Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-28
FASHION NOTES.

NEW fabric for street costumes is
shown In damask beige.
TURBANs are very much the fashion.
both In hats and bonnets.
FAwN GOLD, gold fawn, tea-rose or
ecru any shade under the SUMS the
choicest of all spool silks, the Gun
equalled Corticelli."
LINEN collars and cuffs are being set
aside for neck and wrist trimmings in
laces and soft goods of various kinds,
black not among Others
ONE of the most admired fabrics of
lingerie used is the figured null, which
shows pearl or yellow white ground,
with small bouquets in several colors.
The mantles are black silk, cashmere.
OF the same material as the dress worn.
The Jackets are generally of striped or
figured velvet, silk, cashmere tllrc, Or
some other handsome figured material.
AMONG pretty combinations for pictur-
esque dresses are pale blue French
wool, made up with cretonnes that have
white grounds nearly covered with Japan
ese flowers.
The light wood shades this spring are
very effective for throwing up the colors
of embroidery. and women who have the
time and taste for such things can have
beautiful costumes with little labor.
DRESSING gowns are now made with
out trains and not more than two and
half yards around. They are to be had
ready made in biscuit and other shades
of q sort of cashmere flannel, with en-
hrn Il ooo1,1,o Io.,Ic 1,o
front and on the sleeves.
The latest novelty in silk hose are the
beaded styles, which come in various
shades, and closely resemble the richest
beadwork. Others are embroidered in
the most exquisite colors, with: sprays
of flowers either at the side or over the
the 1nstep.
NOVELTIES In lingerie are constantly
appearing. Among the newest are silk
petticoats cut out on the border in
squares. In each of these'is small in
serted putting. Some of these skirts are
made of blue surah, with inserted puff
ings of light blue satin. The square
pieces which are cut out of the lower
part of these skirts are not more than
six inches long, and there are number
around the skirt.
The jackets of figured stuffs are all
rich in color, and are worn over dresses
of a different material The 1ozenge,
feather, small leaf Pompadour, and
bird's-eye patterns, are extremely fash
lonable; then a variety of Chinese and
japanese patterns are new on materials
like foulards, mousseline de laine and
cretOnne prints. The foulards, both
plain, printed, and with satin stripes,
mousseline de laine, bengaline, and other
striped and figured stuffs are much used
as mixtures with plain foulfTd and silk.
THE mantelet visite is still one of the
shapes most In vogue, and is composed
OF black silk OF cashmere, trimmed with
several founces of frilled lace, mixed
with few bows, and small streamers of
satin ribbon with headings to the founces
of beads or jet galoon. One Of the
jackets, rather a favorite, is called the
visite habit, and is made in cashmere or
Ight-colored cloth; at the back it has
square habit-ends; the sleeves are half
long and loose; In front it buttons below
the waist, and is cut out round. II made
in black cashmere the trimming is plated
lace.
The Winstead Conn, Herald pleas
antly says: f'The Hon. Truman Smith,
of Stamford, who seemed to us an old
man more than quarter of a century
ago, when he retired from the United
States senate, is probably more vigorous,
mental and physically, than any person
of his years in Connecticut. Although
nearly through his eighth decade, he
moves about with very much the same
steps he did twenty years ago. We saw
him recently, making trip on the New
Haven road, occupying his time while
travelling in perusing the New York
daily newspapers, apparently oblivious
to his surroundings or the fact that he
was being whirled along at a rate of forty
miles an hour"