Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

from the bust to the abdomen, but Is
tight upon the hips. This gives a
large waist, but it is very comfortable,
and, when you get used to it, you
!; consider it very artistic. The dip at
!, the waist line, right in the middle of
!: the front, il one that is admired by
!. artists and without which no artist
ever draws picture of woman in
conventional dress. Examine. If you
will, all the fashion plates, study the
| society pictures. search where you will
among the ideals, and you will find
| that an artist always draws a woman's
| belt in such manner that there is
| downward curve from the back to
the front, while the line from the bust
to the abdomen is straight. This
| '.bask" line-not bust line-as it is
called, is one of the marks of beauty
i in any figure, for never was it con-
sidered good form to curve the figure
inward below the bust.
Many of the new models show
straight sides, as well as the straight
| front, though the back is always tight
fitting. Fronts are open, and the
| closed ones are the exception. TUNES,
| jackets and all bodices show the open
| front. Little lapels flare open and
big fronts fly apart to disclose hand
some vests of lace and silk. Long
tunics handsomely lined front, the en-
/ tire tunic handsomely lined with bro
eade. and underneath this is slip of
lace gradually widening into a wide
skirt with train.
Painted Fabrics.
The painted muslins are much worn,
particularly in the light shades. If not
hand-painted they are stamped, and
the stamping is almost as good as the
hand-work, and in some cases, where
an artist is not employed to do the
! work, it is better.
An exquisite painted muslin was
made for Miss Swami, one of the
beautiful American debutantes. The
painted in pink clover, but the body
and tunic were Ia pure white. The
underskirt was of the painted muslin
| with a great fiounce of lace around
the foot. But the most beautiful feat
| ure of the bodice was the body, which
had a row of painted medallions as s.
border extending entirely around ehe
yoke There we're sixteen of these
| figures, eight in the front and eight
in the back. The figures selected were
Vatican shepherdesses with their
| lovely pink and blue gowns.
| The Ladysmith hat is the latest 1t
| is a big hat, picturesque TO the last
| degree and trimmed not so much with
plumes as with flowers. The Lady
smith may lie fiat upon the head, or
| single rose set underneath, where it
will touch the hair This is the pic
ture hat of the summer, the very lat
est and most elegant thing out.
Since it was discovered that Presi-
dent Loubet takes his morning stroll
in the Exposition grounds, it has be-
come the fashion to visit there early.
The Eiffel Tower contains many fair
breakfast party; and the second tier
is the one that is the most fashion
able. The President took an early
walk there one morning and CHANGED
tc come across Miss Porter and a
party of girl friends, who bounced up
on him and took him willing cap
tive. The entire party breakfasted
in the Tower, and the President left
only when it was time for cabinet
meeting Of state.
Some of the morning dresses are
pretty beyond description. The faint
delicate muslins and the deep foul
ards mingle we'll together. In light
goods the transpareneies are more pro-
nounced than ever. Your gown must
! positively show its lining, and the lin