Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-24
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
THE LATEST STYLES IN VOGUE
AT GOTHAM.
The Rage for Braids and Borders
Changeable and Shaded
Goods-New Silks.
lREcoRD-USIoS Fashion Correspondence

iREcoRD-UNIoN Fashion Correspondence
NEW YORK, March IS, 1888.
The summer will be one of braiding.
Springs earliest days give premonition,
and already are seen on the streets the adj
vance guard of wraps and jackets which,
in hosts, are about to come forth for sea-
sons campaign. Cloth is scarcely visible
from beneath a close covering of fancy
patterns, and from such acme of style come
all gradations. Braiding on costumes can
hardly be amiss. 1t is here, there and
everywhere; traversing sides in long pam
els, forming vests finishing sleeves, cover
ing front breadths, or what is more novel
feature, placed in greater or less width
around the bottom of skirt. This last is
a special feature, and rich braided trim
mings are sold for the special purpose,
with narrow TO match, for corsage, sleeves
and draperies. Extremely stylish costumes
will be composed of fine French serge
ready braided in a handsome contrast.
White or pale colored serge, thus adorned,
will form very pretty evening or day
dresses at watering places, while persons of
quiet taste can purchase similar dress pat
terms in dark shades with self-colored orna-
mentation. Black braiding on colors is
much used, and gay people at summer re-
| sorts will take advantage OF the present
run on metal braids, embroideries and pas
sementeries. Many of them are beautiful,
resembling fine silken work in Oriental
colors, and will lead in the way of trim
ming. Bonnets follow suit, and a large
element in the summer poetry of dress
| will be perpetual metallic rhythm.
BORDERS,
However, will rival braid. Cottons, woods
and even silks, appear with borders on the
edges, and such novel feature is eagerly
caught up by the multitude ever in search
of the new. A border will be placed
around the lower edge of the skirt, while
draperies, corsage and sleeves will be
trimmed in keeping, the selvage edge OF
the goods being exposed to view. Gay
costumes are made of Bengaline. India or
foulard silks, some in conservative pat
terms, but the newest, often in large sized
designs, showing peculiar japanese or Chi
hNoS lucas, elllN hllllOul
of plain material as formerly. Woods,
with satin stripes and plain material to
match, are displayed in great numbers,
and everywhere disposition to stripes is
made manifest. Small checks or plaids
are crowded into columns and traverse
material in lengthwise stretch; silks are
also diversified by satin or velvet stripes
that may serve as foundation for small
brocaded figures, or floral patterns are
compressed together and form fowery
stripes. Velvet is favorite combination
for costumes, while at watering places, and
rich dresses worn on cool days will be
made of it entirely. Velutina is an excel
lent substitute for velvet, and wears better,
as 1t does not crease, spot or mark as silk
velvet does with even slight pressure. 1t
is kept by leading merchants, Lord & Tay-
lor among others. Each day gives evil
dence of constancy to
THE CHANGEABLE.
Changeable ribbons and material in mil
linery, throw alternating lights; changea-
bic wraps are in keeping, and costumes
with ever varying mutations add their
quota to the general effect. Some woods
even are woven in changeable colors and
mohairs as well, but it is in silks that such
ideas find the best field for exhibition.
Hair-line stripes look up with stylish in
stlnctness among never-ceasing alterna-
tons of eolors; faille and peau dc sole are
more used than satin or gros grain, show
ing frequently the peculiar simmer of
changeableness, rather than compara-
lively quiet luster. Ombre, or shaded
effects, come in as an additional element
Stripes are frequently not of sharp out
line, but melt into one another; plaids
show indistinctly, and some silks, as like
wise ribbons, are characterized by four
styles, the shaded, changeable, MORE or
watered and striped. Velvet dots and
spots are quite feature in silks, being
placed in stiff rows beside stripes or within
squares formed of velvet lines. To EMU
merate the various patterns in silks would
be impossible. Surah is in demand, of
course, for warm weather, and charming
dresses will be made of light China silks,
either plain Or stamped in flowers or odd
national designs. RosALIND MAY.