Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-22
FASHION NOTES.

Ribbons are seen wider than for several
| seasons past.
Hats are multiform, but tUrbans and
walking hats predominant.
Square parasols, which have never found
favor here, are quite popular III England.
Bathing suits are still made of serge or
twilled flannel, trimmed with narrow
wooden braid.
Yak lace with threads of gold interviewer
is used for trimming albatross and nuns
yelling.
Bonnets are as small as ever, on the close
| cottage order, with narrow brims, square,
| rounded or oval crowns.
Plush has the lead for fancy bonnets and
hats, then velvet, satin and tinsel materials.
-[Milliners' Trade Journal
In Paris no mantle is worn out of doors.
or very rarely, except by quite young girls.
In England, however, il Is q prevailing
custom in hot weather.
a word to the economical. If YOU have
many haif-worn silks by you. take good
look at them, and see. if by the admixture
of canvas draperies, you cannot transform
them into new garments, or the semblance
of new.
In wooden stuffs, Partisan modistes are
fond of finding colored selvedge and al
lowing ii 10 show, so that it forms a trim
ming. Striped stutls are draped at the back
so that half are perpendicular and the
other half horizontal.
Open-work cotton tissues are worn over
thin silk to match or OF contrasting tint :
fine glazed sateen may however, be used
if silk is considered too expensive The
prettiest of these open-work cotton fabrics
are etamine and canvas
Fancy feathers have again been brought
out in considerable quantities and in great
varieties of styles, says the MiHiners' Trade
Journal, for hats and bonnets. Metallic eff
fects-gold, steel, lead-colorand fancy frost
ings-are used more extensively than ever
before.
Long, flowing sashes are more fashionable
than ever; their lapels arc often ornamented
with patterns of flowers embroidered in
natural shades of color over eithera dark or
light-colored ground according to the style
OF the toilet. Some are embroidered with
jet or colored beads others are simply of
striped or watered silk
A convenient travelling suit is made of
light summer beige or mohair, in a plain.
straight tucked skirt with hem, a vest and
sacque which may be worn closed or opened.
The back of the vest is formed of a lining.
otherwise there is no lining in any part of
the costume, except the silk in the stand
ing collar and interior front of the sacdue.
Jackets are in great favor and are of a
number of varied shapes and styles. One
of the most favored is the Croizette Jacket.
which opens with revers upon the chest
and is fastened down to the waist under
bows of velvet or ribbon. 1t is finished by
Il very wide sash, tied at the back or little
on one side. This jacket is frequently made
OF fancy ribbed velvet or silk of some dark
color and may be worn with any dress
Now the small shoulder-capes are larger
and lighter. Many are made of chenille,
with cein-like pendants in black and col
ored jet. Others are entirely of lace or
lace-trimmed crepe de Chine. With two
points in front, a little shaping to the
figure, so that the cape falls in mass of
lace just below the waist it becomes man
telette, and is the universal outdoor cover
ing Those who consider the cost have
them made in tufted wooden stuffs, with
wooden lace and jet trimming. and some
are made of piece wooden lace. Little Jack
cts, such as were worn ten years ago, made
OF silk or piece wooden lace, have come in
again, and prove comfortable, useful wear.
-[CasSelrs Family Magazine for August.