Wheeling Sunday register. [volume], October 03, 1897, Image 13

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Here Are Plenty of Suggestions for
Your First Shopping.
Buspender Trimmings—All Bodices
Will Have Decorations ot Various
Kinds and Materials-Hints for
House Gowns.
Paris, September 24.—It is interest
ing to watch a woman’s face when she
goes on her first shopping tour in
October, after getting back from the
Summer’s rest. She has a bright,
three rows erf shirring.
The corsage was a fall blouse of the
pointed foulard over green taffeta. It
fastened at the front, where there was
a full emplacement of the foulard bor
dered on both sides with three frills
of narrow, deep-cream Valenciennes
lace. Two straps of recede green rib
bon came from under the emp'ece
ment. They Joined the ribbon ceia
ture at the back and formed a lull bow
with ends reaching to the bottom of
the skirt. The sleeves wei'3 bishop
sleeves, with a finish of ribbon and
bows at thC elbows. The collar was a
band of the green ribbon that sloped
away at the front. It was mounted by
a broad frill of deep Valenciennes
lace.
Another light dainty house dress was
made of pale heliotrope foulard. The
skirt was accordion-plaited over a
transparency of taffeta on the same
shade. The corsage was a blo-ise cf
the accordion-plaited foulard, it had
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collar alia D6ii W6M oi fiom i - _
• deep shade. A foil niche of ww
colored moussellne de eote mounted
the collar.
A MORNING ROBB.
There was something exceedingly
artistic In a simple little Princess
morning gown of pale blue foulard
printed with a striking design in vio
lets. The violets were arranged in
bunches, and were connected with a
close pattern of bright green stems.
The gown was made with a lining of
white surah. It had a close-fitting
t Princess back with full gores inserted
' that merged into a short train. The
| front was made with a short square
I yoke, and from the front of the yoke
I came a straight broad strip of the
i foulard that fell loose like a box-plait.
; Coming from under the strip were
: two broad, deep, violet velvet ribbons
that tied in a bow at the back with
ends hanging to the bottom of the
i train.
—
“THEY ARE LOATH TO SAY ‘SUMMER SWEET GOOD-BYE,’ AND YOU STILL GET GLIMPSES OF FAIR
DAYS.”
eager look, for her purse is filled with
money, and for the first time since last
June she has an opportunity to
spend it.
And the shops, too, reward her for
her excursion, for there are new things
now being shown that delight the
heart of any one who likes nice
Iresses. These are mostly in the
form of little things, trifles that make
the gowns very smart and yet are not
bright or fchowy.
I watched an American woman buy
ing suspender trimmings for her
waist. These are quite the oddest
things, unless you remember seeing’
them a generation back. They are
straps that go over the shoulders from
the belt at the back of the waist to
the belt line in front, and they are
made of black velvet edged with lace
or the satin heavily beaded, or of tiny
straps of ribbon fastened together.
They are adjusted to any waist, and
are Used for waist trimmings, al
though nominally they hold up the
islcirt
WAIST TRIMMINGS.
Another very pretty waist trimming,
which I noticed a young woman try
ing on while her friends looked on ap
provingly, was a vest of plaid silk
which was fastened on by hooking it
around the neck and belting it under
a girdle around the waist. The vest
was only eight inches wide and was
composed of tiny tucks, which extend
ed from the throat downward. It was
put on as though it were a chemisette
front and the girdle was clasped
over it.
Another waist trimming consisted
of blue taffeta embroidered and laid
in lapel form over broad blue epau
lettes, also of taffeta. This was to be
put on something like a bolero. It
slipped on over the shoulders and was
then fastened at the waist with a belt
of ribbon. The waist itself consisted
of thin goods in swirling design over
taffeta.
The skirt was of blue cloth with
panels of the waist material laid on.
There was also trimmings of the
same.
Many of these waist trimmings are
made up as parts of suits, but the
clever woman can see how to adopt
them to different dresses.
FOR THE HOUSE.
One of the prettiest of the early
summer sales in Paris is the sale of
tea gowns and breakfast jackets, to
gether with the daintiest lawn or fou
lard house dresses.
This season they were more elab
orate than ever, with lace, ribbons,
plaited gauze and mousseline de soie
frills trimming them in abundance.
The prettiest of the silks were em
ployed in making these garments.
They were printed in the most unusual
colors, yet the combinations of color
were strikingly harmonious.
