Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-14
THusE PRETTY sATEENs.
A Peep Into Family Closets Devoid OF
Skeletons"

The Chicago Inter Ocean's fashion writer
states, in the last issue of that journal, that
the torrid manner in which June deported
herself in that city caused the women to
buy up all the novelty patterns in imported
sateen5 on the market and adds These
cotton fabrics are so very cheap and so re-
markably pretty and well printed that Is is
small wonder that they sold like bulbs
when Europe was tulip mad. Only fancy
getting sateeu for S.. and wearing II half
as many years. There are brick and dahlia
reds. halt q dozen shades OF forest green
and the ever popular navy blues, which,
when arranged with Bit OF dash-Dut no
looping-oan be very readily passed for
satin. But to do this successfully the
goods must be made up on what IS called
straight pattern, because boufant or pulled
dFaperieS will get crushed and then the
gown is as unsightly as 4 cent calico. To
be specific, these goods are lagshly lcoped,
but the women know what they are about.
and never. never sit i'll them. This &C
counts for the misgiyings Of the male sex,
who wonder at the side-saddie manner
that young ladies assume III street cars,
grand stands, and little at-homes where
things are sans ceremony. The demon
stration is clear enough, once the key is
opened. Simply, they do not want to
crush their luopings. OF course it is lit
lie fun 20 balance ones self on the knife
edge of q seat IN a public conveyance, but
it is very acute kind of agony that 6
woman will not embrace when looks are
the outcome
Many of these pretty sateeus are made
up with along polonaise, the back of which
is arranged III artistic folds and the front
cut out so us to show deep vest Of m4r-
settles. These vests are waist deep and
fasten in the back, high collar OF the
goods being attached. They are extremely
pretty, ana serve TO fre5hen up the toilet as
no other accessory can, ana being indie
pendent of the dress, are as readily removed
and replaced, when soiled, as collar. The
fact OF their extreme prettuess needs quail
fcation-for women differ from babies in
the fact that all can not wear white. Take
subject with cats eyes, macaroni-hke
iashes, and complexion ike the fiat side
Of a boiled ham put spotloss lnarseilles
vest in her blue sateen, and if every beauty
in tho block does not discard her snowy
plastrOn. it is only because Miss Leather
hide escapes Judgment on charge OF in
sanity. 1t may interest the readers to
know that the most ladylike toilets seen at
the local resorts before dinner are these
very 30 cent sgteens.
A fashion which Just at the moment ap-
pears to be in great favor for young ladies'
street suits is that of short, jaunty, tailor
| made basque of striped, barred, or dotted
summer WOODEN goods OF serge, camel's
hair, cheviot, canvas or etamine, The
| basque is never decorated in any manner
except with handsome buttons, and nine
out of every ten Of these garments open
over chemiset of linen or percale, with
nsttv tie to match. and studs set down the
front. Where this style is not followed
there is usually medium sized marine
collar with sailor-knotted silk scarf and
Understanding linen collar as a finish.
Oftentmes the combination Is reversed,
and there is worn q tailor made basque of
plain dark color, with skirts of striped or
checked camel's hair This latter style is
far better form for the majority OF stout
ladies' One stylish costume of this kind
is made of golden brown oameps hair,
barred with ecru. with basque OF golden
brown livery cloth. Another is of sapphire
blue serge crossed with white, and basque
of blue tricot.