The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-04
C1IT Cnar ON FASHION.

Jennie June, in her last letter. makes
the following general remarks concern
ing fashions, which ladies will just
now, as spring opens, appreciate:
White pique and linen suits promise
to be more in vogue than ever TINS sea
SOD. The former are trimmed Wild
white Marseillef braid and Hamburg
ruflling, the latter With unoleacled
Iiish guipure ard black velvet.
A very good method TO save trouble,
is 10 mount BLACK velvet upon stiff net
ia round or SQUARE loops aud bows, so
that thew eau be- transferred readily
from ore dress to another, or taken off
for convenience of washing.
Hamburg rufaing consists of bands in
handsome and durable German embroid-
ery which last almost as long as pique,
and is not expensive. II trims children's
gored pique suits admirably, and is
used largely for ladies' suits and dresses
also.
Gabrielles for little children, boys and
girls, in linen and pique, are universal.
They are prominent feature OF all the
furnishing establishments.
Fiat, single plating, popularity called
"kilt' plating, has taken the Place OF
RIFLES to sumo extent, 10 the making up
of alpacas, mohairs, and spring wooden
fabrics. The plating is sometimes put
on the lower skirt to the depth of half
a yard, aud the upper sklIt cut out Id
large leaves, also covered With plaits
above it. But this style, though effec-
tive because IL Is novel, is not desirable
lie maxi the suit too heavy for comfort,
takes a great deal of material, and sup
pli unlimited corners for the accumu'
istion of dust. 1t will do for those who
have many changes, but not for the III
tie woman wto wants her suit for every
occasion.
Plain, high silk dresses are made very
dressy by Uverskirts of white organize
muslin, to which bretelles are added.
Well cut and trimmed with three
ruffles, they can be bought for hftten
dollars, ready made; made at home they
cost Elk dullars-muslln OF a finer quaL-
tity than those ready made, and Sol
lefG over. A full sash and shoulder
knot the color of the dress, complete the
toilet.
The combination of black and white
is more distiBgue than ever. 1t Is al
most tie only contrast that is permit
ted, the finest tsilettes showing q lie
mar kabie uniformity, or only the differ
euce of certain SHADES of tho same color.
The prettiest white muslin dresses
and oveIskiIts are trimmed with rnifies
edged with black vel ct aud Valencl'
ennes lace, and the richest black silk
tOileItes obtain new and striking
effect, from oVeIskirts of white crap,
OF white satin bordered with Itch
crlmped fringe and single plating of
the same mai erIal laid fiat upon the
trained skirts.
With the present style of dress, a
black or white lace shawl is 50 useful as
TO be almost indispensable. II may be
worn as an oyerskirt to an evening
dress, or Topped high upon the shout
ders and caught down at the back with
the sash, as fchu tunique. 1t can be
arranged gracefully over a plain dress
for the house, or stylishIy over pretty
one for the street
Fortunately, also, the fine Hansa
fabric, effective as it is, is inexpensive
enough for a limited purse, aad suffers
40 injury from any amount of crushing.
All sorts of vagsries are exhibited in
collars, wern with light dresses. Some
are shapedlike yoke, square back and
trent; some are deeply pointed, Spanish
style, but nearly all are immensely
large. The open square and V shaped
bsdes are generally outlined with a
ruff, or more becomingly trimmed with
ruchings, and finished with rutile Of
Valeuciennes lace inside.
Linen cuffs and col ais, for everyday
wear, were TOO cheap ard durable to
sult the dealers in those commodities,
so they have ordained them edged with
imifat'on Valenciennes lace, which cost
twice as mgch, last half as long, aud are
sst half as lady-like. We advise ladies
to stick to the plain linen.