One of the most attractive of these
pretty house gowns was made of pale
green foulard printed with pale yel
was made oyer a lining of pale green
taffeta. \
The skirt was a godet
rather full at. the front and
iered
and
a long yoke of pierced batiste over .
pale pink taffeta. Two long str'ps of I
the pierced batiste were cut wi;h big ,
, oval arm-holes. These were slipped ,
The neck was cut square back and
front, and was finished with folds of
velvet outlined with tiny frills of
deep cream Valenciennes. The sleeves
Jacket
_ft young fill of eighteen tu
mote of a heavy quality of cream
china silk printed in large rings of
delft, blue. The silk was gathered very
full at the shoulders and neck, and
over the fullness at the front fell
three broad box plaits that were un
confined. The square yoke was of
delft blue taffeta. It was draped in
flat horizontal folds, and ended at the
left arm in a broad frill that was faced
with cream china silk. The back of
the Jacket was full without the box
plaits. It had a short yoke composed
of horizontal fold of the blue taffeta.
A narrow belt of blue taffeta was
drawn under the plaits at the front
and ended in a short bow at the back
that was drawn through an antique
silver buckle. The sleeves of this
jacket were full puffs, ending just
above the elbow with a narrow band
of dlft blue taffeta.
Modistes say that outdoor dresses
now are not “toilettes” at all, but
combinations of bright autumn hues.
NINA GOODWIN.
OBJECTED TO UMBRELLAS.
Tftey were Liable to Cause Trouble fop
the Deacon When Milking—At Least,
One of Them Did Once.
Detroit Free Press.
"Speaking about umbrellas,” said But
terwicK^ as. he leaned back in his com
fortable armchair and watched the
crowd paddling by in the rain, “always
reminds me of a pleasing little episode
that occurred some years ago when I
was a free and careless farmer boy, as
the poet tells about, working for a good
old Methodist deacon named Boggs.
“The deacon owned a cow that had an
annoying habit af switching her tail
while being milked, and as Boggs quite
naturally objected to being swatted
alongside of the head or having his hat
cuffed off every other second he used to
serve an injunction on the tail flourish
ing by tying the offending appendix fast
to his bootsrap when he sat down to milk.
Then he would go ahead and extract the
lacteal fluid in peace, while the aston
ished cow would shake her head and
wonder why her switching apparatus
didn't work writh its accustomed free
dom.
"One rainy day, when the deacon was
milking away as usual, with the cow's
continuation anchored to his bootstrap,
I thoughtlessly walked in front of her
with an open umbrella and the next in
stant the ancient but still able-bodied
milk producer was plunging wildly
: around the barnyard like a brindle cy
| clone, while her owner, with his head
I jammed through the bottom of the wood
en piilk pail and its contents distributed
partially over his person, was hopping
frantically along behind her on one foot
and imploringly shouting, 'So, boss! So,
boss!’ at every jump.
"It was as good as a regular circus
performance while it lasted, and I en
joyed it immensely, or, at least, I would
have done so but for thinking about what
Bogg? might say when he got loose.
"The bootstrap finally broke, allowing
the deacon to roll in one direction, while
the cow plunged headlong through a
closed gate, smashing it into kindling
wood, and galloping off in another.
"It suddenly dawned on me that this
was a good time to take a vacation, so
I started at once, taking my employer’s
consent for granted. I stayed away un
til Boggs had cooled off and built a
new gate, and then I sneaked back one
morning and went to work again. And
all the bluff, good-hearted old deacon
ever said to me about the matter was:
" ‘Wilyum Henry, I ’low ye're a
mighty good hand fer work, an' I don’t
know ’zactly how I’d manage ter git
along through hayin’ an’ harvest with
out ye, but if ye ever try ter kerry an
umbreller in front of a cow ag’in when
I'm milkin’ her. I’ll git up and break
j every tarnal last bone in yer good-fer
! nothin’ carcass! Understand!’
I "I understood, and not wishing to
(Copy right, 1897, "by Ryman Interview Synd icate.)
“IT IS INTERESTING TO WATCH THE WOMEN ON THEIR FIRST S HOPPING TOUR IN OCTOBER."
over the sleeves and were talked to
the shoulder seams. These ware out
lined with ruches and rose-col tred
mousseline de sole and reached to the,
were elbow sleeves of the foulard,
closely fitting and slightly puffed at!
the top. They were fintahed with frills i
of deep cream monmellne de aotoj
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interrupt the harvest gathering by get
ting crippled for Ufa, I always left my
parachute in the house during
time after that.’* '
All Promise to Be Eclipsed by the One
to Be Given Alexander of Tech,
Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Affair—Gossip
Says She Will Buy Marble House
for the Occasion to Repay Royal
Kindness—Wales and Lafayette’s
Ball.
