Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04


favor.
A new afternoon dress shows mauve-
colored canvas combined with dahlia vel
vet.
Baltique and telephone are the names
given to the new steel or electric shades of
blue.
Plain velvet will be even more employed
than usual on the new fall bonnets and
hats.
Long shell hairpins are worn straight
across the back of the head under the
pointed hats and bonnets.
Dark blue is fashionably combined with
marigold or orange yellow, and white or
cream color is similarly treated.
For wear with low shoes there is nothing
more elegant than plain black silk stock
ings with clockings OF the same.
Gray and mode shades in gloves are
newer than tan, and for the moment are
given the preference over the yellow tones.
Long China Grape scarfs are again in
vogue for neckwear, and are always desir-
able, being capable of such variety oil ar
rangement.
A new evening dress fabric shows close
satin stripes, alternatingswith gauze stripes
of the same width. from which are raised
tiny chenille dots.
Ribbon bows in q medium shade of soft,
olive green make exquisite garniture for
white dresses of thin stuffs, finished with
embroidery or lace.
a stylish afternoon dress consists of a
plain dark brown velvet petticoat with short
drapery of cream-colored albatross cloth
and bodice of the same with velvet finish
ings.
Tinsel is rapidly disappearing from all
dress materials and wearing apparel in gen.
eral, much to the credit of general taste. as
the glttering effect has been much oVerdone
during the last two seasons.
Reports say that there has never been a
greater variety of feather garniture than
will be displayed during the opening of the
fall season, popularity being predicted for
both plain and fancy styles.
A new Parlsian sleeve, smooth and close
fitting from shoulder 10 elbow, is made
once and half the necessary length from
the elbow down, and clings TO the arm in
loose wrinkles, after the manner of the
giants dc suede glove.
An exquisite morning robe has for the
material foulard silk, with a cream ground
strewn with single red roses dropping from
graceful sprays. This is combined with
plain red silk matching the deepest shade
in the roses and garnished with cream silk
lace LOUNGES four inches deep
Flowers made OF gauze or thin crepe
Gsse over almost invisible wire foundations
appear on some OF the late summer bon
nets, morning glories, peoples, and ex-
oIisitely-shaded nasturtiums being among
the favorite designs. Lovely punches and
sprays of shaded green leaves are also
shown.
This is the time Of year to purchase fans,
whether for use or for decorative purposes.
Merchants dislike 10 carry one seasons
novelties over TO the next, particularly in
such things as fans, and hence oiier them
at really half price, and among this sea
sons goods are particularly desirable
styles.
The name visite is given TO all va
rie,ies and styles Of short wraps
which are half-fttins. They may or
NAV not have sleeves, and they may be
either short or long IN front. For wear be-
tween seasons wraps of this description
are the most suitable, and for the coming
fall some very pretty new designs are
promised. made of plain and brocaded
stuffs combined, with garniture OF passe-
menterie and fringes fashioned OF silk
cords and glass or metal beads.
Transparent and semi-transparent effects,
which have gained such popularity, are
not to 90 out with the summer season. but
ere to be repeated in heavier stutfs for fall
wear In the millinery department there
are gauzes thickly crossed with heavy
chenellelike threads, in stripe or block
form. and heavy canvaslike dress materials
of wool are also shown for draping over
silk foundations The designs are very
similar to thosein the cotton-canvaS fabrics,
and the texture is also much the same.
The silk foundation is usually chosen OF
the same color as the canvas for the main
part of the dress, while the dressy appear-
i ance results from choosing the lining of the
vest, collar and cuffs of silk in highly
contrasting color.
| Black with yellow is q combination OF
which 10 one seems to tire, and new va
ration shows black with yellow OF de-
cided greenish cast. a dinner-robe carry
| ing out this contrast has for the materials
! black, heavy ribbed silk and greenlsh vel
| low satin. yelled partially with thin, silky
black lace. a deep fan plat forms =, me
front of the petticoat, and the side breadths
are of yellow, covered with t0uDces OF lace
arranged diagonally. Across the plated
| front sash of yellow satin IS disposed,
slantingly drawn and arranged in irregular
plaits. Plain black silk forms the sweep
| ing. souare-cut train, with softly falling cas-
cades Of yellow satin and black lace at the
sides, the cascades meeting over the tourn-
ure and forming puffs over the loot OF the
bodice, which is of plain black with elbow
sleeves and square-cut neck. Black lace
over yellow constitutes the garniture, tax
ing the form of points wherever such an
arrangement is possible or becoming. Full
cascades of lace drawn up with narrow