The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-19


There is little new, either in dress
materials or in the style of making
them up, since the winter set in. Vel
vet is still the favorite street dress, aud
muffs of the same material are consid.
cred more elegant than fur, and are
consequently, much worn. Velvet Is
popular in every style, from the close
fitting casaque to the loose circular. A
more elegant style than the plain circu-
lar as the back beltsd in and the fronts
mantilla-shaped.
Salmon color is fashionable.
O.d-fashioned large lace collars are
| coming in again.
Chamois leather jackets covered with
flannel are worn by ladies, under cloaks.
Colored velvet bonnets are only worn
to match suits.
Velvet mittens, with otter cuffs, are
worn in the carriage for warmth.
Twilled foulards will be very popular
this spring.
Blue black is the shade usually
chosen for outside garments, as it pre-
serves it's color better than the raven
black, and its pile is not go easily fiat
tened.
The trimmings used on velvets are
guipure, lace fur, feathers, satin, faille
and fringe, Ostrich feathers are ar
ranged as a narrow heading to lace, a
very distingue but very expensive
trimming. Satin is not 80 popular IS
it was, being now only used for pip
ings.
Cloth suits are still in high favor; 80
are Empress cloths and French meriDos,
though cloaks and shawls which tenn
porarily disappeared before them have
resumed their place among US. This
cold spell will make them doubly wei.
come. We have seen some street sacks
and jackets ornamented with gilt trim.
ming, which, unless used sparingly in
deed, is very offensive to good taste. In
the house it is allowable and becoming.
On dit that these unnatural capillary ex.
crescences are to be reduced in size.
Change being the first law of Fashion,
we can well believe it, for no style, how
ever absurd, aye, or sensible, can retain
its hold forever on the affections of the
most constant fair one living.
BOnnets, it is rumored, are trhe
larger, but being made with view to
cover as little of the head as possible,
this addition is obtained by adding to
the height, and feathers and flowers are
arranged to produce this effect. Black
is the most popular color for velvet
bonnets--pink, blue, violet, or claret are
worn at the opera or in the carriage.
One of the most Important articles OF
a lady's dress is unquestionably the
glove, and the importations this winter
exceed in variety and beauty any we
have ever seen. They are in every color,
and the miuutest difference of shades can
be matched among them. The newest
arrangement for fastening gloves is by
adjustable studs and chain, which can be
removed from one pair to anothsr-a
very desirable arrangement. Black kids
are embroidered with gold, and white
gloves with violet, green, blue, and
other bright coloTs, with o row of sill
yer stitching on each side. Clio ives with
one button, and from that up TO six,
are worn.
As life is not altogether made up of
balls and promenades, provision must
be made for the dull and uninteresting
epoch between. This our dry goods
houses take care to do, so we have a
full and varied assortment of service.
able and cheap materials. Empress
cloth of very good qvality can be pur-
chased for one dollar yard, and even
as low as seventy-fve cents. Poplins
and alpacas are equally reasonable, aud
de LANES AID calicos are as cheap as
they were ten years ago. Ten and
twelve cents yard for good washing
prints, and from one TO two shillings
yard for delaines need not be heavy
drain on the slimmest pocket-book.
Then white and unbleached muslins
have kept steadily declining, and are
as attainable as calicos.
Our importers, who take time by the
fore lock, have commenced operations
already for the coming spring, and per
Gales, lawns, and foulards are coming
out with the violets. The patterns are
pretty, small and delicate stripes,
checks, polka dots, and small chintz fig
ures. A very pretty new fashioned ma
terial, satin jean, is in the market, and
will no doubt be popular. The pattern
is bright colored polka dots on white
ground, or alternate stripes of white
and some gay color with tiny white
! flowers on the white stripe. 1t is al
most too wintry yet to speak Of those
pleasant spring dresses, but from the
specimens we have seen we should say
they promise to be in good taste and
not too expensive.