Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-07
GOSSIP FOB THE LADIES.
The Fashions for september.
The changes OF Costume TO he Adopt

The Changes OF Costume To he Adopt
ed.
Demorest for September gives the la
dies an idea of what is to be and what
they must prepare for. 1t says:
Ladies' who have been afraid to ven
ture on the short dress or the gored
dress, have simply lost time. Both ap-
pear likely to retain pre-eminence for
Abroad, the length OF the in. door
dresses has been constantly increasing,
and the size round as steadily dimin-
ishing, until they begin really to pre-
sent the statuesque appearance which
distinguished the designs OF the last
century.
A crinoline is still worn, although 1t
is almost imperceptible; il is either des-
tituie of springs, or tight to the body
round the top, but slopes OF toward the
base, giving the indication of n trail,
which is, however, only just sufficient
to support the underskirt.
White skirts are now almost uni
formly made with a flounce, which but
tons on to the gored upper part, and
can thus be removed at pleasure.
a. The very latest design in dresses for
full wear consists of a gored redit9ote
or pslisSe, which buttons all the way
down the front, over short dress or
skirt, and is within about a quarter Of
yard of being its length. Many
TedBl0oteS are made OF the same ma
terial as well as in color.
A very good style for this month Is
comPOsed-of- a skirt Of-blue poplin,
trimmed with two bands of gray silk, q,
rediJL0ots of gray lama, corded with
blue, and fastened down the front with
blue silk buttons. B-.- a-saErs-
The rediElgote is cut in, but does not
tit the figure. The somewhat loose and
slovenly appearance, however, which
Ii would otherwise have, is prevented
by wide sash extending from the
side seams, and tied in the back In
large bow; when the trimming con-
trasts, the sash is always of the same
color
Toilets en- suite are to be more than
ever the mode during the coming sea
son, and to be very strict; robe paletot,
bonnet boots, gloves and parasols, all
of color. This style is, in fact, very
fashionable just now in the country.
The nankeen suits are the faVorites,
when they are not wholly nankeen,
they are trimmed with brown, and
worn with brown straw hats, sur
rounded with u wreath OF Bismarck
leaves.
The bonnet question is settling itself,
and appears to be settling itself perma-
nsntly in favor OF small bonnets. For
SDLllb LlLIS II W Ms
that the ''coal scuttIe," or some other
formidable monstrosity, would reassert
itself; but as the graceful and conven-
lent little bonnet, which fits infinitely
better than the larger one ever did, be-
gan TO establish itself in the affections
of its patrons, the inquiry arose, why
return to the large bonnets at all If
we do not like them, why need we have
them
The "ladies" are still to wear dirty
faces-suoh Is the latest decree OF fash
ion, although the pearl powder, white
lead and rouge that have so long kept
them in countenance, have been dis
bronZed. It should seem thai the
change from brazen into bronze must
be an easy-only little walnut Juice
being necessary TO gypsyize the woman
face divine.
OF course, golden hair will not do for
a yellow gall" aud a new agency must
be Invented TO dye the hair BLACK. Die,
we should say; tor the distinctive ma
ture of the chemical agents usually
employed to secure this result, is well
known.
1t is estimated that Parisians expend
annually eight millions OF francs for
cOrsets, fifteen millions for gloves,
twenty millions for hats and bonnets,
eighteen millions for false diamonds, a
million and a half for false teeth,
eighty-four thousand for glass eyes,
seven hundred and thirty thousand for
masquerade dresses, twenty-five mil
lions for perfumery and cosmetics, five
millions for fans, twenty eight millions
for artificial flowers, and fifteen mil
lions for buttons.
The following from the latest author
ity may be ofinterest to our lady read
ers who frequently go out to make
calls: "a plain card denotes passing
call; the lower right hand corner turned
down, n visit; left hand corner, con-
dolence; right hand upper corner, busi-