Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-28
LIFE AIT WHITE SULPHUR.
The Hotels Overlooking with
Guests-what the Ladies' are
Wearing - Interesting Cam
paixn Gossip from the Politi-
clans SojOurning at the

SprinSSs
I Correspondence of the Register.
WurrE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va,
August 20, 1880. !
II is now what is called the Crowded
term" at the White. From the LIST to
the 10th. of August, the accommodating
capscitv of this place is overtaxed.
When from | 800 to 1000 guests have to
be packed away, and you can't get along
through the Railways in the night with
ont stumbling over tho sleeping forms
OF weary guests reposing on pallets and
primitive looking touches, and when the
noise and clatter in the spacious dining
from at meal hours is like the noise OF
rolling waters, for all OF which pleasure
seekers are not willing but anxious to
nav three dollars day, it does look like
,bere mus. be unusual attractions about
our famous West "irginia Summer re-
sort. To those who are fond OF gayety
and brilliant society there is something
fascinating in the scenes presented in
the ballroom and parlors at night. But
70 the older ones of us, those who have
out lived the irivolities of youth, more
quiet retreats are tempting, and as for
myseli propose to drop over and lux
uriate in the splendid baths of the
Warm Springs for few days, and then
HE me away to the quiet and peaceful
haunts of my native Pocahontas heath.
WHAT is BEING WORN.
Bv the wav it might not be out OF
the way to say something OF the style OF
dressing here this Summer | am not
jenkins enough to write that Mrs. So
and-So on "A certain Dress-Ball night
wore such.and-such dress with that
and-that kind OF a train, and a how-and-
how set o! sjewelry and her hair done up
i'm a rip-and.rip kind OF style while her
face shone with star-sun and-moon sort
o( a brilliancy, bu. when | see a neat
dress and one gotten up In common
sense style know II, and am not afraid
20 venture favorable criticism on 1t. IL
occurs 10 me that the dressing here this
season has been in more good taste and
with more reference 10 the principles oi
common sense than | have seen here at
any previous season.
Wash dresses are shown this season in
infinite variety, from calico wrappers
costing ninety cents 10 dresses OF India
null and Chinese silks costing one
hundred and one hundred and seventy
five dollars. Between these extremes
are dresses of all sOrtS,-lawns and mus
Inns, linens and monte cloths, ginghams
and ,urcales, in all the new shades and
i'm the same designs shown Tor more ex-
peESive materials.
White seems To be the iavOrite wear.
For constant wear for morning and
demi.toilets Victoria lawn is chiefly used.
A novel style Of white walking suit has
4 sort of SurtOut with the skirt only on
the sides; the front and back OF the I'M
derskirt being covered with marrow
tlounces OF embroidery nearly to the
waist. Old English patterns are revived
i'm embroidery, very popular design
being a ground work OF lace.llke stitches
in the old fashioned cut work, with
heavier figures Of leaves, flowers &c., In
bold relief upon it. There is a positive
passion for ginghams, and ladies' and
children alike wear them. The tine
Scotch ginghams with everlasting colors
are worn by those who have long purse
strings. The poorer people buy the
American makes ut fifteen cents yard.
Quaint and picturesque suits for lawn
parties are OF the cream cOlorcd cotton
known rs cheese cloth, and which is so
much used for curtains. This costs six
and quarter cents yard, and is draped
over red Turkey calico, with trimmings
Of oil calico in Persian colors, red pre-
dominating,