Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-08
SOCIETY TOPICS.

HIGH-HEELED slippers are de rigeuer
for dressy home toilets.
THE edict has gone forth that young
brides must not wear white satin any
more.
The most fashionable arrangement Of
the back hair is narrow, in braids or
torsades falling on the nape of the neck.
The naughty daughter of an English
nobleman kills all the canary birds she
can get at, by sticking pins in them.
The panier mantle is one of the new
est designs in wraps, and is made of the
handsOmest materials. '.-.-.-.--.--..
A FALL morning dress of plain gray
washing Saline is prettily made up with
chintz, in pale ground, sprinkled with a
fowery pattern in bright colors.
SILVER bands for the throat are con-
sidered +" the thing" and pendant
brooches take the place of necklets'
to considerable extent for high dresses.
FANCY and plain ribbons are both
used for loops, and in some cases form
complete cascade down the front of the
dress.
This is the platonic love-making sea-
son, when the learned professor and the
advanced maiden sally forth to study
bugs.
GEORGE ELIOT once had an offer of
marriage from Herbert Spencer. She is
now SO years old, and has earned $780,
600 with her pen.
IT is now the season for young ladies
in the country to send their city friends
bouquets of autumn leaves whose bril-
liant tints may glorify sombre inte-
riOrs.
The most striking novelty in stockings
is the use Of the tartan and Roman colors
in horizontal stripes, sometimes crossed
to form plaids with bright lines of some
contrasting color.
MUFFs, the coming season, will be
small and will be bordered with cashmere,
or else the center will be the gay color,
and the ends will be trimmed with black
fur.
A WEALTHY London lady recently
gave ball in that city at cost of $780,
900. The floral decorations were mag
nifcent, and included blocks of ice into
which the flowers were frozen.
"OUIDA" adopted her nom de plume
from her own childish pronunciation of
her name Louisa, though it also CORE
spends to the French slang phrase,
"Why, certainly" She is of French
parents, but of English birth.
ONE of the oldest of the new bonnet
shapes has its brim denied in three
places on the right side, and is turned
up on the left; the crown and brim
amaranth rose with its buds and leaves.
A WALKING costume Of indigo blue
flannel, is composed of trimmed short
skirt, two vests and a jacket. Decora-
lions and one vest of gold-color satin; the
other of blue flannel is cut deeper and
trimmed with two rows Of small, chased
gold buttons.
HAMILTON COUNTY, o., had cooking
contest, and prize was awarded to a
young woman who prepared a good din
ner in sixty-fve minutes. Another girl
cooked one in less time, but it was not
good. Herein ieth moral.
GINGHAM dresses for fall wear may
be trimmed with holder plaid, plain
needle-work bands, ruf1es of the material
edged with lace or with bands or plait-
ings of plain goods in one of the solid
colors Of the check.
The street costumes for winter will
be extremely simple, copying most Of
the details from the masculine dress, and
following the latter as closely as possible,
without adopting the bloomer costume.
The skirt will he 7ery short, and the
corsage, vest, oravat and hat will be
masculine.
NEITHER listers nor the fur-lined
cloaks will be displaced this season, but
they will not be worn on the streets as
formerly. Jackets and dolmans will
take their places. 1t is too early to
predict the styles that will be prominent
during the winter season, but it is
certain that it will not be garment of
exaggerated length.
A YOUNG man of Hackensack, who
had entered the National hotel to obtain
dinner few days ago, was smitten with
the charms of one of the waiting maids.
He could not bear his love in silence,
and, taking courage, explained his feel
ings to her. Before dinner was over
they were united in marriage by Ger
man minister who was called in.
MOTHER to her daughter just seven
years old: What makes you look so
sad, Carrie?" Carrie, looking at her
baby-brother three years old: "I was
just thinking that in about ten years
from now. when shall be entering COM
pany and having beaux, that brother of
mine will be just old enough to bother
the life out of me."-Puck.
FALL suits are usually accompanied
by jackets trimmed and untrimmed.
Independent Jackets, those intended for
all dresses, are made of cloth in light or
dark colors. These are untrimmed, save
with stitching and effective buttons of
vegetable, ivory, horn, shell or metal.
Later in the season border of fur may
be added. No more economical costume
can be wished, and with careful cutting
and fitting none need be handsomer.
A NOVELTY in wedding cards in Eng
land consists of double card, like the
new memorial cards, and is edged witha
pale blue and silver border, with the