Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-12
Ladies' Summer Fashions.


In her letter to the Cincinnati Coo,mor-
rial Gasette Clara De We're its fashion wri-
Ter, SAYS concerning summer wear for
ladies:
White is to be the favorite color for water
ing-plaoe wear, morning, afternoon and
evening; lawns, with comparatively sim
pie garniture of hIcks and embroidery, or,
simpler still of tucks alone for morning;
sheer nainsoOks, with lace or fine needle
vyork-sOme Of them with merely enough
OF the material 10 hold the needlew0rk to
gether-for afternoon, and dresses all Of
lace, of surah or white pongee, or OF hne
woolens, for evening.
There il only one stereOtyped model TO
De foaud among them all, with this exccp-
eion-no two dresses are alike. The grand
mother dress, with plain skirt tucked TO
Abe knee with apron drapery, or TO the
waist with n broad sash and ends Of the
msterial, is more than popular for misses,
Tor Young ladies and for slender women.
It is as much worn rs the Dolly Warden or
she Breton jacket, or any other popular
craze, which has swept like wave over the
tide of fashion Many costumes are made
In something Of the same style with round
gathered waists with yoke and sleeves of
embroidery the body shirred on TO the
yoke and the skirt fiOunced to the waist
with rufileS above ruiIles OF embroidery,
three, five or seven hOunces, according 10
the width of the tlounce.
Ii is impossible TO describe the dress Of
the day as we have often said the first
dcsideratum next 10 perfect lit is variety.
sni no one may fear to make her dress in
auy style which Is becoming and has chic.
TAe new accordion skirt is prettilv made
up in YajIing with drapery Of lace net,
-
vest OF net 70 match, the ciO5e-Etting basque
being Of vaiiing ike the skirt. Very slender
ladies use the accordion plating for bodice
IS well a. skirt, setting the plaits on 70
yoke and gathering them into belt with
good effect.
The acc rdion skirt is, Of course, worn
with thin bodice, and may have either q
pannier draperv or merely belt and wide
SSH There IS quite fancy for bJN-piaited
ani Kilt skirts, trimmed with velvet rib
bon IN straight rows, put around the skirt
before ii is plated. The plating reaches
above the kne $, meeting an apron drapcry,
which Is put on IS n full Henri Deux or
Vertugadm puff, the model being used al
together for summer wOolens. Lace is 81 fu-
rore, and numberlSss dresses are made
principally of lace net. A very stylish COS
tune is of ecru guipure net with round
skirt falling in loose puff over q hOuace
10 match A fatty folded scarf OF seal
brown silk forms the drapcry, and the
basque is of silk, with Fedora vest Of lace
net, with straight collar Of silk vailed with
lace
The small cushion hustle stuffed with
hair Is recommended by the nodistes IN
preference TO all others, IS il gives the add
"a size directly at the back. and is SO easily
concealed by the drapery of the costume
The best plan is 10 have pad Of This kind
attached 10 the belt OF thC foundation skirt
Of the dress. but the separate pad hustle is
also shown in the furnishing stores, made
with strings TO adjust around the waist
with anydre5s. In their materials m0u g
Inns dc soie muslin Geiaine. hToChe gGuzes,
fine qualities of Madras muslin i'm cream
and iYory-White tints, flower brOcadcd
grenadines, aud embroidered hatistes are
a. equally fashionable. Painted mBslins
over American surah, profusciy trimmed
with lace, make very beautiful and becom-
Inv dresses These are this season very
often accompanied by cuirasse corse;s Of
silk worn over The thin muslin bodice. A
pretty summer costume is made as follows
Phe skirt Of golden brown satin m crycjlicax
laid in double box plaits, with Princess poll |
Onaise above Of cTeam-cOl0Ted moussCline |
dc sole, printed with brown flowers and |
trimmed with cream and brown lace Jointly, !
there being Il rufiie of each when this deco |
ration appears.
Ginghams. cambrics and other goods are |
made into summer dresses and sold at as |
sonishingly small prices. Satin polonaises |
src worn over VelYetecn and foulard skirts. |
Elmm0r silk or surah is also adapted to |
volvetcnn, worn particularly At mountain
and seaside resorts. The convenient fash
ion Of white sacks with cream or pure white |
EFzGh, cashmere. serge and vailings are
sgSyn with suitable skirts FOR evening full