Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-03


for skins. in the admiration for the
beautiful silk and velvet combinations.
Soft tulle bows are fitted to the front of
cloth coats aud the open front reveals a
soft beautiful chiffon vest. Very be-
coming all these soft effects are, and
easily changed to suit the millinery.
Hats are sharing material with the
cloak. Your correspondent saw a cloak
of golden brown velvet lined with
mink. Ia suggested cloth one of
Scotch brown novelty goods, lined with
brown satin! The hat to wear with
the velvet and ermine coat had a big
soft crown of the same velvet. Over
the crown of the same velvet. Over
the crown rose large wired puffs, SINH
lar to wired ribbon but very much
thicker. These were arranged like a
huge rosette at one side of the hat,
so as to tower over the top. Hats are
so high that those of last year have a
curiuosly pancake look when donned
this year for wearing.
The expense of the winter cloak lies
in the lining, as the cost of hat lies,
not in the hat, but the trimming. The
most beautiful and durable fabrics are
used for lining. The thin and easily
slit silk is set aside in favor of the
heavy lining satin and the very dura-
BILE watered silk. Fur is also much
used for lining, fur of all kinds.
During Mrs Admiral Dewey's honey
moon in New York caller sent up a
card and sank into one Of the beautiful
rose colored divans in the reception
room of the hotel to wait AS it was
warm she threw open her cloak. 1t
was sealskin, as thick as otter. The
lining was a very fine soft quality Of
chinchilla of the close grey variety,
which is really valuable. The seal coat
was lined throughout with this fur.
One, looking at it, had mind to ask if
the cloak were not really prettier on
the wrong side and if its owner was
never tempted to wear it other side
out, as women did their skirts in the
first days of handsome silk Innings.
Embroidered Innings are much seen.
They are made of silk or of satin en-
broidered with running pattern in
colors. Roses in their natural colors,
with leaves of green, were very decor
alive when displayed in the lining of
mink coat The prices of these coats
mount up to a figure that is almost
fabulous, but somehow money seems to
be plentiful this year.
FOR CALLING.
The height of elegance was reached
by western woman who was in New
York two weeks ago purchasing her
winter wardrobe She chose the most
elegant garments consistent with good
taste and her accompanying shopper
told me that she spent $4,000 in one
week-nearly a thousand dollars day.
Yet she bought not one ball gown.
For such occasions as these there are
professional shoppers, young ladies
who go with the out-of-town shopper
and advise her how and where to buy.
They of course, charge for their time
and services, but accept no commission
from the shop keepers.
These young lady shoppers are nee
essarily refined in taste and well post
ed upon all points of fashion. Many
of them are gentlewomen reduced from
wealth to need.
This western woman purchased a.
gown of invisible green silk embroid-
cred with garniture of tiny jet and
appliqued with large dark red roses
of taffeta, in their natural colors with
leaves and stems The trimming was
front in way to suggest a tunic. 1t
was calling dress. To wear with it
there was handsome long coat of red
to match the roses on the skirt. This
dark red cloak was lined with invisible
green, embroidered with roses precisely
like those upon the dress. 1t was
Whispered that this beautiful calling
costume cost $500. And that sum is
not exorbitant when one considers that
an ordinary silk automobile with en-
broidered lining is over 500.
These very expensive costumes are
instructive to the woman who wants
to dress well. From these she beholds
the possibilities of unlimited money
and if she is a clever woman the posi-
bilities also of a little expended along
highly fashionable lines.
HELEN WARD.