Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-28
THE FASHIONS.

Rose is to be one of the favorite colors
for elegant evening wear this winter. There
are exquisite new shades of this color, both
pale and decided in hue, that are becoming
to both fair and dark women.
Short plastrons with velvet bretelles be-
yond are as frequently seen en- new cos
TIMES as the long popular vests. The high
collar matches the plastron, and often there
is a second collar turning down to match
the revers.
Pearl-white China Grape is announced as
the very hight of fashion in Paris This
extremely elegant fabric is richly decorated
with silk embroidery and trimmings OF
costly lace. 1t is made up also with con-
trasting fabrics, but it has the most charm
ing effect combined with satin of the same
tint
One of the new French polonaises forms
a very useful model in undermining a last
years toilet. This has polonaise front
the size frightening into panels, and the
back pointed bodice only, sash forming
the drapery over the plain underskirt
This model is made very dressy when
| cashmere-striped velvet for the sash, with
vest front to match.
Silk plush has new lease of favor both
| for the costume and for wraps and millin-
cry purposes. The new plushes appear not
| alone with the velyet-like and furry surf
aces of former seasons, but in imitation OF
various fur skins, and also in gold-threaded
and moss-like effects glittering with metal,
lie spirals and shining tufts of gold and sill
yer. Handsome Roman pushes are also
seen with broad stripes in rich vivid col
ors besides many " long nap" pushes in
| every conceivable shade, some of them COW
cred with a frost-like vitriiication made to
| resemble beading.
Among the magnificent importations oil
| wraps designed for every occasion, from the
bewitchirg opera cloaks of tinted plush
trimmed with cape collars and falling frills
of duchesse lace, to the rain cloaks OF Scotch
tweed, buttOned from chin TO skirt hem,
are shown some elegant novelties in riding
mantles These long, luxurious wraps are
cut in the old French surtout fashion and
made of what is called Oriental plush,
the fabrics showing stripes of superb deep
colors in olive, wine and gold The gar
meuts cover the dress entirely, and are
warmly lined. A deep collar and cuffs OF
plain plush are usually added, matching
one of the colors of the stripe. Others are
trimmed with wide bands of natural beaver
One of the richest skirt fronts vet i'm
ported, and designed for the front Of a
white velvet bridal dress, has the entire
piece covered with massive white roses and
buds and white crystalized snoWdrops.
The embroidery is executed in pure white
silk, but over it is dense covering of col
orless crystals, pearls and white cut let
pendants, some of which are pear-shaped
and forming the stamens and petals. Large
seed pearls form the flower petals and buds,
and the grasses and foliage are filled in with
milkwhite pearl beads. Over tie roses
glitter simulated drops Of dew formed OF
the merest fiecks of crystal. The entire
tablier and vest to correspond form won
drous and artistic piece of colorless shad-
ing in white, from dead ivory to creamy
pearl, most beautiful to see.5New York
Post.
y. II. w" writes from Cincinnati, Ohio,
asking what is stylish and suitable in
dressy black wool fabrics for lady not in
mourning, but preferring black to colors.
Among the lengthy list OF black materials.
are finely woven, all wool tricots and ar
mures which are made up very effectively
this season with striped velvets, or with
black MORE Franchise. There is also quite
furore for the black goods dotted with
tiny-raised tufts Of silky texture, bourettes
and frise materials, which are made up
with outside jackets en- suite, trimmed with
bands Of marabout, astrakban or fur. Cash
mere still holds its favor among staple fab
rics in black, these always giving the
wearer full value for the money invested.
Wide jet passementeries, and black satin
small, are popular trimmings FOR cashmere
this season. Tufted bison cloths, Persian
cloth in basket and canvas effects, are all
very popular. and, in addition, are brought
out exceedingly fine Ottoman cords. equal
in effect to gros grain lusterless silks, and
far cheaper because these goods are double
width, thus requiring only half the guam
tity necessary in silk. Drap d'Alma or
imperial serge drap de dame and Armozine
are other stylish black goods not as novel
as the rough eamel's hair, boucle, frise and
bourette goods, but very popular with q
large class of ladies. They form elegant
and serviceable dresses, and can be made
to look very rich by the addition Of hand.
some jet trimmings or mixture of plain
velvet or satin.