Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-09-30
FOreshadOWings of the STYLES.

The earliest suggestions of season.
able changes in apparel is always OBJ
servable in hats and bonnets The first
hint Of spring OF autumn is always
found in the slight, yet distinct, varia-
tions of head-coverings. Already the
shop windows are filed with hats,
loaded with velvet. and feathers, and
brilliant wreaths which, were it a month
later, would be the envy of the passing
crowds. Now these milliners' fore
shadow1ngs are merely glanced at, and
forgotten-at least for the time. There
will be no essential variation Of shapes
during the early fall. The favorite
style will be the leghorns, with low,
round, fiat crowns and fngerwide brims,
turned up against the crown on one or
both sides. This style has been moder-
ately popular all summer, the hk-
ing for it increasing as the season
waned. For autumn these hats have
the under side of the brim faced ali
over with velvet, an inch-wide binding
showing on the outside Around the
crown band, fatty folded, or loose
lying scarf of velvet fastens in a num-
Der of loops without ends, on the left
side, not so far back as formerly
Mingled with the loops is a bunch of
small feathers OF a long plume. I'm
der the curling edgs of the brim, turned
up against the crown, is a spray or
short wreath of bright colored leaves
and berries. Ornaments of all metals,
notably FURNISHED silver,
oxidized silver (this has run it's course),
are sparingly placed upon the velvet
garniture and this, with insignificant
variations, is the regulation model for
an October hat.
High authorities declare that plaids,
stripes, and figures are to be fashion
able in all dress materials, for cool and
cold weather, which is equivalent to
saying that plain and simple shapes
and meager trimmings are to be the
coming rule. Plaids and stripes, and
figures are so difficult to trim with any
semblance of grace or beauty, that
when they are the mode, excessive gar
niture ceases to be practicable.
The pretty, old-fashioned Gabrielle
dress, modified and improved, is re-
introduced under the more pretentious
title of princesse. It is well adapted
to indoor costumes, and like the long
loved and soon-to- be-lamented polo
naise, is quite becoming to most people.
A good figure is set of, and bad figure
much helped, by the graceful Princesse
costume.
However strongly fashion may de-
clare in favor of stuffs with other than
plain colored surfaces, there can
never be a question as to the more
genuine elegance of these. They are
more refined and tasteful, and always
more satisfactory and economical than
any figured, striped or plaided goods
can be. One requires less quantity
of this material, which may be turned,
according to necessity, upside down
and inside out, than of such as has an
up and down or right and wrong
side.
It is believed that the deep, rich
shades of maroon, brown and blue will
be quite as popular as black during the
winter, both for in and outdoor wear
They are pleasant change from black,
and there is much greater security in
purchasing low-priced colored silks
than in purchasing black, which has
become so unstable that the largest
dealers refuse to warrant even the
best makes. Among WOODEN fabrics,
cashmere, drap d'ete, and camel's hair
cloth will, as heretofore, be the most
widely worn and promised compro
mise between the light cashmere and
heavy drap d'ete will fill a long-felt gap
in winter good.-Scri6me7''s for Octo-
Der.