The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-13

and sash to match. Another trio of
bridesmaids wore dresses of pink glace
silk under cream silk muslin sprigged
with rosebuds in shaded silk closely
resembling hand embroidery. The
waists We're draped with cream lace
and banded with soft pink silk scarfs.
Their large shepherdess hats were
heaped with pink roses, lace and satin
ribbon. Cream silk India null over
cream satin formed the gowns Of four
bridesmaids at a very picturesque
church wedding out of town, the rustic
church covered with ivy and blossom
ing vines. the chancel completely COW
cred with pale green ferns and roses.
The skirts and bodices of the brides
maids gowns were draped with lace
flounces, and the Leghorn hats were
wreathed with damask red roses and
foliage, and cream silk tulle. The wide
sashes We're of cream satin.
Many of the French zephyr ginghams
are almost as sheer as silk, and the
r-blendings are as beautiful as
those of taffeta or foulard. On some
of the imported dresses of French
zephyr worn this summer are small
patterned broche designs, which are
not printed, but achieved by new pc
culiar weaving of the goods. A hand
some design is in small button roses
and carnations, shading from a sea-
shell pink to a deep crimson on a
ground of pale silver-green.
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Very comfortable and pretty are the
y,av- on1l of ,~;E H.;
lace-or of ribbon alone-made on a
foundation of net that is simply stiff
fened with rows of silk-covered wire or
featherbone stitched to the net, then
lined with a strip of faille or taffeta
silk. The graceful Pierrot ruche in
black lace and chiffon is worn with
toilets of black grenadine, net. etamine,
nuns yelling, crepe de Chine, ETC., the
bodice of the black gown cut slightly
square or pointed in the neck.
The satin stock is steadily crowding
out the usefulness of the linen collar.
Double faced satin ribbon can be
washed and ironed at home without
cost, and that fact alone deals a death
blow to the linen collar with it's nee
essary laundry bill.
Few women exercise any mental
ability over the selection of their
stocks. If they know in vague way
that pink is becoming to them they
often buy at random any shade the
salesman offers. Any shade of pink for
an entire gown may have the desired
effect, while a small strip of the same
color directly under the chin would
have a very different one. Blondes
will find the morning glory pink, a
pinkish lavender, cream white, a gold
en- yellow and cardinal the most be-
coming colors for stocks Brunettes
| can best wear dead white, deep rose
pink, turquoise blue, blush heliotrope
and burnt orange.
Black stocks should never be worn
except with black shirt waists or fig
ured waists with a black ground. Black
accentuates the lines in the face, which
adds age, and tends to make most
skins look sallow rather than white.
Stocks should be drawn tight about
the throat. The loose, untidy way in
which many women wear their ribbons
is anything but correct.
! Three-quarters of yard is enough
for an ordinary stock. The ribbon
should be about three inches wide
Never was lace in such demand as
it is to-day; every kind and descrip-
ton for every possible use. It is the
keynote of a young girls attire, and
she never was daintier than she has
been since the avalanche of lace de-
scended upon her Skirts, seamless
and allover lace; boleros ready to put
on, parasol covers, tunics and guimpes,
as well as lace bought by the mile;
polonaises of exquisite limitations os
Venetian point and point de Flandre,' y
ready shaped, are among the lace con-
coctions of the day. Guipure has been
revived. Laces are mixed regardless
of their particular era.
Wells of white and cream colored and
plain tulle without dots take the lead.
There is a fresh rage for white
gloves. The popularity of this article
has diminished so very little that the
| sudden demand is scarcely noticeable
Orchids for hat trimming is a new
idea this summer. When combined
! with a darker shade of velvet they are
strikingly handsome.
Parasols, narrow tucked from the
center to the edge, is the greatest
novelty offered in any one line of sun
shades in years.
Pique. linen, crash and duck skirts
are deliberately embroidered and ap-
plqued.
Silks with blurred designs are COM
bined with some vivid hue. usually laid
! under lace insertions or lining rlffies.
A Partisan fancy is to be one flow
err girl A striking brunette who in
dulges in this Illusion wears all the
shades of violet, from lilac to royal
purple and green. The violet is her
flower, of course. and ladens her hat