If Prince Alexander George of Tech
visits the Burrell-Hoffmans for the
late Newport season, as now scheduled,
there will be given for him a series of
grand balls, finer than any that this
country or Europe has ever seen, and
this is saying a great deal.
Prince Alexander is the youngest of
the three Teck children. His sister
married the Duke of York, and will
some day be Queen of England. But
Prince Alexander has up to this time
remained heart whole.
The thing in which society is most
interested is the series of balls which
will be given for him as he makes his
triumphant social march across coun
try. Without doubt society will
eclipse itself for his entertainment.
And gossip declares that Mrs. Potter
Palmer is purchasing the historic Mar
ble House at Newport, intending to re
pay royal favors in this way.
The first great ball in this country
lug French frescoes flamed in heavy
gold mouldings. This splendid apart
ment was made into almost an exact
copy oi a room in the palace of Ver
sailles, with long French windows be
tween, which were panels of dark wood
carved and gilded. The frescoes on
the ceiling represented n.Yht and
morning. The mantel was of marble
and bronze.
The grand floral decorations inside
the house were in the hall, where
there was a bronze fountain surmounted
with a large mirror. The spot was
made to look cool by water plants in
full bloom and tall lotus flowers and
wood nymph blossoms. Lilacs and a
mass of water hyacinths were massed,
through which shone the same little
globes of light with which the grounds
were illuminated, while above swarmed
a flock of humming birds.
On the terrace, where supper was
served, there were elaborate decora
tions consisting of green garlands radi
ating from the three central points on
the ceiling, which were divided by
three large prisms of bright yellow
floors. Eight large windows which
led from the terrace into the house
were also framed with bright gar
lands and flowers.
Mrs. Vauderbilt received in- the
grand salon attired in a superb cos
tume of white satin, with court train
and wonderful diamonds. She looked
as if she might have stepped out of
ont of one of the old court pictures
in Versailles.
An elaborate menu in French was
at the disposal of each guest. The
favors, which she had selected herself
in Paris, consisted of old etchings.
which took piaee^his smaHH
Jubilee week. this haiirW
ana rriuce«B or* wales and alHHS|
royal Princesses went in costume/wH
as many as twenty American wom^ffi
including the yqtang Duchess of Marl
borough, danced in ‘ the same set’*
with the Princtfo—a great honor.
These balls 4ark epochs in social
history; and asJWard McAllister said
when he gave ma own famous Patri
archs’ ball in yPR, the ball given to
"down” certain ones who sought to take
the leadership in society from him,
“Society is marked by the character of
the balls it gives just as private man
sions are classified by their conserva
tories, and the man who gives a great
entertainment of this kind will be no
ted as the leader of the social set of
that generation, just as a diplomat is
noted for his foreign successes.”
It is interesting now to speculate up
on the characteristics that will mark
the ball given for Prince Alexander!
C. S. RUSSELL.
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HE HAD A THIRST.
Charley Wilson returned last week
from a trip through darkest Indiana.
He was out during the heated term and
the account he gives of the discom
forts experienced is enough to make
one laugh and weep jointly.
At midday, with the sun at a hun
dred and something, he was dumped at
a little station that is nameless. At
least he said it was. but he had proba
bly forgotten it. There should have
GETTING READY TO TAKE LEAVE OP" THE HOST Loo.
(A study by Parkburst.)
was mat given lor i^afayette in 1824,
when he came here as guest of the na
tion. All the grand dames of the in
fant United States journeyed miles in
coaches to be in. time for the festivity.
Lafayette, who was a great gallant,
danced with nearly every one of them,
and to this day there are women whose
leadership in society is based upon the
claim, “My grandmother danced with
Lafayette.”
Then came a long lull, but when the
Prince of Wales visited here in 1860 a
grand ball was given for him in New
York. At this ball all the elite of
America assembled, and the crush was
so great that the chaperones’ gallery
broke down. Women went wild for a
dance with the Prince, and one girl
lost her reason over her failure to se
cure an invitation to the ball.
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt s fancy dress
ball fourteen years ago was the most
pretentious affair that up to that time
had been given. A this ball Chauncey
M. Depew, Henry Clews, S. V. White
and all the famous lights of Wall
street danced in costume, and fabulous
sums were paid for photographs of
them.
