The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-23
FASHIONS FoaAUGUsT.

We had designed a general ant
sketchy article on the fashions for thi
weeks report, but are compelled t.
abandon it because of illness. We shall
devote most of our space to the prevail
ing styles of head-gear.
A few combs are worn for plain dress
tortoise she'll being the favorite fo1
blonde and fire gilt, mettled with black
being worn in dark hair. t5i
Curls are more fashionable than ever
Frizzes above the forehead giving the
low square outline, just now considered
the ne plus ultra of style, are indispen
sable; the longest, most even front
hair falls under the scissors, SO that the
crimping pins may do the rest.
One, two or three long curls are worn
hanging from beneath the chignon'
either at the left side or arranged IN
derneath.
Light, feathery curls are worn hang,
ing over the chignon, which is made oil
heavy braids, frequently raised upon,
frame of the finest wire instead OF the
Objectionable Gratis"
For ornamenting the hair, married
ladies wear, for morning, simplest little
squares of Tarletan, or sheerest linen
cambria, with narrow frlll quilted OF
edged with ValencienHes.
A bow of ribbon above the forehead,
and one above the chignon, with hoat-
ing ends, is the only trimming.
Yoang ladies, the reports say, &c, to
break fast at the watering places in their
morning hats, to hide the "crimps" not
yet ready to be seen OF men. 10 make
this proper, a walk before breakfast is
inevitable-so, one good is likely to re-
suit from that which is vanity of vanl-
ties, with the preacher.
For evening, coiffures of the finest
white lace are worn by matrons, natural
flowers, when they can be procured, be-
ing the most desirable ornament for
young ladies.
Roses are more than fashionable.
Berries mixed with clusters of roses
and their buds are just now offered for
the adornment of ladies-not natural,
of course, but direct from Paris, which
is better.
Tulle bonnets are preferred to all
others this summer, and those of black
tulle and lace are the greatest in num-
Der. We see very few straw bonnets; in
fact, the present shape of bonnets is not
suitable to straw and requires rucbes of
blond or lace. They must be very light
to be pretty and becoming, and when
straw is used it is so covered with lace
and ornaments as to be scarcely at all
visible.
A bonnet of white plated straw is
made with bandeau in front, trimmed
with rouleaux of green silk. Above
this comes diamond ruche of green
silk and pleated border, edged
with black lace, and continued
into lappets, fastened in front with a
bow of green ribbon. One large white
rose is placed upon one side of the dia-
dem.
A Maintenon bonnet is composed of a
putting of white tulle and deep white
blond border. This forms diadem and
lappets. A branch of roses, with buds
and foliage, is laid across the diadem,
above the forehead, and a small hum
ming bird is placed as an aigrette in the
centre.
A bonnet of black tulle and lace is
also composed of a diadem (the lace
being placed upwards) and lappets.
1t is ornamented in front with small
bird and bunch of white narcissus.
Round hats are also made of black
tulle. They resemble the bonnet Russo
worn in Australian for last winter, and
are slightly conical in shape. A bunch
of flowers is placed very high in front,
and a ruche of lace all round the hat;
at the back there is bow of black rib
bons with long lapels.
Another style of hat is of an oval
shape; the brim is turned up on either
side as reverse; OH large ostrich feather
IS laid across the hat backwards; in
front there is a bow of ribbon or a
bunch of flowers with an aigrette, and
1t the back long ribbon streaming.
Two or three of the imported French
hats have scarfs of grenadine, fringed,
lied loosely about the crown.
Some white Marseilles hats, with
'rill of cambria, edged with Valencien'
aes, have been taken to the country
md sea shore. They are fresh looking
md will do up beautifully, of course.
They are also warranted to help along
and the fading that the sun
delights to work upon the eyes and COM
,leXion.