Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-20
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Spring Fabrics-Jewelry-Mo Feb
ruAry Notes-Exit Roughness.,

Spring Fabrics-Jewelry-MO
ruary Notes-Exit Roushness..
New YORK, February 10. 1886.
Get what good you can of your rough
wool dress in this its day. Soon it will be
"out,r and you quite out " If wearing it,
Next season will be smooth, they say, and
prophesies are made of run upon smooth
wooden batiste, albatross or yelling Can
vas, however, will lead-canvas, pure and
simple or showing admixture of other
thoughts. Yet we shall not be left with
out reminder of departed things. Rough
wooden threads traverse, at times, this pop
ular canvas some few boucle loopings
diversity summer surfaces, and an after
shower of bOurette dottings winds up
winters storm of them. Beads and beaded
fabrics, again, will bring about that variety
always sought for. To yet greater extremes
will these fancies go, and, between bustles
and beads, one may expect to see wonders
in the way of burden carrying TO say
nothing of marvellous jingling. Still
potent in
JEwELRy
Is the Pin Il spell it with big P '')-pins
of low or high grade; plain or decorated );
coming up gradually to flowerlike perfec-
ton and blossoming out to greatest ex-
penditure in rare and beautiful combinings
OF enamel and precious gems. Lovely are
the pansies, dew-laden roses. daisies and
the like. while attendant leaves are radiant
in high coloring and diamond-sparkled, or
In delicate tracings initiate clipping from
some fairy vine. Animals or birds are cum
ningly wrought in gold or silver, with
Jeweled eyes or gem-adorned bodies; in
sects flash irridescent lights, and all these
to the disadvantage of strait bar designs
Not few of such devices are set as head
ings on long gold scarf pins, intended to
show when thrust through some accessory
Palmer, yet quite pretty pins simulate a
ribbon bow, q true lovers knot, etc, and
are really very serviceable while orna-
mental. Elegant
BRACELETS
Are of very small stones arranged in little
squares and joined together, while dia-
monds or pearls are set in such a way as to
form double bracelet, that can be opened
and become necklace. The most stylish
gold bracelets are a succession of small
gold devices strung on gold spiral wire
that, being elastic, allows them to slip over
the hand; or again we see elastic gold cord
bracelet would be as outlandish as broad
necklace or large earring. Narrowness
as to the first two; smallness of size as to
the last, is the rule. The necklace, string
of pearls, row of diamonds on very mar
row gold chain, which may support rich
pendant. Velvet bands about the neck are
still fashionable, with precious clasp or
buckle, or a number of small designs can
be placed on velvet to show them Off. Cuff
pins are a revival, and we also observe cuff
buttons like those of other days. Gold or
ieweled pins for the hair are very stylish,
varied by many pretty trifies of similar
order in tortoise shell.
MOURNING MATERIALS
For light mourning, lustreless silk in
small armure pattern is correct, or faille, at
present SO much liked, but both could be
stylishly trimmed with Grape, while dull
wooden beads are suitable TO all but heavy
mourning, and here one can recall what
has been said concerning them Quite
loaded down may the fashionable mourner
be, and thus beladen forget her weight of
sorrow. In deeper mourning, the first
choice is Courtaulds Grape on Priestley's
silk warp Henrietta cloth, which made of
the finest silk and best Australian wool, is
very durable soft, and of beautiful finish.
the genuine, being always rolled on yell
low-yarnished board, showing the grain of
the wood. 1t is we'll to remember, too.
that the present is the time for the lavish
use of Grape, and also that quality in black
material is far more important than in
colors, which, when faded to lighter
shade can often be worn. But unspeakable
are the horrors of rusty black
FEBRUARY NOTES.
Hoods for sleighing are in great variety
of shape and fabric. Velvet, silk, satin,
plush, wool material or knitted wool, fur,
feathers or chenille, the last three being
generally used most for trimming. Those
made OF fur or feathers are very small, but
others are quite large and with long cape
at the back. Red opera hoods match red
opera cloaks NOW very popular). but MANY
are in the most delicate colors and of ex-
pensive goods.
Muiis are ever so pretty and often fanci-
full in shape. Sometimes not more than
SIX or seven inches long, and trimmed with
lace, ribbon, fur. flowers or birds. Some
few are made of lace and flowers; mi
norlty, too, OF feathers, with bird in finish,
but the greatest number are of material
befurbelowed in many different WAYS.
Fur muffs are. of course, much used, and
often with only an addition of ribbon band
ana DOW. nor is any accessory more than a
matter of taste. Nothing is obligatory A
revival of the long boa, generally of long
fur, has come as surprise in midwinter.
Oxydized silver jewelry is very fashion
able for morning wear. with tailor-made
wool dresses Most of the patterns are
japanese or antique, and the favorite form
is clasp for the throat. There Is also
something of run on oxydized silver
handles for umbrellas, but some object on
the ground that the gloves become soiled
by black corroding from the silver. One
or sometimes two of the very large metal
buttons, now seen on dresses, forms styl-
ish substitute for brooch at the throat
RosALIND MAY.