Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-24
LADIES' BRIC-A-BRAC.
SOMETHING TO WEAR OR NOT TO
WEAR.
Wraps-Aiso Concerning General
Drcss-General Topics.

and distinctive styles this season than ever
admitted by fashion at the same time be-
fore, and there is comfort FOR lockers on as
well as wearers, in the fact that women Of
all ages and sizes. figures and fortunes, do
not have TO go about in a uniform cloak,
always black, no mater whether high or
low-priced. Wraps Of the yisite form, and
dolmans, with or without sleeves short at
the back and with ends more or less long
in front, seem to be The most popular
shapes. Every cloak department has some
individual styles. all of course bearing a
general resemblance. a woman with tail,
commanding figure, was trying on g frise
velvet yisite in the d. Crawford & Co cloak
room yesterday afternoon, which attracted
the attention Of every other lady present
by It's exceeding elegance; it was rather
short at the back and with very long
ends, wider than usual, and sloping
away into leaf-shape points edged
all around the entire garment with
elegant black ostrich-fcather trimming.
The pattern of the frise OF this garment was
unique, being diamond network in which
the large endorsing blossoms seemed
caught. and the floral designs were heavily
OtNl4i4CN NAAll NNiNCt, giving 10 lIlt lTl5c
pattern the appearance Of Escurial lace.
Another frise visite was bOrdered with sill
yer fox, and for the elegant quilting of the
dark satin lining. and altogether chic style,
seemed to delight the ladies' Some wraps
of the same shape, made of boucle, in the
new cloth shades, trimmed with otter, stone
narten, lynx and French furs are very
stylish, and very low in price. A beauty
of this kind, in the. new blue-gray shade,
trimmed with otter. IS only SO. Many
seal and seal plush wraps are cut in the
visite or dolman shapes and trimmed with
fur bands, and the elegant Russian cloaks
and Newmarkets of seal and seal plush are
generally faced down the front and finished
with wide collars and cuffs of fur
Jackets are the jauntiest wraps for girls
and young ladies and they show at Craw-
ford's many handsome shapes. The latest
fits the back snugly, but not tight, barely
covering the tonrnue, and falls loosely,
without seamss in the fronts, which are
trihe longer than the back and rather
pointed. They close diagonally from the
, left shoulder to the waist, or straight down
the center. fastening with very large but
TONS and having standing collars which
open little at the throat to show the neck
attire. Jackets of this shape are often
made of the same cloth as the suit, and
broad galloon braids set an inch above
the edge make a stylish finish for them.
Many garments are made of rich bro
cade, fur-lined and faced with fur or
trimmed with rich beaded trimming of
the grelot or drop kind, which is among
the handsomes: trimmings Of the season.
Cloth wraps are as stylish in their way rs
those of fur, though one can never assert
them to be as rich, bat as a well dressed
woman requires so many different wraps
nowadays she would never think of doing
without at least one stylish cloth Jacket
Circulars can never be showed out Of fash.
ion entirely, but they are worn usually as a
carriage wrap, 10 be leit. in the carriage by
the wearer when visiting, and in fancy
fabrics they find favor for evening wraps.
OF course, ladies who DO not care so much
for style sull take great comfort in fur
lined circulars, and these ladies will take
great comfort, too, in the very low prices at
which they are selling all kinds of circulars
at Crawford's.-[G iobeDemocrat.
NEW YORK "rosr's" FASHION NOTES.
A pretty addition is made to some of the
French bodices for home wear under the
guiSe of high ruffie of lace carried over
the chest, where it widens gradually and
is finished off by corselet drapings of surah
When worn, it is intended that these folds
shall be met by a deep Swiss belt passing
around the waist, and completed at the
back by broad sash. Poppy-red mer-
veilieux and striped satins, in various gay
combinations, are in great vogue for the
purpose.
No draping is more fashionable lust at
present than that arranged en- cascade, it
being applicable to overdresses and also to
panel effects and back draperes. In the
latter case the plaits lie fat or there NAV
be one deep full box-plait in the center and
kits at each side. The edges are sloped so
that when it is draped it falls in zig-zag
folds, the under side being lined with a
deeper or bright contrasting color, the two
fabrics showing alternately in the plaits
The sleeve trimmings and corsage adorn-
ings are then arranged to have a similar
effect, cascaded folds often being placed
Just over the line where the narrow vest
and sides of the corsage meet
Poplins, cashmeres and vigognes, made
with round waist, simply trimmed with
surplice folds which cross each other at the
belt are very much worn for young ladies'
house dresses. The skirts are tucked, and
the inevitable sash encircles the waist and
is tied to form the only drapings in the
back. This sash may be of surah of the
same shade, or it may be made of the dress
material, finished all around with deep
hem. Another style has the same waist,
the skirt portion arranged with long
Grecian tunic in front and full waterfall
drapery in the back. Ladies who are the
reverse of slender prefer the cutaway
basque and pointed vest to the round waist
given above.
A gay and becoming dress for demi-toilet
is made OF red and black striped satin, with
tiny red plating around the bottom of the
skirt. A tunic and sash of red surah form
the drapings. A long pointed bodice is
laced closely over vest of red surah with
black Spanish lace. The sleeves show
pretty mixture of striped satin, plain surah
and lace frills. Silk serge in plain red also
forms another chic toilet, with basque and
tunic or polonaise of gray silk serge dotted
with red chenille
Pure fine silk fiber underwear is one of
the many luxuries of the weather, and
among the costly novelties in these luxu-
rious Partisan goods are suits knitted in
heavy ribs, and so proportional as to en-
case the form like a well-fitted Jersey.
Ladies of taste invariably choose those
made wholly in white, with perhaps rib
bon of pale blue or other color run through
the fancy knitted edges at the tops of the
vests but there are any number of suits
showing mixture of four different colors
on one garment, each shade by itself and
forming one-quarter of the vest These,
however. have too much of a harlequin APP
pearance to be pleasing, though they are
quite as expensive as the solid white ones
Next in price come gracefully-shaped, reg
ular-made goods Of spun silk, costing less
than half the price of the pure fiber, and
following these grades are suits in Isle
thread, cashmere, lightweight merinos,
union suits, and, lastly the comfortable
Balbriggan garment, which, to those who
cannot afford silk, is the most desirable of
an woven underwear for persons who dis
like any contact of wool with the body.
The prices of the latter garment range
from 81 % to a, but they will outlast
many times the ordinary qualities of under
wear
In some Of the handsome heavy wooden
goods designed for tailor costumes, the
bourette effect Is given by silky cords
crossing the small plaids, or mingling in
the weaving of the basket patterns. The
rich golden browns, or raised threads of
cardinal deep creeson green or gold serve