The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-26
CHIr-onAT ON Fashions.
From the New York Telsgram.l

div goods mas tleTe Uecu euCu Oh hUJeCl
slavery to fashion. Not even in the
saddest days of Germany, when she was
Frenchified from the courts of her forty
edd princes down to the humblest home
of the little shop girl, has there been
such an imitation Of Paris fashions.
Mademoiselle Froufrou and Miss
Flora McFlimsey are now set
ting the fashion here, and soon
every millinery establishment from
Maine to Texas will announce its open
ing. Indeed, the latest novelty reaches
the remotest regions in an incredibly
short time, and traveller can hardly
lovertake them, and is surprised to find
the farmers wife in the far West in a
costume to be seen on Broadway, and to
meet the style of bonnet that came
over 10 vessel which only arrived two
days before he left the city in every
shop window throughout the land.
Some of theEe latter are marvellous
structures, and would take French
architect accustomed to the Mansard
roof Of a pagoda building Chinese to de-
scribe. The postage stamp on two
straws has given place to something
more substantial, and boDnets are be-
ginning to grow in the same proportion
as dresses shorten. The tendency is to-
wards the hay stack, now diminutive,
but likely to enlarge before the next
crop comes in. Some of the Shakers
appeared in town yesterday, and wore
an exaggerated specimen of this pecu-
lar head covering. This is called the
'shoofly bonnet and very suitable for
the mosquito marshes of New jersey, as
the harpers almost seem to say,
"Shootly, don't bodder me- Neat,
tripping little milliners, with n
love for sentimental literature and the
last sweet thing, wander surreptitiously
from show room to show room, and busy
their little brains with noting down the
new STYLES. American ingenuity and
inventiveness are working diligently in
those little brains, and before week is
past those needle pointed, pretty, taper
ing fingers will have fashioned az exact
counterpart Of Madame Nodes last
Paris expectation. The madame,
If course, is not pleased
at this piracy, ard keeps sharp look
ont on all corners, vino must only be adj
mitted by card, and countrytied ladies,
CARRYING suspicious reticules, are sub
ircted to her inquisitorial glances. The
looms are soon filled by the fleetlng but
terflies of fashion, who go into extacies
over their tasteful triumphs OF milli-
merry. Gushing little cries of 20, how
pei fectly exquisite" or Its just as
pretty as it can be" are heard proceed.
ing from the most temptingly beautiful
lips in the world. None think of wear
ing last years tinery; to be even sus-
pected of that means Punishment
| from select society. Those inconsid-
crate brutes of husbands actually have
the temerity to grumble at $40 for
bonnet, and no doubt rumpus at
the hreakfast table has ensued, while
the p6uting damsels are in an agony of
fear least hard hearted papa refuse to
omen his purse. Cold dinners on one
side and divorce on the other is threat
ened, and woman, who, as the poet says,
"can make the worst wilderness DEAR"
tcontinues to have her own way; and as
New York is not desert, imagination
only can picture how expensive she
makes it. But let us describe the pecu-
| liar weakness of the sex, not probably
in the technical phraseology OF Jenny
June, Sally September or Mable May
BUILD OF BoNNETs.
The IridRnOn-Tbis roof is called after
the exquisite little palace built by the
unfortunate Marie Antoinette, who was
the Froufreu of her day, and is reported
| to have said, when she heard the starry
| ing people crying for bread, "Why do
they cry for bread when they can buy
such nice cakes for sou apiecef" Its
shape is very much larger than the one
now WON, and consists of straw foun
dation, trimmed with wTeaths of wild
roses, commingled with wreaths of rich
yeliow bows of grOs grain ribbon, and
over that falls rows of black Chantilly
| lace. 1t rises on the head in rows, like
BRIDES cake, rounded on the edges.
lie Mdgnier Chatedu.-This is high
nat, Lambeth shape, with putis of rich
blue ribbon and rows of black lace. On
the top is trimming Of blue, surmount.
ed by ostrich tips and a white algrette.
Nepolitan.-This coitfure bears re.
semblance to the square arrangement
wern by almost every Italian woman OF
Naples. 1t is composed of lappet of
puipure lace, in the shape of parallel
opram, surmOunted by wreath of May
roses. with moss buds and foliage. The
side rosettes are of IiCh, Dlack ribbon,
with let balls. This is one of the most
graceful bonnets, and may be said to be
almost classical, as it forms, as before
said, part of the costume Of the spark
ling brunettes Of sunny Naples.
Ldure.-This bonnet is composed OF
white chin. The crown is entirely COW
cred with branches of moss buds and u
crepe ponceau ribbon. This is the great
novelty Of the season, as this crepe de
chine is soft, wavy and light, and
matches all the suits that will be worn
for summer wear. Speaking, by.the-by,
of this Chinese crepe, everything in
Paris, since the advent of Mr.. Bur
lingame and the embassy, must be
Chinese, and this style of silks is Ger
tainly very beautiful. One OF these
bounets had fretted bandeau Of black
velvet. with a Iuche of black feather
nIunes in the centre, and scarf of rich
blue cartoon crepe, with an exquisite
border of deep knotted fringe. Sur
mounting this are sprigs of moss rose
and buds.
Pa1oda ChapeaU.-This is seashcre
hat in pagoda style of architecture, and
will suit the Chinese dress now in fashion.
II il fiat hat, edged with a wreath of
wheat over tiny little rows of black
velvet. The centre is surmounted by a
handsome bouquet of rosebuds and
wheat. 1t is quite coquetish piece of
millinery, and is well adapted for sea.
side use, as a pair of pretty eyes can
look arcsly from under its rim at Fred
when he pops the question to the charm
ing celestial locking creature at his
side.
A number of beautiful shades of green
and blue are out. The Vert Capoul,"
So called from tenor who sings in the
ne Opera Bouffe. of "ysrt Vert" and
takes the part of PARROTS light pea
Green, Vert Nile is also very light
peagreen, called after the river, and as
her majesty Eugene has just returned
from Egypt there is likelihood OF a
feud between the Egyptian and the Chi
- ..,1as Perhans if the charming