Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-19
IN BLACK AND CRIMSON
ONE OF TEE MOST STRIKING OF AUTUkN
DRESS VkeARIRS
Some Of the Most Interesting Things About the
Early Winhr Killinsy-A Grape Tea.
What the Large Importing
Houses Are Opening.

Speoidl CorFsSD0ndsnes az TIC RsgissT.
New York, September 17.-As lcame
down Broadway this morning found
myself all at once within the aura OF a
warm, sweet, heavy perfume. 1t did
not come from the pink and purple as
tiers in the florists window, nor from the
tall spikes Of orange and 1ame-eolored
Qladiolus, but as 1 took step after step
IL grew warmer and sweeter and hesv-
fer until. at the corner of Twenty-sixth
street, / saw myself close upon hedge
of creamy-white tuberoses 1enelhg IN d
street fiOwer-seller's stand.
Reaching up 10 the tuberoSes was a
woman in black, and as l saw her In
profile view she looked tall, slim and
creamy-White Of complexion, ike the
flowers. I took her for young WIDOW
aud wondered what memories the scent
OF the tuberoses stirred, but as she
turned full TO meet me l confronted the
most novel and perhaps the most inter
estinQ OF our autumn dress peeullarl-
ties. A Whit of wind turned back the
flaps of her smart little black coat, and
behold il was lined with stripes OF scar
let and orange silk, and q broad scarf
ribbon of scarlet and orange crossed
her black bodice from the left shoulder,
passing under the right arm. She was
like a erlmsOn-throated blacRblrd or a
stalk OF crimson flowers, leaning
over dark pool. Her black felt
hat was of a low crowned sailor
shape, and, showing only when you
faced its wearer directly in 'front.', was
a knot of scarlet and orange half hid
den in black rOSette, as quiet ana
serious and altogether fit for sober Sep
TENDER shopping as was the demure
oval OF the face until you caught the
occasional fash Of the large and pecu-
liarly brilliant brown eyes. III she mad
gone her way wearing tuoeroses L
should have lost my faith In one wO-
mans sense Of the prOprleties OF things,
but She sent the dangerous, sensuous
beauties home in box and walked for
ward with one sprig Of orange-colored
tassel flowers, scentless but vivid as
sunset, nOdding az her buttonhole.
The milliners' campaign is more for
ward than that Of the dressmakers.
There is comparatively little in view
vet that can be classed as winter wear,
but the autumn hat is sufficiently pro-
nounced In its characteristics TO give
the streets a different look from any
they have ever worn. IL is really Gu
rious, IL you stop TO think Of ii, what va
rlatiOns human ingenuity will cOntrive
to play upon an apparently worn out
theme. Felt and feathers have been
worked for effects from time imme-
mortal, but the effect that Is produced
this month, II little violent, Is unques-
tiOnably novel.
The sailor shape is the shape for the
walking hat, and the dress hat is hardly
vet In being. 1t has tritle more crown
than it had in straw and a trifle more
brim. II is very round, and in color it
is apt to be silvery gray or fawn or
pale, creamy brown. 1t is trimmed
with two large brown wings, starting
from the crown In front and spreading
rakishly at either side, and, rising be-
tween the wings in a ridge that runs
straight back over the crown, is range
Of breast feathers that lOoks-if may
venture with all apologies to speak
jestiagly Of something that has cost,
without doubt, much expenditure OF
time and of the gray matter Of the
brain in its deVislng-as II a fowl had
been caught on the rOOst and turned ig-
ANONYMOUSLY breast bone mp, back
down, wings tapping, TO be stuffed or
roasted. Some Of the breastbOnes rise
in sharper ridges than others, as il
there were marked differences in the
ages and degrees Of tenderness OF the
birds, but the general breastbone idea
runs through a good share Of the early
millinery exhibit, and seems to dOmi-
nate the thoughts of the hat trimmers.
IL is a case of breastbone only, you
understand; there are no feet to curlu
black toes pitifully, and no heads. The
people who object TO dead birds for or
naments seem really to have succeeded
in making the display less revolving,
and the ridgeis too high and too straight
and too steep as TO its sides, and too
regular, to be altogether realistic, but
nevertheless September sailors are cal
culated TO catch and 10 interest the eye.
! was in LenOx on Thursday and
brought away a picture OF gOldenrod
and aSters and red milkweed crOwding
up close TO the Berkshire lanes, and Of
girl holding the leash Of a handsome
st. Bernard dog as she walked in the
hazy September sunshine, the locIsts
droning their lazy monotonOus notes
and her steps growing slower and slow
er as she passed on toward the curve,
her long plaid wool cloak lending the
one touch OF human interest or ANNA
ton 10 the landscape.