Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-02
The Fair Sex.

DEMOlSELLES wear Inc french gray
felt hat with gray plume.
BoNNETs flare more than ever as the
fashionable season advances.
| VERY fine plating Called knife plait-
lng) Is popular mode just now
THF "apron front" prevails in all
overskirts.
THE ladies Of Idaho have undertaken
crusade against rum and tobacco.
BLACK silk suits (worn over velvet
sklrts), with sleeves and collar of velvet,
are fashionable in Paris.
| Much of the trimming of street suits
is concentrated on the apron front the
objective point, you know.
PLADs, plaids, plaids," signs Miss
McFlimsey-" nothing but plaids this
winter, and can't afford one."
The cuirass poIonalse is destined CO
become generally popular. It is rather
stylish garment, save no stout people.
JET ornaments Of all kinds appear to
be as universally fashionable as ever.
The real Jet is as expensive as ever
OPERA cloaks are-many OF. them-in
the Dolman pattern, with long, droop-
ing sides. Fur is used to border them.
The halo' brim-shape bonnet is
very popular. Five years ago lady
would not have dared to don such head
gear. A.
CARDINAL red is one of the favorite
colors; ditto mauve. The cardinal red
is extensively introduced on black velvet
| bonnets.
MoDIsTEs are becoming alarmed. So
many ladies make their own dresses
What shall we do? Lower your prices,
1nesdames.
In London the workingmen's and the
workingwomen's college have been
united into the "College for Men and
| Women"
The long gauntlet six-button dog
skin gloves will be en- regle for ladies'
this season. They are finished in the
most elegant style.
HARPER's Bazaar tells one of it's cor
respondents that she cannot make a
dress out of her three yards of silk. We
should think not
THERE is quite rage for Chinese and
Japanese ornaments. The new fash
Toned gold tea-box earrings are ex-
ceedin gly pretty.
VERY few trOusseaatr are imported
for American girls now. Times are
hard, and besides one can get as good
an outfit here as abroad.
VERY handsome black silk quilted
| sacques bordered with fur, are shown
among imported goods for winter wear.
s25O per sacque.
Mrs. Ross CHURCH, a daughter of
Captain Marryatt, and herself a novel
1st OF note, IS coming to this country to
give public readings.
HE embroidered shoes are likely to
become unpopular. Dust and dirt set
ties in the embroidery, and makes the
fashion an expensive one. 81
THERE is lull in the embroidery ex-
element jrst now. A number of the
imported suits continue to be very beau
tifully embroidered.
OVER three hundred women are now
attending the lectures of University
College, London, England. They re-
ceive certificates, but degrees are denied
them.
THERE is new fringe for trimming
ball and party dresses, called seaweed
fringe. 1t resembles seaweed very
much, and is very pretty, besides being
unique.
The star shape button is much in
favor for outdoor costume. The but
tons come in almost every size and color.
They are OF bone, and of French manu-
facture.
Mrs. BYRAM, of Abingdon, Illinois,
is cattle farmer, and her premiums at
the agricultural fairs this fall number
122, and amount TO 81, 15O
Mrs. PORTER, of Idaho City, has
fallen heir to property in st. Louis
valued at $1,OOO,OOO. Such woman,
if single, could marry who she pleased,
as any man would be glad tosupport her.
FANS have gotten back to the old
fashion shape again, and consequently
are less awkward to manage. Some of
the prettiest are of black satin, en-
broidered in gold and with featheredge.
The present street fashions give to
our young girls very ssfast " and
cloud" appearance. And some verv
silly women think their walk. action
and general conduct must correspond
with their costume.
A YOUNG lady of Sedgwick county,
Kansas, advertises that she will give
5000 for young man who will love her
in kind and gentle manner The
trouble about this announcement is
that there is no time mentioned.
A MADISON county, ILL.,, girl, only
thirteen years old, recently killed a rat
tlesnake which measured five feet two
inches in length, and nine inches in
circumference at the largest part. His
rattles numbered twenty-seven.
WEDDING invitations are now issued
on the legal note sheet, the text being
engraved in script lengthwise. No I'M
tial, crest or monograms are used on
the note sheet or envelope. Every
thing is plain and simple, bordering on
economy.
"MARY . writes to the Philadelphia
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