This effort was only eclipsed by the
ball given at Marble House, Newport,
just two years ago by the same hostess
to introduce the Duke of Marlborough
to American society. At this time th#
Duke was engaged to Miss Consuelo,
the daughter of the house, but the en
gagement was not yet announced and
society was on the qui vive.
It was, though not a costume ball, a
Marie Antoinette function, the bouse,
the supper and the hostess being bor
rowed from the Court of Versailles.
The decorations were the matt costly
ever viewed in one house and were es
timated at $1,000,000, including the fur
niture.
The grounds were illuminated by doz
ens of tiny globes of different colon,
just as they used to be in Versailles
when Louis strolled across the broad
terrace of Versailles with his court
Upon reaching the portico, entrance
was immediately between rows of
fans, mirrors, watch cases and sashes ,
of ribbons of Ixiuis XVI. period. Each
favor was marked with a medallion
representing Marble House.
After this effort it really seemed as
if no one would attempt another ball,
but a year later Mrs. Bradlev-Martin
crossed swords with Mrs. Vanderbilt
when she gave her costume ball.
The guests were requested to come
in costumes limited to the lavish per
iods of history, and at one time there
were, by rough and easy estimate, ten
millions in diamonds upon the floor, i
all set in lavish court costumes.
It is almost Impossible to give an
idea of the variety, taste and elegance
that was displayed by the guests. But
here are some from among the TOO
historical fanciful characters that were
seen at the ball.
Mrs. Astor wore a costume designed
by Carolus Duran for her portrait
painted some years ago. It was some
thing after the sixteenth century Vene
tian fashion of dark blue velvet, stom
acher of diamonds and cape bordered
with pearls.
J. J. Astor came as a cavalier of Lou
is XIII. Although the costume worn
by Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, formerly
Mrs. Vanderbilt, was easily eclipsed as
to splendor, there were few which at- j
traeted so much attention. The ma- j
terial was white moire, sprayed with I
simple baskets of pink roses, divided j
with narrow stripes of pink satin. This
just reached the floor, full and bang- I
ing in almost straight lines from the
shoulders, except for a sash of grass
green satin arranged high under the
arms and finished at one side near the
shoulder with a huge bow and long
ends. A ten-inch wide lattice work of
pink roses bordered the skirt, and a
narrow lattice of the same flowers ,
edged the low. round neck and formed j
the very short sleeves. With this cos- ,
tome was worn an enormous bonnet
with a big crown and flowering brim
made of grass green chiffon and large
clusters of pink rcees. She wore no
jewels.
Mr. Belmont wore a Henri II. cos
tume of black velvet and a salt of sr
mor in old gold valued at 110,000. Ha,
been h bus line to take him to a toj
Home four or five miles distant. I
It. wasn't in sight. An awkward, si
sided boy was Hitting on the bo
platform with his bare feet dang)
over, utterly unlnterrested in anyth
or anybody. He was too listless
keep the flies off bis own faee, i
had it not been for bis flapping sti
hat they would have eaten him up.J
Two or three hounes dotted the Ian
scape here and there, and half a ml
away stood a little cluster of buildlni
such as are usually found at eroi
roads. Charley was thirsty; be genl
ally is, for thef matter, but his thl!
in this case was of the Infernal kir
as the smoker on the accommodatt
had been out of water for sevei
hours. He meant to get a drink
perish, so he sought Information
Bub.
1
■ ■ . I h AI*A fill ^
I ran Ret a Klaus of Iced tea?’*
“New."
“Or a glass of lemonade?”
“Naw,"
“Ain’t there any place In this
forsaken neighborhood where
buy a beer or a soft drink
kind?”
bis G
e 11
A
.■saw. m
■ Nothing of any kind I can 91
“Naw. Y’like buttermilk?”
"Sure; can I buy some?”
r«aw. .'l—I
Then he started off at a snail’s pace
to a bouse on a hillside a few yards
away. In a few minutes he came back
with a half gallon of fresh buttermilk
as cold as spring water could make it.
He handed it over with the remark:
"Hyer’s some buttermilk.”
”1 thought you said I couldn’t get
any around here.” I said, as I snat '
it from his hand.
"Naw, you aved me if anybody
it. Jist have to give it away hyf
about*, ’lessen we feed it to
And tfae,bor wouldn’t take »'|
for bis Work. Selling buttJ
would hafe debased him in
of the cdumanitic^CtncittP^i