Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-25
FASHIONABLE AND OTHERWISE

FASHIONABLE AND OTHERWISE
VERY large silk handkercbiefs ore
used for aprons; they are gathered and
set in a belt of ribbon.
The bonnet of the season has a soft
crown and small poke brim, pointed
up, sometimes forming two points.
A SCARLET runner, gracefully draped
from left shoulder, is simple yet elegant
accompaniment for robe of white swiss.
BAG muffs are worn, now that the
shopping bag is tabooed. They have
bag at the back to hold the handkerchief
and purse and small parcels.
BLACK lace evening dresses are very
distingue, whether trimmed with Jet,
steel. or bright silver, or frightened
with gold and diamond jewelry.
ENGLISH dressmakers have adopted
the fashion of cutting dresses in points
in the opening at the neck, both when
1t is round and when it is square.
Owl and eagle head pins, of ele-
plants teeth and mother-of- pparl, the
eyes of brilliant stones, are a requisite
article for the fashionable beau of the
period.
A TEA-GowN of white wooden velvet,
with collar and cuffs of dark red, has the
entire front made of "guipure de laine"
with trimmings, at intervals, of dark-red
ribbons.
SOME new handkerchiefs are made of
silk in the shape of an octaoon. in
bright plaid colors. They are worn
about the neck inside q cloth Jacket.
and are especially becoming to bru-
nettes.
VELVET and plush are the only ma
terials which the English dresgmakers
use for the Tam O'Shanters. They are
made to match the large coats of Indian
red stockinet, and are not thought too
brilliant in color.
LII is not necessary to cut an Indian
shawl in order to make it into a mantel
or of the dolman shape, for the seams
may be taken 80 as to fit the soft stuff
to the figure without cutting, produc-
ing very becoming effect.
Four Bohemian glass scent bottles
with blue forget-me-nots delicately
carved on them, and set around a silver
center thimble which has bunch of
glass flowers sprouting from its gold
lined center, makes desirable gift.
BANDS of swansdown are much used
to trim evening costumes. They head
rows of lace, and border the sleeves and
the opening at the neck. Colored mar
about is used in the sane way, and bands
of it are often substituted for sleeves.
PARIsIANs have quite abandoned the
idea that lace curtains must be hung
close to the glass of their windows, and
substitute stained glass or puckered
blinds OF silk, canvas, or almost any thin
material, drawn on vertical tapes. They
also use "stained-glass" curtains, which
initiate the colored and lead lines of a
stained glass window and Madras cur
tains. The result of this is that their
rooms are much prettier and their
houses seen from without, have not their
former unpleasant look of uniformity.
NOVEL PINoUsHIoN.-A novelty in
the shape of a pincushion is made in the
form of bag. It is nearly square. It
is faced with pink silk, the covering
being of olive plush. On the upper
side is a spray of flowers in arasene
embroidery-just rose and buds, or
some simple design. The bag is shirred
and pink bow put on over the shir-
ring. This may hang beside the toilet
table Or lie upon the dressing case. It
is pretty ornament and it may be used
AN advantage over many ornamental
cushions.
TOILETS of white and gold are a
French fancy. An exquisite dress of
this combination is of cream white sat-
in, figured with little gold birds aud
butterflies. The bodice and train are
of the brocade and sheeny panels, which
are laid in pleats, are lined with plain
gold satin. From beneath these panels
are brought wide scarfs of duchesse
lace outlined with threads of gold.
These fasten together with ieweled
clasp, the ends falling overthe magnif-
icent tablier of gold Saline completely
yelled by wide founces of duchesse
lace.
AT a roller-skating exhibition the
other evening a lovely young girl wore
a dress of amber corded silk, kilt-plaited
above four-inch rufde of the same fabric
set on in box pleats. With this was
worn a jaunty cutaway French guard coat
of black velvet, lined with royal cardinal
and edged all around with plaitings of
cardinal satin, which showed some inches
beyond the edge of the long paneled
fronts. There was a full Fedora vest of
the amber satin, which showed in fine
contrast against the black velvet coat,
and the draping in the back was caught
up with royal cardinal satin ribbons. A
Turkish fez of dark red velvet completed
the costume.
A Shocked Cotton Picker.