Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-21
SPRING FASHIONS.
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JOULE cloth is rival OF chev1Ots and
tweeds.
VA1ENCIENNEs lace is returning to favor
for evening wear.
New half-ftting wraps are cut with
Japanese sleeves.
FEATHERS are still used on round hats
III great profusion, and many milliners
protest against using flowers for them
still many ofthe imported hats have both
flowers and feathers.
THE wraps for early spring weather,
says Harper's Bazaar, are made of the
Ottoman repped cloth of light quality,
the familiar Jersey cloth worn during
the winter, and plaid cloths of dull, dark
colors. For stlll heavier Jackets few
beaver and tricote cloths are used. The
colors most shown are green, tan, brown,
black and blue, and these colors, with
very dark red and orange shades are
combined In the plaids. The trimmings
are braid, passementerie, cord and tas-
sells, heavy guipure lace, velvet access
SORES, some narrow and sleek chenille
fringes, buckles of steel, Jet or shell,
metal buttons, and long-looped bows of
velvet ribbon or of satin ribbon. Long
days when seal skins or fur-lined circu-
lars are laid aside; but the tendency for
dressy garments, and for those worn
later in the season is towards shorter
matels, visites and jackets.
BLACK gros grain silk is now as popu-
lar as ever. Many newly imported cos
tunes are made entirely of it, others are
garnished with Jet applique bands and
ornaments In new ana beautiful designs;
but the majority of Thorn are half broche
velvet or satin broche. The most fash
lopable kind of colOred silk is the civic
toria y. brand-as soft and pliable as
marveileux, but nearly as thick as Irish
pOPlln-thls silk, trimmed with broche
and JET, makes an ideal dress for middle
ageu ladies, and looks well on all. The
newest silks In colors are solid, small
patterned brOcades In dark shades. with
border of brocaded flowers, in their
natural hues, running up one side of the
material. A black pattern in this style
has border of ma1golds and peoples,
and dark seal brown is bordered with
pale pink and deep crimson roses.
Worth is making up these silks a great
deal for dinner and reception dresses
N. 7. Evendng Post.
FURTHER importations of millinery
show pokes of medium size for carriage
and country use, with rather small bon
nets for full dress and for general wear
in city streets. The fsh-wife poke
pinched into point above the forehead
is very largely imported for ladies. This
shape is said to be the popular one with
Parlslennes at present, but it failed to
find favor here except for children,
misses, and very young ladies'. It is
now made more becoming by full frills
OF lace that are on the brim both inside
and outside, and may be better liked as
summer bonnet. Gold lace, black
lace, and the new cashmere laces, as
well as those of leather color, are fully
gathered or pleated around the brims oil
many bonnets. With the substantial
black English straw bonnets velvet is
much used for q trimming, and it is the
whim of the season to use yellow in
nearly all black bonnets, either in gold
cords, gold lace, tinsel pompons, or an
aigrette, or else In bright yellow flowers
-dandelions, marigolds, button daisies,
chrysanthemums, marguerites, golden.
rod, and Marshall Neil roses.