| Show floyal WIDOWS weeda moaning woin by widow of imperiel Imperi il in europa the of paria gives some particulars as to alie amu ruing worn by of royal and imperial rank ill europe at tho prea put time A modification of the english widows cap as worn fur so many yian by victoria would appear to be the lorin of coiffure adopted at many courts aud the same journal mates that an english a mo noply of supplying theae tu the royal families of europe the description crip tion given in detail shows ahat the cap as worn at foreign courts has black lisse weepers the agad empress augusta though ahu other the chuven widows ino to have very warm caps owing to the neuralgia from wandi abbo the nae fall almost to the carpet gaeu elie ia seated in her largo armchair which id mounted on rollers ahe unfortunate empress barlotta Jar lotta of maximilian of has always been careless of dress abuce the great tragedy other lile when she went ID appeal to napoleon III and the eugenie at the elie wore a crushed droes and a damaged while silk bonnet with fe allers all uncurled now in her widowhood and mental alieni aton ehe loves to wear alie her attendants have frequently tried to dissuade her from doing BO she often puts red in her hair na she h represented in her port rale by kaukau in which lier remarkable resemblance to her grandfather louis philippe cornea aut 80 the exEm preM eugenic according lu this writer nears the very simplest fiort if mourning her gowns are of woolen fabric and tail in plain folds from the waist her occasionally attempt some variations upon their unstudied simplicity but the empress always bids them revert to the arp i iea that alin now prefers the queen ot spain baa till quite lately worn deep that was almost nun liko in ila seventy the dress very laiu and straight has had a long lull train upon her bead she lias always worn a luan lilla of black woolen fabric without even the relief of a lold of traus parent crape for extra covering athea crossing alie gardens or trav eri ing the low corridors of her palace queen maria christina wears a lung black mantel lined with white velvet she uses two pearl headed all anso used to admire lor fixing the thick black veil upon her head for certain occasions of ceremony the queen lias of late dolled her somber black and worn a lilac gown but she to like to re turn to the black veil that denota her widowhood here is n nature as eer ioui as it is at her convent in her girlhood she could aldaya be counted upon for missions needing courage and devotion pences stephanie s still girlish bead is llie to wear the royal widows cop under which her lair bair in almost hidden and the black and white of austrian widows mourning some dresses just sent to the empress fred nek illustrate the etiquette of the birst twelve neontha nion tha weede among atheni is a morning darsi in plain english crape the skirt ot which id gathered all round the waist the empire bod ice has a deep collar of white batiste and to match that leach the elbow another gown is made of dull black cloth aliu skirt being trimmed with baida of crape A wide flat fold begins at the waste and alia over one side of tho skirt to the hem above which it 13 slightly over the crape waistcoat ia straight bodice with large kipela lipela of crape the orthodox white batiste collar atud buffi are worn with this A long trained house dress is in black cashmere the front baing anti ely covered with crape pleated diagonally it the bodice has a plastron rou of crape the fastenings of which arc concealed beneath two bias folds large sleeves of white creo are worn over the black ones the latter allowing through another house il esa ia in black veiling pleated as closely as possible over a foundation skirt of dull black silk A belt of english crape comes down in a point over the bodice beginning beg ining at each side A tea gown in a boft fabric called woolen velvet over a front of striped 11 ack crape the long train i lined with white silk the belt eliat confines the gown at the woolen studded with wooden beads the collar and delfi are of thick while serge embroidered with black among the dinner gowns ia a princess dress of english crape the front of which ia draped ver black silk the bodice h fastened by three onyx claps in the form of stars alo collar and are of white crape fastened with similar stars of onyx another in black woolen velvet with train gathered on the back and trimmed with an embroidery made of small wooden brads on tho flit bodice ia a deep white collar like a nuns but made of the very batiste in this reaped unlike u nun i cuan that match the collar reach to tho elbow the mantles n a long and ample one to be worn in and mailo of black woolen crape lined with astrakhan fur A second ia in woolen ottoman fitting very closely at the back and lined with white quilted satin A boa of black feathers takes the place of a collar the bonnet is a small capote with crape stretched across the crown aud covered with two long veils caught up into folds under the brim are several folds of rolled crape like thone on a widows cap and the crape strings are crossed on the breast and with an unpolished onyx set in silver the young princea ocea wears black aberge gowka with babit bodices bo dices aal collars and f of black crepe lissi thiro thi ro evening aro black closely aluck bilk trimmed with ardit aai worn with black bilk baliti nA liti |
