Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-13
WORDS FOR WOMEN.

RED is a favorite color for children's
dresses.
SAsHEs and sash bows at the back are
much worn.
DULL, polished silver begins to usurp
the favor accorded the oxid;zed tor
some months past.
CONTRADICTORY as it sounds, there
never was season when black was 80
fashionable and brilliant colors so pop
ular.
THERE is an attempt to revive the Sc
we're styles of hair dressingi in vogue half
q century agO-smooth, wavy bands, stiff
little curls and love-locks.
NOVEL yet stylish house dress of
sapphire blue French cashmere has
sleeves and trimmings of seal brown
velvet, with gold braid outlining the
velvet ana edglng the folds of the
crossed bodice.
PLAIN fur muffs will be more fashion
able than the manu- actured NUTS oflace.
velvet and silk, which have been SO pop
uiarly carried during recent winters
The advantage of a fur muf is that it can
be suitably carried.
The brilliant hues characteristic of
early autumn millinery have not lost
they frequently appear somewhat
modified by the combination of black.
which is such 'craze" in the seasons
fashions.
The directoire shoulder-capes of light
colored cloths are the most stylish of
the smaller dressy wraps, and for win
ter wear ere made warmer-in appear
ance, at least-by the addition of band
of fur or astrakh han around the neck
and down the front.
Rows of flat curls like the oid-time
Montagues are worn on the forehe ad
with the new Spanish style of couture.
However, ladies do not readily ado pt
these plastered Glove locks" and it is
questionable whether they will again
become very popular.
FUR-LINED brocade pelisses are the
most elegant of outer garments, and
the rich satins and velvets of which
they are made are so expensive a text
ure as to preclude all possibility of their
becoming too common for the grandest
danes OF fashion to wear.
APRICOT, beige, channels, golden tan,
lawn and delicate silver shades are used
Tor the most expensive cloth dresses to
wear at church weddings, afternoon re-
ceptlons and for formal visiting. They
have elaborate garnitures of gothic pas.
sementerie or Persian embroidery.
LONG scarfveils are worn again, chief
ly with the round hats which project in
in front. They are over three yards
long, of plain or dotted net, light pat
termed lace or gauze. The scarf wells
the face, is crossed at the back of the
hat and tied in large, jaunty bow in
front.
The reign of the boa is not over; that
incomprehensible yet becoming orna-
ment, garment or accessory, in what
ever category it may be classed, has en-
twined itself sinuously into the affections
and around the shoulders of the dew
otees of fashion and there it will prob
ably retain hold 1or some time longer.
LEATHER, cut out in pretty applique
designs and embroidered with steel.
gilt and jet beads, makes unique but
pretty trimming in suede shades. In
delicate shades of kid and in white kid
wrought with silk to match and tinted
pearl and cut silver and gilt beads these
leather-work trimmings are really ex-
quisite.
BLACK hats are trimmed with the
most striking colors-red in all shades,
green, yellow, and even flaming orange
color; and hats and bonnets of felt or
velvet in any color are trimmed with
black ribbons, feathers and jetted bands
and ornaments, so that hat or bonnet
OF one color throughout is almost rara
avis in the millinery line.
EVEN in Newport, where wealth is at
discount, the diamond and pearl neck
lace worn on state occasions by Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has excited the
greatest wonder and admiration. The
striking feature of this necklace is that
the diamonds are pierced through he
center, and are strung alternately with
pearls. It is said that it required MANY
weeks of patient labor to pierce each
stone.
The prettiest head Of hair in Europe
is Jane Hading's. 1t is soft as silk. rip
pies from the very roots in bic. sculpt-
uresque-looking waves, and, though 1T
is not very long, it is thick and vigor-
GUS. Naturally it is a light bronze
brown in color, but this she deepens to
a red-bronze by the use OF henna, the
stuff with which women In Persia dive
both their nails and their hair. It is
not injurious at all, and the Persians be-
gin to use it from childhood. for nearly
every woman without exception in the
land of the Shah colors her hair.
SOMEBODY says but we don't know
upon what authority-that Mrs. Frank
Leslie sleeps in black silk sheets, the
top one hemstitched and run with coral
ribbons to match her beautiful night
robe Of ebony silk. The pillows are
cased in black silk, and over the couch
pendant the chandelier hangs cluster
of Spanish rosaries carved from frag-
rant wood and joined with bits of jade.
Her bath is study in custard-colored
plated silver, all the plumbing is open,
the tub is coffin-shaped and pictures
ornament the walls.