The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-15

and wool more elegant, because more snli
able Ter given purposes, than richest ak
II haa taught q lesson Of fitness, not q
well Us It might were the makes oil "tRil
or" costumes wise enough to condnl
themselves within proper limits withou
attempting to copy styles that in ClOEl
are out Of place; still the lesson is Valua
BILE sld We must be thankful for it, Thu
massive folds, the overlapping, the dra
perles-the weight Of all these IN an az
erags cloth dress, particularly when steel
and "mattrRsa" are added, Is simply muir
derous, and designa should be demanded
that are adapted to solid materials, anC
do not impede active movement,
The diversity Of the all wool materials
now covers the whole range OF any
woman's requirements, Tor all purposes
all climates and all temperatures. Grad
ually we are achieving the disideratum-
the maximum Of warmth with the mini
mum OF weight Improvement in color Ia
also most marked all the dark and fine
shades found in broRdCloGh are reproduced
In Huitings OF less expensive character.
The delicate nuns yelling, cream, shrimp
pink and other delicate shades, are exact
~ suited TO the needs Of young girls for
evening wear, They are softer, deeper
and more becoming than thin, glossy silk,
School girls and college girls should have
only wool dresses Of different grades,
The principal Of q girls college once
said that one OF the great obstacles
with which she had to Cou.
tend was the lack Of warm and
suitable clothing, Every (?) girl had her
cheap silk dress, with open neck and
sleeves, but hardly one possessed stock
OF warm and comfortable underwear, All
this ia very much changed for tho better
now. Wool garments are softer, liner,
better shaped and batter liked, and
WOODEN garments can DO made to suit the
daintiesI, most iastidious tastes.
What can be prsttier than wool with
touch Of hAnd-9mbroidery; or more eleC
tive than q combination with velvet2
What charming house dresseB can be
made in ample dtsigne, and, what oppor-
tunities Tor gIrla to exercise their irgonu-
icy in home drass'mgking. Much pre-
Cious timO has been wasted by women
and pirlain working impossible cats, birds,
and things which wera neither vegetables
nor flowers in high-C9loral Elikl and
wcrsteds, when they mi gut have besn Gul-
tlvatlng q useful tSlent-dresstng
themselves, beautifully, dressing other
people beautifully, and working their way
towards honorable independence, A
young girl, the daughter Of q wealthy and
architect in New York City,
designs her own costumes, nearly all Of
them made in wool, and executes the
work heIaelf, and they arc the RdmirR.
ton OF her friends. Har CleVerness is 80
well known that She receives many pres
ents OF lovely pieces OF old embroidery
and broCRde, which she combines with
her serge and other mateTials--ior 1t Is re.
marked that she knows how to put them
to auch excellent use. This is one OF the
curious secrets 0! lie, that II youses your.
self strongly and with determination in
any Que direction, you become q maguet
which attracts other aillnitive things
toward you.
1t is significant that physicians are be-
ginning to stop the uBe Of drugs, which
kill more than they cure, and 10 take up
tho question OF clothing, not only recon-.
menJing that which 10 healthiul and ear.
itary, but inventinG modes Of preparation
Of wool which avoid Injurious dyes, and
give US perfectly pure tabriCl and gar
ments, which must have value in presGrI.
ing health and wRrding of disease. DR.,
JarGger has proved hinlEClf true bere.
factor, not only in providing pure undyed
fabrics aud garments, in which invalids-
aud well people tOo-can DO clothed from
head to foot, but Mao In raising the
for other manufacturers who
find themselves compelled to produce a
better article or relinqush their claims
and place. Heretofore we could only Oh.
tain the good things in wool by
paying an cxorbltant price. The intro.
duCtiOn Of pure fabrics OF popular"
prices Compels better methods on the
part Of those who have been trading on
popular Ignorance and indifference.
Let the clothing We wear at night re.
ceivo the same Intelligent consideration
Rs the clothing NO wearin the day. Let
us get rid OF once and forever Of tho heavy
cotton "ComiorIers" whose only warmth
is derived from their weight. They are
not intrCquently used after having been
soaked and resoRktd in exhGlationB from
the body and bed, and must be
so uaCd, or washed into hard wads
which tell their own story Of dis
comfort to sll who are condemned 10 them.
Their wool fabrics, colt aBCamel's hair, for
night-dresses are In their infancy, but we
shall havO thom cheap and loving by and
by. In the maantiins wa may ct least
revel In blankets, tuch blankets as the
world never saw before, suOh as no me.
dieral king or queen pols sled. We may
have fue WOODEN sheetH; too, for wool 10
rapidly becoming king.
the growth Of luxury, are equally exhibit
ed in the Ure Of Rilks sa Innings for wool.
This Is turning the tablOp, putting the
higher fabric in the secondary place. But
is It not as 1t sheuId be2 Silk 10 n luxury,
wool a necessity-thRt 1t can be made
beautiful Is only part OF the uchemo oil a
wise and gracious Providence, which puts
the possibilities Of beauty and delight In
ali roodnesp,