The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-25
SPRING SHOPPING.

W EELING, w. va, April D, 1878.
SPRING SHOPPING.
| Fashions for Little GirIg-DrSSS E!a.
IerinIS and HOW Chey Are Made,
Fashions Tor children change slowly
PriLcesse dresses, yoke slips, sailor suits
knit skirts and long basques CONTINUE the
! models of the season, while the innova.
uons noticed are merely those in trim
ming and IN minor details. The kilt suit,
| with cutsway jacket and vest. 81 often
| mentioned as q new feature OF the sea-
| son, is eagerly adopted for misses.
| In point OF fact 1t Is scarcely
new, as the identical dress has long
been worn by boys not yet advanced TO
| the dignity OF trousers, and TO some ex-
| Ont by girls also. The favorite style, in
slips, for misses as well as for grown
uPs,' hss the deep yoke over the hips, to
| Nnlch the killing is sewed, supplemented,
of course, by the usual scarf drapery.
! The new materials .bourettes, etc.-are
sp. c!s.ly well adopted for children S
wear, und are trimmed with bright PIP
Ings agd bows in colors 10 match those on
and hair stripes are much liked for
misses, an are found fully as serviceable,
viii they are no more expensive
tina! fac woOlens. Ail.woOl de
beg 5, trimmed with silk, are also
mu b used, while solid dark cashmercs
will be worn until warm weather, and
! laid aside only 10 be resumed with the
frs. trosts. Bunting trays so easily tina.
/ j. Is less liked than last year, though
very mauy Of them are made in cream
! color and dark blue. The material Is SO
| .lcap and stylish ss 10 condone the fact
! l.E. Il Is scarcely durable enough 10 pay
or elaborate making up. Colored per-
| cafes dark blues, browns and greens are
| are made up IN priucesse shape and trim
| nod with white aud coiored embroidery.
/ Gray linen Tor mornings ut home, and
,or suits for wear IN the country and at
| lie seaside are trimmed in the same
| manner The many.seamed backs OF last
| scar continue in favor; still very many
! aew dresses and coats are made with the
! vide French back IN two pieces with seam
! lOwu the middle and side forms com
meuCing low down in the srmhole
! White Is, of course, fashionable. Moth
srs who dress their children uuch use
pique only for common occasions, and
u6s.lute sheer musins and nainsooks
with elaborate insertings OF lace for
more dressy toiiettes. PriuCcsse slips
are made altogether of Valenciennes or
FaIeGci,nnes alternating with muslin
Inserting, muslin puti& or with tiny
clusters OF the narrOWest tuCks. a wide
trail OF NalenClenues finishes the
garment which is worn over silk with
Stockings 10 match. A great deal of
Irish guipure, of Russian lace and OF
.grchon is used in chlldren's clothes, not
only for white garments but for ColOred
IS well. We have recently seen q pale
blue cashmere coat for child three years
Old. the edges Of which were cut in
.arro!s, bound with pale blue satin
and faced by narrow plating OF silk.
Under this plating was band OF heavy
..blle Russian lace. Most handsome
wrap, for babies are more or less lace
trimmed. Cardinal red continues fash
enable for trimming. a gray de5ege
trimmed with plsitings and facings OF
ray silk had each seam and every facing
alpud with the narrOwest line of cardinal
nix possible. The buttons were gray
-ilk embroidered with red sewing silk.
The plain fronts and plated backs, with
which we are So familiar, are considered
loss stylish than the plain princesse coat
wiki the edge cut in turrets
.byve plated founce extend.
ing entirely around the edge Of
tho dress Walking coats button in
front, either double or single breasted;
dresses meant for the house usually fas-
ten behind, though not always. For
simple dresses the plain princess slip,
with one or moro plated or gathered
lOunces at the bottom, continues favor
,.e model. Dark cashmeres and per.
Gales are trimmed with pipings snd cord
.ngs of solid color. On dresses thus
trimmed box-plaitcd tounces sre heaG.d
1v facing of color 10 match the core
ing, and after being plated are caught
down to show this bright facing. Small
children wear long sacques on tue street,
which entirely cove the dress; older girls
Daye them shorter, displaying more or
.ass OF tho skirt beneath.
Solid cclored hosiery-red, brown,
sreea and blue-src the styles. Often
the feet and the legs are OF different hues,
the line between being accented by col
.reI embroidery around the leg. Striped
s,cchucs have Iaiien 10 almost half price
pr lower, while We recently saw regular
made British hose for child SIX years
7It naarcd II ten cents pslr-cOlored
,.gckings being worn altogether, even
with dresses of white lace and
m...ia. The Csrrick Cspes OF the
w..trr find much favor for chill
frtu's coats, and are both pretty
I'D comfortable. Bows are largely used.
The en- 5roIdercd galloons, slightly out
Of favor Tor growa ladies, and so reduced
in p-iga, Is still fashionable trimming
Tor small people, and at small expense
makes 3 dTessy gsrniture Tor = wooden
dress. Mothers are learning that soft
summer woe,ens are heslthy and COM
Portable wear for sll but the hottest
weather therefore, many prefer them to
white goods. Dark blue and gray tan-
rels are made into sailor suits for wear at
the seaside and in the courtry, even in
White navy braid Is the
usual trimming flr these suits.
Large loose aprons OF gingham or Of
muslin are an important part OF most
chrIldreus wardrobcs Ordinarily they
are mesnt 10 protect the dress; but in
warm weather are not unfrequently worn
IN place Of It. Shoes Sro worn high, or
else are low ties. Drawers are short and
DO not show below the dress, which should
reach to about the calf of the leg.
In-tats there is small change. Fancy
strsws are seen ia large number, and the
s,eeple crowned and Derby shapes divide i
favor with the popular sailor. whose wide
brim later in the season will, as usual,
carry the day French caps OF lace and
Of shirred muslin, with ribbon bows and
- ~ 90, sra still very fashionable Beside