The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10
PRETTY FLOWERS.
TIE HELlOTROPE GROWING IN P0fu
LARiIf.
~FgLIxr TELLS now THEY MUST
BE WORN
, CHARMING PpoGREssIvE EUchkf
PAsIl.
Society News for the Wees-h' o"'no""
Ladies Home sGain After
Making Pleasant
Waits

visits.
Thanks be unto the unvarying laws oi
nature. iis DEGREES are passed ~
authorities too high for the tamperlngoi
f fashion. else for the sake OF novelty we
mirht be persuaded that our saiiated
.iobt was sick Of pink and white roses,
while II dwelt with delight upon those OF
4 blue and purple because the hue was
new. The violet might be robbed OF It's
ROYAL color and dressed tn crimson and
T yold and the buttcrcups refuse the kisses
of the sun 10 mirror the azure tlnts OF
F fhe skv. Gut this. - revolution tha'
Dame Fashion haiti not power sufficient
. 40 cause. so her acklcness, denied the
ehnnee IN the form and cciof OF ilowefs,
can only vent It's spleen IN ils varying
rnder the shoriiiyed rule of Oscar
Wilde. the cOerse,t. most cumbersome.
noneriumed mass of color that ever
bore ihe sweet name OF flower suddenly
Gained precedence. and rs the decoration
of al aesthetic apartments. As bOoiOn-
Mere and c0rsage bouquet most con-
spicnous was the sun-iOwer. Cattails
ana stin.stalked lilies were It's compan-
ions. but when Oscar wilied in the too
fertile soil Of the held Of fashion and re-
sumed his natural abode OF aria waste, so
did they. and at present, IN serene ana
tranoril 1eDO.e. the sun flower, ~ OF Old,
is Guarding every negro hut TO keep or
chi.ls," and the cat-tsils, once more al
home In The marshes. Orthe wind 10 play
on IL reeds an accompaniment 10 the
bass0 chorus Of frogs.
For some time The "Ox-eyed Held
da!sv. regarded as weed and pest by
every farmer. was tenderly caressed and
raged over boy the yotaires of fashion 10
manner just spa-modic enough foI
il 10 have died death OF vim.
The very snowy custom Of wearing n
perfect garden OF 1OWeIs on the front OF
Inc dress has been tsbooed by society
ladies, and very Justly so, as nothing
could have been more al variance WIN
modesty than this vivid, glaring mass oil
color which attracted undue notice IN
public 10 The wearer We DO not up
hold the Turkish custom Of Yelling from
view the couuience of our fair women,
out every true, modest woman, shr!nks
from any adOrnmeDt that will invite the
gaze OF every strange as well as familiar
eye
Itlsno longer the correct thing to
wear o corsage bouquet. Whether the
rel.uquishing of this fashion was due 10
The practical reason Of IT'S injury 10
handsome tOiletles, / know not, but any
floral accessory 10 a costume Is now
ALWAYS c9reie-siy arranged with very
long stems and tied with fOiDminons
lengths of ribbon. Mareshal Neils have
suffered some from the iarnish OF too
much using the delicate, fragile beauty
OF the la fTence Is still immaculate IN
Ifs popularity. but the rose which seems
10 now alone 10 be the climax
OK a REGAL raylshiug bail dress,
10 be clasped by jeweled fingers,
to be the mirror Of small psirIcian hoses,
and the half COnceaiing screen OF co.
ouettish glanCes, IL Tie American Beauty.
our Northern sisters 90 not always
await the sanction of full dress TO car
Nv a bOuquet, but with bonnet and thea
lie wraps. or with the conventional cos
tune for afternoon tea, the yials ana
their perfumes are the petals oil oig
bunch OF flowers At present hello
lope Is very much used, but il Is 50
delicate that large amount OF Il must
enter into tic composition OF q bouquet,
and for evening occasions white lilac IS
the necessary requirement foI most per
feet ELEGANCE ana costliDess.
For tie promenade, matinee or church,
II flowers must be worn, let 10 be Al
ample bunch Of purple yioleis, sunk in
10 lie scaiskin cOilareue near the throat
on the LETT side, hold in the mouth the
stem of one OF these delicious blossoms,
and nothing will be lacking in the effect
of the very essence OF the lns0uClance OF
fashion \ liule While's lettering on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue during the time
that Tie bellies of the national capital
sally forth in The purchasing OF their
"rbh0ns aud laces" will show you this
badge of "swelldom' on almost every
one OF these fair samples Of luxurious
humanity
The charm of eShilaration and excite
ment I'm "a came OF cards, where there is
am incentive to both skilliul and unskill-
ful PLAYING in the costly, pretty tribes
that reward the one and Delightfully."- fe
hukcg the other, can never abate IN a
truiy pleasure loving midst, and on Tues
day evening last Mr.. and Mrs John t.
I Anderson, al their home on west
Franklin. thus entertained their friends
at progressive eUChge.
The natural beauty Of their home WAS
enhanced in attractiveuess by all the
arts of floral decoration, and very ele-
CANT rcpast was no minor part Of this
charming entertainment
Some Of the guests were Nj and Mrs.
Willie Allen, MT. and Mrs. William
Trigg Mr and Mrs Alfred I Harris,
Mr. and Mrs Byrd Warwick,
Mr. and Mrs. Archer Anderson,
Sir and Mrs. Levin JOynes, Dir and
Mrs. Percival Grant, lir. ana Mrs.
Thomas y Carter Dir. snd Mrs. Alex
. ander Cameron, 1lr. and Mrs. y. Il
. Wilson, Nj. and Mrs. John Dunlop, Slr.
and Mrs Thomas Boiling, Mr. Thomas
. Rutherford and MIS- J K COnnally,
Misses Cullen and h few others. The
ladies' first prize Was won By Mrs. y. b.
, Wilson, and was very novel ana pretty
, scrap basket. The BOBBY aud portfolio
was captured by Mrs Alexander Gamer
on. and the gentleman s first prize, let
ltl NA1Nf was N0AAA'A VA - 49, - y 80
Warrick, and the BOBBY, deck of cards
IN pretty case, By Mr. Levin Joynes.
On Thursday evening at the Mt.
Vernon" & pound-pGrty was given In
honor Of a very popular young II. d. Of
that establishment, and very delightful
evening enjoyed. 1t was an occasion
which very happily proved that It is
sometimes better 10 be "pognd-ioollsh'
thsn "penny-wise."
Mrs laronce VIM gave very ele-
CANT luncheon on Thursday at 1870 IN
honor OF Miss Hall, o. Baltimore
Miss Minnie Jones, OF Laston. Pa,
who has been the guest Of Miss George
Baukenship, Will 20 tomorrow 10
spend lew days with Miss Sallie
Anderson.
Miss Anna Boykin has returned FROM
Brooklyn, mere she Las been the guest
OF ,i,s Van WICK, aud now has visiting
her Miss Mamie Little, Of Fredericks-
burg
Me- Frrfar Dr,Inrf,r1 f.fr lout ,roal-