The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11
Notes of Fashion

Flowers. true to nature. excepting the
color, are fashioned out of thin sheets of
gold; the leaves are of green and the stalks
Of brown gold.
When the wristbone presents promi-
nent. ungainly knob ruffles of lace are a
delightful resource, and so is the Flemish
cuff An overfat wrist is quite as unIoyely
and should be just as carefully concealed.
A black China silk, which is warranted
waterproof. is a novelty; it is said that if
caught in q shower the gown will not
cookie and become stiff. The water runs
off this material without affecting it in the
least.
Black and dark blue challies with white
or gay colored flowers make serviceable
dresses for mountain or seaside wear.
These pretty gowns replace the India
silks, and are more appropriate for GER
tain occasions, such as afternoons at
home, etc.
The new cravats, now fully half yard
in width, are made of mOusselne de sole
and chiffon. covering the greater part'of
the waist. The greater novelty, however,
is the black watered silk cravat with the
wide ends trimmed with cream colored lace.
Necklaces, bracelets and girdleS consist
Ing OF twelve, eighteen or twenty-f0ur
rows of small white pearls are still worn.
They are loosely tied. and from the two
uneven ends hangs cluster of three
pearls. gray, pink and black, of the size
and shape OF sparrow's egg.
1.-The best kid gloves in the market"
says an authority, "are the only kind 30
buy for service and beauty. Lamb is the
best for tight fit, for it has more elasticity
than kid. Kid is strong; it holds; the
cheap glove for any purpose, but to do so
In the hope of getting fashionable tight
ut Is money wasted"
Fichus are fashionable at Lenten teas.
The styles are varied and pretty. The
yokes can easily be made of velvet. blue
EN- broidered or edged with silver. An
other pretty CONT ination is pink edged
with chiffon ruffie. and from the bodice in
front hung double sashes of creDon, reach
ing almost to the skirt. the ends being
finished with pocket effects and filed with
viOlets.
Flowers are chiefly small and massed to-
gether. though for use on wide brimmed
hats come very large roses with full compile
ment of foliage and long stems. Rose foil
age thickly massed Is indeed feature, and
boxes are seen at wholesale houses where
long sprays succeed each other, single
bud appearing at the end. Violets, both
white and purple. are prominent, and
panses afford changes from rich and varied
shades OF purple TO Haunting yellow. in
when they rival the perennial buttercup.
For house dresses nothing is prett!er
than the soft clinging cashmeres. Many
prefer light delicate tints, and these are
very pretty, but dark colors are more
serviceable. An especially pretty one is
black. There is a simulated OverSkirt,
edged with black velvet down the front
and around the bottom. The bodice has
an added basque. which points slightly in
front and is trimmed with black velvet
ribbon. A simulated jacket is ornamented
on each side with three velvet-cevered
buttons. Sleeve capeIes edged with vel
vet ribbon fall over full balloon sleeves.
In the list of summer fabrics. upon which
the modiste will soon be at work, are
striped and lowered dimites. printed ba-
tisies, figured lawns and muslins, linen
cheviots. Oxford suitings. linen ducks and
drills, Galatea cloths, fancy organdies.
French zephyrs,e Hindoo cloth, silk-weft
ginghams, broche crepons, striped and
checked bareges, and basket-woven grena-
dimes with silk or satin stripes in lovely
colors Of cameo pink, ciel blue, Spanish
yellow, golden green, ETC., and in darker
shades of sage green. tssa. damask rose,
golden brown and black.