Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-14
SPRING FASHIONS.

FoULE cloth is the rival of cheviots and
tweeds.
RASPBERRY or framboise is the latest
shade of pink.
New Raglans are cut with Japanese
and dOlman sleeves,
CLASPS III the collars and in the neckg
OF dresses take the place of brooches and
lace pins.
ORANGE and flame colors in vanishing
effects are seen In many OF the new silks
and novelty goods.
FIGURED India muslins are shown in
cadet blues and other colors. figured dots
and sprays in white.
IHE long nurse apron front, with pan
n1ers above itaround the hips, is favor
tie style for spring costumes.
Ox-BLoOD red, so-called from The dark
red seen in Chinese porcelains, is used
III cashmere this season in combination
French gray for children's dresses.
New veil1ngs come in lovely shades of
cream and pure white, with dots, wheels,
stars, feathers, flowers, and leaves in
small detached silk brocaded figures.
HE Jersey coat, fitting smoothly
around the hips and made of fine cork
screw" cloth or Jersey cloth in some
color matching the suit of the wearer. is
a stylish choice this spring for a young
lady's wrap.
TURKEY red Saline dresses for children
Will be even more popular this season
than last and are most effective when
trimmed with tucked ruffles and frills of
ecru embroidery, and worn with wide
Puritan collars and ecru embroidery.
FoR dressy walking costumes, French
designers are sending to America the
very fashionable terra Gotta and copper
shades. The French terra Gotta is very
delicate color, matching exactly the YER
liable hue of terra-cotta ware, and is
quite unlike the deep straWberry-red
shade SO long in vogue.
PINE-GREEN and doe colored plaids and
checks IN fine WOODEN fabrics are among
spring novelties. Except for children.
these plaids will form the skirt and
tun1c alone, the jacket being of dark
green velvet, with no trimmings except
medlum-sized buttons of green enamel
and gold. Cream-color and garnet are
another popular combination in shep-
herd and other plaids.
LoNG-LooPED ribbons of satin and
velvet are worn with these white dresses
III cardinal, gold color, strawberry pink,
raspberry red, pale-greenish, gold tints
lune (tlllule), and dark red-br0Wn. OK
blood red is a favOrite color for the satin
sashes OF white muslin dresses. Sasheg
OF yellow ribbon are worn by dark
brunettes and blondes with a touch of
gold Id their hair, though it is a color
which Is exceedingly unbecomipg to an
ashen blonde.
OLD-FAsHIoNED mask wells of black
English thread lace are revived. They
are small IN size and figured with tiny
dots or rings, rounded in shape and fin
lshed by a narrow border of saW-teeth
scallops. There is a strong effort to
revive the old Chantilly lace, and it is a
question If fashionable customers, after
revellng IN q profusion of cheap lace.
will be satisfied with the comparatively
small amount of real lace the same
money will buy. Guipure lace proved
failure and ended In the use of Spanish
guipure, an imitation of the real article,
and it is not unlikely that the present
attempt to revive Chantilly may end in
the popular use Of imitation French
thread.
THERE is now demand for an extreme
jet black in preference to blue black or
the medium black which has recently
been worn. Goods with a dull
mourning finish are worn in black by the
most stylish ladies out Of mourning.
Even Henrietta cloth, the special cloth
of mourning, is now often made upi into
walking dresses in combination With silk
for general wear. Vigogne, a cloth be-
tween a cashmere and a cancels hair,
with tightly woven twill and soft fin
ish, is handsome Jet black wool goods
which lends itself gracefully to the most
intricate drapery. 1t is made up in
combination with satin merveilleux or
fine faille silk, and trimmed with . little
wide, handsome black embroidery.
Batiste wool is new firm, fine wool
goods with smooth finish. It is heav-
Ter than bunting, and like that useful
goods it sheds the dust.