Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-06
PARIS FASHIONS.
Some of the Leading Styles for the APP
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Green continues to be the color of the
year, but as autumn approaches it loses its
bright tone, and the shades of myrtle, tea,
| and sage have replaced the more brilliant
hues. These will be used ali this autumn.
and they Withstand the effects of damp and
climate better than most other colors.
French women are still faithful to the
! polonaises and coats. Now that Paris is
deserted as far as fashionable society is
| concerned, blue and red are much worn
again, especially blue woolens trimmed
with red silk both tones will stand salt
| water and sea air-far better, by-the-by,
| than the huge steel buttons with which
many of them are adorned matching large
steel buckles at the belt Such dresses
have mostly full or pulled sleeves rather
than the tight coat form. Ostrich feathers
are rarely seen in the country-all useful
hats are trimmed with straight wing feath-
ers or flowers.
! Hoods are head-covering which, in our
| time we elect to adopt almost entirely for
ornament, not for use, though their SER
viceable capabilities are far greater than
are realized in modern days Pelerines
with hoods lined with a bright color,
which serves to redeem them from dowdi-
ness are made to wear with most of the
autumn, seaside and country gowns. as
| they are slipped on in minute; and the
dress is equally complete without them.
Yokes, straight and pointed, are intro
duced into the bodices of many gowns, and
accord well with pulled sleeves.
Wafer-spots are likely to be the fashion
! of the future-the immediate future. I
should say ; and some of the new woolens
are made with skirts in which those Of a
distinctive color are graduated towards
the top, the silk trimming used matching
the tone of the spots. The Incroyabie
jackets cut straight at the waist, having
large buttons at the side, where they fly
open, and with revers at the neck, in some
solid color, are much worn with full vests
| and striped skirts for example, mauve
and white-striped cotton or wool skirt with
soft-silk jacket.
Stripes are often so treated on one dress
| that they look like two stuffs for example,
| many skirts are horizontally tucked
| (which reduces the stripes to a solid mass
| of color and then over-draped with the
| fabric left in its original condition. Sleeves
tucked at the shoulders and wrists leave
| the elbow piece of different width of
stripe. Wide MORE sashes are universally
| worn at the back, and threaten to be so
considerably wider as to form train
piece in themselves.
Suede, chamois, and the long gamut of
neutral tones which go by so many names,
are superseding gray for travelling and
| country wear they keep in condition so
much longer. Huge red cotton parasols
| are the fashion now at French watering
places, and brighten up these tones most
effectually, especially when red stockings
| are worn with shoes; French women show
a decided preference for shoes rather than
boots
Foulard is not too cool for wearing vet,
and is fabric with so much to commend
it that it is likely to find favor year hence.
White printed on color is being super
seeded by colors printed on white but they
are not SO generally serviceable. Foulard
parasols are ingeniously painted; they re-
call some of the pretty figures on Dresden
china and so does very popular style of
dress the bodice low, but filled with a
ficEu of moussouline de Sole Jabots OF
wide hemmed and plated lisse make
dowdy dresses fit for fetes, and with few
yards of muslin and soft silk those who
have clever fingers contrive to make an
endless variety with but few gowns.-Cas-
sells Famiy Magazine,