Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
FASHIONABLE AND OTHERWISE.


color for walls, and very cool in it's effect.
All cool colors give distance to the
walls. Red, in most of it's shades, is
very far from being a warm color, al
though that is the popular idea of it.
WHEN visitor at the Carlisle Indian
school asked a young Cheyenne girl if
she was member of church she an
swered: mot much, just a little" There
are hundreds of other church members
similarly situated Philadelphia Rec
ord.
GOLDEN brown rivals Titan red for
the basque and train of dresses. The
princesse back with punched up train
grows in favor for such dresses, and the
fronts are of gold brocaded satin. The
corsage with the neck pointed both
back and front is becoming to a fine
figure, and may be finished with fine
folds of white crepe isse.
PLATES should always be sent to the
table warm for dinner. Ii placed in
the oven they are apt to crack or
become discolored. The best method
is to dip them in boiling hot water and
let them remain for a few moments.
Dry quickly; pile and set on the table,
Tea cups should always be dipped in
hot water before pouring in the tea.
lea cosies are coming into favor.
One seen recently was made out of
handsome bits of silk and velvet in a
crazy patchwork design, bordered by
cord of twisted silk. Another was of
olive green plush, but lined in gold and
crimson with quaint Japanese figures,
while third was made of fine cloth,
trimmed with applique leather work.
WHAT are you doing, Mary" asked
a Somerville husband, addressing his
wife. Il am sewing on crazy quilt"
she replied. care there any buttons on
it?" "No." IT thought not" he said,
at wouldn't be like you to be sewing on
anything that needed buttons" and
drawing a deep sigh he proceeded to
fasten his suspender with a half-burned
match Somerville Journal.
The newest form of the jersey is, for
the winter season, accompanied by
jacket OF velvet, plush, or fine cloth,
which has rounding Zouave effect in
front, aid is cut la postillion in the
back. The jersey worn beneath this
jacket has braided or chenille-em-
broidered front, and has all the effect of
which buttons only at the throat, is
: worn above it.
EARRINGS are now seldom seen on
girls in their teens, and many of the
rising generation refuse altogether to
have holes bored in their ears. The
: simplest arrangement of the hair is
. adopted by schoolgirls, such as hang
? ing braids, Or else a braided knot low
. on the nape of the neck, while in front
: may be brushed back smoothly from
: the forehead if it is low, or cut in q
: bang that may cover part of high fore
J head, and perhaps result in inducing
= the hair to grow lower down.
: AN original mode of decoration was
n employed at recent wooden wedding.
4 The center of the supper table
was a miniature forest of pine,
spruce, hemlock and other branches
set in bed of moss, leaves,
pine-needles, cones. twigs, berries and
v burrs to carry out the woodland idea.
i The furniture was decorated in the same
l. rustic manner. The presents ranged
q from small Swiss or American bits of
8 woodwork up to carved wooden man
g tel-the wooden mantel having become
y one Of the most fashionable pieces OF
v decorative house furnishing. TPhila-
a delphia Ledger.
!. ooh, [ think it must be SO nice to be
> connected with newspaper said Mi SIS
: McFlynn to young Quilldriyer, as they
> sat together one evening. eyes, it IS
3 $685." he replied. "But why do you
g think it is ?" Why, it has so many adj
I vantages. 1 should think you would
|: glory in the freedom, the power, the
liberty and all the privileges of the
}. press" Certainly, L do. It's a pity,
a with all your enthusiasm on the subject,
I that you are not journalist" 81 think
l SO, too; but you know it is hard for a
9 woman to get recognition. I should be
+ delighted to feel that the press en-
: braced me-" ooh, you would, would
a you? Great Scott! wait till I turn down
| the gas" Philadelphia Press.
The New York Post says that the
: order for toilet of white velvet bro
cade to be worn in Washington the
coming winter has been sent to Paris
house, and is as follows: The train is
to measure ninety inches in length,
with very full rose and shell pleating
around the foot of the entire skirt, and
: in the center of each cluster of pleats
bunch of pale pink roses. The front,
of heavy white, iusterless satin duchesse,
will be covered with pink velvet roses
{ in applique, with rich green velvet
leaves and fine sprays. Around the
square neck will be set full garniture
! of pink roses and foliage with frill of
rich lace beyond, and the elbow sleeves
are to have similar finish. A very
rare set of opals will be worn with this
very magnificent toilet.
SOFT balls for baby can be knitted
with odds and ends of wool, on bone
needles. Cast ON one stitch, knit and
increase one every row till you have ten
stitches; then knit twenty rows plain,
and begin to decrease till you have one
stitch; cast off as soon as you have as
many pieces as will make ball, sew
them together. and stuff with wa6dino.