Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21
PURELY FEMININE.
AN ENTERTAINING TUMBLE OF GOOD THINGS
FOR AND ABOUT
The Better Half Of Humanity Few Fanciss
Of Fashion and Long List Of Cummsndabls
Things for the Fair Sex.

Things for the Fair Sex.
Among the latest modish mandates
which it has pleased the authorities to
issue is one which proclaims the popu-
laritY of sunrise picnics, or surprise
picnics." as they are called, though
why they bear that title Is difficult TO
conjecture, unless il is that it is sur
prise to the orb of day TO see so many
pretty girls waiting on the hilltops to
bid him good morning. The party as
sembles between and 4 o'clock in the
morning at some appointed place, and
after a bracer OF hot tea, bouillon, or
coffee they climb to the top OF NOM
tain peak TO see the sun rise. This ac-
complished, they light fire In gypsy
fashion and cook and eat their break
fast on the heights.
Another odd freak of the fin de steele
girl is that OF keeping scrap album Of
all her gowns, with the date and occa-
sion of their wearing. There will be
penslve sort Of pleasure in turning over
the leaves and recalling "reminiscences
by and by, and when daughters and
granddaughter coax for stories OF the
old days, this book Of chronicles will
furnish many a twilight hours delight
full theme.
There Is a threatened epidemic OF
white petiicoats, now that every woman
has denied herself the essentials OF life
TO purchase the requisite assortment OF
silk skirts TO match her various gowns.
There is a delicious sort OF freshness
and daintiness about petticoat OF
snowy muslin, with its lacy frills and
fittings dear to the soul of the fastldi-
Gus woman; dear, alas, too, 10 her pock-
etbook, for prestine purity is essential
to the success of the white petticoat,
and the summer resort or metropolitan
bIdnchisSeLSe is veritable bandit, max
ing cleanliness synonymous with costli-
ness and disastrous 10 ones allowance.
Glitterng belts and braces OF two
inch-wde gold galloon are worn with
the costumes OF white duck and linen
now in favor. These gowns look like
the costliest things In the world, but
they are quite the reverse, for they
must be, like Caesars wife, above re-
proach-that is, cut by a fashionable
tailor, and this involves no end OF stiff
bones and firm Innings as warm as wool.
Crepon has reached q point OF elabo.
rateness beyond which the ingenuity Of
designers cannot carry 1t. 1t is bro
caded, striped, lined, spotted and
speckled with silk, and is extremely ex-
pensive as well as rich in effect.
When we order a new gown with a
view to wearing it on Sundays we must
order with it prayer-book TO harmon
ize with it. Needlework and painting
are both called into requisitlon in the
ornamentation Of these cases, the IA
vorite materials being silk with heavy
cords, thick satin and suede. The dec
orations reproduce the designs OF old
missals and manuscripts Illuminated by
hand with pigments.
London tailors prophesy the disap-
pearance of the train with the opening
Of the winter season. Already the init
iative has been taken in short skirts by
certain beautiful warehouses OF Lon
don, whose smartest gowns for outdoor
wear are now made TO clear the
ground. In this country, however,
the efforts TO force the short skirt
have resulted only in insuring the
persistence OF the long one. The very
maid who serves us will not take her
Sunday out without a dip to her petit
coats.
The brides cake, approved according
to the London idea, stands owe five feet
high and is made in tiers wonderfully
constructed and decorated with shields
and flags bearing the names and crests
Of the bridal pair, emblems reproducing
the husbands insignia and wreaths and
festoons Of flowers.
The Cogswell Polytechnic School Of
California has girl student In its black
smithing department who has taken up
that vocation seriously with view TO
making ornamental forged work, In
which a woman may work to advantage.
The girl blacksmith Miss Ray Bever-
idge, is petite and pretty maid, with
original ideas and unusual physical
strength for woman And one OF
these ideas Is that'in designing attract
i've iron ornaments wOman's fancy will
prove more alert and dainty than a
mans. To perfect herself In her art
she is studying designing, drawing, and
modelling, as we'll as doing practical
work at the forge In the shop. where
the men students receive their training.
She wears in the work room q dress OF
heavy wool material, suspended from
her shoulders with regular suspenders,
an apon OF leather 10 shield her cloth
ing from the flying sparks, and her
sleeves are rolled up to the elbows from
arms that are small but brown and ST.
newy. She yields two-pound ham,
mer, and keeps her forge FIRE glowing
herself with blast engine,
Russia still has many odd and curious
marriage customs which would be inter
esting TO the Mona Card cult. One is
for the bride and bridegroom TO race
madly down the aisle as soon as the bril-
DIAL procession enters the church, be-
cause of the belief that whoever places
a foot first on the cloth in front Of the
altar will be master Ia the household.
In some provinces the young wife Is
Obliged TO take of her husbands boots
in the presence OF the guests in token OF
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