Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-04
SPRING FASHIONS,

ALEXANDRIA blue Is a new spring
shade
WHITE null fchus are embroidered in
pink and blue.
PLAQUES of velvet are on the Ott}-
man ribbons for trimming spring bon
pets.
THE Vatican and Pompadour styles
OF dress cannot be worn by stout
women.
LONG wrinkled gloves are now worn
inside the sleeve instead of being drawn
up on the outside.
The short Havelock with deep dolman
cape falling over tight sleeves is destined
to great popularity.
STRIPES may be either wide or mar
row, but they must be Of equal width to
be in the highest fashion.
WATTEAU and aesthetic morning wrap
pers, made with Jokes on which a full
skirt is shirred, will be worn.
The best tournures are a part of the
lupOn and composed of hounces or ruff
fles falling one over the other.
NONE but the tall and slender women
can wear some of the styles which the
inventors are trying to introduce this
spring.
BUCKLES Buckles are the most i'm
portant appendage to a spring suit
that makes any pretension TO being
stylish.
FLOWER and figure designs in van
ishing effects are produced in some of
the checked stuffs by the shading of the
checks or blocks.
PALE green velvet makes very eIe-
CANT costume for evening wear.
"Crushed pea is the shade that is des-
tined to become "the thing"
INSTEAD of white petticoats trimmed
with white needle work, ladies are wear
ing silk and satin petticoats trimmed
with lace.
SUITS of wooden goods will be com
pleted by jacket of medium length,
made with futed box pleats in the back,
and trimmed with disks made of silk
cord or of braid.
BLACK satin shoes are worn with even
ing toilets and are richly ornamented
with embroidery in silk or iridescent
beads, the colors always matching those
of the dress.
WHITE nuns yelling, thickly dotted
with small white silk polka dots, makes
q lovely spring toilet, combined with
plain yelling or used for the entire cos
tune.
JAPoNICA, prawn and strawberry pink
are the pale shades to be used to COM
bine with all the dark fashionable reds.
such as claret, garnet, strawberry and
terra Gotta.
BRAIDING is made permanently popu-
lar by the richness of the new designs,
the delicacy of the work, the combina-
tions of soutache and cord, and the fine
effects IN relief produced by the use Of
square braid.
A VERY pretty and unique design for
hat band is made of short piece of
white ribbon on which is painted the
monogram surrounded by wreath of
| forget-me-nots and lilies of the valley.
The ends of the ribbon are fringed and
the whole is fastened as usual in the
crown Of the hat
A VERY tasty tea-gown seen recently,
was made of scarlet cashmere with TWO
large double pleats hung from yoke in
the back. The front was pleated or
gathered into the yoke and hung in
graceful folds below the large sash which
fastened it down. A flower trimmed
the bottom of the skirt very prettily.
The Petersham felt hat for young
ladies and misses is as masculine as any
worn by youths in their teens. It is of
London felt, with sloping crown and
slightly rolled brim, and its severe trim
ming is a ribbed velvet band and steel
! buckle. Two kid bands, with buckles
and straps, also trim these English walk
ing hats, and the binding of the brim
must be of the same kind.