Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-10-05
OF INTEREST TO LADIES.

0oaVy WQlC0 SILK nave plQuduL 0u0CI.
A NOVEL model has the skirt of green
camel's hair, with Jet trimmings, while
cancels hair sleeves are placed in a coat
bodice of changeable green and mauve
ribbed velvet.
For the house there are Greek gowns,
Roman gowns, Japanese, Spanish and
Louis QuInze gowns, fashioned of the
finest silks, cashmeres, crepes and veil
ing, with bewildering hutter of rib
bons and lace.
CURIOUS caps for boys will be the
fashion this autumn. They are OF suede
in the dark tan and red shades, with a
band of black patent leather. Some
take the shape OF Cowes caps, while
others are like modified Tam O'Shan-
tiers.
AMONG the blues, what is known as a
real smoke blue is again in vogue; 1t is
somewhat darker than gendarme and
not as ccld-looking as steel blue.
Speaking of blue, the old standby,
navy, is now combined with heliotrope,
and Il very fashionable English woman
wears a heliotrope silk shirt, with q
skirt and coat Of navy blue broadcloth.
NEVER did fashion give its votaries 8
better opportunity to utilize remnants
of various dress fabrics Tor the making
of not only simple costumes, but those
of the richest description. One gown
is very frequently made up of a rich
combination of velvet sleeves and coll
lar, silk and wool skirt, crepe de chine
vest front and silk passementerie jack
ct.
SNUFF-TAKING has actually been re-
vived in Merry England" so it is safe
to predict, Notwithstanding the great
good sense OF our people, that snuff
boxes will be quite de rigeur before
long. The Meriden Company has some
charming little boves, which would
make excellent tablieres, lined with
gold and ornamented with monogram
in blue enamel. They are also lovely
for ''ball putfs, that is to say, to keep
my lady's rice powder in, in company
with small puff; when she is at the
theater she can look in the tiny oval
mirror which is in the handle of her
fan, and, at the back Of the box, give a
furtive dab and then return to her
seat, fully conscious that she is all right
PERSIAN embroideries are the correct
thing now; so, if John wishes to get
you a present, of course, that is, if he
wisely and sensibly wants to get some
thing for your little home, tell him to
| buy you a cushion, a table scarf, or
even g. pretty mat, with those intricate
| designs, wonderful colors and careful
| stitches woven together on it.
BED draperies should not be left up
| for an indefinite period without being
| well shaken, especially now that clean
illness and vigilance in household mat
| tiers may be the price Of health. if not
| Of lie. Dust-laden curtains around
ones bed are positively dangerous. In
sleep the lungs are cons family being
filled with the air Immediately sur
rounding the sleeper, and one can we'll
imagine the effect the million particles
of dust would have on the strongest
lungs in the world.
ONE MILLION dollars is the price of the
five chains of pearls forming the collar
of the Baroness Gustave de Rothschild,
and that of the Baroness Adolphe de
ROthSchlld Is about as valuable. Both
LADIES are great admirers Of Jewels. The
most curious among famous pearls is
that which, three centuries ago, the
French traveller, Tavernier, sold to- the
Persian monarch for $675, 900. It is still
in the possession of the present Shah.
The private apartments of Queen
Victoria are hung with a series Of paint
lngs representing incidents IN her do
mestic life since the time of her mar
riage. The latest addition to the series
is picture by Mr.. Reid, f. S. A, OF the
| christening Of the youngest child of
Princess Beatrice, an event that took
place last year.
Miss ELIZABETH MORE, of Edgeworth,
Pa, has recently built with her own
hands neat little cottage, laying the
foundation, doing all the carpenter
| WORK, and even plastering the rooms.
During some Of the work she found it
| necessary to don male attire, and she
was aided in the hardest part of the
work by young girl friend. Miss
More is a pretty girl, and is very proud
Of having once been protegee of Jane
Grey Swisshelm, from whom she prob
ably learned some Of her energy.
IT is curious that when so many wom-
en- are asking what they can do to earn
money SO few think of becoming
amateur gardeners. Violets, pinks,
chrysanthemums, and many other
flowers are not difficult to raise, and
when carefully packed and sent to a
florist bring good prices. 1t is said that
q woman in the South makes q good in
come furnishing real orange blossoms
70 famous florist, while five or six
others dress themselves on the dollars
produced from the vlolets that grow
with so little care in the well-prepared
violet pit.
Mrs. EMMA P. EWING, the lecturer on
cooking, declares that while improve
ments have been made in all other di-
rections, practical cooking stands
where it cid 100 years ago. ''To much
attention is given to the parlor and
drawing-room in proportion to what is
given to the kitchen. Every part Of the
house demands attention, and the par
lor should contain as good furniture as
you can afford; but money should not
be expended in the parlor while the
kitchen contains not more than $40
worth of utensils excepting the stove or
range"
THERE died recently in Hungary two
ladies who served in 1913 in the revo-
lutionary army and fought in several of
the fercest battles dressed in military