The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-27
Correspondence of the Register.
R,rr,,fopV A DrIl D6 1878

FMt-SprIug and Summer Vegeta-
bIPs.
Correspondence of the Register.
BALTIMORE, April &c, 1878.
1t is admitted on all hands that there
never was q more general display IN
Baltimore, of exquisite toilets than on
last Easter Sunday. The day was
charming. A baimy, spring atmosphere,
and Il cloudless sky gave charm to all
nature and made the most ordinary sur
rountings attractive and beautiful.
Everybody went to church-bsrring the
Young lady whose milliner did not come
to time. There seemed TO be universal
understanding that this was the occasion
tor the inauguration Of the spring cos
tunes. Easter Sunday the time, and
church the place. And it was grand
success. The preachers had prepared
specially interesting sermons, 1t is true,
but these were q secondary considers-
tior. The choIrs, too had labored long
and nervously over new and approprl-
ate anthems, that were to be sung on the
occasion, and these were an important
and necessary part OF the programme.
So also, had the florist done his duty in
decorations that gave grace and beauty
to the scene. 1t was well TO have these
things, that everything might comport
with the Importance attached to the day
and the event to be celebrated.
But .he sermons, the music and the
decorations were simply attendant lea
lures Of the main eXhlbition-the fash
ions. 1t was grand sigh. TO look over
congregation OF ladies who had Just
Jumped out, fresh and blooming, from the
morning bath into "brsn new toilet"
thus nestled down together, mlngling
their varied COlors and thousand dainty
perfumes with beauty and fragrance
that would rival the garden OF the gods.
Meu-snd they were not corner loAters
either-couid not, even for the love OF
proprlety, toreEo toe opportunity to take
IN a more critical ard individual view OF
all this array Cf beauty as II passed in and
out OF the church. They stood IN long
lines, forgetting themselves and their
mauncrs in the eager absorption OF teml-
nine charms. Who blames them2 Ger
tainly not the ladies, and they only have
right TO complain. The review was
more inspiring to the average man tnsn
is that Of the best drilled troop Of soldiers
to the military general.
Three or four of the passing beauties
linger in memory, and must receive
passing notice as representatives OF both
the beauty and fashions The first in
view, because the most 1.-the OF limb and
fleet OF loot, was Miss Syiph-tall, grace
,ul and faultless in proportions, she was
music and poetry combined. There was
nothing in her person suggestive OF
grossRess, neither was their lacking . sub
stantial Inheritance of flesh and blood.
Her figure was well suited TO display
the style, which is being so well
maintained; OF the narrow skirt and
flowing train. This costume was SO per-
toctlv blended with her figure, her grace
iul waist, her rounded hips, aad the con-
tour of her limbs, rs TO give her the APP
pesrsuce Of picture worthy Of the best
artist. She ghded along and faded out
Of sighs-Iu Iact, l never looked after a
dear gszelle but what she took and did
this very same thing.
The next TO pass in review was Miss
Short She trlpped along like Il duck,
knowing hat she was beng gazed upon,
but not caring a-cent her eyes were
full OF sparkle, ana her cheeks OF bloom
and health. She had 3 mischievous air
Cf conscious seli-satsiaCtlOn, no matter
what turned uN, whether beau, ball,
or turkey dinner. She carried her
train carelessly and saucily IN her hand,
disclosing an immaculate white skirt 8
fat little ioot IN n neat but toned galter,
and trim, round ankle enCased in
silk stitched hose, that were apparently
made over the pattern they enclosed.
Everything about her was suggestive OF
freshness She looked like morning
glory that had 5loomed only an hour be
fore, with diamonds of dew yet sparkling
on its petals. One hardly noticed her
dress, for the figure underneath was so
full OF satisfaction, Of souldness and sub
star TALLY developed beauty, that 1t did
not need any dress-it would have been
lust as pretty without it. Beauty una
dorned." YOU know. She, too, went
tripping out Ct sight just AS they all do.
But now comes Miss PorLly, putting
and pounding the pavement with the
weight of her "corporosity' Miss PorLly
was of that style Of physique which az
cites the envy OF emaclsted people, yet Is
itself always sensitive on the subject Of
corpu.ency. She was not too fat to be
active and vivacious, or to raise sus-
picion OF gout or lsziness, but it
was simply that CIuhersnCe Of good
health which feeds snd t4Ltens the whole
svIem into roundnUss and richness OF
color, and is suggestive OF good nature,
good humor and all manner OF heartnesf.
But figure OF this style is always diff
cult to dress becomingly. There is the
double difficulty OF increasing The bulkI-
ness, in trying TO conceal the corpulercy,
or Of exposing the cOrpulency in trying
to lessen the bulkiness-so that this temi.
nine fatness is always = subject OF expert
ment, and an object Of curiosity IN the
matter of dress. The fst people have az
parentlv inclined to the tight skirt and
narrow quarters generally, since the In
sugurstlon OF this style. They are yet
10th to let it 60 Miss Portly exhibited
the style in its perfection. She had
scareIy room to walk IN the width OF
skirt. Her Corsets were crcakiag with
every respiration, snd the seams Of ASr
waist were ready to part with the strain
OF compressed corPuIence. Even the
sleeve was round and smooth with fat
ness. Yet she looked queenly a-d CON-
manding, and stepped cut OF view with
majestic gait, that was born cf health
and muscle, and naturally, al eyes to-
lowed her.
It would be tedious, and overrun my
space to enter more minutely into :
cription Of the display OF different styles
tha. Easter Sunday brought out. There
ls scarcely anything tha, Is conspicuous
ly nc1o this season. The styles haye
simply undergone few notifications
that have made them more or less pre-
nounccd ia one direction or another,
while the main features OF ether seasons
are still retained. Strange TO say, that If
there Is any change that Is marked and
1goiI,J II i IN tho increased eipysnCe OF