Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-27
THE FALL STYLES.

"A FokElGN 1aSnlOn is that OF wearing
scented petticoats, with sachet powder
quilted III among the Innings.
Some of the new black stockings have
red bands woven into them, so as to
make them look as if cross artered.
GRAY plaid silks, in soft qualities and
eastern colors, are shown for sashes and
caps for wear with light evening dresses.
WHEN laces are used on wedding
dresses. round point and the finest
duchesse are selected.
FLEsH-COLORED rr1ching is newer than
cream color or plain white, but it is ex-
ceed1ngly trying to the com plexion.
IHE newest gold cloth is of fine net
wrought with leaves and blossoms in
bright colors.
ONE OF the new uses of chenille is to
initiate feathers, and some imported bon
nets have plrlmes of chenille lying Oh
their crowns.
Elbow pineapple cloth handler-
chlets, with one corner ornamented with
an embroidered design in high colors,
are considered elegant.
CROCHET is revived in England, but
instead OF being done in white thread, il
IS done III colors, both laces and quilts
beng made i'll contrasting hues.
CIRCULARS will be much worn as the
weather becomes colder. They are in
more graceful shapes than last year, be.
ing cut with a slight spring in the back.
BLACK and brown beaver plush bon.
nets and hats are frequently lined with
amber-colored yellow, red, blue, and
other pale-tinted plush.
The last piece of fashion-writers' slang
| is to call a gown "restful." How any.
thing but a night-dress can suggest that
queer word it is not easy to see.
HOODS are never sewn to the edge Of
the garment they are worn with unless
the dressmaker is too careless to finish
both the neck of the hood and of the
garment.
WHITE plush bonnets will take prece.
dence of all others for evening wear,
They will be trimmed with feathers.
flowers, and crystal bead cords and tas-
sells.
The largest buttons to be worn this
season are almost as big as silver dol
lar, though not quite so heavy But
then only two OF them are needed for a
garment.
Now, when every fashionable lady has
finally got her heels pinched, squeezed,
calloused and deformed to fit the shape
OF French-heel shoes, fashion whips
about and announces broad heels again.
The belt occupies less and less space.
Once it encircl d the waist: then Worth
began to insert it at the side seams, and
now it begins at the darts, and soon
there will be nothing left of it but the
buckle.
THE reign of short dresses brings with
it increased attention to what covers the
feet. The sweetest new thing for the
pedal extremities is French kid boots
with tops rolling over, lined with silk
and embroidered to match the costume
with which they are worn.
The most gorgeous of all the winter
fabrics for evening wear is heavy white
satin, embossed with RACED flowers and
leaves, and with wheat sprays of real
pure gold scattered through 1t. As to
price the cost of yard of this goods will
buy winters outfit of plain materials.
CRAvArs of Madras Surah are worn
of three frills of Alencon lace are fash
ionable; SO are detached sailor collars.
Beaded collars finished with fringe, also
half handkerchiets Of beaded net, are
numbered with CONNECTIONS for neck
wear
SUNFLowERs in gold On ground of
dregs of wine velvet make up the design
of the most amazing broeade thar has
yet appeared. A whole sunhower stalk
with the blossoms at the top would be
neat and pretty. One could wear it up
side down so that the blossoms would
lie On the end of the train and the effect
would be wonderful.
AaoNG new things in fans are those
made Of cork, with wood sticks IN color
to match. Sometimes these are hand
painted, and again they are delieate.y
embroidered with tinted silks, and yet
again are partly covered with satin.
Satin hand painted and satin embroidered
fans are favorite styles. There are also
marabOut feather fans on tortoise-shel
sticks. Other choice fans are made of
black feathers and painted in pretty
pastoral scenes.
THz latest absurdity of English fashion
is the 'sHussar % costume, which some
of the women in London have already
appeared in. The breast is frocked in
dim OF old gold; the hood, which hangs
from the collar, hangs. not straight
down the back, but on one shoulder; the
sleeves, which are extremely tight, are
deliberately trimmed with gold lace. The
skirt is evidently intended to give the
idea of complete military get up: The
drapery is blue, the material satin, and
is 'spuIled back so tightly that it only
permits the wearer to take a step of a
few inches, and stripe Of gold about
three or four times she width of that
down the sides of hussar's pants is seen
on each side from the waist to the ground.
The hat is a busby of beaver, fastened
with gold cords under the chin.
The Eonanza Queen.