Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-04-13
SPRING FASHIONS.
New Styles in Materials, Linens,
Street Suits and Evening Dress.
from the N Y Eve Post March 26.

Il FAShtONSs
New styles in Materials, Linens,
Street Suits and Evening Dress.
From the N, Y. Eve. Post, March 26.l
The season is still early to decide defn-
itely upon rich materials for evening wear
during the spring, but for street costumes
/ the importers have brought out new mate
rials, one of which is the black beaver
| brand mohair. 1t is the pure mohair (made
from the hair of the Turkey goatl, and has
rich lustre. having finish like silk. 1t
is of soft texture, and not heavier than
silk, though it will outwear two, and is de-
| sirable for summer travelling, as it does not
wrinkle. Another advantage that makes 1t
valuable to the economist is, that it can be
turned, Transforming the old dress into q
new. one. The trademark OF this mohalr
has the cut of q beaver
The ''Buffalo brand" of black alapaca IS
in demand for spring suits, and will be
| much in vogue for ordinary wear. 1t has
gradually gained favor, wearing well, and
preserving a good look until worn out,
making neat suits, and notexpensive when
trimmed with the same and velvet.
Satin cashmere in all the light and fash
ionable shades will be in demand for spring
and summer wear. The Japanese poplins
that were worn to some extent last season
are destined to become quite popular The
fine checks in silks some so fine that the
fabric appears changeable at short dis
tance, will be fashionable for suits, par
ticularly for young ladies and little misses
Linen is so important material for
summer wear, and for housekeepers, that
all are interested in any improvement in
quality and finish. There is a quality OF
Irish linens called the stPeak brand, the
trade mark being mountain peak. The
warp and wool are uniform, always desira-
BILE in a material, as it then wears uniform
ly. This fabric has a superior finish, and
those who have given it practical test
pronounce it durable.
Linen handkerchiefs of the same brand
are superior in quality, and durable; they
are in mourning stvle, the hemstiched and
ordinary. Table linen and towelling of
excellent quality are also displayed for the
spring trade.
STREET DRESSES.
A street dress recently made is of black
beaver mohair. A founce ten inches deep
is set on in fiat plaits one and a half inches
apart, (this distance is saving of material
and looks welD, and hedged by strip of
the material seven inches wide, each edge
bound with velvet and set on in puff.
Above this puff is a band of velvet two
inches wide. The overskirt is short-six
inches longer at the back than front, and
finished by bias velvet two inches wide.
Over this is q pannier with a double fiat
plating (that is, plated on each edge)
around it, headed by velvet. The pannier
is caught up by few plaits at the back.
The corsage is plain, the sleeves close, with
a narrow puff and velvet two inches above
the hand, one near the elbow, and like
one at the shoulder. The belt is of the
material, edged with velvet, and has velvet
loops and ends at the back,
A pretty dress for girl twelve years old
is of stone-brown silk with three hounces
three and half inches wide, cut in deep
points and bound with rose-colored silk,
each founce headed by fold one and
half inches wide, bound with rose silk.
The corsage is high and plain, the sleeves
close, with rose-colored folds at the wrist,
and just above pointed ruffie to match
those on the skirt. The overskirt is of
rose silk, in rounded apron in front, at
the center seventeen inches deep, at the
side but twelve, where it joins the side
gore. The side and back breadths are
twenty-four inches long, puffed into bands
fourteen inches long, forming two puffs at
the side, and one &C the back. Three ro-
settes of black lace are set at intervals on
each of these bands. Bretelles of rose silk
an inch wide, edged with black lace, cross
the shoulders, and are finished by q six
inch square of rose silk edged with lace,
and attached to the belt by one of the
points. Rosettes of lace ornament the
bretelles
EVENING DRESSES.
A Nile-green silk is made with movable
or court train. The skirt has founce ten
inches Deep in large scollops, bound with
white satin, and the round of the scollop
comes within one and a half inches of the
edge of the skirt This foupce is headed
by folds bound with white, four inches
long, one overdropping the other, and set
on obliquely (inclined an inch and half,
the upper ends in points. The train is
sixty. eight inches long, and is formed of
two straight breadths and one gored on
each side. This train is made separate,
and, laid aside, the dress can be worn in
the street. The overskirt is short, in form
of an apron in front, and attached at the
side, to band thirteen inches long. The
back and side breadths are thirty inches
long and made into four puffs by bands of
white satin the same length as those at the
side of the rounded apron. The corsage
is half low, open in a point at the front,
and finished by oblique bands of three
inches. Marie Antoinette sleeves, with a
founce, six inches, falling from the elbow,
and headed by four-inch oblique folds,
bound with white satin. The belt is edged
with white satin, as also the loops at the
back.
dress of beautiful shade of gray pop
lin has founce nine inches wide, set on
in fat plaits headed by three graduated
folds, one inch, three-quarters, and one
half of an inch wide, with a narrow plait-
ing on each edge, and spanned at intervals
of eight inches by black velvet four inches
Tlong, with pointed ends. The front of the
overskirt is an apron, the back, q la pa7oier,
is twenty-eight inches, and set up on the
skirt at twenty-five inches, to puff it. Three
graduated tolds-to match the skirt-with
plating on each edge, crossed by velvet at
intervals of six inches, form the trimming.
The corsage is trimmed correspondingly,
set on square in front, q Ia Ponpdd0ur, and,
passing over the shoulders, extends down
in form of cape at the back. The sleeve
| is loose, extending, with the ruf1e, to the
hand, upon the inside, and sloping to the
elbow on the outside. This ruffie is four
inches deep on the inside, and graduated
to two inches at the elbow, where is a small
| sow of the material. A handsome lace un-
| dersleeve is necessary TO complete the
| toilette.
WHY WILL YoB SUFFER when the remedy ia
| so easily procured?
| If you are Debilitated,
| II you are Nervous,
! If you have the Dyspepsia,
| If you have no Appetite,
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