Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-12
FASHIONS FANCIES.

SATIN made of cotton, with printed de-
signs of flowers, will be one of the novel
ties this summer.
WAISTS of alternate strips of two ma
ter1als narrowing toward the waist, are
worn in Paris.
SUNBEAM cloth is an English novelty
for skirts 1t has mixture of all the
colors Of the rainbow in stripes.
Coat sleeves of dresses are made
very high on the shoulders, and
stand upward Like mems coat sleeves.
PRIMROSE gloves are again the finish
ing touch of fashion. Lavender in faint
shades and pearl gray comes next.
TITAN and currant color, poppy or
duke red, fuchsia, zulu and cranberry
are all fashionable shades of red.
The indoor costume of Partisan ladies
is Of white flannel with a jacket of plaid
silk plush, in every color of the rainbow.
CASHMERE embroideries appear on the
lnstep of fine silk hosiery, the grounds
being in all the dark, bright and pale
fashionable colors.
LITTLE butterfly head-dresses of terry
velvet, softened by lace, and also made
OF gold OF silver lace, are very pretty
things for ladies who indulge in elabor-
ate head-dressing.
f, PLAIN skirts are sometimes made q
little more dresssy by one or two narrow
tucks placed above the hem, and both
hens and tucks decorated with rows of
machine stitching.
New silk and Isle thread gloves have
the wrists much longer this season, and
finished the lace clockings to initiate the
lace trimmed kid and kid lace-topped
gloves OF last winter.
OATS, jaqueminot or variegated rose,
tuft OF peoples, mignonette, wall flow
ers, or sun-hOwers, all are stylish and
much worn with the many-hued scarfs
that adorn new bonnets.
MARABoUT turfs tipped with the haums
OF real oats, delcately cleansed and
bleached, are among the finest and light
est trimmings of the season, and in much
better taste than silyer-tipped plume.
The cheviots of pure wool, loosely
woven, are among the favorite fabrics
for costumes just now, and no material
makes prettier or more useful travelling
dresses for summer
New black silk and black Isle thread
gloves for summer wear have 1ace-clock-
ed tops in bands around the arm, alter
mating with solid spaces in the style of
the black kid lace trimmed gloves of the
past season.
EDGNGs Of single flower sewn in d
row on the outside of the brim are fan-
cy In trimming bonnets. A border of
v1olets OF small buttercups, or the forets
Il
the stems braided neatly together and in
visible.
For present wear on the promenade
and to church there are pretty cottage
and directoire bonnets of Tuscan braid,
lined with one of the various shades of
red or heliotrope velvet and edged with
narrow gold lace. The trimming is
satin ribbon or soft scarf of twilled
silk, twisted lightly around the crown,
with marabout or ostrich feather tipped
with hecks of straw
OPERA bonnets have narrow brims.
bent down in front and fitting closely at
the sides. They have either single flow
ers or gold lace on the edge, and are
trimmed by a scarf of illusion thrown
across the front and drawn together In
the back by brooch. They are also
made with broad scarf-like tie-strings of
foulard or silk Some of the newest
have strings of figured gauze.
: PAINTED costumes and parasols have
been Immediately adopted by young Ia
dies whose skill in colors comes to the aid
of their expenses. A painted dress re-
marked the other day was brown silk,
with clusters of flowers painted on the
shoulders, lapels and cuffs, also on long
tabs down the skirts, but the conclusion
suggested to every beholder was that
painted decorations are too showyf for the
street.