Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-03
FOOLERIES OF FASHION.
A BLONDE WHO DYES HERSELF A
BRUNETTE.
Clara Belle Describes Some freaks Of
the Giddy Girls Of New yOrk-fore'
runner Of Summer Styles-A
Tendency to 0rieatalism.
THE TENDENCY TO oRIxSrALIsM


II WAS observable at the Purim ball-the
great society event among the Jews OF
this city, and the only public ball OF any
account given here during Lent. One
of the finest costumes on that occasion
was of gauz. embroidered in white
beads, with Spanish lace paniers over
lilac satin de Lyon, and with bows oil
cream and lilac satin ribbon. Another
striking one was white satin brocade,
with basque front, and the lopg. side
forms OF the back, in Princesse shape,
brought forward anil laced over plain
satin plaitings, with heavy cord which
tied at the foot OF the dress, where the
two ends met. This use Of the long
forms of the back to serve as panels Tor
drapery was feature OF several cos
tunes. Perhaps the prettiest costume
was a pink satin de Lyon. The round
waist had a yoke of shirred tuvks, and
the skirt, gathered full, fell third of the
way down in a puff. Below this was q
fall of applique embroidery, and ruffie
OF Breton lace over fine plaitings OF the
satin; and below this again was tall oil
embroidery similarly treated. The
drapery was full in the back. The use
OF applique embroidery with gauze, and
threaded with gold and silver, appeared
in many of the toilets, and was only ex-
celled by the employment OF various
laces. The absence OF entire oyerskirts
was another feature Of dress at the Pu-
rim ball. An exquisite toilet was made
with q short round skirt oil Pale blue
satin, with narrow kits reaching to the
waist. The round waist and oyerskirt
were Of blue and white striped batiste.
The overskirt was cut at the sides in
three points, which were joined on 10
three acknowledged pieces in the
front, thus showing the killing at the
sides and between the front pieces. A
dress OF pale-blue cretonne. with apple
blossom sprays, had a pointed over
skirt in front, while the back was fin
ished with q sash OF dark. green satin
ribbon.
ONE GLORIOUS JEwEsS,
With hair and eyes of night, the mien
of Queen and the face OF beautiful
Hebrew type, wore black satin, cut With |
a plain apron front hanging perfectly |
straight TO within six inches OF her |
proud-stepping feet. Here two. fine |
anticipated rufiles showed below it,
ton petticoat. There were four slasbes |
at the bottom Of the satin front, and in
the center of each slashed panel thus |
made was row OF steel,beaded lace. |
The back and the basque were OF loz.
enge figured Surah, steel colored and |
black. The black drapery was set in at |
the side seams Of the satin front, and,
being gathered, had a slightly wrinkled |
effect, but was not leoped. But all the |
dresses which saw were not beautiful. |
One of the glaring exceptions was a
combination of orange and yellow strip |
ed satin skirt, with various putfs and |
partings on the front; an overdress oil
the same material, but bright blue and
yellow i'm color; a sash OF Gght-blue
knotted on the side, and broadside pan
els of olive velvet on the skirt. Yet
this hideous thing was an importation
from Paris, and the wearer was the
rather pretty daughter Of a wealthy
banker. Several new and fine toilets
were based on a Worth design, said to
be reproduction OF that worn by the
Empress Josephine at the coronation OF
the first Napoleon. Ii consists OF a
PrIncesse train, with a sharply pointed
corsage cut square and quite low in the
neck. The sleeves are tight TO the ell
bow, where they terminate in wide
frills Of lace, though at the Purim ball
the dark bellies had sleeves reaching TO
their gloves. The square opening OF
the corsage is commonly finished with
a puff OF net, worked with pearls and
metal threads, rising high behind and
sloping gradually to a point at each side
Of the bust. Ii is predicted that this
style will be popular next summer.
DISTINGUISHED BLONDE
Was pointed out 10 me at this ball. She
VAS a Jewess, with the facial character
istics OF her race strongly marked.
"You see that her hair is jet black,
said my informant. Well, its natural
color is light yellow. Let's 90 up close |
OF her locks has been produced by dye, |
and her eyebrows have been colored In |
the same way. knew her very well |
when her hair was of the most pronoun-
ced and charming blonde. She liked 1t |
so-or would have liked il il she had |
not possessed the unnistakable features |
OF Jewess; but, under the circnm- |
stances, she said that nobody would be-
lieye il was not bleachPd Rather than
be looked at askew she hides the beau
tiful golden hair under nasty covering
OF nitrate of silver. Rather rough on
the poor girl. isn't itP'
By the way, there has not for ten
wears been time when the women OF
New York left the coloring Of their hair
so much to nature as they do this
spring. Bleached blondes are mighty
scarce, and when found are bad. Even
gray hair 10 not concealed, and the only
hirsute falsincation at all fashionable is
the turning Of auburn and brown to red.
Hairdressing has not yet settled down
into any recognized style for 1881, and
il il as probable as anything else that
the long-abandoned bunch OF curls will
be restored to the nspes of our necks.