Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
FASHIONS FANClES,

FANCY costumes have parasols and
fans to match.
HOODS are to be revived and used to
excess on all kinds of wraps.
MATCHING the plumage of doves is one
OF the aims which Partisan has in view
when buying sober tinted costume.
The great novelty in summer under
skirts is made of the new Canton suiting
in gay stripes, which suggest awnings.
BLACK and yellow gauze, arranged SO
as to suggest the stripes on O wasp's
back, is the last dressmaker's device.
Mrs are to be worn over gloves this
year, which is better than wearing them
on the bare hands, but they are not very
pretty under any circumstances.
CURLs have been revived, but 80 far
are seen only at the back of the head.
They add much to the grace and beauty
of full dress couture.
RAYoN is fashionable color for even
ing wear; it is very pale and very
luminous yellow. The raven de lune
dresses are trimmed with darker shade
of yellow, with gold, copper, saffron and
| orange.
PALE leather comes under the head of
the yellowlsh shades now affected, and
short dancing dresses in cuir-colored
bunting or yelling, with alternate narrow
pleatings of CUR color and cherry silk,
will be in the eye of the style.
MIXTURES of colors are quite remark
able this spring; putty color, almond
and all shades of tan color supply the
neutral element of combinations, and
with any of these shades pink and blue
used together form fashionable con-
trast.
SUMNER materials are very generally
made up with double breasted basques,
I or with single fronts which are cut away
below the waists. The long basques
which have bouffant draperies are decid-
ed favorites for summer materials, and
are especially liked for grenadines.
HALF-MOURNING gowns are made Of
black and gray combined in the old
fashioned proportions, but not in the
old-fashioned way. The apron is of
black, the train and draperies of gray,
and the black waist has gray vest, and
there are gray cuffs on the black sleeves.
Rich COMBINATIONS of light and dark
the newest dresses The saffron robes of
the Greeks are reproduced again, In the
soft wollen tissues which are not unlike
the wollen fabrics of the Grecian women.
The harnonies of these toilets are
studied from the wallhower and mari
gold
Spots are very fashionable. The spot
is in different shade or else contrast
ing color with that Of the ground work,
and is the size of apea; hence the French
name of pois stuff, by which it is known.
There are also ball figures that suggest
the globe-like shape, because they are
shaded in the centre, Or are brocaded in
more than one color.
JENNIE JUNE tells of a black gown
trimmed with jet fringe and embroidery,
into which ruby and amber medallions
were introduced in such way as to give
the effect Of jewels. The only color in
the dress, except that of the beads, was
given by pleatings of ruby and dull gold
set around the lower edge of the skirt,
and even the hat was black, with the ex-
ception of its feathers.
FASHION in couture for pale blonde:
On the forehead and over the top of the
head fall the waved tresses of fdouble
perfection" false front. From each
side of the head the natural hair is
augmented with two side braids fastened
| Just above the ears and twisted in a
double torsade. These side brads are
then carried back and twined around the
fastening knot in the nape of the neck,
from which two other torsades depend,
and are Topped up to form festoons fall
ing on the bare neck and shoulders.
For brunette: Dressed in the same
manner, but with single ''perfection %
front instead of a double one. The
golden blonde has her tresses, consisting
of GO double perfection front and two
back braids, arranged in loops low down,
also on the back of the head. The haxen
hair couture is finished with Turquoise
bands and side combs, the brown hair
with golden ones, and the golden hair
with cut jet ornaments.