Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
FEMININE FANCIES.

The newest black grenadines have
the large designs of Escurial lace, woven
ID satlns or taffeta, with thickly- corded
edges, and these designs almost conceal
the armure foundations.
A LONDON jeweler has taken to max
ing bracelets and a number of similar
ornaments of iron. The articles are
said to possess much beauty of design
and execution, but rich people will not
buy them because they fear they will
become common, and the poor people
stand shy Of them because they are so
dreadfully cheap.
SOMETHING new in the tailor-made
cos umes are cuffs and a Waistcoat of
genuine Russian leather, which may be
removed whenever desired. They are
finished with rows of round gilt buttons,
like those on the jacket Of page. It
Is intimated that voluminous upper gar
ments and plain skirts will be often
seen.
MRS. LANGTRY has bought for a
Rosalind dress moonlight" silk, bro
cadet In striking design of blue and
gray hues, the material being of Amer
lean manufacture, designed by Mrs.
Wheeler for furnishing and decorative
purposes. It is only recently that ladies
have discovered that these fabrics,
which are remarkable for their fine tint
ing and harmony of colors, originality
of design and superior quality, might be
adopted for personal adornment.
The latest novelties in knick- knacks
are in cream-white leather or satin dec
Grated with blue arabesques, suchas we
see on japanese china and wallpaper,
and on Dresden porcelain. A peculiar
polish is given to the leather surface,
which carries out the illusion, and the
blotting-books, albums, paper and envel-
ope cases, trays, smoking-sets, ink
stands, wOrk-bOxes, paper-knives, card
cases, pocket books, reticules, made
therein, have all the appearances of
being in china or enamel. The resem-
blance to the latter is increased by their
being guilt inside.
The great object in the care of the
hair at present is to keep it soft and
light, so that it will lie in loose coils and
stand out in shape. School girls and la
dies at home may wear it ''high and low, !"
as it is called, all In one soft mass from
the crown to the ears and down over the
nape of the neck. There is no part. and
the bang is lightly frizzled, left in soft
ringlets over the forehead, and pinned
back with incisi7e hairpins over the di-
viding line between the bang and the
rest of the hair. The back hair is then
brushed out plain, divided into two
parts, crossed and carried up around the
head with the ends tucked away, and a
net over the whole.
THIS matter of barred arms and shout
ders, SO alluring to the giddy and
thoughtless, is what women seldom ad-
mire in each other, neither is it general
~ approved by gentlemen who, if hon
est, will tell you that they admire the
display, and in the same breath perhaps
slur the wearer of such abbreviated APP
parel. When see young woman in a
style of uncovering in which she would
blush to be seen at the breakfast table,
feel certain she is so unfortunate as to
have neither father, brother, nor hus-
band, to guide her in theways of woman
~ delicacy and dignity.-COrTeSpOqad-
e9ace Of Syracuse Journal.
TIE cable has announced that the
young gentlemen of Paris have revolted
dBd1ns6 tu0 regulation evening OuoSS
suit, and are arraying themselves in blue
and brass as to their bodies, and pearl
gray as to their legs. 1t is the opinion
of tailors here that inasmuch as London
sets the fashion in mems dress for Paris
as we'll as for New York, the puny effort
of the young Parisians to raise them
selves above the level of claw-hammer-
coated nothingness must fail. IF there
are any young gentlemen on this side of
the water who feel as though they must
appear In blue and brass, they can join
militia company and affect an aversion
for all civic gatherings. -Harper's