Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-10

There is an effort to revive the plain
round skirts with straight breadths,
but it is not likely that the change will
be a popular one, as the gOred skirt IS
more graceful, and it will allow any
kind of trimmings.
A novelty in new silks is soft, pill
able material OF delicately tinted
grounds, with quaint figures strewn
over the surface. 1t is known as ''China
silk" and will rival the old fashioned
foulards and checked silks that have
been in the market so long.
The colors in new silk gloves range
from dark to pale shades of modes, tan,
rt5e, and nut brown from flbert and
hazel to chestnut, golden brown, grays
from slate to pale Russian, and many
intermediate tints of gray, blue, amber
and mastic.
Pretty suits of cashmere are made up
for spring wear trimmed with silver,
gilt or bronze galloons and metal but
tons. Others have kilt skirts of plain
black cashmere, with polonaises of the
new broche cashmere, trimmed with
passementeries and jet buttons.
In fabrics for spring costumes, the
styles thus far shown are quite the Op-
posite of many of the pronounced fash
ions of several seasons past. Fine-pat-
termed materials are sent out, showing
tiny plaids, bair-lined stripes, and min
ute dots and other small figures in silk,
wool, or chenille.
The fashionable bows of velvet rib
| bon for trimming are made in two
ways: The first is of ribbon two inches
wide folded double and in several erect
| loops. with three or four ends sharply
| inGented; the second requires two bows,
each made of ribbon only an inch
wide, with long loop and forked end
on each side, tightly strapped together.
Colored embroidered collars are in
troduced for children, and are to be
worn alike by small boys and girls.
They are in the open des gns of Irish
laces, and are shown in dull gray and
ecru, and ia dark red or blue with
white embroidery. There are also new
and tasteful collars for these little folks
made of blocks of fine linen alternating
with embroidered blocks, and edged
with finely-wrought rutfle.
Yellow, in any number of tnts, rang
inc from primrose to citron yellow,
with tinge of green in it, will be in
cluded during this and the coming sea-
son among the list of colors popular in
dress fabrics, bonnet trimmings, gloves
of both silk and kid, and in house
adornings. Daffodil yellow, in silk or
summer satin, will be a favorite in the
formation of princesse-slips under
dresses of black lace and net.
Tiny sachets of orris root and violet
powder, if laid among the articles of
dress in the wardrobe, and inside the
muff or wrap when not in use, are far
more agreeable than any sudden shower
or dash of the extract used for the time
being Bunches of natural violets,
after they have become little faded, if
left to dry for little time, and are then
placed in the wardrobe, impart faint
but delicious odor of the flower for a
long time after the blossoms themselves
are scentleSs and dead.
A pretty little house apron, suitable
for ordinary home wear, is made of one
width of goods in a rounding shape
sloping a little at the top and gathered
in belt. The apron and the small
round pocket are edged with fine linen
lace four inches w de, and handsome
belt ribbon with bows aud ends is tied
at the left side. The novel parbo Of the
apron consists of Fedora bib, which
is shirred at the throat, brought down
narrowly to the belt, and sh rred again,
Ladies are wearing in England very
bright colors for walking. the number
of costumes of various shades of red
being remarkable. In the house scar
let shoes and open-worked silk stock
ings are much worn. Red is certainly
a capital color under the gray skies OF
an English winter, but red sunshades
in summer make one feel scaldilg hot.
Var Gus shades Of yellow, too, are now
in fashion, ranging from lemon tc
deep ruddy orange. Dark navy blue is
also in vogue for bonnets as well as fol
cravats for both sexes.
A great deal of velvet and velvet
ribbon will be used for trimming even
the 1ightest fabrics both as to texture
and color. Silk gauze, broche with
velvet figures, embroidered net, dotted
silks, merYeilleuXs, foulards, both plain
and figured, will also be much en-
ployed Very elegant yet not expensive
toilets are formed of silk skirt which
has done duty before, yelled by a very
deep tiounce of ecru lace The bod ice
may be either of new silk lace trimmed,
or of the same silk cut low and yelled
with high bodice of ecru net,-Boston
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OF GENERAL INTEREST