Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

cOllarettes are worn over open dresses,
and with them sometimes comes dressy
little aprons, also trimmed with lace.
Lace is extensively used on hats, but
in new, and striking combinations.
Black and white is effective, but the
new ecru, cashmere lace, is decided
novelty. It is fine wooden lace, with
pattern resembling Chantilly, and is
much used on black velvet hats; it
blends with the gay tinted birds which
are now SO universally used. Soft
twilled ribbons are also mixed with this
lace on velvet and felt hats. 7-<.vsr =, r
/ While on the subject OF trimmings it
may be as we'll to note the new fashion
in ostrich feathers. These, according
to the rules of fashion, must no longer
be curled tight. Tho extreme end of
the tip may be curled a little; the rest
OF the feather must be limp and will
Iowy to be in the style. For a Gains
borough or Michael Angelo felt there is
no trimming equal to one of the long,
dropping feathers. ss@tia' has
The two styles Of hats mentioned
above, although they are very fashion
able, are not the only desirable ones.
The new shapes are almost numberIess.
and one, which is called by the French
capote, is for velvet, and for winter
wear the most comfortable. It is closer
to the head at the ears than most shapes,
although fiaring or dropping 10 front,
according to the taste of the wearer. It
also comes down on the back of the
hair, and is finished with what might be
called small cape or curtain, which is
hidden under the trimming. The crown
is sometimes soft, like cap, but not al
ways A galloon of braid, sometimes of
soft black silk galloon mixed with gold,
is laid both outside and inside at the
edge of the hat, and birds enter largely
into the trimming. On one of these
hats we counted no less than five small
birds Of bright green and bronze plumes.
Bronze and green bronze leaves are also
very much favored.
A FEW HINTS.
Almost all overdresses are made with
apron fronts, long and very much
dragged; but they no longer loop at the
back; they invariably reach only to the
side seam of the underskirt, and are
sewn in with it. In this way the apron
skirt is so tightly fitted to the dress that
in cases where economy in material is
an object, Or where the weight of the
dress can be made less, the part of the
underskirt which is hidden can be made
OF some inferior or lighter material.
Underskirts for walking are scant, all
fullness being thrown to the back, and
n some instances kept in place by gath
ering strings sewn in at intervals the
length of the back breadth.
Cuirasse bodies will be worn where
ever princess or polonaise dresses are
not desired, particularly for square or
low-neck evening dresses. It is fashion
able just now to be long wasted. In
fitting dress five seams are used in the
back. and these are all inside seams.
Whalebones a, freely used to keep the
dress tight to the figure. Buttons are
no longer worn large, excepting for
oyerdresses. Quantities of small but
tons are employed on waist and sleeves,
and sometimes sewn on in rows as trim
ming. Some dresses resemble riding
dresses; the clinging, tight skirt and
overdress, the trim-ftting waist and
postillion basques, and the fiat trim
mines or rows of small buttons, which
in no wise detract from the outline.
In concluding we must notice the re-
vivaI of round wells, style which is
rapidly gaining ground. The wells are
worn either entirely over the hat-in
that case circular in form-else semi
circular wells are worn only to meet the
edge eff the hat. Chantilly lace. in
small round dots and in finer border,
is the most expensive material as well
as most favored. But for made wells a
species of heavy silk net with large open
mesh is used. This is not particularly
becoming. Long wells are sometimes
seen which can be thrown over the
shoulder when not in use. These reach
down to the knee. They are not gener-
ally worn, but we speak of them to
show merely what we may be coming to
and to chronicle the downfall of the
small, mask veil, which has so long
held it's sway.