Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05

eauipages, and the thump OF quick
hoofs is heard on the perfect streets, and
the light glances from the polished
spokes Of many whirling wheels, and
the sheen of silks and nodding plumes
and the merry faces OF those who pass
Ia amending succession make up pic
ture full of values. 1t is like perpet-
ual Fifth avenue Easter parade with
the thermometer just about right. IL
is like drive 10 the Bols In Paris. IL
IS like Ascot on the nineteenth year
when It. doesn't rain. 1t is like
It is like Saratoga and nothing else.
find that they are wearing capes
and lapels so wide they look like capes.
Perhaps Saratoga gets its inspiration
less direct from London than does New
port; but that doesn't signify. They
wear capes and cape-lke lapels In Lon
don too.
/ find at the springs, where al enor-
nous amount OF bad smelling water
and gossip are on tap-the latter in
preponderance-a group OF gay girls
whose costumes are smart with the
true Saratogian smartness. Let me
tell you that the central figure is radi-
ant in q turquois blue crepon, cross
barred with white stripes OF crlnkly
silk. And the revers are very. very
wide and covered and adorned with the
most exquisite applique OF rather yell
low lace. White MORE forms narrow
belt and two points down the side ter
minating in white rosettes. The sleeves
are pulled, the hat half butterfly wings,
and IL is all so pretty wish | might sec
1t every day for week; but l shall not.
Ny little lady with the hair like brown
brook rIppies ana the eyes like stars
will dress In otherwise tomorrow. For
not In vain were the biggest OF all big
trunks called Saratogas and 10 vain Of
them she mas many.
II the butterfly in blue and white
needed moral support or force OF con-
tTast, either might have been supplied
by the nymphs at right and at left. For
the one was q checked tweed with q
wide ribbon bolt and cape which
closed loosely over starched dlckie, 8
high turn down collar and dark blue
sour-in-hand tie. The costume suggest
ed the words rough and read7," and
then repented Of the suggestion, for the
expression is pure mlsnomer.
Compromise was on the left. gown
not so gray as the butterfly silk, less
imposing than the masterlul tweed.
This was sarge OF pavement gray.
made with full basque and belt round
the waist and large collar OF en-
broidered batlste, graduated 10 dlsap-
pear at the waist. Cuffs Of embroidered
bztiste, turned back over the full
sleeves, add shirt OF yellow batIste.
Of the pale tint of wheat. worn with q
black and white tie, and black shoes
and q simple hat Of stone gray and
black.
II IS no longer correct TO talk OF pet
ticoat government The rule OF woman
wayereth not. bat ths pe.tieoat Is doom.
| ed, is dying, Is almost gone. Perhaps
we shall say "combination" govern
ment, or equestrian tights govern
ment. or. more plain spoken. talk Of
"breeches" government. meaning, Of
course, the tyranny Of the ladies' who
wear them. Saratogs's daring horse
womeo, energetic pedestrians. plucKy
hill climbers dress for hot weather,
hard work. safety, lightness eonven.
| fence. Not one OF them, nor beauty
which transcends them all. nor modes
~. which is thing OF custom largely,
Is TO De found In dust-trAiling, mud.
dragzled skirts.
Beneath her ample dress skirt, the
fair S2rstOgsn wears almost always the
baggy Turkish trousers Of silk or, II an
| equestrian, the wide hipped. narrow
kreed oreeches Of the gentleman locker.
And here as elsewhere 10 this year OF
miracles. Is seen the occasional cicycllst
| 10 Enickers and red cheeks.
Bat men will stare" We said In 1892
But men don't stare" We say In
| 1894, sat least. not more than thew