Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-23

low the cape was black India silk
lowered brightly with apple blooms.
The big. snaky brocades are things to
which make no effort to become re-
signed. Ii is bad enough to have SER
penis twisting about parosol handles
and kissing from hats and impaled on
hairpins and even twining about the
legs in their victory over stocking; but
all these things might perhaps be borne
if the reptilian kingdom would not
make of woman something more to be
shrunk from than Medusa by sprawling
aud spreading ard darting forked
tongues, not only from her hair, but all
over her gown. A serpent brocade
figured recently at a pretty spring
luncheon. It's skirt was of black benga-
line, with writhing snakes or iridescent
green throwing themselves about and
flashing themselves so recklessly as to
destroy all pleasure in the dainty feast
ing. The front of the bodice was full,
and had long deep tabs edged with jet.
The yoke and collar were of faded
green silk, covered with rich jet en-
broidery.
Miss Elizabeth ThompSon's troSseau
is very beautiful one, and the date OF
her marriage with Henry LIE Grande
Cameron is drawing near. Nevertheless
l am tempted to tell you nothing about
it, for even a newspaper writer has
times and seasons of turning against so
much gossip about people. There is
only one ground upon which l can JUS
tify it to myself; we will not talk about
Miss Thompson, but about an evening
bodice that goes into the wedding out
fit, and that is of tea rose satin, draPed
in front and on the left side with BruS-
soils lace in rosebud design, and that
is in itself worth small fortune. A
garland of tea roses, without foliage,
crosses the bust diagonally; in outlines
the shoulder and is carried around to
the back to be brought to the front
again, appearing in a loop below the
left arm. This garland is Topped with
narrow velvet ribbon of shade ex-
actly matching the flowers, and is
caught with bow knots and hearts Of
diamonds.
Miss Thompson is fond of pink, which
is in a way fortunate, the color is so
much in fashion. A pink tea gown is
quite as well worth description as the
bodice with its roses. Old pink peau
de sole is the material which composes
the princess coat, frilled and plated and
trimmed with fiat flounce in old Vene-
tian lace. 1t opens upon lace front in
white China crepe secured with a white
satin belt at the waist line and abound
ing in knots and streamers.
The beauty and variety Of the silks
which enter into it are noteworthy fea-
lures Of the trousseau, the peculiarly
rich and soft lustre of some of them be-
ing almost beyond comparison. There
are several as yet uncut lengths OF bro
cades and brOcatelleS whose colorS shade
together in what enthusiasts call "po-
etic" harmony. They are for the most
part after the exquisite old French de-
signs of Louis NV, XIV. and XVI. An
especially noticeable evening frock is of
a delicate shot silk in primrose and
white, and another is Of heavy silver
brocade made in the empire style with
ropes Of roses arranged in fringeS from
the waist and about the hem.
A dove colOred carriage dress is made
with long coat and waistcoat Of gold
and white brocade trimmed with gold
gallon. With it goes hat Of gold straw
with garnitures of pink roses, chiffon
and gold ribbon.