Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-01
ROSE RED.
Society Suffering a Temporary
Eclipse.
The latest Thing ia china--A New Species
Of Fancy .yOrk--Th cOmiug lnau-
gural Ball at the Capitol.

n Mrs. Grundy herSef Is at 3 loss 10 ma
either social or scandal TO discuss. / can
understand how city ~tashionables welcome
the quiet doings Of Lent as . kind of q
truce in friendly warfare, q time in which to
buckle on fresh armor to continue the fray.
Here in Wheeling, however. the fight is not
so furious, nor are We so mach IN need of
rest as our gayer brethren, so we take what
ever comes along, though that Is little, and
only keep Lent in AZ involuntary sort OF
way. The fashion of wearing Lent mourn
ing has had no imitators here so far, though
it is no new thing in eastern cities. There
one sees lots Of fair deyotees who appear
during the forty DAYS fast clothed not in
sack,Sloth and ashes, but in becoming
arrangements" in grays or "harmonies" in
black and white, with lilies Of the valley or
violets as floral ornaments. / don't rec
ommend the fashion; l only mention it.
| believe that next to millinery, is tire
nothing made with hands, which is as dear
to the feminine heart as china. Perhaps
the perishsble nature of ones finest orna-
ments adds to their attractions. | don't know,
but when the cabinet is opened she is a
brave woman who can hear with any appear
snce OF eomposure the rending sound which
tells Of shattered fragments. There Is a
great deal Of fine pottery In Wheeling
bones, much of which is a great deal more
valuable than . tyro could ever imagine.
The newest ware in fashionable favor is
called Amelia" and, by the way, it is not
china after all, but glass, and beautiful 1t Is.
1t is made of the softest and most delicate
colors and graceful shapes, and each piece
is said to contain FIVE different shades or
colors. / saw the other day q slender vase
Of this ware. 1t was white, lined with blue,
and on it was q bunch of large yellow roses;
the leaves were green and the twisted stems
which supported it we're deep amber. A
great many colors, you would say, but the
effect is exquisite. Another small jar is
also white, lined with canary color, and on
it is tossed q spray OF delicate blue flowers
with dark green kaves and amber stems.
1t was q thing to look at, to coyet if 1t be-
longsd 10 another woman, if not, TO buy,
even though the spring bonnet was risked.
Another beautiful ware is also made IN
Hungary, The name of this is probably
withheld because none of Us have the phys
ical strength to pronounce it. l saw q jug
of this the other day. 1t had a round bowl
and long slender neck, and the ground OF 1t
was cream white decorated in red and gold
in conventional, almost Japanese designs;
the handle was black, also ornsmented in
the red and gold. l have seen punch bowls
of this ware, too, that might hold the hba
tons of the gods. Florentine ware
is of the old styles of China, but
never does it lose its grip on heart
and pccketbook. | was privileged to look
at q set of the Florintine plates the other
day and | have dreamed of them since. No
two of them were alike, the open work white
and guilt border and inner decorations were
all different. One Of the plates was a pale
blue and on it were tossed sprays Of wild
roses. Another had q pale green centre
and on it was q spray Of lilies of the valley.
Still another was of pink, deeper at the
edges and melting into the white, and it was
a spray of wild flowers. o, dear, what a
good woman she might be to possess such
treasures as these. The Fray Joseph is an
other make Of china which is very fashion
able. 1t is in dark rich colors and al
scarcely be called bric-a-brsc as it comes in
useful, not merely ornamental pieces. A
lovely tete-a-tete set of this is of dark rich
blue with tiny red and gold ornamentations
on it. This ware is distinguished not only
by its beautiful coloring but BY the high
glaze which is added after it has been
painted by hand, French fsience IS a
china over which ~connesieurs rave, and if
the rest of US don't admire it very much, we
pretend to lest our friend suspect us of q
groveling love for a colors and a want Of
appreciation for high and lofty art-art
with a capital A.
~
As | said before, in these quiet days one
goes back to needle and pencil for smuse-
ment, and | want to tell the girls ola new,
brand new style of fancy work which CON-
bines the use of both. For instance, you
want to adorn a sofa cushion with a spray
of wild roosevelt you outline in orthodox
stitch and color every leaf and petal, using
silk of course. Then paint inside of the
embroidery the rest of the flower, but in the
plain color, laid on rather heavily. The
effect is that of very snowy painting, and to
say the least, has the merit OF novelty.
~
As a fashionable pet the festive parrot
now takes the lead. You would be sur
prised to know how many of the naughty
J birds there are in town. But the parrot has
a rival, and that is the skye terrier-terrior
as a Wheeling man calls it. Yes, the skye
is the reignlng fsvorite. People who do not
know this will probably go on calling the
silky little pet ugly" but fashion has de-
creed him lust too sweet for anything" ex-
cept to cOddle until for sweet you can
read cross" There are u good many Of
these pets in town, but the proud owner OF
any one of them will always tell you that
his is the only pure breed one in town, in
which remark it is always best to acquiesce,
lest you lose, perchance, not only a friend,
but q pound Of flesh.
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The inaugural ball is the only society
event in the near future; everybody seems
content to keep on with the quiet evenings
devoted to q game of cards and social con-
verse. One bright society lady says she
gets awfully tired of a whole evening spent
playing with the same people, but the rest
of US are glad even for that amusement.
A few Jolly people have taken to the making
of nonsense verses, some Of which 60 very
'trippingly on the tongue" and when all
are in the humor q merry evening can be
passed in this way.
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The Wheeling girl is nothing if she is not
ingenious. Almost to a girl she has had
some especial "polishment' added to her
education. But she does not stop here; in
addition to this she mas q talent Of evolving
things ofbeauty out of the most unpromis,
constructed a beautiful parlOr stand out Of
an old wash stand, ornamented with pound
ed brass-all the work Of her own fair fin
gers. Another amateur carpenter rescued
an old chair from the lumber room, and
after saving off a portion ofthe legs, gilded
the rest of it and triumphantly adorned ii
with an embroidered cushion. Of course
this chair is not made to be sat in, Though