Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-01

travelling suits. Women who complain
that when they have more than two pock-
cts, il is always necessary to search through
them all in order to find anything, might
do well to arrange the articles alphabet
ically, labelling the pockets like the pigeon
holes in an Office desk, so as to make it
lesson in the new system of cultivating the
memory.
The tendency in modern jewelry seems
to be toward revival of fifteenth century
designs-mixtures of colored stones and
bright enamels in curiously yarigated arti-
cles-very becoming in effect, but not of
much value as decorations when worn with
many-hued garments. Against figured
back ground large masses of solid color
would "tell' much better in Jewels as in
other things. The Richelieu collarette of
diamonds that is on show at the Paris Ex-
hibition, and also the stomachers of golden
lacework powdered with tiny diamonds,
are much more beautiful, so all beholiers
admit, than they would be if composed of
mixed stones. But there is one redeeming
quality in the fifteenth century craze-it
is not dear, for the intrinsic value of small
emeralds, rubies, opals, ETC., etc, is not
great, as compared to the peerless dia-
mond.
By the way, an exceedingly pretty and
not necessarily very expensive new orna-
ment, to be worn either as bracelet or a
neck lace, is a jewelled flower, with long
stalk in flexible gold, to be twisted around
the arm or neck. Perdita's garlands are
certainly prettier on feminine flesh than
Cleopatra's serpents.
At recent very small outdoor gather
ing in London, the head-gear is thus de-
scribed: "a wreath of laurel was worn
by one lady, so closely pressed down upon
the head that the curls of the wearerrose
above its leaves. Another was crown of
rose-stems, with very small buds growing
among them (it must have borne droll
resemblance to crown of thorns); another
had handful of marsh marigoldS fastened
at one side of her clytic knot, and another
a tangle of honeysuckle blooms Each of
these was really bonnet, but the founda-
tion was almost invisible"
A very plain Marguerite waist-or a
chatelaine waist, as it is sometimes called
prolonged below the belt lne,sis prephe-
sled for the coming fall and winter; but if
the regular routine of old fashions now re-
viyed are continued, the coming waist will
be long indeed-and may it be long in
coming, say We of the plumper. world
made slightly full and gathered into
sharp point in front, and sometimes also in
the back. Indeed, our great-grandmothers
used TO wear them made so exactly alike
before and behind, and all lines of the
figure so disguised by the fullness, that it
was impossible to tell, except by the face
and the feet, whether one was gazing at
the front or the rear of correctly dressed
young spinster.
Combinations of green and blue, both for
gowns and bonnets, are becoming extremely
fashionable, but in many instances, unless
just the right shades are put together, the
effect is enough to set ones teeth on edge.
The two other colors oftenest seen together
in the most stylish establishments just now
are black and yellow Gray and Japan
ese blue combine well; so do old, rose
and mahogany.
Ewes GREAT-GREAT-
GRANDDAUGHTER.