The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-05

spring parasol collection than the odditY
with one panel unlike the other seven.
Fringe and hand painting are feature:
Of The new parssOls One beautiful
specimen calculated 20 make havoc Ia
the hsnds Of pretty girl Is covered will
a creamy white silk and edged with y
white silk fringe ike that on the old silk
and cashmere sbswls row 90 fashion
able, many inches In length so that The
pretty gins eyes must twinkle through
he threads II they are to get any
twiukling accomp she'd
Buttons are an odd parasol decoration
Small silk-cOvcred black ones are set
ihickly over bali the surface OF some OF
The hue black silk specimens.
Lavender ribbons are used on mourn
ing parasols Point lace in flower pat
terms is still the choice Of elegant women
who can pay $40
When the psrasol handle Is too long
for packing il Is jOinted Ike a fishing
rod
A young woman who wasn't afraid Of
thieves AZ the centennial has been walk
ing the streets with a good many dollars
I'M small diamonds decorating her lace
pgrasOl
Let me tell YOU confdenilally how
Ella Wheeler Wilcox describes the first
proposal Of marriage she ever received.
She said TO me the other day:
began to dream Of The time when /
should be old enough 10 receive a prOp0-
siti0n Of marriage VIII very young.
set the proper age al sixteen, and i'm
agined al possible romantic situations
in which cavalier mounted upon a
black charger always figured. But two
OF three years before | reached even the
dignity of teens" The dullesi and hOf0
Hest boy at school informed me on the
play ground, in presence Of another girl.
that Bis father had recently purchased q
large tract of land upon which house
for himself was 10 be erected eventually
and then won't YOU msrry me aud keep
nv house" be inquired blunily
The hoy grinned, the small girl listener
pointed her finger al me and shrieked
with amusement, and the whole matter
was so devoid of sentiment that ] vas
disillusiOred with proposals. and with q
pert NO, | won't" ran out of the
school yard, filled with anger at the
prosaic boy who had dared to rob the
equestrian cavalier Of my dreams of his
privilege to make me the first proposal Of
marriage.
A friend Of mine received daily calls
from a sdmirer during IN entire year.
aud al the end of that time the gentle
man wrote her letter OF some ten
pages, which after peIusing, she was
stiii IN doubt as TO its purpori. was
called in counsel, and the second read
ing proved to me concusively that the
writer Of this most extraordinary epi-tle
had intended to propose marriage TO my
friend When assured her OF this she
exclaimed
Then why on earth didn't be say so,
he was here until midnight, snd gave
him every opportunity lie must have
sat up til morning composing this re-
markable letter"
Personally, | DO not think man
should ever propose, he should disDDse
He should never say "Wili YOU be my
" ieg' he shou d be so sure and positive
of success that be could say say, You
,cN be my wife Even setting the Gate
aud certain that she would gladly
acquiesce TO his commands. But man
must be born lover and ruler TO be able
To do this
A wife, like hiss, should be asked for
with tue eyes alOne-and then when
consent Is evident. should be taken with
out unnecessary questions or delay
From present indications school viii
keep during Lent only some of these
fine days" said the head of fashionable
private school.
And indeed young miss Of the upper
classes has scant opportunity, as IL
often happens, at other seasons TO attend
TO her lessons. The family does not re.
turn from the country house before 20.
vember-~|fbts tfhei5 mast be a winter
yisltto Lakewood or the Ponce Leon.
The society duties OF the fashionable
school gill are becoming as eXacIing, In
many instances, AS those Of her mother.
She must pay visits Of ceremony, make
calls, and drink tea at the receptions Of
her girl friends She gives breakfasts
aud lunches, and l. repuled as the hardest
of all beings to suit with dainty menu.
She Is An iHyeterste matinee attendant,
and she has her mornings with the
photographer, jeweler. and dress maker
ihe amount of jevelry to be seen Oh
school girls is nothing snort Of amazing
am within The bounds Of strict truth in
the assertion that 500 or $500 Is not
amount 10 cover the cost Of
very young girls display. A teacher
a man--sat down some days since TO
.uff fIt
lrresistibly his eyes were attracted from
The paper 10 the girl "She was wear
ing, he said, In his description, "slmOsi
the largest diamond ear rings that had
ever seen. She had diamond pin There
we're three diamond rings on her fingers,
one ring of rubies and diamonds and one
Of diamonds and emeralds There were
bracelets on her arms and 1eweled
watch at her side. She was dressed in a
rich, and elaborate gown. She bad no time
10 waste on so slight matter as punctua-
ion.
Some teachers mslntain that candy Is
doing girls quite as much harm as
cigarettes do boys. One teacher claims
10 knJw a candy eater as soon as she |
touches her hand by the habbiness of /
her palm Fashionable girls, who are
up late al night, do not care for break /
last In the morning, ard eat nothing but /
ANDY until lunch or inner time Even /
he teachers of accC mplishments are /
complaining that they can't get music or /
iancing into their pupils heads, because /
here's not enough education there ahead |
Of the accomplishments 10 keep house /
Or hem.
Fortunately the fashionable school girl, |
hough their number is large absolutely, |
orm a very small proportion Of society /
Il IL not usually the weaithiesi people /
ithtr who 30 yulgarly over-dress litile /
iris. The Vanderbilt children are no /
iceably simple in their attire. Like toe
witty man In company for whom a l.
10, necessa to oe always making mots,
or people will attribute funny things TO
lim any way, the person whose position /
s assured does not need TO assert il con-
inually by OstentaliOn. The Wander
ills can wear print frOcks. Alas, for
be nouoeaux ricies that they dare not.
las. for the schoo. girls.
Grace Greenwood is one Of the few
women who really look like their
lectures Anybody who has ever seen
ounterfeit preseniment OF the high,
ather pointed forehead, the prominent
osr, the strong. kindly mouth. the
fiendly eyes and the heavy black hair
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