The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-05
CHIr-CHAr on FASHION.

We are compelled this week to make
our fashion report very brief.
Taking stroll through the wholesale
hat, cap and fur house of Harper d.
Brother, yesterday, we picked up some
items of interest to our lady readers,
and certainly quite seasonable, in re-
gard to furs.
Sets consisting of collarette or boa
and muff will be the choice in all yarie-
ties. The old-fashioned capes and half
capes are laid aside, as cashmeres and
all shawls were few seasons ago, as too
heavy for the general grace of fashiona-
BILE toilets. With short dresses they
take away half ones hight, and are
equally cumbersome and unbecoming.
Heavy garments of fur are worn in the
shape of sacques, instead of capes, but
these even are rarely seen in any but
the regular cloak furs, seal skin, otter,
coney and beaver. Collarettes are
deeper behind than in front, without
being pointed, and have tabs reaching
nearly to the belt, finished with two
tips apiece. Instead of round tassels,
Ghey are closed by oval fish buttons and
elastic loops, with fiat braided drops
each side, ending in fiat crimped fringe:
Rich sable muffs and collars trimmed
entirely with the silky tips of tails, IN
lieu of tassels. The sets of velvet otter
fur, edged with mink, will be preferred
by many to the common qualities OF
the latter.
Round muffs are made in two sizes,
and that carried by women OF ordinary
size is quite small. AS these would not
be in keeping with stout figures Sec
ond size is made which still may be
called small.
Ermine is not reserved for evening
and ceremonious dress, but is worn by
young people Unfortunately.
White fur sets are much fancied for
carriage wear. The set consists OF mutt,
larger than in other furs, and long
round boa. Boas are of different
lengths-the most expensive two yards
long, the ordinary size one yard, They
are finished with goats hair fringe In
light fur; sable always ends with the
tail of the animal. COllarettes and
muffs are often finished with minks'
heads, when made in that fur.
There is nothing like familiarity to
reconcile one to vagaries. We have all
probably heard of the poor woman who
went for the priest to "confess" her hus-
band because he had let the sun 60
down without beating her. After
awhile, probably, nothing will surprise
so much as moderation in the price of
goods, and simplicity in the shape of
garments.
One needs new vocabulary for the
new shades of silk as shown by j. 5.
Rhodes g. Co., such as the elderberry,
which is a gray purple; the absinthe,
which is blue on white, and the dahlia,
which is cherry Oh violate.
Other suits in the new shades are of
the Egyptian terra brown, the scabious,
which is brownish purple, and the re-
seda, which is yellowish olive.
These mingled shades are not only
hard to remember, but difficult to catch
with the eye in the new combinations of
standard colors, shaded over with the
most delicate contrasts. Scmo over
dresses of crepe de chens in variety
of shades are made to be worn over a
variety of bodies, and some embroidered
chamberys are also for evening wear
and very elegant.
The panier has by no means ceased to
be, and many mysterious constructions
of wire and muslin are seen suspended
in ladies' furnishing stores.
All the basques, rcdingotes, casaques
and dresses, have a b0ufdnt expression,
and what the conservatives of dress
ridiculed and repudiated not long ago,
has asserted itself so pertinaciously and
boldly, that one may as well record OF
the panier that it is popular detormi-
ty.
The new cashmere was once known
bv the name of Thibet cloth, and was
reserved, generally, for shawls to be
worn in mourning toilette. We nave IL
now for dress suits, two yards wide.
These cashmere suits are trimmed
with bias bands and quillings OF Sros
grain silk, or with pinked out ruches OF
Ponsons' best. Some skirts have deep
founce, put on in plaits,a la Russo;
others have bands sf velvet laid upon
bias folds of the cashmere itself. All
the basUues and redingotes seen of this
material have low rolling collars and
simulated or real pockets upon their
skirts.
Some satin faced serges are seen
trimmed with velvet bands, more or
less wide and bias, the neutral shades
of the goods being trimmed with some
thing contrasting. Navy blue serges
have plaits la Russo, with bias bind
ings of some clan plaid.
Some dashing navy suits adjusted to
feminine use have made their appear
ance, with gold braid on the matelot
Jackets, navy buttons, sailor collar and
tarpaulin hat with an end or two of rib
Dor standing away to windward'