Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-16
THE DAUGHTERS OF EYE.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THINK
ING ARD SAYING.
An Ola Podrida Prepared and Arranged
by One of Them for the
Sunday Union.

broidered limitations of Irish lace are
highly modern and are used for all possible
purposes; they will be greatly used next
summer, especially for dress garnitures.
Cord embroideries, which are actually
passementeries worked in silk, showing
arebesque designs, are much seen. They
are worked in silk cord, through which
metal threads in gold, silver, steel or cop
per are tightly interlaced. Fashion seems
to again faver glittering effects. EN-
broideries are very fashionable for dress
garnitures, but laces are also much used
While the first are used on silk, wool and
cotton fabrics of all kinds, the uses of lace
are now limited to ornamenting silk tissues
alone. In white and yellow the beautiful
embroidered tulle lac known asdentelles de
SAKE is preferred, while in black Chantilly
lace is favored-the latter being, however,
no longer used in the form of volants.
Soutache lace is novelty in which the
design is surrounded by a silk cord border,
this work being done with the needle on
the finished lace. This lace is shown in
various widths, and is also used for vo-
lants.
In handkerchiefs many novelties have
been brought out. Crepe de chine hand
kerchiefs are the latest. Silk Grape lisse
broidered flowers in natural colors and
sizes, are seen and will be favorites; they
are being used for the pocket; are nicely
arranged as head ornaments are used to-
gether with colored silks to trim bonnets,
and for various other purposes. For a
pocket handkerchief beautiful specimen
is seen, having garland border of vine
leaves in natural sizes. The leaves are in
one color, having lines in red, ponceau,
light blue, dark blue or black. The same
decoration all in black is very distinguished
looking. Other designs are also seen in
white. A simpler handkerchief has a
plain one-inch broad border, but the
corners are well embroidered in high re-
Lief, and only small center is left IN
adorned. White handkerchiefs, with
broad, one-inch colored borders, are very
taking, light rose, red, blue or black being
used, and the border being further orna-
mented with embroidered dots in relief.
A half dozen or more handkerchiefs can
be used at short notice, and with the help
of few pins, to make front for the Jacket
waist. Two or three are pinned tos ether,
each first folded to a triangle and again
folded; the front parts, which cross each
other, give the whole the appearance of an
elaborate chemisette. Another combina-
tion of handkerchiefs for the same purpose
is in the directorie style. The small hand
kerchiefs in China silk, which can be
washed, or in crepe de chine, embroidered
with colored silk, are well adapted for this
purpose But the best fitted for these
combinations are those in Malta lace,
which are beautifully executed in black or
white silk.
Mems handkerchiefs are divided into
three separate classes. At home, in busi-
ness or for the street the colored fancy has
the preference; for visiting, a batiste hand
kerchief with a very small colored border
is favored, while for gala occasions white
with broad dull border and white mono
gram is the rule. The fancies are in car
reaux, cross stripes or show sporting figures
scattered colored grounds with white
border, or colored grounds with lively
colored flowers. On the white handker-
chiefs the small colored border is shown
and the monogram is in the same color as
the border. Colored silk grounds are Or
namented with borders in other colors or
with coloreG flowers.
Breast ornaments in plisse, such as
iabots, chemisettes, plastron in one color
or striped crepe de chine are very fashion
able. Being wash goods, at least a pair of
them is purchased at time. The loose
iabots in crepe de chine are made in white,
cream or in rose nouveau. Crepe de chine,
plaza, with tufts or with small flower
embroidery is a high novelty. Il is usedfor
aprons, muttlers, handkerchiefS, etc, as
for cravats, in plisse, which are considered
modern. White tulle aprons, tulle and
sailor-like batiste collars are also fashion
able novelties. Lace collars and embroid-
cred batiste ties are coming to the front.
UNDERWEAR AND GLOVES.
Surah silk or ribbed underwear is more
frequently made in black than any other
color. Very pretty corset covers are in
plain black surah, tightly fitting and
trimmed with black lace 70 those who
find silk too expensive, the Ipswich fast
black cotton jerseys are recommended.
If the long sleeves are removed, the neck
cut square or Y shaped, and trimmed with
black lace, most desirable and well-ittiDg
corset cover can be obtained at moderate
cost. As the black dye is perfectly fast,
the most delicate waist lining will show
no crock from these covers.
An observing glove manufacturer, on his
way to fulfill his religious duties on Sun
l. I, hot Id hox
a habit of carrying the necessary carfare
in the glove. He has also probably seen
the startled look creep over the womanly
face when it was found that the refractory
dime had slipped away by itself, that she
was penniless III a strange car, and that to
leave in confusion or accept nickel from
4 sympathizing stranger was the only
remedy. To prevent such dlre calamity
the said observing manufacturer has put
upon the market glove with pocket in
1t. 1t is a tiny affair, put in the palm Of
the left glove On entering the car or
stage the fingers of the right hand deity
open the little pocket and the desired
change is easily secured. Experience alone
will prove whether the old proverb,
+handy as a pocket in a shirt" will apply
to pocket in glove.
IDLENEss UNDESIRABLE.
The desire of financial independence
among women, irrespective Of class or con-
dition, seems to be growing. There IS no
question" says Kate Epson Clark, shut
that very large part of inyalidism among
women-four times as large, says promi-
nent Boston physician, as among mems
due to lack of sufficient food for
thought"
1t is said by Mr.. Henry George that he
looks forward to the time when nobody
will have to work more than an hoHr
day. Oh, miserable race. 1t seems that
even cursory study of Dr. Watts we'll
known lines concerning Satan and Idle
hands would show to Mr.. George or any
body else that human beings cannot, as
constituted throughout all history, and as
presumably TO be constituted until they
shuttle off this mortal coil, endure a life OF
idleness such as this. One can but shudder
at the thought of the condition of the
world were bat an hours work per day ex-
acted of every man.
Yet there are many thousands of women
ssho do scarcely more than this Minds
once keen and intelligent become dull
under such inaotiyity. Muscles lose their