Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-11
LATE FASHIONS.

Pretty and Stylish Dresses That the Ladies
Are Now Wearing.
The fronts of many ball dresses are
of brocade, embroidered satin, or net.
or tulle, or net wrought with jet. The
backs are draped very full with tulle
or velvet.
A handsome dinner dress has the
vest and plain skirt of dark green vel
vet, the polonaise of rich green failler,
buttons down upon the vest, and Is
draped high in front, falling in long
full folds at the back:
In Paris the old-time gown made
with demi-tran, which is looped up
en- pouf for street wear and worn long
in the house, is revived. 1t is made of
cloth or velveteen.
A ball dress Of resedG tulle with chen
lille tufts of the same color is worn
over skirts of net of the exact shade of
the tulle The neck and sleeves of the
low-cut bodice are finished with full
ing of tulle. Apple blossoms and
leaves of the most exquisite workman
ship form the trimming of this beauti-
full and airy toilette.
Black, white, yellow in all shades,
pink and blue are the favorite colors
for evening dresses.
In Paris, for full dress, scarfs of gold
and tinsel-worked net, ruchings of net
with loops and ends of satin ribbon,
and folds of tulle forming braces into
which brilliant butterflies are placed at
intervals, are more fashionable than
flowers.
Vests covered with gold embroidery
are used with cloth dresses.
A dark brown cashmere dress has
the skirt made with white pleats edged
with brown velvet. The bodice is part
ly covered by cape of brown brocadcd
velvet trimmed with chenille fringe
and broad embroidery of gold and
brown beads.
A ruby cashmere toilet has pleated
skirt. The overskirt is pointed in
front and draped full in the back and
is trimmed with cream lace. The
blouse waist has ruby velvet collar
trimmed with the cream lace and
fastened by bronze buckle.
A reception toilette is of black
Siciienne; the bodice and tablier are of
brocaded silk trimmed with rich lace
and bead embroidery.
Foulard covered with. lace is much
worn for evening dresses in Europe:
A dinner dress of citrOn-colored vel
vet is trimmed with narrow bands of
marten fur about the bodice and the
front breadth. The high collar is
lined with poppy red silk, and the
hounce on the bottom of the skirt has
the plaits turned back from the upper
edge showing a similar lining.
An evening dress is made of scarlet
silk, covered with jet-embroidered net
The low-cut bodice seems made entire
ly OF jet. The sleeves are formed of
three festoons of black beads.
A dark green cloth dress has the
skirt made with kilt plaitings and pan
els alternating. The panels are trimmed
with gold braid in leaf design. The
heavy corded Jersey bodice has long
spray of leaves on the left side just
below the waist line. The edge of the
bodice is concealed by the overskirt,
which is draped very short in front,
and full and long in the back.
A bridal dress of plain and silver
brocaded satin with a des on of Ill es
of the valley has the bod ce ard train
of the brocade trimmed w tn Duchesse
lace. The bodice has the V-shape
opening filled in w tn tulle. The
undersk rt is of the plain sat n with
large plats. and has narrow box
plating around the bottom of the SIX rt
under the plaits. The front breadth is
draped hong and full, filling in a cas-
cade at the left side.-N Y Commercial
AdUertaser.