The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-18
THE WORLD OF FASHION.
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From Harpeis Bazaar.
PLTTicoATs, BUsTLEs, ETC,
White muslin skirts for petticoats are
made to add as little as possible 20 the
size about the waist and hips. They
have brosd belts over an eighth of q
yard deep, with closely gored front and
side breadths, and one straight breadth
behind. The greatest width of walking
skirts is two and halt yards. Demi-
trained pettlcoats have drawing string
across the back breadth, just IS dress
skirts have, and some are Topped by tapes
to make them walking length. Few i'm
ported skirts have plscket- holes. The
belts are made large enough topass over
the head, and are gathered by strings
sewed in shirred cases.
ALI bustles are small and unobtrusIve;
but while those brought from Paris are
very short, there are also In market long
bustles of American manufacture. The
latter are very light skeleton hoops held
by broad tapes. They are laced just
back of the hips, in order that their size
may be changed a. pleasure. There are
no noors at half their length, where the
wearer would sit upoa them while below
they curve out gracefully TO support the
train, giving !: n tan-like sweep in
stead OF allowing ii to tall ia about the
ankles.
Corset covers are now made to extend
far over the hips, with buttons there, 10
which u short u derskirt is attached, or
else the corset cover is widened and made
10 serve as q skirt. Smyrna
lace is much nsed ut trimming all under
clothing, as it 10 more substantial than
Nalenclenpes.
CURTAINS, SHADES, ETC.
For the shades that go next the
window, white Ho land is still preferred
by the greatest number, though more
colored shades are seen than formerly.
The Holland shades cost from 81 TO "a Il
window. PercaIe shades in pearl, gray
or tan color, with gilt borders, are used
for houses that are exposed to yer great
light; these cost 81 80 window, and
wnen used III one room, should be used
in all the others on that side of the
house. Swiss muslin curtains are made
in very plain styles tor chambers in city
houses, and TOR parlors OF cottages in the
country. The lowest priced are the
Scotch leno muslins, wrought in wide eff
tective stripes, and furnished at 81 or So
a window. The jacquard muslins, with
small sprigs, stars, and scalloped borders
resembling machine en- broidery, are
very pretty and cost Is cents to 81
yard, or from IS to $40 window. Still
palmer muslins are edged with ball
iriuges, and have futed muslin cornices.
Rings on poles of black walnut or gilt
rods, light coruiCes, and short lambro-
gums are all used for summer curtains,
but are less heavy and massIve-looklng
than those chosea tor richer fabrics.
These white muslin curtains are far pre-
terable TO Nottingham aud other cheap
lace curtains. For handsome rooms IN
city and country are muslin curtains with
broad insertions OF guipure lace, or Flsn-
ders lace, or the braid laces now made by
ladies.
UPHOLSTERY.
For colored curtains, cretonneto match
the furniture covering is made up with
flutes and pulled cornices OF the same, and
the border with gathered rutiles pinked
on each edge Velours cretonne is
novelty, giving the effect of raised figures.
These are liked best in quaint olive
shades, or in cream grounds with oddly
celored vines and flowers, or else in
chintz colors with borders. or Persian
design, or black with gold figures. The
Vatican pattern and other French de-
signs are paSse; Japanese designs are
very popular.
Irish tapestry is the name given to the
gray and ecru linens used in upholstcr-
ing furniture and for curtains. 1t comes
in basket woven checks with damask
borders, or else it is covered with damask
designs. For richer silk and wool goods
are the bourcttes, or raw silks, in Indian
or Persian patterns. People of moderate
incomes, VINO formerly bought hair-cloth
turni.ure, now select terry reps OF two
contrasting colors, or e.se the figured
wool reps, or perhaps the popular mixed
damasks of cotton and.wool that are sold
nv thu. ward Mt 81