Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-25
FOR THE LADIES.
stray Hints Concerning fashionable
STYLES and Current Customs.

stray Hints Concerning fashionable
Styles and Current Customs.
Il IS again the fashion to seal ones let
tiers, and bangles with seals attached aTe
among the newest devices III fancy jewelry.
IS for stationery, it grows more dainty
each season, and some very quaint devices
| are used TO head fashionable French note
! paper and envelopes. PapyTus, 2 rough
| edged stationery, undecoTdted, is considered
the bes, form, and when sealed the packet
| looks in the best taste. But many people
| elect fer fancy headings, and most ingenl-
Gus are the efforts made 70 meet modern
notions in this respect. Always At home
| is onr OF the new devices Il represents Z
| large snail with its house on It's back. In
| yitatjon cards show some design suggestive
| of the form Of entestainment-a card in one
| corner, O party OF musicians, apparently
| blowing great blasts Of dance music from
! trumpets, horns and bugles; L dainty and
| cSthetie supper table, etc. Note paper
! headed by appropriate quotations from the
| poets Is considered passa still! It is really
more used than any other style o! station
! cry
There seems 10 be 4 growing pevtiality
/ among fashionable young ladies Cor delicate
/ perfumes, and, provided the extracts are ut
! the best quality and used with discretion,
there is nothing 70 be said against the
! liking for sweet floral doors. Following
the fashion set by the Princess of Wales.
who il IS said elected for violet, il has
| become customary for ladies 70 select q
certain perfume, which they individualize,
and among = coterie Of intimate friends
many q dainty 1ncuchoir has been returned
% the fair lady who has lost i. simply by
the mate vet subtle claim to ownership
! which was made through the FAINT stIggc5-
! ton 81 the perfume Which hung round II
! sill and was at once recognized. SajCAets
! OF scented powder are often used in prefer
ence 10 the pungent extracts, many consid-
! ering i more delicate and refined than
! when used in liquid form. \ novel fancy
| is lately shown in the formation ot 10un-
! daiiOn bands Of some plated neck TUCh-
ings, IN which q little o. the best $atchet-
! powder has been introduced. The same
perfume was also added 10 the bands Of the
! lace fr;lls which edged the tops Of Z box Of
| Paris Kid glow IS Of the Suede ordcr. Orris-
root pcrfumed with violet Or hehotropc IS
the fayorite =atoEaJ-p0w New YORK
Poet.
FLOWERS AND GILT.
Tie lavish use Of gifts the most salient
| feature u the seasons styles, and the pas
! sion f.. lace ranks next. The brim Of 2
! stylish French bonnet has a row Of pearl
+ headed gilt pias placed around il, tie heads
on the outer rim and the wires forming u
succession OF narrow gold bare across II,
pointing to the crown.
! lf-,s!zed locust in pearl and gold, with
! gauge wings. holds the goid-embroide!el.
! net which covers the crown Of one tall hat.
| while another il suSar-loaf shape, is o!
! black tulle pulled en- 4 wire frame and
studded with Jet and gold drops. The
| trimming is o cluster OF Diact ostrich tips,
{ with an aigFette Of gold and Jet in the cen
! ter, the whole backed by 4 rOw Of EN-
broidcrej gold lace and maSscd directly II
| front Of the high crown.
| The novel finish on the bCiIn OF brown
velvet bonnet is Of cream velvet rose leaves
! overlapping each cthe: under a fall Of silk
! embroidered gauze y hich covers the crown,
which is indenteI directly IN front and
! filed ia with q bunch Of cream colored
r04cbuds, with brown velvet grasses il
hower-o59 French grasses shaped like
| bluebeils.
Nothin- can exceed the beauty Of tae
new velvet flowers. especially the wildwood
and oiI-G&siioned garden blooms. The
| l5z5loYes and C0Usiips, the daisies, the DAT
/ faGUwudiiH1s, the Solomon seals, The pop
/ pies, ,ie ferns, the carnations, the panhies,
! and Wild roses ere thoroughly artistic crea-
| tons. Even c3uhtioweTs IA cream velvet,
set IN green velvet leaves, look like some
rare and exquisite blossom, and velvet green
! no~scs tipped with straw or brown ~ scar
/ let form tie prettest poupoas il the
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