The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-05

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/ three and hat or four dollars. Such
bonnet should bl sold for FIVE dollars,
and there ought 10 be hundreds of them,
varying little in style, color and de-
coruLion, at prices ranging from five to
seven dollars. But, quite TO the con.
t-srv, they cannot Do found except u.
hign prices; edged with pears and
trimmed with feathers, which by 4 s!ngu
lar legerdemaln, brings the cost up TO
from fifteen to forty dollars, and ex-
cludes them from nihe-tenths of the
quiet, unpretending class OF women to
whom the style atd shape is particularly
adapted.
|. should bo remarked that the newest
shapes are small, III fact, copies IN mInla-
ture of curious old STYLES, including the
Cottage, the Colt and the Tudor. Tuscan
straws and what used TO be known rs the
| C0burg straw, which has a yellow tir &C.
are used in the manufacture of these
bOnnets, and they are trimmed with
shades of bronze, olive ard old gold satin
ribbon dashed with red in the shape of
peoples, or rs u reversible side OF the
ribbon. There are also some very new
ribbons in strsw-Colored satin, reversed
with pale blue, which are used IN con-
junction with straw iringcs and straw
beads in festoous. The Galnsborough
and Rembrandt models which turn up on
one side and droOp low upon the other
are still reserved for COaCnlng and riding
purposes. The principal difference be-
tween them Is that the brim Of the Rem.
i ind cd uz pH nv
and usually laced with black velvet. The
feather also should be black, although the
lace upon it may be white.
THE SHORT DRESS.
as the short dress really fashionable
and can ladies wear it," Is question
which comes from al parts OF the country.
The great difficulty about all questions Is
this, that the answer can seldom be plain
Eyes" or NO" A kind Cf short dress
what is known as the kilt-plaited suit
is fashionable, but only Tor young girls,
ard the reason that it Is net fashionable
for Older women Is because it Is rldcu-
lousy unit for them. The suit rs d.
signed end made in summer beige and
camc,S hair consists OF a short, kilt
plated skirt tied about with \ sas h made
of folds of the material; a cut-sway
basque with English collar held by three
bottoms or strap over the chest
and exposing the vest at the
throat and the waist. This i
faulty aud what is called "cute"
for youEg, slender glrl, not too tall, and
who knows how to carry it of with an
air OF what may be called demure CO.
quetry. But it looks like a costume got
ten up to produce stylish little effect
and not at all Ike the uDObtruslve,
adaptable dress Of woman engaged IN
the serious business OF lite. Still II is of
service in more ways than one. 1t gets
id of bust es and tO1uHures for girls, II
gives them an easy and convenient
walking dress, and it makes it possible
for ladies VINO desire 10 shorten their
street dresses or TO arrange costume for
the street which will CIesr the ground,
to do so without attracting attention or
setting themselves IL direct opposition
to prevailing f.sh HONS.
Ri anything could induce women ger
orally to demand neat, decent walking
dress, it would be the shameful fashion
which still obtains among those who wear
long skirts, of catching their dress up at
the side and hosting 1t up III such way
as not only exposes the skirts but the
foot and the ankle 70 q degree that would
condemn short dress a. once and dtIy
s.igmstize it rs shameless. \ useful
dress must grow some time out Of our
necessities; in the meantime it is possible
for each woman to work out the problem
for herself, although 1t would certainly be
les trouble and leave her more time and
strength for other things if 1t could be
done for her. JENNIE JUNE.