Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-25
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

The Russian redingote has reached
the zenith of its fame.
The entire crown of mourning hats is
sometimes q solid network of dull Jet
beads.
RED flowers in velvet, upon grounds
OF Ottoman or repped silk, are the most
costly and elegant brocades now i'm
ported.
WIDE pleating of Swiss muslin edged
With lace is again worn inside the dress
skirt 1t IS not considered elegant,
however, for this pleating to show in a
street costume.
BALMoRALs are now preferred to white
skirts for street wear. Simple skirts
for ordinary wear are of felt IN dark
cloth cOlors, while other skirts are of
flannel, finished OF the bottom with an
embroidered ruffie of the material.
BLACK satin skirts. quilted and finished
on the bottom by box-pleating of satin,
are the most stylish petticoats this win
ter. Satin skirts are also shown in all
shades OF color, including terra Gotta,
navy blue, cadet gray, brown and dark
green. Less expensive pettlcoats are of
quilted farmers satin.
THE majority Of French dress are i'm
ported with handsome, though incon-
spicuous, buttons. There is an effort to
revive large buttons, and some wraps
are shown with immense buttons in
plaque style. English dresses are al
ways furnished with small buttons of
cloth or bone like those used on gentle
mems SUITS
The most elegant material for black
silk dresses is heavy corded Ottoman
silk. This is made up Ia handsome
costumes, often in combination with
black velvet. The basque of the dress is
velvet, the drapery Ottoman silk, and
the underskirt is of the same material,
made with an elaborate tablier of puffed
silk aud finished with a wide ruche of
silk, lined with velvet and caught to-
gether In shells to show the lining. The
buttons are handsome and snowy.
For working scarlet Glengarry cap
begin at the center of the crown and
crochet IN double or treble crochet with
double Berlin wool large round, in
creasing the stitches to keep it fat, until
1t Is the full size required for the top of
the cap. Eleven or twelve rounds will
be sufficient in moderately loose crochet
for boys cap. liz the following six or
seven rounds you decrease the work in
the same ratio as it was increased.
After that, for the head part, work
plain, without decreasing, la double
crochet, taking up both edges of the
loop IN each row for nine or ten rows,
and then fasten off, A thick ball or
pompon is put IN the center of the cap,
which should be lined with dark red silk
or serge.
THERE is 10 decided change In mourn
ing styles. Fine Henrietta cloth is
still the first choice for widows mourn
ing. The lower skirt is solid Grape, or
is bordered with wide fold of GRAPE
The plain apron drapery is finished by q
wide fold of Grape, and the jacket, which
is made III SIMPLE Jersey-ftting style,
coming low on the hips, has deep cuffs
and a wide collar Of Grape. The basque
in some instances is of solid Grape.
Young ladies or ladies in lighter mourn
ing choose dress of fine jesblack cash
mere, which is made with killed skirt,
simple drapery, high at the sides, and
jacket, collar and cuffs of velvet.
Wide bands OF Grape are worm only in
widows mourning, and are not consid-
cred elegant for young ladies or ladies
in light mourning.