Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-09-13
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

CARDINAL. RED velvet basques are worn
with black skirts.
DARK straw hats will be allowed until
late in the season.
BLACK slippers, with colored heels,
are the present fancy.
The fall turbans resemble those of
two seasons ago, and are decorated with
large birds.
HE small capote bonnet and French
toques are still at the height of style for
elegant dresses.
PLUSH sacques and dolmans will be
the correct thing for winter wear, and
will take the place of sealskin to great
extent.
AMAZON cloth and Henrietta cloth that
Is heavily twillediare the two wooden stuffs
that will be most used for next seasons
dresses.
New French promenade dresses of
dark green cloth are trimmed with sever
al rows of very fine gold braid, put ON
straight.
A PICTURESQUE collarette is of Orien-
tai lace, fastened with pale blue or royal
cardinal ribbons, which falls in shower
of loops and ends.
A SINGULAR fashion is that of wearing
officers collars and cuffs of red embroid-
cred with gold over walking Jackets of
cloth, surcot, or stockinet.
AT present the preference is for plain
goods for new dresses, but there will be
many combination dresses that will be
partly made of striped goods or of large
figured fabrics.
RUSSIAN pelisses, the long, tight fit
ting basques which reach to the bottom
of the dress skirt and are now worn by
ladies, made of cashmere and simply
trimmed with full pinked ruche OF the
same material, will be repeated for
winter in ladies' cloth.
MANT1Es IN preparation are very rich
IN appearance, and introduce gold effects
! into the fabrics Of which they are COM
| posed, as well as into the passementeries
and trimmings. Fine gold, and red and
! gold breaches lined with rich satin will
be employed, and gold-intersected
cloths; the latter being also probable
element IN the trimming of wooden
dresses.
The "Valois waist of ruby-colored
velvet or satin Is very pretty. On the
border of the basque is very narrow
"Valois putting. The front opens in a
sharp point to show underneath vest
of cream and ruby-colored broche
goods. It is surrounded by drapery
made of three plaits. The vest has a
very high, straight collar, with ruch-
ing on the inside. On the shoulder of
the sieve is leg-of-mutton putting, and
below are fine shirrs which reach to the
elbow. In the back of the basque,
falling over the point, is she'll shaped
position.
AUTUMN travelling dresses of fine
woolens In narrow "hair stripes, small
checks, and soft blendings Of color are
very CONNIE az .f0ut, trimmed with a
multitude of small buttons, either round
or fat in shape. mother-0f- pearl icing 4
favorite variety. The very fashionable
"gold-intersected fabrics are further
frightened by many gold buttons, these
forming the sole trimming, three rows
of them being placed down the front of
the dress, and set very close together.
Wide striped woolens, In rich oriental
colorings, also take rank in the present
fashions, all leading houses in the city
having remarkable choice of them.
They are as fashionable in silk as In
other materials, the difference only
being that the silks are In delicate
shades, the woolens in darker, richer
tones.