Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-15
FASHIONABLE FANCIES,


LARGE PATTERNED brocades of satin
with exquisitely tinted raised figures III
velvet are much employed for the fronts
of elegant evening toilets. The bodice
and train are made of white satin or silk,
or sometimes of a tint matching the
background of the brocade, or frequent
~ of the color of the raised designs.
The graceful shepherdess hat is much
worn by young girls. It comes in fancy
lace straw and Leghorn, and the fiat
brlm is lined inside with velvet. Some
times the brinn is caught up at one side,
but usually the hat is worn in true
shepherdess fashion. The velvet lining
contrasts or corresponds In tint with the
flowers wherewith the hat is decorated.
SLIPPERS and sandals for full dress
are of white Danish kid, with white
lace rosettes on the instep, into which
are set small buckles of Rhine pebbles.
Charles TX. shoes, with straps across the
instep, are shown for demi toilet. as are
also those of bronze kid in Louis XII,
style; and newer than either are Italian
shoes with revers lined with satin in
bright colors, the shoe itself being of
black satin.
GATHERED sleeves are becoming eecen-
trio, and modistes are not satisfied with
putting them very high on the shoulder,
but even those who are usually very
chary of running into extremes are set
ting stiff muslin puffs under the top of
the sleeve lining to make the sleeve
fuller and higher. This padding with
the leg-o'mutton sleeve is merely re-
vival. Sleeves we've padded to make
the shoulders look high and wide when
George III. was king, and little swans
down puffs were sold at few shilEngs q
pair to cause the shoulders to look
higher.
PINGAT, the French wrap maker,
sends many costumes over, which in
quiet elegance outrival the magnificent
color harmonies in dress which Worth
justly prides himself upon. A magnif-
cent dinner dress of black Spanish gren-
adine, brocaded with velvet, is now dis
played by leading importer. The un-
dersk1rt OF the costume is copper col
ored satin and is covered by the grena-
dine. a ruche of lace surrounds the
skirt of the dress and forms a heading
to narrow pleating or bayaleuse Of
copper satin. The drapery of the dress
is arranged in high apron bordered
with lace, and ends at the back in full
boufant breadths. The pointed corsage
is finished with demi short sleeves and
wide rufies of lace. A standing fraise
of old lace completes the neck, and an
irregular jabot. of loops and ends of vel
vet extends down the dress in front.
THE most elegant costumes which are
brought over from Paris thus late In the
season by exclusive dressmakers differ
from the importations of the shops In
many respects. Soft faille silks and
taffetas In plain and changeable effects
make up large proportion Of the silk
toilets imported. Printed silks stamped
like satins are preferred this season to
brocades. An exquisite checked taffeta
In shades of bronze and strawberry red
is stamped with figure In strawberry
red, and combined with a soft failIe silk
in plain strawberry red. Rich trim
mings of ecru embroidery in the heavy
lace meshes of Russian point complete
this dress. An exquisite French dress
of maize and bluet of corn-fower blue
royal blue tint of our own 'Fbachelor
b11S CO1n-uOhSI VI It'll ANU
Germany, is 'Fshot" with sheen of gold.
The underskirt of the costume is fig
ured with wreaths in blue and trimmed
with rich yellow lace embroidery. The
bouffant drapery Of the toitet and the
stylish antique waist are Of plain ''shot''
silk, and are richly trimmed with yell
low embroidery and chains and rosette
bows of blue velvet.
EMBROIDERED pineapple muslins are
imported among the French dresses and
made into costumes III combination with
quaint colored satins or wide hounces.
and ruff1es of pineapplemuslins wrought
with needlework form the trimming to
new summer toilets. An exquisite satin
and nuns yelling dress is thus trimmed
with muslin ruffies. The underskirt Of
the dress is of pale peach-blow satin.
hounced with wide ruff1e of pineapple
muslin. The overdress is of cream white
nuns yelling stamped with peaches in
pale natural tints. Bows of deep red
velvet and ruf1es and labots of en-
broidered muslin complete the dress.
Another dress of raspberry red Ottoman
silk is stamped with a pattern of ara
besque lines IN foulard style. The IN
derskirt of red satin is hounced with a
wide border of heavy Russian lace. The
drapery of the dress falls in stylish
bag fashion, and forms the Henry
Trois puff around the top. Long
looped bows of red velvet, caught down
by horse buckles of steel, loop up the
drapery, and are placed for garniture on
several parts of the costume. An an
tique waist trimmed with Russian lace
completes the dress.