The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-04
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIEs.
The Fashions for September.
Tne changes orCo.tume to be Adopt

Demorest for September gives the la
dies an idea of what is to be and what
they must prepare for. 1t says: IS
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-euIinence for
| some time to come.
| 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 II
is almost imperceptible: it is either des.
tituIe of springs, or tight to the body
round the top, but slopes OF toward the
base, giving the indication of trail,
which is, however, only just sufficient
to support the underskirt.
White skirts are now almost uni
formly made with fiounce, 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 rediai9ote
! or Pslisse, which buttons all the way
down the front, over a short dress or
d yard of being its length. Many
rednl0OteS are made OF the same ma
teriAl as well as in color.
| A very good style for this month Is
composed-oH- -R-skirt- -Of-blue poplin,
trimmed with two bands of gray silk +,
rediTL0ote of gray lama corded with
blue, and fastened down the front with
| blue silk buttons.
The TedlHgote is cut in, but does not
| tit the figure. The somewhat loose and
slovenly appearance, however, which
1t 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 paIetot,
bonnet, boots. gloves aud 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 a wreath of Bismarck
leaves.
The bonnet question Is settling itself,
and appears to be settling itself perma-
nently in favor of small bonnets. For
some time it WAS considered inevitable
that the Hcoal scuttle," 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 II
we do mol 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
laa1 and FnnUa that haUa On lnnu Eanf
them in conntenance, have been dis
carded. The complexion is now 10 be
bronzed. 1t should seem that the
change from brazsn 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
cOrseLs, fifteen millions for gloves,
twenty millions for hats and bounets,
eighteen millions for false diamonds, a
million and half for false teeth,
eighty-fOur thousand for glass eyes,
seven hundred and thirty thousand for
masquerade dresses, twenty-five mil
lions for perfnmery 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, visit; left hand corner, con-
dolence; right hand upper corner, busi-