Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-02
FASHIONS FOR LADIES.

Undressed kid gloves are preferred t;
the glossy kid gloves.
The newmarket bonnet bids fair to have
= long run of popularity.
New jerseys are braided and beaded, and
then bordered with a ruche of chenille
drops.
Bangles of precious stones, connected by
tiny chains of gold, are the latest device
in jewelry.
Caps of plated lace, puffs of tulle, and
| gaUze, and beaded net, are added to the
| sleeves of half.high corssges. to give the
high.shouldered epaulette effect.
The greatest change that has taken place
| in fashions since last winter is in the head
dresses for evening wear. The hair is now
worn in bow quite at the top of the
head, and feathers particularly marabouts,
powdered with gold or silver, or studded
with pearls or diamonds, are now preferred
to flowers. For this style of hair-dressing
the contour of the French head lends itself
much more readily than that of an Amer
lean head.
Softly draping ottoman silks of cream
white for young girls evening wear are
exhibited, with tiny bouquets of flowers in
natural colors scattered over the plain
corded ground. The full apron overskirts
to these are made in shepherdess style,
caught up very high on each side with
| loops and ends of crimson velvet ribbon,
with ottoman on the reverse side. These
tuuics are made up over killed skirts of
plain white ottoman. The bodIces of the
| bTocsded ottoman are made in Louis XIV.
style, and are lace trimmed. These dresses
are exceedingly picturesque and pretty.
Many young ladies OF high social posi-
tion in this and other cities, says the New
York EreHiHg Post, have set novel fash
ion, which is simply that of taking private
lessons in dressmaking This originated
| first as sort ef revolt against the enor-
/ for tire creation OF their dainty robes.
I" Let the good work go )" so say the
| fathers and brothers who, for 10 these
many years, have grimly suffered them
| selves to be IlUndered by these extor-
| TONERS, in whose experienced hands the
society girl" and the "society girls :"
mother have been as clay in the hands OF
tie potter.
Modern coiifnres are in striking contrast
with those of earlier dates, when men as
well as women seemed to vie with each
other as to the quantity I'VE will not men
tion the quality of hair they could pile on
their heads. Ladies hair. dressing has be-
come one of the fine arts. The couture Of
the present day studies the outlines of the
head with view to general effect and con-
tour of arrangement, using only the best
French hair, for it is necessary, with the
late styles, TO have a few short curIs at the
back. The front, also, should he made OF
natural curly hair, so i. can be arranged
hecomingly to the face, besides being al
ways convenient.
Jewelry appears to run more than ever
in the line OF bangles. The slender port
bonheur of plain gold, however is now re-
placed by narrow bands set around the
outer half with gems of some description,
small diamonds being tae most popular Or
else one large diamond is sunk into the solid
band, or sometimes a device in Jewels,
such as blttercup, daisy, lizard or
leaf, takes the place Of the single stone.
A very pretty set, lately presented as a
birthday gift, consisted of a pair of bangle
brackets with hoop earrings, and slender
finger ring to match, all set round with
tiny diamonds, rubies and emerslds, the
gems representing the initials of the young
laiy's name. n. y. Post.