Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-31

I OF charm, the robe or velvet opening
over the Stomacher of blue and gold
brocade. the sleeves in two round pulls
OF lace with lace cuffs turning back at
/ the wrists. the low cOrSage with its lace
collar. rising not above the throat, but
/ from the level of the shoulder blades,
the Jewels at the bosom and in the hair,
| the necklet Of pearls and the ripping
treSSeS pulled back loosely and yet hid
ing the ears, made rich picture, exu-
berant and beautiful.
The mother Of the little blonde was
gowued rs RembrandtS Lady with a
/ Fam" that beautiful portrait from the
E>terhazy gallery The winged cap of
| lace lined with velvet, with pear
shaped pearl above the brow and auOth-
er al either ear, united with the deep
I lace collar pinned close at the throat,
the lace cuffs and the pearl armlet TO
make costume unique among thouS-
land. A black feather fan was carried
/ In a Shapely hand
There was "A tall, Slight young matron
with an evanescent pink in her cheeks,
land with yellow hair who wore a dress
/ from a HOlbein portrait, that OF sid
news sister, PembrokeS mother, who
/ NAV have looked wise aud fair and good
| indeed in her long. straight, tight-httlng
black bodice, SlaShed with white in tiny
"punings ont" so aS to form kind OF
woke about the shoulders, but can hard
| IN have worn 10 with quieter, Quainter
grace than did her copyiSt Of the nine
teenth century. Shoulder puffS OF
black were altogether in the modern
| fashion. and from under these started
/ long tight sleeves of pale yellow, which
had rows of "pullngS out OF white
reaching To the very wrist cuffs. \ run
NJ the throat was not unbeautiful be-
cause not immoderate in size. The skirt
was straight and very full and the bod
ice was edged with a waist ruilie, Stller
than those of to-day and set in square
plaits. but showing how closely ours
have followed their original. From the
point of the bodice hung an ornament
with pendants in gold.
Two or three boxes at the Metropolt-
tan Opera-IIouSe were filled the other
lcvening with merry young people who
were due after the fall Of the curtain AT
a costume dance. Their attire was just
sufficiently different from that of those
about them TO lend a certain piquancy
to the spectacle.
one Young woman surveyed the audi
Ience through a lorgnette, ObliviouS OF
the fact that Margaret of NaloiS never
used such an assistance. or hindrance,
to vision. and of the more important
fact that the lorgnette, though it doeSn
seem To have received official notice OF
the circumstance from La Modes prl-
waite secretary, has really been struck
off the lists Of fashion. Her frOck OF
mink brocade was wonderfully pretty
with its front OF pink silk embroidered
with gold. The pointed bodice OF bro
cade had "creveS' of pink satin orna'
mented with gold, and great collar
cite of gold lace.
Her chaperone was Louis Nv mar
lcbioness 50 young as to be a chaperon'
only bv tcchuicality. Her round Skin
Iof pale blue silk was ilounced high viii
Iold point and had small panierS mount
led or the bodice, which was trimmed
with pink ruchcs and bows. There
were old point LOUNGES on the sleeves
a collarette of pink gauze at the throa
and bunch of marabout in the hair.
Quite at the front of one box sat
stately Louis NH. court lady in PM
satin footed with silver embroidery Owe
q skirt Of white velvet with gold 2nI
silver braid. and fastened In front VIII
bows Of white satin. The large cola