The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-08

BROAD brim lifted on the left side and
trimmed with loops Of black ribbon and
long black ostrich feathers. The same
hat Is shown in seal brown velvets
with gold braid and chestnut and alb
sluihc green feathers.
wOMEN's SHOULDERS.
There is a paragraph which is still
going the rounds Of the press. which
appeared originally in these columns,
90 Che evolution ian shape Of women =
shoulders from the extreme slope OF the
Young beauties of the Court OF Queen
Anne. TO the squire. the very square
model. Of which the Princes of Wales
and Mrs. LanGtry are cXemplars. and
which is the present ideal. Since that
item first saw the daylight. Dame
Fashion, catching at the suggestion Of a
possible change. has been playing ten
ta,ivcly with the notion Of reao ton.
and has half made up her mind TO decree
this autumn the abolition of Cpaulcts
and Of sleeves gathered full or pulled
nigh ON the shoulders, leaving the way
open. If womapki1d takes pleasantly TO
The notion. for a return by degrees 10
tnc droop of cur great grandmothers
day. There are obvious reasons why a
revival Of sloiing shoulders would be a
possible caprice just now. Women let
ihtir arms hang pendant, depressed
.hair shoulders ard held their head
hIeh ou swan like necks for well Digh
tAO hundred years Girls never taught
O. consider slopug shoulders elegant.
o. hold themselves so as 90 attain them.
and sd was parpetuated a race Of
women. the line Of whose arms
seemed bat continuation of the line
Of the neck and shoulders. The Prin
cC- of Wales. John Ienniel. of Punch.
and Du Mauricr inaugurated the
cnsuse The Princess of Wales has
Mrs muscoyiie shoulders. Other
women hoistel theirs at once in iml-
taion. TenDiCl went in Cor the an
lQgo aud found square shoulders on
llc classic torso, Dd Maurier
absorbed himself iu the square shout
l.rel MEDIEVAL DANES Of knight erran-
iiy. and tine sketches of the two artists
llat powerful ard TO fashion. Mrs.
lanelry helped along the crpza on this
side Oi the water. The training OF
women in athletics counted. among 9TH
crtan.-. Now. then. behold. The Pm
O.. 81. oi Wales is getting elderly. Mrs.
Llnglrt is u0 longer fashion lead or
NiN somebody arise ami set as new
.i,lc, Nine. Hadiug has slopiug should
els. SHE is light which IN wells aud
lu hmrdll.4iug we rush 10 follow. The
.pai.c and koCamicr and venetian
dresses are dormant. and the models
from which they are taken were made
for women with sioping shoulders.
Dame Fashion has an itch that
wa, and the time Us very possibly rpe
7 FORA change. There have ben fashions
ODD fashions n women IS waists ana IL
may bp we are % see an era OF new
+ fashion. Inn women 3 shoulders. \ full,
/ plumb oval. which is perhaps as FAR ar
F We age likely Go 90, would be as
f thticallv desirable as the present
/ aIrn .1uale. but from the "lady-ilke
droou of nahby muscle may the goddess
/ IL Mode in her Good pleasure defend vs.
MrN AS food PROVIDERS.
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Iir an average company YOU select al
random "a dozen men and a dozen
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