The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-11
CHIT CHAT ON FASHION.

From the letter OF gossippy lady COZ
respondent at New York We segregate
the following interesting tit-bits:
The present evening dress is sensible
Comparatively it is short; it shows cum
ming little feet squeezed uncomfortaoly
but beautifully into pink and blue and
cream colored kid and satin boots. 1t is
so convenient in fast gallop. Going
on the principle of the equalization OF
forces they are contracting at both ends
now. In fact, trains are demanded on
ly at receptions where an air of lofty
Iapguor, orDamented by serpentine
wrigglingS is desirable.
You dear old editor, do you know il
you go to Boston you can wear ali your
old alpaca gowns and shocking bon
uetsi and nobody will say, Ooh, he's
not in society" Brains not bonnets, is
their motto.
Sheo fly, don't bodder me.
The bonnet of the period is awful,
arful. Perehed on the top of hay
stack of hair, 10 looks like an architee-
tural ostrich wildly trying to soar Into
the empyresn, but restrained by ridicu
lousy dispropoIti toned strings, tied Ut
der somebody's pretty chin. Sooner
than wear one of these things, I'd go to
sea on a paving stone, and be murdered
by inches and bair-pins.
The hat Of the period is even awfuller.
Its turned up brassiness, IT'S confusion
of ornameniation are fearful. At the
secret and decisive meeting of the man.
ufacturers, held last week, it was de
termiued that the spring styles should
be exclusively the Alpine bat and its
relations. The bTims will be. made
slightly under, and the hats will con-
sequeDtly be more becoming the round
faces. Bonnets will remain very small,
but an attempt will be made to draw
them a little more over the back hair.
The ladies will probably resist this in
novatiOn, as the said back hair costs
too much to cover mp in that style.
/ am glad to notice revolution in
hair. The long braids and high rolls,
which gave the fairest danes the air of
simpering bean-peles, are gradually dis
appearing. They are beginning. to
adopt the arrangement of their crown
ing, and all the rest of its glory. TO the
shape of the head. Braids lying royal.
ly above the brow, and large, loose
waves, instead of Ethiopian frizzes, are
brcOming fashionable. A few ladies
18th long, thin faces, wear the front
locks thickly but smoothly frizzed, and
drawn down on the forehead in large
putfs. Young girls wear smooth braids
al found the head, with bunch of frizzes
in front, thinly dotted with little satin
bows. Black velvet bands about the
throat are more than ever worn. Tiny
gold and coral buttons are often in
ser ed. Linen collars are being desert
ed for muslin Marie Stuart ruffs, hutea
and edged with narrow valenciennes.
Ruffles TO match for the wrists are very
wide, quite covering the hand. Small
white satin bows, embroidered in gold,
are worn at the throat and in the hair.
Coat sleeves are growing larger at the
hand, and large cuffs are worn, together
with very large buttons.
Chains of large malachite beads are
fashionable, beautiful and expensive; 80
are combs of the same.
Vests are beginning to be popular,
worn with basques cut away in front
and very long behind.
A very pretty dress is of silver gray
poplin, with an underskirt and vest of
blue silk. Tight sleeves of the silk
must be wern under loose ones of poplin.
The cunningest little crotchetea jack
cts of white wool are worn at breakfast.
They are tufted, and make pretty girl
look like a dear downy gosling. You
can't help longing to hug her.
1t is imperative that at opera, theatre
or concerG one should wear white cash.
mere saques, With long angle sleeves,
trimmed protusely with swans down.
White bonnets are not liked nearly as
well as they were. Soft tints, delicate
prays and levander are mach worm
Pink roses are the pct flowers. Boo
buttoned nearly to the knees are ia III
ionable, comfortable and pretty. For
brides, tulle dresses are superseding sat
in, and are much more beautiful. The
favorite shades in fancy silks are the
faintest aud most delicate imaginable.