Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-09-20
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

CONTINUOUS rows of soutache braid
trim the newest cloth Jackets.
The newest trimming ribbons are the
Ottoman reps of thick yet soft quality,
III widths varying from two inches to
five or six.
THE first autumn costumes which will
soon make their appearance on the street
will be OF dark cashmere, made very
simply in the severest tailor fashion.
PRUNE de monsieur, the new reddish
shade OF mauve, is a very fashionable
color for dinner and reception dresses,
combined with deep pansy-colored vel
vet
The long cloth pelisses that are to be
largely imported for outside wraps, are
deliberately braided down the front and
the middle seams of the back, but not
across the front.
YELLOW gilt, bronze, and old silver
ornaments are largely imported in
quantity chased clasps, slides and buck
les, IN square, oval and half-moon shape.
Hammered silver and gilt crescents and
leaves are also shown, and comb-like
pieces Of faceted bronze or gilt.
A SKIRT of red and white striped linen.
a white cloth oyerdress, or white scarf
tying behind, and white Jersey, with
a red silk neckerchief tied loosely about
the throat, and natty little red polo
cap worn jauntily upon the head, is a
tennis toilet not to be surpassed.
MANTLEs for dressy wear are paade
from light-colored cloths in CUR or ficelle
shades, in visite shape, half long, with
square sleeves, and are cut open from the
waist down III the middle of the back, in
order to make room for the tournure.
Gray fcelle lace in two full frills, with
passementaire of gray satin cords, is the
trimming for these graceful visites.
HE richest new silks are called Otto
man velours; they are more widely
repped than the Victoria silks, and are
ornamented with large detached figures
OF velvet and plush strewn about on a
repped surface. There are also many re-
v1vals of matelasse silks, of the heavily
repped gros d'Ecosse, soft Siciliennes
and less distinctly repped ooule de sole,
that has been so much favorite in the
past.
A PARTISAN milliner has just christened
Jaunty bonnet the " Yankee" It has
good sized brim, and is shaped with
either a corical or soft round crown,
around which is a shirring of surah and
a wreath of bright colored flowers. One
OF the most attractive of these little bon
nets is made of gold-colored straw, lined
INSIDE with shirring of ruby satin, and
trimmed outside with wreath of fine
flowers. The strings to this bonnet tie
behind.
HANDSOME and costly buttons will be
great feature of walking dresses and
travelling costumes this autumn. The
expense is a matter of course, but as
they can be transferred from one dress to
another, they are not in the end an ex-
travagance. Tortoise-shell buttons with
crests or monograms in gold, enameled
buttons In Mamesque or Florentine
styles are effective and look we'll on bot
tie green, Havane, rprune-coloreddr dress
es. Wooden or horn buttons are also
worn, and small, round, French gold
buttons with rough surfaces are plenti-
fully used on bodices, cuffs and pockets.
Jet mosaic buttons, with monograms in
laid in jet on colored grounds and a Jet
border, are thoroughly elegant.
1dE COlOFS budU are low Un1S season
show the faded shades that are supposed
to be peculiar to tapestry; and 1t is the
Whim to call these new colors old; there
is old rose, which is faded pink: old
green, which IS a decided "greenery
gallery" and the old Sevres blue. Fl
celle shades are very popular, and are
seen in great variety. These and other
light gray-brown shades are seen in con-
trast with every color, and are particu-
larly stylish with rife green and golden
brown. Telegraph blue is like the blue
telegraph paper used in France, and it is
also known as electric blue. Chandun
or copper red is the most elegant shade
of red, but there is also sultan, poppy,
grenat and wine colors. Reseda, the
queen of mignonette, is again revived,
as are all the steel and silver grays.
Sfox is new terra Gotta color, and there
are several shades of this brownish red
shown. Among the popular blues are
hussar, chasseur, sapphire, and the al
most black midshipman.