The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-21

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Fashies. -
A London publisher announces "The
Lovers Dictionary-a poetical treasury
Of lovers thoughts, fancies, address
and dilemmas, indexed for reference as
dictionary of compliments, and guide
to the study of the tender science"
Very pretty housedresses are made Of
two colors; the underskirt and sleeves
Of one color, the upper skirt and bodice
of another-this looks pretty in black
and scarlet, gray and blue, or mouse
with garnet.
Long gloves are considered very dis-
tingue in evening wear. Gold armlets'
with chains attached to the opposite
ends, and fastened to the bracelet, are
the latest caprice in full evening toll
cts. Canoes are coming into favor
again as jewels.
The "heart" is the best card in the
chance game of matrimony, sometimes
overcome by diamonds and knaves,
often won by tricks, and occasionally
treated in shutting manner, and then
cut altogether.
A very handsome robe of blue CASH
mere is trimmed with an application
of black velvet, in leaf designs, en-
riched with an embroidery of various
colored silk. This is the "Campana"
design.
An authoress compares man TO
umbrella, in these quaint terms: "A
good man is like strong silken UNI
Enthusiastically and a shelter when
the storms of life pour down upon us.
A mere walking stick when the sun
shines-a friend in misfortune"
The trimming on dress skirts still de-
scribes the line of tunic, sometimes
continuing up the front in double lines,
but oftener crossing over to the side.
The latter arrangement is in the best
taste for promenade dresses, as 1t dis
tinguishes them more fully from the
regulation morning robe. , .
Madame Ristori's favorite "street cos
tune" appears to be address Of the heav-7'
lest black damask silk, with large white
silk stars woven into the texture of the
fabric in q manner which makes the stars
look rs if they were made of silver; her
head dress, white lace lappels OF the
most costly and fairy-like workmanship,
hung pendant and covering the ears,
reaching down to where the dress was
fastened ut the throat; and from each
ear string of diamond drops, four in
number, valued at Sl2 ,00O-very massy
in their appearance. She used a para
sol of the finest and heaviest white
silk. and Chinese fan ofintricate work
manship.
The most popular form for black vel
vet outdoor covering is the loose or
sacque paletot with large points both
at the back and front. They are newer
than those which are cut straight all
round the edge, aud all trimmed with
narrow bands of fur, precisely as last
winter. Fur is to be very generally
worn on silk dresses, when the cold
weather sets in in earnest. A very lady
like winter toilet consists of either a
mauve OF blue gros grain dress,
with high bodice and no basques; n
waistband with two long sash ends,
which are bordered with chinchilla;
the paletot cut with points and edged
with chinchilla; Venetian sleeves lined
with white satin and open, so as to
show the dress sleeves underneath.
The influence of costume mortality
is shown in very instructive manner
by one of the English Register Generals
reports. Thus, from one to five years
there is an equality of deaths by scalds
anu puIu> Luiung boys auu girls; but
from five to ten. double the number of
girls to that of boys die. from those
causes, while from ten to twenty, there
die one hundred and two women and
only twenty-seven men-and from TWEEN
ty and upward, seventy-one women and
and twenty-five men; showing the in
fluence of muslin and founces in pro-
ducing death, Notwithstanding the
greater caution of the female sex.
For dem;-ioiletie morning wear, pale
tots made either of blue or violet vel
vet cloth are general. They are cnt out
round the edge either in square or round
scollops, and are piped with black sat
in. Large pockets and small straight
collars arc added to all jackets. Other
paletots are made of fine black cloth,
and are embroidered in jet. They are
likewise cut out in scollops, and the
embroidery, which represents spray of
flowers, or a bunch of grapes or palm
leaves, appears as though it grew out of
the scollops. These paletots are fasten-
ed with large fancy buttons. The small
black velvet jackets worn by yonng Ia
dies are likewise cut at the edge in
either square or round seollops, and no
other ornament save very brilliant jet
fringe is added. Peplums, which are
made to match the dress, are trimmed
with cross-cut bands of velvet, studded,
or rather cloates (nailed), as the French
say, with jet. They are never wadded,
but are lined with thick flannel, which
has satin over it; but even this is not
quilted. The most elegant style COLI
sists of peplums to match dressy tot
lettes, and white satin is used for lining.
The large Venetian sleeve-very point
al and avcealinuly wile-is worn with