Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-25
FASHIONABLE OR OTHERWEsE,

POPLINs are coming again.
COLOR plays an important part in
fancy dress bonnets.
BOUQUETS composed of nothing but
orangefoWers will be carried by Brides
this spring.
The general style for spring suits is
that Of a short basque, plain skirt and
long drapery.
FANCY bonnets are made of tinseI
and novelty fabrics of various kinds
over frames of wire and lace net.
SMALL sunfowers on flexible stems
nod over the crowns of many of the
new imported hats and bonnets.
WIDE tinsel braids put on in bands
and long looped cabbage bows are the
favorlte trimmings on spring hats.
PRETTY breakfast jackets are shown
IN pale shades of surah, trimmed with
imitation Valenciennes or the Breton
| laceS.
The wild business of the frizzled
bang IS abated until now it is reduced
to q modest wave fringe on the fore
head.
CANVAS woven linen etamine rib
bons, shot with bars of gold thread,
trim some of the new Paris bonnets
and hats.
New silk jerseys are beautifully
beaded with jet in various designs, and
sometimes In patterns covering the
whole garment
SOME of the new cashmere gloves
have the long wrists embroidered in
chain stitch on the closed tops, with
silk of a paler shade.
For lake wear large poke bonnets CT
straw, trimmed with printed musIins
and lined with q shade becoming the
wearer, will be worn.
The favorite practical dress of light
weight for cool summer days is I'M
questlonably the Notwithstanding
called China Grape, again India silk.
ASHES F-RosEs will be one of the
most popular colors for wear during
the coming season. The cashmeres
and embroidered materials in this
color are very handsome.
The short dressy wraps which are
SO becoming to the majority of figures,
are being worn in very bright colors.
They usually have trimming of soft
feathers all around them.
PRETTY new bed curtains are those
made of the old-fashioned French
chintzes of delicate colors and large
pattern. These promise to be much
used in chamber upholstery,
FLOWER weddings are to be all the
rage in London this spring. They are
termed thus because the bridesmaids at
each wedding will be dressed in gowns
made to represent some spring flower.
RARE Eastern rugs, since it has been
found they can have their rents re-
paired by experienced native workmen,
are now better liked than when they
present whole and tidy appearance.
The silver carfare-holder, is now
quite an elaborate affair, being orna-
mented by the monogram of the wear
er. These very convenient little af-
fairs are also to be had in black rub
Der, set in silver or plain.
A CARVED oaken chest, black and
rich with age, or beautiful hand
wrought cabinet is at once a beauti-
full and useful wedding gift, quite as
much SO, perhaps, as an article of sill
verware, If a more useful present.
GILDED chair and sofa frames are
coming again into fashion and are to
be used in draWing-room furnishing.
The brOcaded silk coverings which are
to be more and more used are partic-
ularly appropriate with this setting.
The colors in new silk gloves range
from dark to pale shades of modes,
tan russell and nut brown from filbert
and hazel to chestnut, golden brown,
grays from slate to pale Russian, and
many intermediate tints of gray, blue,
amber and mastic.
A RICH visiting toilet is OF garnet
cloth. Around the skirt which is
ing tapestry work, with Louis XIII.
designs embroidered in faded colors.
The polonaise is trimmed with a mar
rover band of the same embroidery.
CREPE DE CHINE, grenadine and lace
promise to become the favorite fabrics
| for the coming spring and summer.
In the first named are shown some
really artistic designs-beautiful deli
| cate leaves and flowers in pale faded
cOlors on cream, light blue, rose or
| lavender grounds.
A PIECE of tapestry is considered the
most appropriate hall decoration In
the modern house, hence the demand
for it's Importation. Many fine pieces
have found their way over here and
are not only valuablefor their variety
but for the beauty of workmanship as
well. Some very wonderful copies of
real tapestry have been made in En-
gland and sometimes they are really
battling even to an expert.
They All Made Money.