The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-29

mar. Miss Gelder has not brought
ont in the Office # the Critic any
ma, kei trace Of her feminine personal.
jty Mrs Mary r. BRYAN does her Wit.
ing for the Monroe publications in o
somcw hat bare little den. The S! Nich-
r olos lfiices. over which riEs May Mape-
Dodae rules. are hung with choice en-
CRAVINGS and stcbing@ there are CAB
NETS. bookcases. caselsand decks 81 Dab
I galore. but quit. similar ones are foucd
b. the Century building TO be enl yea
bv mere men. Celia Logan edits BEL
forts Magazine within fOui bare walls
with a table. two chairs. and "A waste
basket for furniture. But Mrs. Leslie e
sex could be guessed from her ONCE as
easily as from her boudoir. la one
corner is p couch heaped with cushions
If old brCcade. In another is pea
cock feather screen. The walls are
tinted IN soft hues and hung with water
colors. There are rugs on the hoof
and photographs IN little silver holder-.
divide with manuscripts the empire OF
the writing table Mrs. Leslie sl's IN a
velvet chair in faullles.ly fitted Paris
gown. so suggestive Of parlor le-livi
ties. that YOU wonder how she can
write-or brcath-in It. and when she
Iifs her big Spanish eyes they are re
Elected in large mirrow..
VARIOUS NOTED WOMEN.
Mrs. Frances Hodg-on Burnett is
about 10 receive, so says private letter
from London. the gift from a couple of
admisers-also literary wOmen-of a
copy OF her first successful story. That
Lass O LOwrie's.' bound to exempiily
the new English craze of book en-
broidery. The tale, in the frs. place, is
tx ra-illustrated-tnat j., the givers
have gathered etchiDgs. engravings and
even photographs. showing the local
color Of life at pit-br0w. Everything
which could shadow forth locality or
a TRAIT of the pit-brOw lasses' character
has been seized on and these have been
/ incorporated with the text after he
! t)ilsOme and delicate manner known 10
/ connOisseurs. making a book worth az
collectors rates a good round number
Of dollars. The covers Of these unique
volumes, for the story cannot be
compressed into one. are Of green
velvet embroidered in gold and silver,
with nventiOnaliz-d border of the
/ English daisy. which grows even al tue
pits brow. Inside the border is in
scribed IN a silver scroll Mrs. Burnett 8
monogram. The lady who saw the
work III process says that it Is nearly
Ieads for the binder.
Marie Burroughs. who has crea ned 90
many of the leading rOics n The Nadi
son Square Theatre repertoire during
the past few years. ana who IL private
! life is Mrs. LOUIS Massen. is a Cahior-
MA woman. whose father and mother
died before she aspired 10 stage hOnors.
and whose guardian was a ricn man
still living IN San Francisco. from whom
aud from whose wife she received
] the handsome diamonds she wore IN
'Pdrtners' and IN Elaine. Miss
/ Burroughs Is rather cold convention
al figure on tie stage. but in drawing
room her long Iashed gray eyes. small.
! dainty head and fresh color are very
attractive. Mr.. and Mrs. Nassau keep
house In an apartment building up town
and Mrs. Masscn- special fad as %
house wife is the heavy. substantial
/ English oak furniture of her dining
room. which would do credit to a barO-
MAI household.
/ figure among the Central Park horse
woman. but Pauline Hall. who does
not c0nfine herself to a bike for *
ercise. bears off just now the palm. Miss
/ Field knows "a good horse when she sees
it. and is at her best ia the saddle Pau
/ line Hall sits a beautiful BAY, but she
rides in the English style aud such "a
humping. and a rising and i falling
would make Diana Vernon turn III hef
grave. Miss Field horse is heavy.
gloss, coated chestnut. broad OF barrel.
with an arched neck aud bob taii|
Most Of New York eque,triennes have.
tine. tail. erect figures. with broad.
strong shoulders set upon well mould
ed husts AMI waists They wear req
dogskin gloves. PLAN. high hats
high collars. smooth. dark cloth habit,
and tiny patent leather top. boots.
/ Otce or twice tins fall q soft felt hat
with a sweeping plume has venturtd
INTO the bridal paths. but snch an inno-
walton is quickly trowncd down. j.
belongs to tbe era Of the long fall yei-
vet riding skirt OF years macy aud many
agone. and winch the common sense OF
rio crs will never permit 40 return.
Mrs. Emmops Blaine. nee Mss Anita
Mccormick, packed some of her mos;
valued possessions. so say young pr
son who pretends TO be- qulte full OF in
formation. in an antique trousseau
like those once used by Venetian pfin
ce>ses. Ia Venice. as IN rance ia the
olden time, the bride always
brought substantial dover and
a certain amount Of household and body
linen. while the groom on the happ,
morning sent the cOrbeille or mar
rage basket. which contained the
bridal veil, the family jewels. and as
many other such pleasing uIfles as his
means allowed. In Venice the bride
linen. in families of position. Was stored
I'M an oak chest of much the same shape
as modern trunk. with bronze or sii
yer locks. hinges aud Ornamental clasps.
l. is sucn a chest a. this which holds
the sekeepiOg preparations Of Mrs.
Blaine For Il NUMBER of years back
she has been IN the habit OF shopping
on the Continent nearly every summer.
and in the course of her lOurueyings
she picked up this d0wer-cbesl In q
dark Little shop ia back line. 10 was
stained and grImy with years o. rough
handling. but when cleaued and pol
ished proved treasure such as few
aesthetics are able to display il their halls.
Its lining is fragrant cedar and the
carving Is clearly Byzantine or the
Chrsiianize Byzantine of the city OF
the seas. The clasps. also wrought IN
quaint patterns. are immense fa-ten-
Ings nearly covering the top aud sides.
MRS CLEVELAND NEW HOME.
Mrs. Cieveland's new abiding place.
which Mr.. Francis Lathrop is dec ,rat'
ing, is to contain great deal ofanlique
mahogany furniture. which Is with ITS
young mistress quite a hobby. as OBJ
portunity offered, old chris, tables
and chests If drawers which
might have formed the furnish
ings of stately colonial man
sions with their yellow aud
brown walls. Their Immense mirrors.
reaching from floor to ceiling. then
-conc > with twinkliug candle lights
their white marble mantei pieces with
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