Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-11

nner clothes II Is ! mooted question.
which time alone can determine.
whether Lace Or cut out de ,orationsl
will be more important. For the mo-
ment each is sparring for supremacy
with logged persistency.
Madame tells me that she finds it
necessary to include the Monte Carlo
in her itinerary when abroad, for it is
at this Mecca of fashion that the
smartest outfits first see the light Of
day. To prove it she pronounced her
diary de luxe" as she calls her note
book, and am copying its pages
written while she was in London:
Fashions for the new century are
as fascinating as they well can be, and
coquettish costumes ma lie for Monte
Carlo form very vivid Contrasts to the
more somber inspirations meant for
wearing here. There is froek Of
Parma violet cloth, the skirt made i'll
the new fashion, rather full ard all
gracefully in front. This, with deep
lace collar on the bodice, is very pic
turesque indeed; quite at variance,
too, with another frock in about the
same shade, but much paler. This is
of soft, lilac hued corduroy velvet,
with elaborate embroideries of silk
on applique white cloth, and a vest of
pale blue chiffon peeping out where
the bodice crosses over, with delicious
little opal buttons of graduated size.
Wolfe is a material very much in
favor, and a costume of pale gray,
falling in soft folds and deliberately
tucked is finished very smartly with
knots of black velvet and lace.
BLACK wolfe will be the material par
excellence for Monte Carlo, and, of
course, also for America, and there is
a very neat black cloth with black
satin stripes and the smartest of smart
coats, quite in new shape, with
double revers. A bright scarlet cloth
is neatly finished off at the waist with
a handkerchief of scarlet silk, and the
little coatee opens over vest of white
satin, with black satin tie. After all,
however dismal things may be, we
must dine. A pretty dinner dress is
entirely black, but covered with
sequins, some of which are very long
in shape and SO arranged that they
simulate stripes, while the fiounces at
the hem of the skirt and the draperies
at the edge of the bodice are also
glittering in silver. This is cut quite
princess in shape in spite of twist of
pale blue which encircles the waist.
Another Monte Carlo frock has
foundation Of white, with insertions
of black lace and light embroideries
of jet and steel, with here and there
an Egyptian gold engraved turquoise,
while the deep yoke has also some
thing of pale blue. The dearest little
theatre bodice is made entirely of
beautiful point lace, quite colorless
save for scarf of mauve chiffon
passing under the deep, turned down
collar and looped into a graceful tie.
The very thing for Monte Carlo is
long kind of empire coat made of
black glace silk and batiste and three
big filigree buttons to fasten the front.
"The newest hat is the 'Loubet,' so
called because the crown is squashed;
but all the hats are very fat and wide.
That Loubet hat, with it's stitchings of
white silk, is as smart as can be; and
the newest of new toques is of rich,
deep cream color made in the ARREST
style and is as smart and becoming as
possible"
DAISY MAY.
New York.