Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-04

dresses, so much worn this season, hostesses
encourage the wearing of black toilets, lace,
of course, being preferred.
Scarf-like sashes are much worn on
dressy receptions, gowns being arranged iu-
~geniously to to form part of the draperies,
and to make the tablier exceedingly ornate.
The entire front breadths of dressy toilets
for evening wear are frequently made OF
beads matching in color and tone the silk,
satin, velvet, or broche that forms the dress,
Bisuue dogs and cats are not the proper
ornaments for the parlor and reception
rooms OF a w~ellappointed modern house;
but they are frequently seen there, neverthe'
less.
Wide sashes of white Surah, loosely tied
around the waist AMI arranged in a big
bow in the back, make an effective finish to
a plain white tulle, o~rgardie, or crapt eve
sing dress. ,
English brides refuse to wear long-traIued
wedding robes, saying they do not care to
look ike dowagers at their " weddings
Mere they propose to dance in a deml'
trained dancing dress.
Second skirts or skirt fronts made entirely
of gold and other metal bead and thread
embroideries, with fringes 10 match, all IN
shaded effects, make dazzling many evening
toilets of ceremony.
A lady's boudoir or sitting room is the
only Mace where odd pieces OF bisque, porce-
lain, delft, or metal, particularly dogs and
cats, should be placed on tables, tops OF
c~hifonnieres. or other pieces of furniture.
Iouave velvet jackets, very short, in
bright colors, and braided with gold and
silver, are worn by young girls over tulle and
orgaudie dancing dresses, a Greek scarf
sash embroidered in tinsel and color form
ing most of the drapery.
d. Ball dresses have skirts put on in gathers
or pleats around the waist, opening like a
screen over a petticoat OF another material.
The preferred materials are velvet or satin
broche for the petticoat, aud tulle, lace, or
Grape for the oyerskirt.
The latest aesthetic wedding gown re-
ported By English papers IS that of the
daughter OF Prof. Huxley. 1t was ofcrelmy
satin, trimmed with Mcehlin lace, myrtle,
aud Jasmine, while the bridesmaids wore
sage green velyent trimmed with ch~rysanthe-
NUNS.
A suggestion Of value is given by Partisan
women, who, instead Of lining the long dol
mans and cloaks so fashionable this winter
entirely with fur, use fur for lining to the
waist line of the wrap, and below that point
lire the garment with satin, velvet, or plush
TO match the color of the fur, which matches
as nearly as possible the color of the wrap.
Bedroom furniture should always be Of
white or light colored woods, carved or
decorated, while the walls, also papered or
tares,ried in light, ~l,utral tin,s, should be
adorned with bright pictures in pretty
frames aud surrounded with draperies of
Turkish or other embroideries or colored
India silks or muslinS. The carpet should
never be dark or sombre, or Oft cold, repel-
liant shade o! blue or gray.
Turkish towels are iugcniJUSly utilize | in
in forming the decorative front breadth oi
rsrheric evening dresses, the paris being
united and trimmed with rUchtng an!
cascades OF fine ticelle lace run with tinsei
threads. The other parts Of the toilst ar"
msGe Of sage green, twilight pink, graz b.Ie,
copper or strawberry colorei satin and
,.a>h or velvet, or some artistic brocIici
,,uif. aud trimmed with ticelje lace Gnl 4
it'll. iudiciously applied tinscl.