The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-27
THE FAS HONS.

| White dresses are made long and
trimmed with narrow flounces, edged
with yslenciennes lace. They are open
on one side, showing skirt of colored
silk-blue or mauve are favorite tints-
ornamented with thick pinked- out
ruches. The bodice is crossed upon the
bosom like fichu, a la uierge, and fast
ened under a bow of ribbon and Valen-
ciennes lace. A mantelet of muslin,
edged with ruches of colored silk and
with lace, is crossed in front and passed
under the waistband or sash. This
toilet is extremely tasteful. 1t can be
worn for summer fete, and even for a
dinner or evening party in the country.
A walking costume has an underskirt
of light buff colored fsulard, ornament
ed with bouillon and narrow feunces.
A second skirt of golden pheasant col
ored foulard is trimmed with five mar
row, gathered f1ounces; ID is open in
front and looped up on either side. A
redingote jacket, open with revers, and
very tight fitting, completes the cos
tune. 1t is trimmed all round with
bouillon similar to those of the under
skirt, and edged with pretty messy
looking fringe. The jacket is Of the
same material as the underskirt.
Complete costumes of unbleached
foulard are also considered in very good
taste.
For the morning, dresses of colored
cambria partly striped and partly self
colored are both pretty and useful.
The underskirt, bodice and sleeves are
striped; the upper skirt and jacket are
self-eolored.
Short white muslin dresses are most
in favor for evening wear, and SO are
trimmed very pretty with lace or rows
Of small edged flouHces.
As a novelty of the season we notice
ornaments of black velvet worn very
much upon clear fabrics. Ribbon ruches
seemed too simple after the shining
splendor of jet. This is why we have
come back to velvet trimmings.
White leno dress, pearl-gray and buf.
Gauze dresses are ornamented with wide
borders of black velvet.
In new materials we have to
mention the drab cyclope, splendid
silk; black, violet, dark blue or green,
or even a crimson, with narrow gold
colored stripes placed far apart from
each other. 1t makes up very elegant
costumes. The silk dress is generally
worn with puff basque, which has the
advantage of dispensing with wearing
of an outdoor mantle.
A pretty mantle is the Diva, short
circular fitted to the waist at the back
with a sash bow, and falling loose over
the sleeves so as to form ample sleeves.
1t is made of black poult de sol, and is
trimmed with cross strips and with
deep fringe or lace border.
The Marquise is a pretty tight-htting
paletot of black silk, open at the back
with revers up to the waist, and orna-
mented with large bows and lapels.
Trimming of fancy braid and Tom
Thumb fringe.
Mantles of clear grenadine and crepe
de Chine, forming both double skirt
and bodice, are fashionable in black;
or, for very dressy toilettes, in white to
wear over colored silk dresses. They
are trimmed with ruches and tiutlngs.
New sashes are made with short seal
loped ont lappets, extremely wide. Let
us note, in this style, sash OF sultan
colored gros grains ribbon, with large
bow and two lappets of unequal length
placed one above the other.
Another sash made in the same man
ner is of black ribbon, with bouquet
of peoples, corn flowers and DAISIES and
wheat ears embroidered in raised work,
and in natural tints upon each lappet.
These sashes are in great vogue for
summer balls and fetes. The Roman
sash or scarf, with stripes of the nation
al Roman colors, and the Vatican sash
of soft pale tints are also very fashiena-
BILE.
Hats are of two shapes this summer,
forming both together great contrast.
Ono is quite fat, in the pastoral and
Vatican style; the other, with a high
crown, is, according to the trimming,
called Valois, Versailles, or Florentine.
The Vatican hat is wreathed with
flowers. White hats with high crown
are are ornamented with feathers and
with bows of black or colored velvet. ]