects, as well as many fruit designs,
are employed for such rich materials as en-
bossed velvet and elegant brocaded satins.
The pelisse is still the most generally &C.
cepted form for long cloaks. 1t is, how
ever, slightly changed this season, by being
loose in front and tight fitting at the back,
with ample fullness to allow room for the
dress skirt beneath. Figured cloth with
Egyptian and Indian designs are used in
odd colors of blue and brown, with shaded
plush or silk Innings.
A tea-gown forms an important part of
bridal trousseau as morning wrappers
formerly did. For blondes they are made
with long overdress OF pale blue scilienne
and short skirt covered with Venetian
embroidery For brunettes they are of
vieux rouge surah, trimmed with blouse
vest and creamy lace in the Fedora fashions
of Sarah Bernhardt's play.
Warm cloths in heather, gray mixtures
are fashionable for morning costumes for
streets, as they are also quite suitable for
mantles and Jackets. Fancy cloths show
close and intricate blending of colors which !
make them dull ard harmonious in tone, !
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plastrons and borders with some bronze, |
gilt or silver braid are the trimmings.
The smallest children wear broad. !
brimmed hats, which form most becom- !
ing frame on the face. They are made of |
very soft and fine felt and are handsomely |
trimmed with velvet bands and plumes. |
Dark colors are the fashion in these hats
prominently dull red, blue and brown
and with these should be worn a cloth or
plush coat of the same color long enough |
TO hide the dress beneath it.
Something quite new in floral garniture !
"a the waistcoat of white violets worn |
underneath coats of tinted satin or small. |
patterned damask brocade, of pale mauve, |
cameo pink, or pale blue. Another nov
city is a feather waistcoat made entirely of |
small marabout plumes powdered with
gold or silver. These are extremely pretty.
There is also the Sabran giiet, a scintila-
ton of beads with velvet coat attached |
that can be worn over any skirt and that is
especially lovely over dresses of light tulle,
India muslin, embroidered grenadine, or
over tunic and underdress made wholly Of
lace plaitings,
Young girls in society when in full dress
are wearing the hair arranged in five or
six heavy curls in the back, confined low
in the neck by sparkling ornament Of
some description, saber, with a hilt of
mock diamonds of Rhine stones and pearls,
being very popular. The hair waves over
the entire crown of the head, and is ar.
ranged in fluffy, careless fashion over the |
forehead. No other ornament is worn
when this style is adopted, except the |
glittering saber. Many young ladies wear
the curls in the back, and have all the |
rest of the hair cropped close, and laid in
loose, airy rings over the head.
This winter muffs are small and always |
correspond to the garment or fur trimming
used TO complete the rest Of the costume.
Seal, natural or dyed beaver, and black or
grey fox are the most used, and are more
tashionably employed than those that are
made to match suits. a cloth suit trimmed
with fur and muf to match is an economy
that Is only an economy when home made
and that does not pay for specializing at
the hands OF high.priced modiste but
such a suit is always lady-lIke, whether
fashionable not. The fancy muffs, too,
have largely disappeared, proving how lit
tie hold a mere folly can ever obtain
even upon the minds Of the foolsh-who,
fortunately for the world at large, can
never get firm grip upon anything, for if
they did or could they would cease u rep.
resent folly, and folly itself would cease TO
exist, which would be pity, since it would
deprive the wise Of their occupation of rail
ing at them.
Plain black velvet palet)ts trimmed
vita bear-skins ars among the fortacom-
ing novelties for winter out door wear, but
velvet and silk brocades, lined WITH mauve,
cardinal or seal brown, are also very pop.
ular. For dressy occasions, ottoman silks
with raised colored flowers of immense
size, or sometimes the ground is gayly-col-
ored and the raised designs in velvet or
silk are neutral or very dark. Ladies
who have handsome Paisley or Indian
shawls in their wardrobes cannot do
better than to turn them u account by
cutting them into long semi. fitting cloaks