The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04

The blessed poster girl leaned out
From q pinky-purple heaven.
one eye was red ami one was green;
Her bang was cut Uneven;
She had three fingers on her hand,
And the hairs 0 n her bead were seven.
Her robe, ungirt from clasp to hem.
No .Buniiower did adorn:
But q heavy Turkish p~ortiere
Was very neatly worn;
And the hat that lay along her bnck
Was yellow like canned corn.
II was a kind OF wobbly wave
That she was standing on.
And high aloft she flung a scarf
That u have weighed a tom;
And she was rather tall-at least
b reached up to the sun,
She curved and wrlthed, and then she said,
Less green OF speech than blue:
perhaps ! am absurd-perhaps
don't appeal 10 yOui
But my artistic worth depends
Upon the point OF view"
saw her smile. although her eyes
Were only smudgy smearsI
. then she swished her swlrllng arms,
And wagBed her gorgeous ears.
She Eobbed a blue-and-green-ohecked sob,
And wept some purple tears,
Carolyn Wells In the Century
A London correspondent writes: The
keynote Of fashion for the moment may
be termed elaborate simplicity, For
instance, everything is tucked, hem
stitched or gagged, and this, of course,
Is a sweetly youthful and simple idea;
yet at the same time, we all know 1t as
a work of time and arduous labor. But
Dame Fashion in her fads and whims
recks little of such details. She. strives
after effect, and she generally gets it.
Our tickle fancy should for the mo-
ment, be pleased, for autumn dress in
every way is quite delightful, This
elaboration is well exempllfled in the
gown shown herewith. 1t Is a most de-
lightfully becoming dark green cloth
frock, the skirt and bodice both show
ing a panel OF frappe velvet OF the same
shade OF green. taking in those watered
lights peculiar TO this material.
Fashion continues to be devoted to
sashes and belts of all sorts and de-
scriptions-I have Just been interviews
ing a collection Of belts from Paris
made In crocodile leather Of pale drab
and gray and bright green; these were
all decorated with turquoise beetles,
and clasped in front with a round
buckle of turquoise traced with gold.
Very becoming these belts are, and
they are to be worn this year over seal
skin jackets, which are fashioned in
the Russian blouse shape, and broad
tall coats cut OF the same lines. There
are many novelties In fur. It has been
discovered by the authorities that this
lends itself to every decoration under
heaven. so we have black broadtail
lined with white broadtail, embroidered
in steel and gold and coIored straws;
we have caracule showing insertions OF
conventional patterns Of white satin
traced with Set and steel, and we have
two Or three furs combined in one gar
ment. A black Persian lamb coat Will
be hemmed with chinchilla and lined
With ermine, and q broadtail coat may
be discovered faced with white broad
tail, hemmed with sable.
There is a new fashion in the making
Of bows for the neck, these being now
.contrived Of accordion-kilte silk, very
small and short and full, with finely
pleated ends. They are set in the CEN
ter Of a collar band made Of pleating,
and they are made in glace silk OF every
conceivable hue; the most becoming
color for their and our adornment Is
undoubtedly pale blue. White has in
variably charms, but 1t is difficult in
London town, unless you are within
reasonable distance OF being q million
aire, t keep yourself in white silk
neckties.
One of the most fascinating hats 1
have met is OF wedgewood-biue felt,
with q small beefeater crown, trimmed
al the base with folds of blue velvet Of
different shades,