Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-11
FASHIONABLE AND OTHERWISE.

FASHIONABLE AND OTHERWISE.
AN evening dress is made of scarlet
silk, covered with Jet embroidered net.
The low cut bodice seems made entirely
of jet. The sleeves are formed of three
festoons of black beads.
BLACK lace hoods are very becoming
and useful for evening wear. They are
made of figured net, trimmed with lace
and jet. Spanish lace fchus may also
be utilized for this purpose.
A SHRIMP PINK velvet bonnet is
trimmed with gold beads. The only
trimming is cluster of loops of narrow
garnet and pink velvet ribbon on the
top of the bonnet. The strings are of
pink velvet.
A HANDSOME dinner dress has the
vest and plain skirt ot dark green velvet,
the polonaise of rich green faille, but
tons down upon the vest, and is draped
high in front, falling in long full folds
at the back.
A DARK brown cashmere dress has
the skirt made with wide plaits edged
with brown velvet The bodice Is part
ly covered by cape OF brown brocaded
velvet trimmed with chenille fringe and
broad embroidery Of gold and brown
beads.
A RUBY cashmere toilette has q plat
ed skirt. The overskirt is pointed in
front and draped full in the back, and
is trimmed with cream lace. The blouse
waist has ruby velvet collar, trimmed
with the cream lace and fastened by
bronze buckle.
A PURPLE velvet bonnet has punches
of lilac blossoms ON the crown, en-
broidered in tinted beads the exact col
or of the natural flowers. It is trimmed
with loops of wide purple velvet and
purple pansies and lilacs. The strings
are of purple velvet.
A BRIDAL dress of plain and silver
brocaded satin with design of lilies of
the valley has the bodice and train of
the brocade trimmed with duchesse
lace. The bodice has the V-shape open
ing filed in white tullo. The underskirt
is of the plain satin with large plaits,
and has narrow box plating around
the bottom of the skirt under the plaits.
The front breadth is draped long and
full, falling in cascade at the left side.
PRETTY blankets for the baby are
made of the soft blue flannel that is SO
much used for dressing sacks and for
stand-covers. It is of delicate shade
of blue, and is barred in small squares
with blue of lighter or darker shade.
This is becoming to the baby and is
very serviceable, as it has the merit of
washing well. The edge of the blan~
ket may be finished simply with mem,
and a row Of cross-stitch or feather may
hold the hem in place; but still pref
tier way is to crochet border; two or
three rows of sbel]-stitch, with deep,
full scallop, make dainty finish. This
may be done with single zephyr, Or with
Shetland or the favorite Saxony yarn.
The pale blue flannel looks much pref
tier after washing, if this is properly
done, than even the best quality of
white flannel, for, with painstaking,
that will look yellow, and it cannot be
helped. For night wear the fanpeis
which are part cotton are found to be
most useful, as they are less likely to
shrink.
PALE yellow and delicate shade of
blue are the favorate coiors at present
for table decoration, especially at lunch
COILS Auu ulSu G0aS WHERE 6uO tdDt0-clObu
and doylies and floral decorations are
all blue or pale yellow. Asters are much
used at present for adjoining the table,
as are also gladioi and the smallest
sun-fowers. The former, in their vari-
GUS colors, are exceedingly pretty and
effective. At Lennox, where Mrs.
Burton Harrison and others have
been entertaining largely and in:
formally, ferns are much used for table
decoration. Many varieties of them are
to be found in the woods around the
pretty town, and summer residents show
their appreciation by gathering them
and using them in decorating their
houses and tables. It lis simple thing to
press them, and yet how few women there
are who succeed in making them look
satisfactory or fit for decorations. They
should be simply very carefully put be-
tween the leaves of book while damp.
Every leaf of the fern should be gently
spread out. Heavy weights should be
placed on the book, and in month
they will be ready for use, looking al
most as green as when gathered, and
retaining their freshness in a remarka-
ole degree American Queen.
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