Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21

ness, blackness unmitigated, beneath the
brilliancy of her outer garments First,
she wears what can only be adequately
designated as black silk tights, though
they are simply the ordinary silk under
wear Of such people as can afford it. Then
black stockings, black under-vest, all of
the same tightness; then black corset
that is all, except a petticoat that is placed
beneath the gown. Mrs. Frank Leslie has
for several years dressed in precisely the
same style.
A TYPICAL PETTICoAT OF FASHION.
Except petticoat, said; but the pet
ticoat is as important and as revolution
lied by the roll of time as anything else.
White petticoats, except with thin dresses,
are distinctly countriied. Let me describe
typical fashionable petticoat 1t is worn
by that handsome and distinguished young
woman, Miss Elita Proctor OTIS, who, hav-
ing won reputation as a charming girl
and the finest amateur actress in America,
now aims at Immortality as editress of the
New York Saturday Reuiew. This partic-
ular petticoat was of fine, soft, black ben
galene. 1t was fitted wrinkleless about
the hips by means of yoke, and from
this hung the skirt, laid in innumerable
little tucks running down to within foot
of the bottom. Here they fared into a
full ruffie, which was bordered with a
heavy, Atwood silk lace.
Miss Otis has long been considered one
of the best-dressed women in town, and no
little of her reputation has been won by
these petticoats. They are important
factors in the hanging and flow of the
dress. She has round dozen Of these
prettT silk petticoats-two of pure white,
two of black and the others of shades to
harmonic with her various gowns.
PURPLE AND FINE LINEN"
The Marquise LAMA, the only daughter
of DIR. William A. Hammond. robes her
handsome figure literally in "purple and
fine linen" One of her night dresses is of
rich royal purple, color vastly becoming
to her radient blondness. 1t is embroid-
cred with punches of purple and yellow
pansies, and has frills of finest Valen-
ciennes lace. One of her silk petticoats is
of vivid geranium red, with two pinked
hounces gathered at the foot. Another is
a beautiful changeable silk of green,
bronze and red. Still another Is a rich
udIh SCdflcl, Will 1dCS dI DOL-
tom, both inside and out. All of her I'M
derwear has her monogram and crest hand
wrought upon it.
LATEST THINGS IN MoNoGRAMS.
We can all have monogram, even if
we can't raise a crest. Of course, you
know that the modish monogram is now
done in letters about FIVE inches long and
less than two wide. Short, fat letters are
now scorned by fashionable folks, and if
you have a crest it must surmount the
hand-wrought letters. The monogram or
crest is the only embroidery seen on these
garments. Lace is the thing. There is
simply no end to the lace, and no end to
the expense of it. 1t is not uncommon to
see $50 worth of lace on single modish
nightgown.
And right here comes in curious turn
of inconsistency. The imitation and ma
chine-made laces are entirely counten-
anced on outside garments; some of the
most fashionable dressmasers prefer them,
but on underwear the rules rigidly pre-
scribe the real thing, not the real thing or
nothing, but the real thing whether you
can or not.