Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-08-01

1kAWN& this season. In blue, straw
f1aOS berry, cress green, or a
delicate shade of pink it is
incomparably charming. It should,
however, be smartly made up, and
trimmed with the new flax en-
broidery which is SO very effective.
There Is a solidNy about linen that
makes 1t quite the ideal summer tailor
costume 1t Is we'll adapted to the short
sacque, which can be DOTTED to show
a smart blouse. For example, a short
killed skirt Of Pomona green linen
could be worn with blouse Of white
Chinese silk, amply trimmed with
transparent lace insertion showing the
under slip Of green silk. The smart
bolero coatlet might be richly embroid-
cred with flax in a design Of sham
rocks.
White linen costumes look best with
the blue and red Greek or Russian en-
broidery, but many women prefer the
purity of white, with only relief Of
ecru guipure. Short dresses are indis-
pensable, and nearly all costumes for
y
wear are built on these lines.
Muslins have attained such perfec-
ton that it is vain to sing their praise.
The very fine chiffon muslins with a
colored ground and large floral sprays,
will prove very useful for dinner gowns
to be worn at country houses.
Aipacas have taken quite new de-
parture; beside great variety of fig
ured, checked and shot alpacas, we have
the flecked sort, which look particu-
larly lovely in blue and white
Spotted and flecked materials are
most popular; we have them in delaines
and in all transparent fabrics ad lib
Mohair materials meet with favor,
more particularly in black, where their
silky surface shows to perfection.
Grenadine, canvas, and very loose
woven hopsack share the honors with
others of the same class; and every
make of wolfe, especially those with a
silk border, have become classical
fabrics which are indispensable to our
needs.
Black is more worn than ever, and is
almost always relieved with color. A
favorite ornamentation for black gowns
are the jardiniere embroideries, or the
Paisley silk galloons and drop orna-
ments. No one can dispense with a
black wolfe skirt, tightly fitting round
the hips, and flaring at the feet into
little billowy frills or founces.
Silk challis, with it's old-world Pals
ley designs, it's satin spots Or Pompa
dour patterns, makes ideal picture
gowns.
We have whole host of fancy silks,
and taffeta Is embroidered with open
work, broderie Anglaise, and is spot
ted, brocaded Oh striped.
White and colored japanese silks are
treated much in the same way, except
that some are tucked at intervals with
floral printed designs, or have squares
or lozenges of filet lace inlet into the
material Foulards are, perhaps, most
fashionable in poppy red, with spots
of unequal size. Japanese and all man-
ner of oriental designs are fashionable,
and so perfectly printed are they that
they closely resemble the sreal thing"
The lovely shades now worn of ripe
corn" nankeen, ecru, and blonde, look
their best in Shanghai silks and glossy
Chambery gauze.
VelOurs mouaseline is velvet fabric
as soft as surah, and the white enl-
broidered or lace striped lawns are le-
gion. The spirit Of the thirties has been
revived in many of the latest dress
goods.
Skirts are divided into two classes
the short and the long; the smart and
the everyday skirt. Hip yokes do not
suit all figures, as they tend to shorten
the figure when the skirt is short, to
such an extent that they should not be
chosen by short, dumpy women who
wish to dress becomingly.
For long dresses the, lace yoke and
trellis-worked yoke Of ribbon are by
far the most suitable; the pointed edge
of the ribbon or scalloped edge of the
lace breaks the hard, straight line of
the ordinary yoke. Gagged yokes
should be made on the same principle,
with shaped edges.
For summer materials the gagged
bodice, sleeve, and skirt yoke is very
becoming style, provided the figure is
Of slanGc. proportions. The shoulder