Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-10
.OYERGAITER CRAZE.
IT'S VERY STYLISH, AND so ALL THE
GIRLS WEAR THIN.
American Young Women Quick at Picking Up Ideas
in Interesting Gossip for the Fair
Sex-A HerOine-A .Huggipg
Bse-What Not.
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A girl with rosy cheeks and the dream
lest of dreamy eyes strOlled down Chestnut
street yesterday as proud as a peacock
She was very fashionably dressed, and
there was in her attire a harmonious
blending of colOrs which at once stamped
her ss 8 young lady Of exquisite TASTE.
But she seemed oblivious of all her pretty
fnery, and, as WAS plain to be seen from
her frequent looks TO The ground, WAS con-
cious only of dainty pair of russet-colOr-
ed overgaiters that encssed her tiny feet
and the admiIing glances of a small knot
of whimpeIing dudes, who ogled her vnl-
carly, yet smilingiy, from The opposite
side of the street. She was proud Of Ter
gsiters, and she put each foot forward with
vieor that showed it. By and by an
other girl came along, aud she wore over
CATERS, too, ard just az proudly rs her
pi edt cessor. These overgaitered apparl-
tious OF charming femiuinity became 80
frequent that a reporter Who Witnessed the
pros ession called upon a ewell foot dresser
to Inquire about the cause Of the grand
turnout.
ONLY STYLE, BUT ALL THE RAGE
''Oh, it's all the rage now" eaid ne,
"and when the flowers bloom in the spring
It will seem curious to see young giIl, or
q young man either, who dOsg not wear
The articles. II is purely q matter OF
style, of course, and the fashion YVES re-
yived in London by the swell society
women l4st fall, ard wss sent over by the
Johnnie Balls to their Americans cousins
by cable.
81 tell you what it is, young man,
tire are no barnacles on the fashionable
people On this side of the briny deep when
they waat 10 take hold Of q fashion that
has been set on the other side, as was
shown when tine DirtctOire wedding dress
es were brought out. At wedding IN
Psris the bride and bridesmaids appeared
before the minister in these robes. Two
days afterward all Europe knew about the
t fair and there was rush for Dirtctoire
wedding costumes, but an alert American
correspondent cabled over here
a minute description of the articles, and
they were in general use here as soon ae
they we're in Europe.
THEY ARE BOUND TO BE POPULAR. -
"But to return to the oveIgaiters. They
will be generally worn in the spring, and
nobody can deny that they are handsome
addition TO a well-dressed man or woman's
walking costume. There, you see that old
gentleman goirg up on the ether sid'? See
those overgaiters, and how nicely they set
off his shspely patent-leather shoe and
stylish trousers? He is man who proba-
bly, wore them in his younger days, when
it was almost crime not 10 have teyeral
pairs of them at least-one pair to mstch
each costume. Even now l ace great
many young men wearing them, and if
this weather continues they will be all the
rage within two months
SOMETHING TO TICKLE THE FANCY.
"What DO they cost? Well they can be
bought for any amount from 81 upward. l
made this pair for young girl, who will
call for them this afternoon"
Here the dealer exhibited pair of over
gaiseIs that ", Id tiIAi5 80 unity VI lie
most fastidious creature. They were made
of very fine gray corduroy, and were fas-
tened at the sides with rather large and
gliciening buttons Of pure mother-ofpesrl.
At the bottoms there were delicate little
straps that passed under the shoe and were
fastened on the outer side with large buck
les of solid silver.
BUTTONS OF UNBURNIsHED GOLD.
''When the girl comes" continued the
dealer, "she will pay me-but here she is
now. Good afternoon, Mise. Your gaiten?
Yes, Just finished. Fourteen dollars, please.
Good day That will give you an idea of
what they cost. OF course, the price could
be much higher. I am making pair now
for Walnut street young lady which will
cost her $48, but the buttons and buckles
are to be of unbarnished gold"
A certificate of honor and S25 in gold
have lust been handed to 15.year-old Min
ME Murrell, of DOrkiDg, Eng The GER
tifcate has the seal of the Royal Society
for the Protection of Life from Fire. 1t
tells of fire last September and reads:
"Minnie Murrell, after rescuiDg one
child, returned to the second floor, and,
ts king the two Others out of bed, tiled to
make her wsy down stairs, but wss una
BILE TO do go. She succeeded in reaching a
window on the first l)Or, from which she
dropped the children safely into the arms
of persons beneath, she herself escaping in
q like manner"
At huggiDg bee for the benefit Ct a
church along the upper Hudson few eve
nings since a man, while blindfolded,
Rugged his wife for several minutes with
out knowing who he was hugging. When
he did find out he wanted MS 10 cents
back.
Miss Breckenridge, daughter of the Ken
lucky Congressman, said to Washington
writer a few days ago: 1--WE once lived at
the same hotel with General and Mrs.
Harrison. She is one of the sweetest
women in the world and will be very pop
ular. She taxes sincere pleasure in doing
good and making everybody happy. We
young girls were all in love with her. She
used to give us a great deal of pleasure,
and do not suppose that she WAS ever
conscious of it."
A caprice of the moment is violet lunch
cons, which are not without certain poet
ry of suggestion So harbingers of the COM
ing spring. All the coloring Of the table
appointments, so far as possible, is Of vio-
let, even the ices taking on the deep, love
~ hue through some necromaucy of the
caterers art; violets are the floral decora-
tions, and the actual candied flower, done
up in tiny bonbonnieres of violet satin, is
served to each guest, to be carried away
with her accompanying cOrsage of the
English blossom.
Kate Field Gays that the woman who
aims to be fashionable might as well COM
nit suicide at the start. She must neglect
home, husband and children, put away
comfort and convenience, be first-clsss
hypocrite, and good slanderer, and at the
end of ten years break down aud become a
Yhvaioal xpreok