The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-01
Local and State News.

hOOOl OAu OUbUO 4NS"os
TIE FAsHIoNs.-So many bonnsts, cloaks
and dresses are in vogue nowadays tnat
We desm it but due TO our lady readers TO
give them an item or two on the tatssf-as
person might as well be out OF the world
as out of the fashion.
The spring bonnet is quite small, com
pared with that very large piece OF neso
gear long known as the "coal scuttle;;" ana
the variety of color and trimmings is fairiy
bewilderfng.
A bonnet of corn, color, terry velvet, with
q curtin of blue satin, and blue plume on
the left side is said to be the latest novelty
FROM Paris. The face trimmings are corn
silk gold wheat ears and blue wild flowers,
and the strings of corn-color ribbon. It is
very stylish and novel looking bonnet,
bat very trying to most complications
White chip bonnet trimmed on the front
and curtained with blue birds feathers, is Q
very pretty bonnet. Across the middle of
the bonnet is broad band of blue velvet,
the same shade as the feathers ornamented
with white bugles The face trimmings,
mixed feathers, white roses and scarlet &c.
raniums with green leaves; ana the strings
are of blue ribbon.
A sacque of red silk, with trimmings
upon the neck of gulpure lace, ornameated
With buglss, is q very rich article. The
sleeves are wide and flowing, trimmed
with rows of bugled gulpure Insertion, de-
scending from the shoulder to the bottom
Of the sleeve, where fall of lace the same
as at the neck completed it. This sacque
is buttoned down the front, and ornamen,
ted with passementerie buttons of the rich
est quality.
A casaque of plain black silk, fitting
half tight to the figure, with seam straight
down the back, and one on each side, 10 q
degree of elegance to the general appear
ance of the wearer more than any other
style of clock or mantle.
A street dress of black rep silk; the skirt
quite plain, gored at the sides, and moder
ately long Aronnd the bottom the only
trimming is two large cords covered with
the dress material. The corsage is high
and plain, with two points in front and q
single postillion behind. They also are
corded the same as the skirt and the half
open sleeve have two rows Of the same cord3
ing descending from the shoulder to the
wrist
Another dress suitable for the house or
the street, is of Havana brown moire an
tique, the skirt quito plain. bound with silk
corded braid, and otherwise untrimmed. The
waist has two points in front and three
postillions behind they are trimmed with
broad bugle trimming and jet ornaments.
The sleeve is partly open at the wrist, and
slashed up the back hal f way to the elbow;
trimmed to match the points.
For full evening dress the following ex.
ceedingly beautiful dress is Of mauve satin:
The skirt trimmed round the bottom with
ruching of the same; and above that
hounce half yard in depth, of white
thread lace, headed by ruching same as
on the bottom. Tie waist low, with berthe
of white lace and heading to match the
skirt; and short sleeve with white tulle
puffed undersleeve-short also Head dress
Of purple aud white velvet sonvolvulus and
green grapes. Bobuet de corsage the same.
A largo bunch of the same flowers and
grapes Topped up the lace On the LETT side
of the skirt