Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-10


of transparent gauzss with colored Innings.
The prevailing modes in short sckets
have short, tight-6ttibg backs and loose
fronts. They generally have plain sleeves,
with braid stitched On for trimming, or
with collar and cuffs of velvet, braiding,
psssementerie, or fancy gariture OF some
description.
Jackets with rows Of stitching on the
collar and cuffs and edges of the garment
sre among the simpler styles, and greatly
preferred by most ladies.
Jackets for young ladies are made Of dark
blue, dark brown, gray, black and beige
eclored cloth, with great variety as to the
cut in front. Sometimes they hasten dag
opally. in other instances they have but
one reverse. Other examples fasten at the
collar and fall apart below in modified
cutsyay style, revealing dainty waistcoats,
the variety of which is endless.
Very large fancy buttons are used on
some of the jackets for young ladies, set on
in rows. on either side of the front, merely
for ornament. These styles have no clos
ing buttons. In London the cresm-faced
cloth jacket, with fat gilt coin buttons, Is
preferred, and it is considered trim and
ladylike.
A trayeli ~ or dust cloak is indispens-
able to a fashionable lady's wardrobe to
protect the dress from, dust and cinders,
and several styles are seen that are pretty
and graceful, and at the same time thor
oughly practical and protective; they are
made OF plain mohair, linen, surah or
pongee, OF, if heavier goods are desired,
pretty light cheviots or serges, In plain
colors of gray, brown or blue, are used.
Shepherds checks are also preferred by
some. These garments are made usually
after the modified Eoglish models, with
loose fronts and tight or half tight-fittipg
backs, with velvet collars aud cuff. a. the
only ornamentation; o close jockey cap or
soft Crowned toque is used "a an accom-
paniment of these cloaks when designed
for travelling, usually matching the cloak
in color. Some popular travelling cloaks
are made 10 rediDgote style, often fitting
closely to the figure and opening up the
back to the belt.
SUMNER BoNEETS.
The choice of a bonnet is perhaps the
thing about which q woman is more capri
ci0us than any other part Ofthe toilette.
The hats and bonnets exhibited for sum-
mer wear are pretty, picturesque, and gen.
orally becoming, Ostrich plumes are used
to an almost unprecedented extent. New
hats show very large amount Of trim.
ming, four or five feathers, several yards
of ribbon, two or three yards of lace or
gimp, and velvet faciugs and bands fire.
quently garnish the more dressy hats.
Small dressy bonnets are made of flowers
and trimmed with punches Of grass and
loops or knots of ribbon. Others have the
crowns made Of fancy braid, gauZs net
tulls or lace, with hrims Of velvet flower
or leaves. Sometimes the tulle or lace
covers the flowers, which are fastened by
fancy pins or email ornaments.
Ga some of the summer bouuets Of E1-
slish straw are set under the brim
coquettish tips, pretty rose buds or
flowers, and jaunty little bows or loops or
rihbcns. A pretty, stylish bonnet Of fine
back chip has the brim slightly arched,
with a bunch Of daffodils beneath the
brim; daffOdils mixed with black velvet
bows tower about the crown; the strings
law of fashion that the dress bonnet must
be small in effect. Some of the prettiest
and daintiest OF these dress bonnets are
made of creamy and yellow crepes, tinted
talles, gold lGces and silks in delicate
shades trimmed with velvet ribbon, leaves
and flowers. The use of the flower
crown on dress bonnets is quite
fashionable; dark green foliage, with
mirg!iug of brilliant red berries, is often
seen. These are of black tulle or lace. A
pretty little capote of gold net has the
crown composed of foIgstme-nots massed
tcgeter without foliage. The Drim il foil
soft blue velvet, held down on one side by
a close full bow of gold-color ribbon. A
cluster of wheat and corn flowers Is tide
together and placed high ut the side, giving
a piquant effect. The short strings are OF
narrow blue ribbon.
Some charming little turbaps for young
ladies are made of creamy crepe, the crown
consisting of white lilacs, hyacinths or
primroses, with ribbon bows or loops, ar
ranged often in windmill style.
The poke bonnet is still worn, though it
is much smaller than those formerly used.
Among the new summer pokes are gray
N-apolian braids, trimmed in white rib
boz, with the brims faced in white crepe
laid in small pleats, with loops of white
ribbon with silver aigrettes for trimming
Many bOnnets shown for summer are Of
Neapolitan braid in two colors; for in
stance, gray and white and white and
suede. Sometimes these bonnets are mere
round fat pieces of Neapolitan, shaped into
bonnets with pins. A charming toque is
made of pale pink tsffeta, embroidered in
silver white flowers, with border Of moss,
green leaves, and the brim covered with
moss green velvet, the soft crown caught
down with gold beetles. At the side is
placed cluster of Strawberries tied up in
green leaves rs if Just culled.