Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-14
BRIGHTnSPRING GOWNS
Fine Wool CrapOnS VIII Figure Prominently
Among Them


her, says fashion writer in the Brook
lyn Eagle. "Only $22,'' says the eager
clerk as he steps forward to show his
special line of fine soft tinted ginghams,
displayed in patterns of skirt and waist
to match, the skirt shaped and ready
for the binding. Cheap suit, he
further adds, mo dressmaking, no fuss
ing" One of these imported dress pat
terms is in mixed grays with the skirt
trimmed with three rows OF black lace
insertion. Another is IN tieecy pink,
similarly bordered round bottom with
white insertion. The great trouble
with the beautiful satin striped glng-
hams is that they are all SO light If
she is obliged to seek the older styles.
The popularity of basket woven stuffs
is proven by the great assortment of
combinations of shades and by the
range from light to dark fabrics. For
summer wear there are designs with
very light grounds, almost white, with
fine stripes or checks of yellow and
golden brown. These are from French
manufactures, the lightly woven, thin
ones, being made up with silken Innings.
Light hop sackings with dashes of
green, lilac. brown and yellow are con-
sidered "quite too sweet Tor anything
Sail cloths and mohalr dotted fabrics
are recommended for travelling suits.
Coats seem to predominant III these
early spring suits, which are lined with
shot taffeta silk throughout. The coats
are made easy fitting to be worn over
full blouse waists, finished with belt
of velvet and bib Of ecru guipure.
The skirts are made close fitting round
hips and fashioned in the back with
fiaring gOdet plaits that extend the
width at foot TO four yards. Other coats
are decidedly masculine in appearance,
made with buttOned fronts, like a mans
frock coat The easy fitting backs are
made very full below the waist line and
the sleeves are very ample at the top.
Most of the new cloth dresses on eX-
hibitiOn now have some sort of a basque
over the hips. The shOrtripple fOunce,
cut circular, opening in the front and
back, is favorite. Often this is made
entirely separate from the waist, to
which it is attached by belt.
OF all the new materials, however, the
fine wool crepOns seem to take the
palm. They are most delightful thin
fabrics Among the newest effects are
puckered lengthwise stripes that are
brocaded. Then there are the broche
crepons with the most exquisite color
ings in rough crinkled grounds. These
are selected for watering place toilets
and are charmingly combined with silk
or satin. Those in the hands of mOdistes
now are most likely for the Florida or
California visit An ecru crepon is
singularly lovely gown for a young
woman, when made up with lace and
ribbons of the same color. More eff
fective are those light crepons combined
with black satin A dainty dress has the
Io,or inf SliUbtlJ- raised
on the hips, such as were Worn some
twenty years ago. The overskirt is bor-
dered with a band of black insertion.
Black, white and ecru are combined by
daring mOdistes, an ecru crepOn dress
being made, for instance, with @ yoke
Of black satin covered with white inser-
ton For those who wear black, a fine
crepon is a pretty dress, trimmed with
Jet and black guipure. Cross striped
black and white crepOns are also beaut-
full. These goods are IS inches wide
and may be safely recommended to any
one desiring stylish lightweight toilet.
Other special goods for spring are the
silk-corded beiges, the melange novel
ties and dotted all-wools. Bunbeg is an
Irish homemade homespun. Whip
cords, cheviots and diagOnals are all
shown in new colorings. For tailor
made gowns covert Suitings are shown.
Ciose-ftting fur jackets, short and
straight round as a waist, are much
liked by stylish young women. One Of
Persian lamb may have huge sleeves of
velvet, one of seal huge sleeves Of Per-
sian. What an interesting creature a
pretty, Well-dressed woman always is to
those about her. One stormy day last
week one such boarded a Franklin Ave
nue. car. She had evidently left home
before the snow began to fall, but some
how she had kept remarkably clear
from it. She wore a golden tan dress
and one Of those short Persian jackets,
finished with high storm collar. Her
hair, almost black, was carried back in
a loose, curly knot, just visible between
the collar and hat, which was a dainty
affair Of rough green straw trimmed
with black lacey wings and black roses,
relieved by few small pink blossoms
The fragrance of the immense bunch of
violets which she wore was clearly per-
ceptible Boots, gloves, handkerchief,
purse were all dainty, and while not be-
dressed, every detail was perfect.
Somehow, her red cheeks and dark blue
eyes made the day seem less gloomy.
What glorious heritage to be beauti
full It carries such powers that there is
no mystery in the desire for beauty.
Even the sanity soul, if ugly and awk-
ward, has less influence than she would
if good looks were added to good deeds.
And yet some women are so charming
that one thinks them beautiful in spite
of irregular features and coarse COM
plexions. Of all adjectives applied to
lovely wOmankind the word charming
seems to convey the most meaning.
1t may be due to it's derivation from the
Latin carmen, which meant originally
incarnation. To charm a person is to
bewitch him. Charming women do not
sing incantations perhaps, but they ex-
ercise the same command as if some in
cantation had been sung and someone
were beWitched, but this is depression
from the subject of late fashions.
A new Paris cape, more properly
called a collet, does not reach to the
waist. It is designed for cool days
with a tailor jacket. 1t is made
of cloth fecked with blue, the
cape portion being attached to a
yoke, the joining covered by a
shoulder t1ounce. The queer funnel