Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-03-12
LINES FOR THE L4DIEs.

Twilled Scotch ginghams still hold their
own.
A belt bow needs yard and of 8 inch
ribbon.
A tiny bJquet Of roses just inside the bon
net rim is very becoming to voting face.
Satin Surah, is the soft, pliable fabric
used for wide bonnet ribbons and for piece
trimmings"
The domino or checker-boar blocks are
effective in two contrasting colors for bonnet
ribbons.
Light grey or icon camels hair mantles,
of medium length with big square sleeves
are spring Style
An auburn haired girl should wear black,
dark blue, dark violet, pearl white and water
blue
The Imp little pouch muffs will be worn
during the Spring as handkerchief riticules,
with but one wadding layer.
Ombre or shaded eifectsin bonnets promise
TO be Us great feature for the Summer sea-
son as plush has been during the Winter.
The round hats are made in large pictur-
csque shapes with soft brims not wired, and
lined with pleated lace frill, or else fully
puffed satin.
For black round hats there are steel trim
mings, and voluminous scaris of Spanish
lace put on to cover nearly all the top of the
crown, rs well as to surround it.
Stars of gilt or steel are on dark satin
ribbons; rainbow stripes, with plush or
gilt stripe, are on others; great deal of
green, black, and gold is combined in the
Madras plaids
The scarf for married woman is fashion
that should never die. To wear it well is a
proof of grace, and it imparts an elegance,
especially to a tall woman that is very dcsi-
rable,
Another little bonnet, scarcely moro than
a fanchon, Of silver lace, has for its only
trimming monture of red peoples, branch
ed TO show four shades, arranged in hugh
bow and tied in the centre with striped grass.
The pattern bonnets are meant for the
earliest Spring days, and are of the closely
woven Tuscan and Leghorn braids, or the
split Belgian straws, rather than the open
lace-work fancy straws that will be used
when summer comes.
The polks are not extravagantly large,
and are of much better shape than those
worn in the Autumn; the front projects very
slightly, the ears are short, and the crown
is quite close, with either n reverse turned
up on it, or else very close curtain band.
Miss T. j. Simmons, a niece of e1aGov.
Tilden. and an expert musician, has realized
some thousands from n racquet galop"
which che composed and which is described
as marvel of mischieyous and melodious
tones The proceeds have been given to
sweet charity.
The Baroness Bdfdelt-Coutts who has re-
Gently married her young friend and almoner
VIM. Ashmcad Bartlett, is tall and graceful,
with dark brown hair, hazel eyes and hand
which is the envy of her sex. She dresses
in subdued colors, and though possessing
much jewelry, wears none Of II.
A charming little lady being in very mo-
deratc circumstances, dressed in such simple
materials as she could easily procurc-in
winter often in soft gray woolens, in summer
in light colored muslins, with a white scarf,
a straw bonnet, with the plainest pale ribbon
neatly tying it down. Her complexion was
like a wild rose and with her soft fair hair
and blue eyes, her figure delicate even to the
point Of fragiity, no dress could have been
more coquettish and exquisitely appropriate
The grapes are ripe. and the clusters
Are heavy with purple wine;
They blush with the sun S caresses,
And hide In the broad-lcayed vine.
An idyl bold young lover
For ear of his sweetheart waves
Their warm hands touch as they gather
And-they re kissing through the leaves.
No young girl looks as young or as lovely
in heavy velyets and loaded trimmings as in
simple muslins and soft, cinging materials.
They detract from their own fresh charms
by calling attention to their adornmcnt, A
dress perfectly fresh, light in color (where
the complexion permits,) beautifully cut,
and almost entirely untrimmed, can not be
improved upon for young girl. 1t IS the
sweet rounded forms, the dewy bloom Of the
cheek, the clear young eyes, the soft, tender
lips, that We want to see.
Nym Crinkle thinks that It is time to in
vent a new style of criticism for the school
of acting dependent on millinery, whose
paragraphs should run something after this
fashion she rose gradually, as the acts
wore on, to crepe de Chine and point lace,
and carried all hearts with her to climax
Of white satin and embossed brocade. Her
sorrow which had an edging Of chenille and
pearl embroidered fringe, Vas Of that sym
pathetic kind which touches all hearts, and
none but the highest genius could have
swayed her audience so completely with a
high corsage Of black velvet
The diamond from its excessive brillian-
cy and hardness of light, is not becoming to
many women. To the blue-eyed, the sap
phire, or even the inexpensive turquoise is
often far more harmonious and decorative.
A little pale woman in flashing diamonds is
absurd; the silent pearl, the dull, soft tur-
quoise, the evasiye, mysterious opal, even
the little mOonstOne, a green chalcedony, the
topaz, an amethyst with velvet surface for
finish what the French call detdceel, even
amber, or pale tea-colored corsl-all these
are becoming to ninety-nine women where
the diamond is becoming to the one-hun-
dredth.
" Isn't it awful cold ?" queried Smith,
as he met Jones on the car the other day.
4" Terrible-terrible % ANY of your wa
ter pipes freeze up. Worse than that"