Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
OR OTRERWFSE.


FASHIONABLE OR OTHERWISE.
SHE'S like pleasant path without an end:
| Like a strange secret and sweet surprise;
! A casket full of gems whose key one loses;
| Like a hard saying, wonderful and wise
| ~ 4ttft sfstfh 1Gt Mrs KembIe
GILT fans, in various sizes, studded
with jewels in rocco fashion, are the
passing fancy for photograph holders.
WOODEN lace with boucle figures is
worn with velveteen dresses, the lace
and velveteen corresponding in color,
though differing in shade.
COATS and newmarkets for girls IN
der sixteen are trimmed around the
high collar and sleeves and down the
front with natural beaver.
SOBER-COLORED, or black. long wraps
and very short wraps, are both worn
at the moment, and the shapes and
styles are as varied as ever, or more
so. "a.
AMONG needlework materials the
newest fancy is boucle silk, soft and
fluffy, but, unlike chenille, it is looped
up and not smooth and caterpillar
like.
The rich polychrome ware is now
made in both Germany and France.
Two of the latest figures in this ware
are "Under the Umbrella, and ''The
Kiss"
SHoRN cloth, a novelty for draperies
and overdresses, is shown in all the
mode colors. The design is produced
by cutting the nap, which gives it a
raised appearance.
ORNAMENTS in colored clay are now
coming from Russia, in which curious
cOlored figures appear-some in bas-
relief and some fat. They are mostly
blue and black backgrounds.
A BLACK ietted velvet bonnet, with
horseshoe crown and the brim outlined
with jet cones, has a mass of white
tips posed high infront and has strings
Of white satin with picot edge.
A BROWN silk jersey cloth hat is
trimmed at the back with. q large fan
OF golden brown velvet, reaching above
the top Of the crown and confined by
an ornamental gilt pin. In front is a.
felt bird with bird OF paradise feath-
ers.
A BLACK boucle capote, with gothic
crown, is trimmed with loops of wide
scarlet velvet ribbon of the tint of a
ripe bell pepper. A jetted bird is posed
in front and at the back is cluster of
ostrich tips of the same shade as the
velvet ribbon. u
A HIGH hat with straight brim is of
velvet, of "London smoke" color. The
brim is lined with poppy red velvet
edged with tiny silver maltese crosses
A nodding mass of plumes, the color OF
the hat, is placed little to the left of
the front, confined by O. silver sphinx
BUCKLE.
Now that Louis XVI. tapestries are
the favorites for decorative purposes,
the flower brocade heirlooms that
have only seen the light at odd times
may be utilized as draperies. One
dress will be found to contain sufi-
Gent material for a portiere.
LACE skirts maintain their place.
subject only to slight changes In the
combinations employed. Some are
made of a. single piece of fine wool lace
placed on velvet skirt, the corsage
and overskirt accompanying it being
of silk. The left side of the skirt is ex-
posed, the drapery extending only on.
the right.
The house half shoe of red morocco
with gilt heels, the latter effect being
obtained by thin sheet of metal over
the heel in place of gliding, is cohsid-
cred very chic. The front is ornament
ed with red velvet bow bound with
gold braid, and is cut low to show the
instep and the red, black, or pale blue
silk stocking.
A HIGH collar, with waistcoat plas-
iron attached, makes q plain frock
very dressy, especially when made en-
tirely OF beads, or profusely trimmed
with them. Sometimes these waist
coats are entirely of jet bugles, with a
spray OF flowers on one side near the
shoulder formed of delicately tinted
bugles. The bugles are of small size
and very fine.
FACTIONS for and against the revival
of the monstrOus crinoline are equally
divided in Paris. LRumor has it that
the largest contingent, Influenced by
the modlstes, is In favor of the ungain-
ly thing. Let it be hoped, however,
that the golden mean betwixt the ball
Don skirts end those that ceiling like
faint lilies' will be the result of the
contention of the two opposing forces
THE sign-board brooch is a new,
fashionable model. Whatever the rest
may be, the foundation is always a.
short, upright bar with g. second long
er one set at right angles to,it, the en-
closed angle being ornamental in diff
ferent ways, sometimes with media
val scroll, or else a white horse, a
. swan or other bird or beast, OF the
kind usually chosen by village inn
keepers for the sign of their hosiery.
The bar may also be used as d hook
wherein to hang the letters of a
Christian name, the words NOEL
fPaques,' etc., etc, the letters being al
ways graduated in size.
QUEEN MARGHERITA is an early riser,
and spends the first hours of the morn
ing reading serious and scientific works,
of which she writes her impressions,
| and hands them sometimes to Prof