Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-14

emn silence the cOachman nailed up the
pseudo coffin. Then at last our tongues
were looSened, and one and all We pro-
tested at the horror of it. To pack fine
frockS is terrible responsibility. Each
must have a box or AT least Il trunk tray
20 itself with room enough to breathe,
and be- carefully shaken out and hung
up i'm an ample closet on arrival.
Five out of every ten smart ball
dresses being packed this summer are
white. Two out OF the remaining five
are light mauve. Red has vanished
from evening wear. Pale pink gauzcS,
greens and many shades OF lilac are
seen. Next 10 these comes silver gray.
Pale blue and green blue are noted and
black tulle lowered witRS plendid gold
embroidery.
The summer ball-drcSS touches the
ground. Through the Empire body, at
least i'm literal. ShOrt-waiSted rendering
has disappeared from daylight toilets,
10 is still noted, with sash, through
which is threaded a bunch OF flowers,
for evening The skirt of Il ball gown
is never less than two yards and half
wide. often il is fuller. To make the
himSy tulle stand ont we'll in the absence
OF dress StcclS a silk petticOat is resort
ed %. This is fullcd up the back with
narrow plated nOunccS each hounce
edged with lace. Lest this should not
be- sufficient the hem of the foundation
skirt has a rouche on the outside of the
edge an round. and is lined half Il
ward up with Sttfening. Some
times this ruche at the foot Is of
pinked silk, sometimes il has flowers
nesting IN it, over this the liSSe or
tullc falls fun, but the number OF walls
is less than formerly. Pierre Lott says
that the dress of Japanese Empress
who lived at the beginning Of the third
century is still preserved nj the Temple
of the Eight Flags. 1t consists of seven
layers of vapory gauzc. The modern
maiden doesn't call for more than three
layers above the silk or satin found2-
ton satin. / believe, is preferred-and
of these the iunermoSt is quite likely To
bc net carefully matching the game,
but a trifle less cobweb-like and fragile.
I This triple skirt is straight and plain in
the back: in the front it may be draped
slightly. Some of the quaint Empire
gowns allow only one straight vail OF
tulle over the foundation In front, but
+ i'm this case il is well To have the tullc
embroidered and the foundation slip
very pretty NeO-Greek draperieS are
charming over slips of China silk, the
shade of the nets and gauzcS. The slip
/ is cut often a. Il prlnceSSe dress, and
over this the lace, tulle or net hangs in
classic folds. Sometimes the tulle
hangs like a straight Greek apron, but
is caught mp on one side with flowers.
By what seems to be a generally rec
oguized law of contrast the airier and
more floating the skirt the tighter and
more trig the bodice. a. if a small
wasted nercid were rising from foamy
waves. Soft-ribbed silks are chosen for
bodiccS. or satin. striped silk, velvet or
armure royal. When the gown IS
green. green velvet is almost invariable.
Pointed bodiccS are noted in the Paris
importationS laced in the back and
edged with flowers about the dccollet-
age. or draped with tulle. The lace
tucker. which was baniShcd last season,
is not rc-eStablShed. though it IS often
seen. The Empire bodiceS still fold
over. crossing front and back and end
inc I'm a sash belt which. however, is no
longer wide enough TO mount to the
bust. but contents itself with more mod
est proportions. Recamier folds or tulle
boaS ur dainty ScarfS of silk gauze trim
the low-uecked cOrSagcS.