The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-01
Letter from New York.
The Birth-day-fashtea and Gossip
"A Dressmsser's Adverstseuscss.
From su occss onal Correspondent
NRw YoRK, February "a. 1873.


From an occss onal Correspondent
Nsw YoRK, February "a, 1873.
Dear Register:
This is certainly one OF the coldest
dsys on record. Fire makes but little
impression upon the work with which
Jack Frost embellished our window
panes las: night | believe il one de.
pended on q crate fire OF bituminous
coal. for warmth, he could burn his
boots of while at the same time the
back OF his head would freeze.
FEBRUARY %,
Tie birthday OF Washington was
more generally celebrated this year
than it has been Tor the past lev years;
business WAS almost entirely suspended
mere and also 10 The neighboring cities
ot Brooklyn and Jersey CITY. The par
ticulArs OF the different psrades, yoa
hsvc. no doubt, received by telegraph,
and need not mention any In detail.
Mr. n. T Chapman has on exh,bi.
tion at the Leavlu art rooms. No SIT,
Broadway fine collection OF painting
Mr. Chapman ia a resident oi Brook
lyn. q banker, believe, but one who
employs his spare hours in purch haslpg
and selling pictures He hnys pictures
for their true worth and not merely
because they are painted by artists who
have became famous Among the
present collection are some paintings ty
unknown artists, but judging by the
specimens shown, they, the artists, are
destined TO become known and make
their mark IN the world OF art.
FASHION.
The weather continuing 80 cold In,
somewhat dsmpened the srdor oI the
modistes in bringing forward the novel;
ties prepared Tor spring. We know
this much however, more decided coiors
are to be introduced. PLAIN goods, aud
striped goods or dresses; Dolly Var,
den reign is over. 10 the matter oi
trimmings tor skirts greater pain-
ness DEEPER houDres instead OF the
little rufii - etc Yon see, dear glrls,
Madame Fashion demands that you
sacrsfce good sense, time, money, even
good looks TOR her sake: that IL, ifyou
become her sidpe. hut make her your
SerUdHt and you car get on admirably
log.tner For instance let Fashion
know that You are her slave, aud che
will tell you 10 rear short dresses, richty
trimmed a. soon ss you get your out
ii made, she will elevate her eyebrow
and shake her bead and cay No No I
you must ,crdr trails, and rgWe them Wy
10 tie woit you hasten TO obey,
piece your skirts down 10 the re-
quired length cut No your
material aud make rufiies, and
no sooner have you finished, than shr
gives YOU cold stare and tells you 10
pear plain skirts wih deep .foUnces IL
Was very essy to cut your deep 6ounces
into little ruth IS. especially when Fash
ion permitted you 10 use two coIors ou
the same dre-s, but how are you 10 sew
the little ruth ~ together again Ani
make a deep hounct SO il ~ IN every
department O. iress 70 those who ars
the slaves OF Fashion, no light comes TO
enable them 10 walk securely. Their
feet tread thorny paths. they climb steep
hills Of difficulty, piled Alps on Alps
But once let Fashion know tbs, y0a
VW BE- mistress and r,e brings ali her
power TO yOur l,et and you become
queen. Have you not often heard per
sons cay "such and such person looks
well in III, thing" Well they are the
chosen iew who make Fashion obedieLI
10 their will.
rHE WEDDING
The story referred 70 IN my last
letter was told me by = trend who occa.
sionally acts as reporter for Q paper
which her husband edits The scene
il lad in q CITY not Q huodIed miles
rom New York. The time Saturday,
February, twelve o'clock noon, the
lady il in her kitchen just finishing her
baking; her husband hastily enters the
house, soaring her almost out Of her
wis ~ see him at that time OF day; "a.
soon explains the reason tor his pressocs
by saying, there j. going 10 be q grand
wed ling st---churcb and the bride
has sent special word TO have the al
lair noticed handsomely. and ~ all the
reporters are busy, You must don your
street suit snd hs, and 20 10 the church
and Orite IL up. SO TO the church she
went aud ioubd the arge ed,fce nearly
full Of spectators; happening TO get =
seat by an acquaintance, who was well
vsrsed 10 the history oi the parties wao
were about 10 be united, this little bii
ol goss . was whispered into her ear
whose husband drank bimself W death.
and lett ber poor. The groom il Mr.
-, whose first vile was dead but
Elk weeks when he married the second,
who drank herself 70 death and was
buried Last Augus,. He 10 considered
wealthy. While chatting With this &C.
Quaintancs the minister entered the
cnurch wearing white gloves and car
rying . beautiful boquet OF .bne
flowers winch he laid on the desk.--
Qaite an sbimsied discusion took
place between a lady sDd . gent near
our reporter about the gloves OF the
mini-ter. The lady declaring they
must be lyle thread SO be could MOI
get kids large enough to cover bis baSd
Inc ge1t assured b.r poo honor tb.y
were silk. no Lyle thread sqout
them. While THE trivial chit
chat vas going on the church vss rsp.
IdIy filing up, and 6, the appointed
hour, o'clock, p " the bridal party
arrived Tney marched up the aisle to
the altar aud turned sod iaced the audi.
ence The solemnrty OF the occasion
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