The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-04
FASHION GOSSIP.
aEpINaor1a AND SUITS.

ingote Is the popular garment OF the
season. It is neither elegant, graceful
nor pretty. It is too negligee for
street costume, too cumberous for the
house. When belted it looks better.
the large buttons with which it is inva.
riably adorned give it q stylish but
masculine effect.
White suits are selling rapidly, but
are not yet seen on the street. The
ready made suit departments of all lead
ing dry goods houses are offering white
suits of Victoria linen at very low fig
ures-Some very pretty lawn suits are
shown, simply trimmed with bands Of
black grounded percale or French
points, figured in bright jsrdiniere style
of boquets or garlands.
This trimming calico comes in stripes,
which may be cut or torn of. in bands
for trimming. 1t ls sold in all colors
and various widths. 1t is used only on
cheap white suits, and for children's
white or ecru linen dresses. Napoleon
blue linens and percales are made up
in stylish suits for choice customers.
The only trimmings needed on them are
bias bands OF the material stitched on
with white thread. Buttons o! pearl,
ivory or white linen. Some Of these
Napolean blue suits are handsomely
embroidered or braided in white.
White pique suits are trimmed either
with embroidery, brsidipg or guipure.
cutwork, inserting and edgings. But
tons of velvet. dead silver, smoked
pearl or Japanese Lakewood, or metal
enamelling, are all appropriate for them.
When the suit is embroidered or braid.
ed in black or colors, the buttons should
match the embroidery.
Hair lined and small checked sum.
mer silks are making their appearance.
The prettiest trimmings for them is
narrow black guipure edging. A black
lace scarf or point, draped q Ia fchu
over them, produces dress costume,
while impsrting grace and elegance to
a cheap toilet.
Pale gray and drab redingotes Of de.
baize, glace, mohair or alpaca, finished
with pockets, cuffs and collars OF black
silk, make pretty and cheap costumes,
when worn over a black silk, cashmere
or mohair skirt. Large black covered
buttons and large piped buttonholes
are seen on such garments.
Black silk suits. lately imported from
leading French houses, are trimmed
with buttons of black lackered wood,
with the favorite mountain peak, Jap.
anese figure in gilt lines to the surface.
White and black guipure laces are seen
on these dresses.
COMBS AND ooiFTUREs.
The giraffe comb, deliberately carved
and with three large graduated beads
at the top, in pale tortoise shell, is
shown as the latest Partisan novelty.
These pale tortoise shell combs, in va
rious shapes, are much affected for
evening dress by Paris ladies. The dark
tortoise shell il seen with morning and
afternoon house toilets.
The hair continues to be worn high,
but not drawn go tightly from the nape
OF the neck and temples. Stray locks
and little curls are added to prevent an
air OF stiffness. When the natural hair
is at all abundant. it can be arranged
with out any additional hair, thus
Divide a email portion directly over the
forehead from the rest: part and put it
up in crimpers, or, if short, on No. 2
rubber curriers'. Comb all the rest Of
the hair from the nape Of the neck
and temples to a point about where
psychologists locate the organs Of
approbativeness and self-esteem. Give
one or two twists loosely, and fastened
on each side with hairpins. Draw the
end OF this switch forward, comb
smoothly and roll it under to form a
kind oflarge puff or pompadour across
the top OF the head. Fasten with hair
pins, and lraw out loosely. Take out
the crimpers or curriers' from the front
hair, and arrange in fluffy masses over
the forehead. Loosen the back and
temple locks with the comb, give some
finishing touches with the brush and
hand, with a ribbon tying the bow either
directly in front, among the frizetts, or
q little to one side, according to fancy.
When this couture is well arranged it
is very pretty and becoming, and has
the advantage of being suitable for
warm weather. A Spanish or giraffe
comb can be added for full toilet, and a
bow of ribbon or lace in the back.
To be in the extreme fashion lady
need only look at q picture OF some
beauty OF the reign of Louis XVI, and
dress her hair in the style Of that
period.
LACE AND LINGERIE.
Lace ends to muslin cravats, and lace
falls for the front of the dress. and lace
fraises la Catherine de Medeci, high
in the back and narrow in front, rum
ming down to a point on the bosom, con.
tinues to be fashionable. Ruffles Of lace
for the wrist always accompany lace
frsises and cravats. The wore cravst
was originally croate, and was derived
from the soldiers of Croatia, who wore
bands Of linnen around their threats to
conceal their amulets, charms or medals
which they wore to protect them in
battle. These were called aroatea or
cravats. What began in superstition
ended in fashion.
The Fraloff is q new polonsise in
white or black guipure worn over silk
or muslin dresses for full summer even-
ing dress. They give an elegant finish
to q plain black or colored silk, or a
simple orgsndy or tarlanta dress.
Pleated ruffs and undersleeves of
percale, sprigged, lined, spotted or
checked 10 black, blue and various