The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-04

CROSS BARS AND CHECKS.

fAbHlOdb TUE MAxs
CROSS BARS AND CHECKS.
Among the fashionable fancies that
will appear in May costumes is the re-
rival Of checks, blocks and cross bars,
not as entire costumes, but as the
principal part associated with gros
grain of the color used in the plaids
A kind Of soft twilled Indian silk 10 the
fabric OF which the barred part Of the
dress is made; the ground is white. the
blocks or bars are black, brown, navy
blue, violet or grey. The skirt, fources
aud sleeves are generally Of the plain
gros grain, with basques and oyerskirt
OF the plain. These costumes are ex.
ceedingly popular with young ladies'
especially in nut brown shades, aud
the charming violet color. which is but
another name for navy blue, damson,
and plum color OF last year. Black
aud white associated are as popular as
ever; black and steel color are also
very stylish. Silver grey, chestnut and
violet are the fashionable positive
colors. The mongrel hues are fast
disappearing. ".".-
'.. " STEEL PAssRNENTRRIE.
Black silk dresses, deliberately
trimmed with steel passeme nterie, are
newer than those trimmed with jet.
There have been several efforts to pop
ularize steel trimmings, but until now
they have not been handsome enough
for ornamenting silks. Among May
importations are dresses OF heavy black
faille, with perpendicular rows OF wide
galloon black, with steel beads down
the front widths and down the basque
There are also elaborate collars, belts,
and anmonieries, made 81 this stee!
garniture. Black Sicilienue polonaises
are trimmed with row after row OF steel
fringe, formed OF twieted strands OF
beads. Such polonsises are worn over
skirts of striped black and steel silks
Later in the season steel trimmings will
be worn on black grenadines.
eoRAPs FOR BoNNETs.
A novelty introduced after Eastern
bonnets had been chosen is inducing
the purchase OF many more, This is
the new scarf OF twilled elk a fourth Of
yard wide with pointed ends some
times in plain color, sometimes figured
or on checks. Ifthere are bars on the
ends it is simply put around the crown
in soft loose folds, and the ends left
hanging behind. II it is plain the long
end ftrms q loop over the crown. I'm
agiue black chip Corday bonnet with
q white scarf twined around it, a pheas-
ants wing stuck 10 the left side, and
long stemmed pink rose behind, aud
you have a tasteful and stylish bonnet,
found among the last emanatlols from
Virors Partisan house.
Valenciennes lace also meets with
general approval for trimming dressy
bonneta, but requires to be very care
fully used indeed some women OF fas-
tldions tastes taboo it. and insist that
they will not learn to admire white lace
for bonnetq. The best way to arrange
it is in spiral rutfies with silk or velvet
between, or as a shell for holding
rose or an aigrette, or else as a frill on
the edge OF China crepe scarfs for trim
ming chip and black net bonnets.
SUN UMBRELLAS.
Parasols are also defunct, and are
succeeded by the useful sun umbrellas,
large enough for protection from the
sun, and of substantial silks that are
not injured by exposure to a summer
shower. Violet, chestnut brown, and
black silk umbrellas are the colors
most used, as they will harmonic with
most toilettes. Their size is about
twenty-!our inches; the handles are
with silver, gold, ivory or
comedian; there are also beautiful
shell sticks. The
,haugeable Venetian silks, dark, blue.
green, or plum color, are stylish for um-
breIlas. 1t is not economy to buy
ow- priced umbrella. The best, and in
The long run the cheapest, are OF
.villed silk, mounted on paragon
frames. Lace covered parasols. with
carved ivory and coral sticks, are al
ways in fashion. Like India shswls
and diamonds, they do not change, and
IAN afford to be several seasons old.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The newest drapery of lace for the
waists OF dresses forms regular bib,
ike those worn by infants. 1t consists
Of q square made OF ruffles OF Valenci-
ennes lace, and high ruff passing
around the neck. 1t has the pretty ef-
ect OF a ponpadour neck.
Neck ties for undress wear are OF
,ross-barred or twilled elk. French
aste has the scarf on the hat and that
IN the neck to correspond with the
.rose bars on the suit. Plain colored
,eckties OF twilled silk are Of very
lark shades, with vslenciennes inser-
ion in blocks get in the ends in frill
VI lace on the edge.
The hanging pocket is made 10 cons
,lete dresses oil all kinds. 1t lie just
arge enough to hold the handkerchief
md display the colored hem.
Sleeveless jackets OF black silk are
wrought In every visible spot into
wheels and stars in the new English |
Embroidery. These are worn over COLI
red silks sc well as black, and make a