The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30

and Caroline !. Hecker had pictures
well hung IN the spring exhibitions.
Dsra Wheeler is the artist whose
tapestry designs are receiving so much
praise from the London critics IN the
exhibition Il American decorative ART
work i'm England. Miss Wheeler =
work Is full Of grace and imagina'loh;:
The "Woodsprltes. The BiIth Oh
Psyche" Venus. THE Winged
Nom. - are fresh. simple and beautiful.
There is "A corner in Miss Wheeler :
studio where il Is a delight 10 sat one
down and end ones wauderlng'. Folds
of old blue drape book case, ana
above IL hangs the original sketch
"Minnehaha. - laughing water.
Maria Mitchell il SAID to be dying
With her will pass away one OF the
most remarkable women of the century.
remember the first time saw her.
The s~ishing Of the woodbine against
my window high upln the tai cOlege
building had walked me on rainy
lime morning. had we. my feet lis
tcning TO the robins in the grass, when
ACROSS the lawn from the round-domed
observatory | Jaw tail woman WIN
,chite curls coming near. She wore
, dress Of PLAIN black, with white col
lar. and her complexion was Drowned
a. If by exposure. not 70 the stars, but
the sun. She was not handsome wO-
man. Her features were Irregular ana
her I'D. carance conveyed the impression
of rugged strength and indeDendent
nurpoee rather than the geDtlcuess
commonly supposed to be feminine.
Tine most noticeable thing ar her APP
pearapce was the direct. stTaighttOr-
ward look which gavea unique charm
To her ewes. The lady with us egged
Miss Mitchell on 10 repeat remark
which people had told Of her making
before. "Your umbrella 5 TO small,
and YOU ought to get breakfast IN your
own room. instead Of taking drehch-
ing. crossing the grounds 10 the dining
hall on such a morning.
And !. my time good for nothing
but egg boiling -
The story has appeared in print, but
IL was an experience TO see her SUI aIght'
ON her figure as she asked the question.
Miss Mitchell was not. IN the usual
acoeptance of the term. popular al vas
sar. Her standards were too high, and
she was too uncompromislDg m her
horror of wasted hours. She had one
matt in common with the Concord heI-
nit f oreau. She did not need peo-
ple. She seldom entered into sympa-
fhetic relations with the students. She
moved alone. like the planets. yet the
delicate gifls who were removed from
the beehive Of the college dor
nitolie, TO the quiet Of an eX'
ira room or two under the
roof OF the observatory always iound
her most kind. She made her home in
the observatory with the big telescope
running up throush the middle space
for r.cilati0n-r0oms and for cosy do
meetic monange being found in tine Two
stories OF the wings on either side.
Once yeaf sine gave % dome party
when the girls Wed ono another DID
o,i.,,nal comic verses. Miss Whitney.
Who succeeded TO her place I'D the girls
college year ago, was Der tavofite
pupil.
one Of the interesting women who i'
often seen lu the private cars bound ioi
Brighton Beach. which are ran ior the
social societies. is Nine. Alice Le Plcn.
econ. The Nncdian aroheologi-t and eX-
plorer. slight dark-hared. dark
afinpoi woman. who Is an entertaining
conversaGonahst and lecturer. Some
friends hare been trying 90 make ap
enQagementl0r her In the Lowell lusli-
flfa couIse ln Boston next winter. ana
tine other dag she had word that me
trustees would be glad Go be instructed
hy her. were 1t not for the distressing
fact chat she b. woman. So much FOR
tine iberalitv f the cultured hub Of the
universe. Mime It. Plonseon. / believe
had hoetiug impulse o. write asking
if claw-hammor coat and trousers like
those worn bv Nine. Dlculeioy in Pans
would ohviate the difficulty. l have
told before the story Of Nine. lie Flon.
geOus romantic marriage 20 the ar
cbe3logist iusi back from Central
America. VINO saw her porting over
nasty papers i'm the British museum.
n. lie Piougeon is vhiie-haired and
many wears ms wife = senior. but they
spend their evenings together reading
aloud aud playing the guitar, ana one
seidom sees "a more devoted couple.
They would like TO obtain some con
sular position, which would send them
to Nucautan on EGYPT TO delve in ar
theology.
4 young person who played tennis at
one OF the hundred or more c0utss an
Central Park was exceedingly iic
turcsdue in gay little nix Of striped
red and blue and solid blue flannel that
was both old and comfortable. Her
skirt of solid blue was tightly SHRED
over the hips and in front, the ems OF
red silk sash hanging behind. The
loose blouse waist of striped flannel
turned back at the throat in wide re-
veres faced with blue and embroidered
with red anchors. An undershrt of
white washing silk came close about
the nee k aud had a rolling collar and
silk tie 4 red sailor hat trimmed with
white nil bons was placed Jduntiy on a
head whose hair was almost. but not
quite as dark as her large. lumiuou,
ewes The park rules require that ten
MS shoes must invariably be worn and
the gathering of supple figures IN
blou.es with loose sleeves, fun skirt cut
ankle length and hats of all styles to
suit all fancies Is inspiring.
The Young women VINO expect the
extraVagances of the Directoire period
the classic costumes of the Empire. and
the wide sleeves and fiat skirts of the
restoration look delightfully."- comfort
able. There are no more pulls and
bustles: no more reeds and steeis, no
more lunches of t-gatherlng dfa-
peries; no more punched and pointed
waists rising like cOrseted ncreids
from pillows of satin and channlly
foam The bodice of the summer Is
charming. Ii is rig and trim about the
back and the shoulders, rut m front II
lies IN soft. graceful folds, and full. ten
der. unrestrained lines. Was ever a
girl so pretty, aud was she ever so hy-
chemically gownedf
In good truth. the bodice Of the sea.
son Is trick bodice, "a device ,0r de-
ceiviug the eyes OF man. The pretty
yokes. with soft lace drawn W IN gath
ers about the throat. the sunllke sur
plice folds. which took go demureiy
careless. whether or not they add an
inch or two TO ones size, the tuckiug,
the plating and the stirring, all of
which appears SO loose. SO cool and de
lirionslV summcrlike the sashCs which