Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22

There was a time-we all remember
il. do we nOt?-when even grandmam-
mas vast spreading hoopskrts were
| imDending and caused more anxiety
( than ridicule, seen amid her treasured
/ 6perv. There seemed a menace In their
rustled spirals, which causes shudder
even now, when we are merciiully per
| mitted to know that not quite all OF
grandmamma's wardrobe is available.
Indeed, at the best, IL would not go
| far toward fashionable it-out to-day.
Bright and early rose grandmamma, her
! shining morning face lesson 10 degen-
crate DAYS. She had house dress,
| trimmed neat for all active uses, com
! pany dress or two for home or abroad,
! and an evening dress; these at least,
| perhaps more. But at the most the
! lucky woman's hair ne'er grew gray
/ with pulling over tea gowns, yachting,
boating, coaching, bycicling, tennis,
! walking costumes, piazza gowns and yet
| more, even TO the dozenth Dozen
NY lady la mode is indeed languid
| creature at eleven a. IN. She ruStleth
not with starch as did once the dear old
| lady of the cedar chests. She wears no
apron. Her soft, nOiseIess gown OF
figured silk falls from waist line TO floor
in simple, natural lines. trailing trlile
behind-so it was at least with the very
prettiest tea gown Of the very Drettiest
! trousSeau of October as l saw 1t In the
milllner's shop. The sleeves are close
to the elbow, above that dOubly pulled
10 form two full globes, the upper al
/ most concealed by the wide collarette OF
pale creamy lace which falls quite to
| the high waist line in front. Within
the pale of the ordinary bonds OF con-
ventionality there is not, could not be,
a more beautisul house dress than this
simple symphony OF silk and lace.
| This. so far as materials go, might all
have come from grandma's chest. But
| it didn't.
That was my lady OF the breakfast
! rolls, cafe su lait and newspaper.
Madame at four in the afternoon is
more imposing II not more beautiful,
! Her robe is such one as grandmam
assuredly never wore. The good old
lady drank more tea than we OF to-
dav, she gave the tea parties and socl-
! ally pressed her callers to stay to tea"
but it was not like this, not like those
| low divans, soft light, noiseless service,
the ting cups, sugarless and GREATNESS,
| but not always innocent OF a dash or
some stronger mixture. the languid airs
and English accent, and, more typical
OF the scene than all, the tea gown.
Still speaking Of the smart trousseau,
and its smartest representative OF this
interesting class, the tea gown is moder-
ately plain Of skirt, three full rufflss
at the bottom alone breaking its fine
lines. A buckle quite four inches loRg
seems to fasten a wide belt OF rich
brown satin. The stuff Of the gown
Il is velvet, by the way, but Of lighter
tint-is gathered below the bust, which
is crossed by three rows Of the darker
ruffles. with embroidered edges. There
is square yoke Of creamy lace over
white satin. The sleeves are full TO be-
low the elbow, ending in fall OF
cream yellow lace, making the hands
semi-ivory white by contrast. IL is not
often, perhaps, that so heavy mate
rial as velvet appears in the tea-gown;
but it will be more often this winter
than ever before.
Let my lady venture forth upon the
street and she will be pointed out, in 3
double sense. She is srrayed, it may be,
in one Of the new overskirts, not full or
draped or looped or caught up in any
way but following closely the lines OF
the underskirt, and decorated, II we
may use the term, with five enormous
points ranging down like the points of a
great star from the knee almost TO the
hem. The points are insisted upon,
they are made forcible, they are emf ha.
sized by startling contrasts Of color.
Perhaps they are pale green over vary
dark green, or yellow over dark brown,
ore vica versa, or even white contrast
ing sharply with black, favorite CON-
bination Of colors this year. With such
an overskirt are worn the usual puff
sleeves and perky hat.
Or the points NAY be smaller, and In
this case there may be ruff es, one, two
or three, edged with big zigzags al
uointing downward. And then the
yoke will be pointed, too, and the lace
collsrette edged with points.
Nature abhOrs points. In ell her