The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-04
FAsHION,s FOLLIsy.
a Bird. Eye View Of seA,onnble Wear.

A Birds Eye View OF seAsouabie Wear
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Takinga general look over the Who'll
ground, one can find nothing good that !
new and nothing new thatisgood. OF cours
there are exceptions, SO far as technica
qualities in the color and designs OF fabric
are concerned but even in these cases the.
are rarely adapted as well to form and til,
special purposes Of dress for women. The,
might as well or better be hangings o
furniture coverings, or used as models 70
wall paper, although ever for these pur
poses bold detached figures, which bear n,
relationship to the material they decorat,
or the object 1t covers, but simply pitt ash
were, witnsmall. pox, can not be considered
desirable or as possessed OF artistic value
The n good thing in this mass OF incon
gruities and deformities is the wonderful
blending OF tints, the technical perfection
OF design in some OF the summer silks
There are marvellous examples OF the high
excellence to which mechanical production
has been brought. Soon all hand labor
wall be OF the past, but whether the world
will really be richer or its inhabitants
happier Is a question.
THere Is q revival OF black and white,
black and white checks, and black lace
upon white in costumes.
A novel combination in summer beige
Tor travelling dresses consists OF the plain
material, with a narrow stripe and o small
check In bronze, green and brown, or blue
and brown. Artistically arranged the
three in one" look exceeding well.
With the revival OF lace a0unces, guipure
seems likely to come again to the front.
Some beautiful patterns have been made
in this lace recently, which were purchased
as soon as shown, and there is an effective
novelty in guipure combined with needle
point Spanish lace, which makes lovely
and enduring tichus, shoulder capes, and
cover for the fronts Of dresses. The high.
pointed cape il revived, with a very full
fall OF lace from the shoulder, which de.
sends and forms a drapery over the tour.
nure at the back Of the skirt, the front OF
the ichu being held into the waist by an
interior ribbon.
There is q sudden rage for very narrow
ribbons which are made into full clusters
OF loops for garniture for hair, neck, bod
dice and skirt. Bonnets are tied with
double strings Of narrow satin ribbon, two
colois being used.
No caricature could do justice to the
latest get up" to the long and full coat
bodice draped over an exaggerated
Il nurN, to the enormously high shoulders,
emphasized by the very high and full falls
OF lace, to the elongated throat, encircled
with triple ruchin2s Of black lace aud the
poke bonnet with high.peaked roof.
Summer suits Of Pompadour satteen,
with cream grounds and gay flower pat;
terms, are accompanied by parasol and
large fan, all to match, the design OF the
costume being outlined and the skirt
partly made.
Basket straw bonnets are plated preci.
sely like braided baskets, and there are
gilt straw crowns which look exactly like
the baskets used for flowers.
Cream lama, decorated with graceful
patterns in tapestry stit.h is fused for morn
ing gowns, with Vatican plaits, and are
very original and aesthetic looking.
The Umrilza cashmere and art silks, in
troduced by Liberty & Co, In London, are
beginning 10 tind their way to this coun-
try. The shades OF color are exquisite and
the prices very moderate.
Lawn tennis dresses are to be OF fancy
striped flannel combined with q solid color
and trimmed with several row OF black
velvet in varying widths.
A novelty in parasols, which is consid.
cred very stylish, is OF high cream Turkish
twilling, embroidered in red and black in
Turkish designs with q mixture Of gold
thread.
The favorite colors for garden party
dresses will be electric blue and strawberry
red, trimmed with black velvet and white
lace, or with embroidery and black velvet