Fashions in San Francisco.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3704, 24 June 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

Fashions in San Francisco.

Varied and beautiful arc the garments that fashion' lias decreed alift.ll be worn ■ during the summer season, and we look regretfully on the crisp and ciiinty fabrics ill lawn and muslin which the imperiouswind, indigonorss to our glorious- climate; bars us from wearing. Nevertheless, the? woollen varieties are- multitudinous, sof6 and exquisite; thraforo let us be satisfied. There is a n*w shade of porcelain? blue which is admitted'to be the most novel colour of the hour, and this conies in silka* flannel and granite do l'lnde. Mingled with ecru, it forms a meat becoming combination, also with pale ?_tey nun's veiling; Geranium red is another novelty, and'this. appears with black for a garniture for instance. I observed a dress-recently imported, the skirt of which was black gros-grain, a pleating half a yard iv depth ornated the skirt; this was made in largo side pleats of black, being lined with geranium red, thus, though fastened down naif way from the top of the flounce, the pleats so fell as to • disclose glimpses of the warm-tinted lining which Hashed about like tongues of flame. I'anicrs drooping low, and caught np boufl- - ant stylo nt the back, were effected by merely a suspicion of red, The long pointed bnsquc was also finely pined with the same colour, while the sleeves showed a garniture to match, in fine, a black dress, perfect in detail, with gleams of colour peeping out here aud there Another round skirt of pornclian blue flannel is made with a kilted front, over which fatls an apron over-skirt, Buttoned at one side and caught in drapery at the other; the tight-fitting basque is singlcbroastcd, having twenty-four gilt buttons for a fastening; the collar is large and square, cull's also square and turned deeply up. Many woollen fabrics have a deep embroidery woven in, especially bunting takes this form of garniture, while the same trimming narrower is used to ell'ect the basque, neck and sleeves. A novelty in flounces is to gather them instead of pleating as heretofore, in which case the edge is cut out cither in points or scallops. In all cases these edgss must be lined with a good contrasting colour, which gleams out as the garment is affected by the wind or change of position. A myrtle-green dress so cfl'cctcd witli ecru silk silk trimming is exceedingly distingue. Mack dresses are, perhaps more in vogue than any other, but in all cases some suspicion of colour must positively be seen—a black satin dress, lujving panieis of black Spanish lace, caught up here and there with, bows of mori6 or other ribbon, in colour red or blue, is en regie. A charming skirt is thus mado : Two deep flounces fall from the waist to the base of the skirt: these are gathered twice at the top and half-way down tho fabric being formed into pleats between tho gathers, and the edges of each flounce • finished by scallops or points lined with colour. The back is puffed and caught bycords and tassels, and a tight-fitting basque buttoned diagonally across the bosom is cut away in front, showing the entire skirt. Open silk embroidery, or chenille, or jet, or anything so that it be open work, is the very newest aud most approved garniture among Parisian modistes. For ladies having pretty feet let mo say a word about hose. For the street black silk are tbo most distingu6; also the new shades, terra cotta and rose de chOiic, arc charming. Lace work or small groups of embroidered flowers on the instep are the prettiest modes of garniture; and silk hose, with lengthway stripes in black nnd white, blue and pink, green and red, ■ aro novel, though, I think, unbecoming to the limb ; but when fashion speaks, who shall dare say nay ? I should advise a black silk stocking with a petite group of rosebuds on the instep, encased in a black satin slipperalways remembering that this is a dressing for a pretty foot, lor'ugly pedal arrangements a plain lisle thread.any colouryou like,, will servo as a covering very well. SilperlPen.