Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-20
Fashions for the Ladies' for NAV.

! The following Bulletin Of the Fashions has
| been prepa ed for the New York Express from
which we copy for the benefit Of ourlady readers.
| Thursday morning, Madame Ferrero opened her
superb show rooms TO the public and set the world
| IF fashion half crazy with beautiful display of
millinery, fresh from Paris, and of gossarner
gracefuneSS that might have been manufactured
| in fairy land. StrawS, combined With that delicate
| fabric wrought from bleached whalebone, were
among the most SubSta ntia bonnetS exhibited, and
they possess all the effect Of straw, with the deli
cacy OF fine lace, when trimmed with prouSion
of Ilch flowers, that are more the fashion than
ever. This class of bonnets peculiarly becom-
ing. But the full dress bonnets surpaSs anything
yet seen among us, for dellcacy and richness
One, entirely of white lace, with wreath of tiny
roseouds trayerslng the crown and winding under
lhe ofi, till the exquisite spray Just mingleS over
the forehead, might have been intends for Queen
Nab herself. Another, of Snow-white Chip
covered with proluson of lace worth six dollars
yard, held fast each side by clusters of white
roses, and with its inside trimmings of blended lace
and white buds, will, we donbt not be carried off
by some bride before the morning closes, notwlth-
standing its price.
But it is impossible to describe any one thing as
pre-cmlnent among whole wilderness of bonnetS
each OF which would, If seen by itself, be pro-
bounced perfect, Bright and snowy coIors are
still IN request, and arranged with the fine taste
exhibited in this collection, toned down with lace
and blended with flowers, lose all appearance OF
over gorgeouSneSS. The fronts are universally
more open than last year, and crowded with flow
erS, and soft illusion of blonde. For young ladies'
we saw many bonntS of white and rose color, with
the most exquisite little wreathS, widening nj the
ears, AID growing less and less till they met Ill
almost impeeceptlbe buds and leaves under the
brim.
Formarri.d ladies, OF the right complexion, lilac
Is iavorlte color; one OF Grape, trimmed with
rich cream colored cactuSeS, was exceedingly ele-
CANT ~ i-eghorn enriched with the most exprn-
Stve lace, and with two eati, rs falling like hand
luls OF snow flakes side, struck us from lis
peculiar Du(liy OF StvlH-wOFth for, dollars ar
more. Amolherwhlte bonnet, from which clusters
OF the most exquisite heath fell, more gracefully
than Lea:h ever grew on the mountains OF Scot
land, stopped our progress as we walked down the
| room. Indeed nothing, not even nature herself,
can SurpaSS the perfection to which the artisans of
France have brought artificial flowers. You see
roses with the dew trembling among Il cir leaves,
clusters of heath from which the drops seem falling
away, artli ial grasses scarcely more substantial
than shadows. Indeed, it seems impossible for AIT
10 reach higher perfection in this branch than
we have witnessed to-day. Nor does France seem
TO hold tins alt oil mOcklng nature at low dis
count, for the man lcho sends The most EXQUISITE
roses TO tbs country bus receiued cross Of the
legion Of honOr in acknowledgment Of his superb
GRITTY.
Several new styles of mantillas were exhibited,
all larger and deeper than those of last year The
colorS are white, ashes OF roses and black, but
tEat beautiful tint called ashes OF roSLS seems 10
be the invorite. Two of this shade we remember
as very superb. One, '.The Maria LoulSa' has
Snalt yoke, aud three or four plaitS behind gives
1t rich tulneSS OF dlapery. The border is iniaid
with lace and running pattern of braid edged,
with heavy fringe. The other, which has some
| classic name which we have forgotten, is deep
and rounded behind, short and pointed in FROM,
with cape and double points OF fringe and braid
embroidery at least six inches deep, which has a
| fine effect.
But white mantila which takes its mare from
the Empress Eugenia, surpasses even these. In
iorn't IS much like The last we have described,
but is inlaid with two deep rows Of lace overland
with embroidery, aud separated with ruche OF
white SATIN rbOnd this is terminated with q
heavy fringe. Indeed fringe and embroidery form
the most favored garniture for mantlilas this sea-
son.
Everything is profusely ornamented al out
ady's DRESS from the crown of her head to tip of
her slipper. Gothic joints are the rage in every
thing where they can be used. Among Madame
tenero's French embroderies saw little else
than the jonted style, they say in architecture
Before we could half examine the profusion of
beautiful things around us, Madame Ferreros
rooms were so crowded with ladies' that we were
ob!iged.to leave. Her show rooms are really Won
der-spaciouS, with rich d,aperes that give the
exact light in which ladies love TO test their com
plexions; and what is better than all, on the first
floor, three doors from Broadway, and yet in
quiet neig hborhood. .,-