The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-09
CHIT CHAT On FASHION.

StyIisn ouise ioi Pi0
heavy black reps elk. trimmed with
velvet. ees-Freerr.1 - -
Uniformity in the toilettes OF brides
maids is growing to be fearfully monot-
onous. =
White linen cutthroat collars have
been newly adopted by the ladies of the
metropolis
Laced boots are taking the place OF
buttoned. E1E
Postillion waists are more in fashion
than ever.
Chatelaine braids Of hair are displac-
ing chignons
Open gauntlet sleeves are worn in
street costumes.
Passementerie and fringes will be
generally adopted as the season ad-
vapces. lGy ,.., !.
Silk and velvet are used in almost
equal proportions i'm the fabrication OF
ladies' dresses.
English calfskin gloves Of chalk-slate
color, long and two-buttoned, are now
worn for demitoilette.
Bows of cherry or garnet silk, cut on
the bias and fringed at the edge, are
more fashionable than ever.
Pretty belts, with position sash ends
and lappels in front, Stimulating vest
front, are becoming very popular.
The most fashionable colors for
dresses are bottle-green, olive green.
maroon, plum color, garnet brown and
dark blue
Wrought guipure is new thing in
trimming. Very pretty edging, In
sertions and rosettes are made OF 1t.
Bonnets have entirely displaced
round hats in the estimation Of young
ladies. The "Gipsy" is the favorite
shape { :. =,
: The most stylish and fashionable
overcoatings of the season are the
Shetland friezes in grays and gray mix
lures. - ~.
Sealskin coats and capes. will be the
correct thing this winter for young
gentlemen who have credit at their
tailors.
Dresses made with very little trim
ming are fashionable. Although stylish
they are rather too austere for young
ladies.
Brass and silver tipped heels are in
yogue for the fair sex. and thew now
clank and clatter along the pavement
like dismounted cavalry officers.
Miniature Prussian helmets are un-
ique and the latest style in earrings:
They are of fine gold, very delicate, and
imported from Vienna, where all the
pretty things come from.
Young ladies have adopted the high
stand-up London collar, broken at the
ends, and worn in connection with bows
of gay colored ribbon. The style is too
masculine-too nobby-for ladies, and
we hope will fail to prove popular.
There is nothing more serviceable
than a good shawl. But pretty shawls
are very apt to be fashionable but for a
short season, while those affairs that
may be worn year in and year out with
out comment, are, in the generality OF
cases, commonplace, il not absolutely
ugly.
The Himalaya is warm, soft, thick
shawl, reversible, like the rest of its
kind in vogue this winter. One side
has a black and plaid center, with arich,
scarlet trimmed border; the other has
striped center and plaided border
either side is both handsome and rich
looking.
Chenille shawls are much used for
carriage and travelling wraps. These
are to be seen in rich purple, brown and
black, intermixed with white in various
forms.
The Ottoman is a fine soft shawl for
evening wear. One brilliant scarlet and
white striped, would vie with almost
any opera cloak under the sun. The
white was some three inches wide,
while the scarlet was no more than halt
its width.
The Roman stripe is warm, gor-
geous shawl, rich both in hue and mate
rial. We confess to liking for shawls,
but there are many who can not wear
one with any pretension to grace. Some
smother themselves up like mummies
others. in their endeavors to have il
loosely stylish, hang it off at arms
length, and proceed on their way, bliss
fully ignorant of all their appearance,
imagining that their slovenliness is both
stylish and becoming.
The wearing of shawls requires a
faculty which comparatively few pos
sess. Their arrangement requires a
certain deftness of both taste and prac-
tice. They are worn lately straight,
that is, folded length instead of cross
wise, and wave much the appearance Of
very wide and bulky scarf. There is
no way of arranging them gracefully in
this manner, while the warmth is scarce
ly worth mentioning
Scarfs are worn considerably this fall
They will be much used for evening
wear during the coming winter.
But for the really graceful neck gear
for evening we know Of nothing hand
somer than the fox-brush feather. This
is composed of ostrich feathers worked
skillfully into a light roll some two
yards long, which, after surrounding
the head, come down around the neck,
after the fashion of a fur boa. For
opera wear they are unequaled The
light, feathery mass may be used for
hat trimming, allowing a part 10 hang
down behind. They are to be had in
all colors, but pure white for evening
wear is, in our opinion, the most suita-
ble. ..s. -
Lace handkerchiefs will also be
prominent among the neck coverings
this winter. Furs for the street will, of
course, be pre-eminent but at a place
Of amusement are both undesirable and
unhealthful, so substitutes Of a more
beautiful kind are decided npon.