The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-09


on the fly leaf OF the book urging the
young woman TO Il careful pcrusal.
Tho music for fashionable church
wedding in New York last week was
furnished by the choir, who sang we'd
ding chorus. At the marriage of Alex
andre Dumas daughter III Paris Albani
chantcd Gounod;s ave Maria"
The fashion Of singing at weddings is
very pretty and appropriate: beautiful
selection for such occasions is the bridal
chorus in The Rose Garden"
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Stanley will appear to a New York
audience in tho Metropolitan Opera
House next Tuesday. Among his many
engagements during his stay i'll that
city is one for Il dinner at the l.otos
Club
Mrs. kcndals beautiful complexion is
said to he due To the fact that she sleeps
ten hours in the twcnty-four walks four
miles day. cats brown bread, does not
touch coffee or sweets, takes cold bath
every ,,orning and vigorous rubbing
afterwards.
Til vi. sasi,n.d watch chain made
more than yard long is upon us again
Silks and satins arc permissible only
to elderly women.
1t is not always the beautiful woman
who is most attractive: nor is it. as some
would have us believe. tho most domcs-
tic woman who plcascs men best. but
the most natural. 1t is womanhoOd that
attracts mon. and She who combines
naturalness and beauty may well expect
to have the masculine world at her feet.
At this season of the ycara noon walk
is best.
IIousciccpcrs should make the most
Of sunny lays in winter: let the sun
shine into every nook and corner of the
house. and let the air course through
every apartment for several hoursc each
day if possible.
A dim shade of old rose in walls is be
coming to all complications.
We arc passing through Il period of
that which gave Goethe to an cxpectant
world. Again and again VIC have heard
of late the sound of voices raised
against the evils of modern civilization.
tempted to drown the notes of protest.
A bright woman said to the GoSSipcr
a few days ago: II am Il stcnographcr
in a lawyers Office: get $50 dollars Il
month. The man you sec over there is
in the same Office, does the same kind
OF work in less efficient manner and
gets 500. This i'll spite of the we'll
known fact that he is a puppy. while
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We learn from the Richmond State
that Grace street, in that city. has de-
vclopcd into Il promenade for engaged
couples.
lis This Your Son, My Lord?" is the
title OF Il book by Helen Gardener. writ
ten to expose and dcnouncc certain
evils of our time and of all times
hypocrisy, immortality. 1t is righteous
beyond question TO dcnouncc the evils
that society tolcratcs, and Miss Gard
/ cncr need not quail before the avalanche
of criticism that will surely fall from
/ the lips and pens Of those VINO are con
| scrvativc first. last and always.
She has made the mistake, however.
of surprising that all protesting Christ
ians arc hypocritcs. Such "a glaring
error will greatly hinder the usefulness
| of the book.
The following paragra pin has appeared
frequently in orr exchanges in the fash
ION notes of the fall Wear street
gowns the color of your hair. house
gowns the color of your eyes. etc =
Hitherto we have forbornc TO copy This
item. because we knew that il would
strike terror TO tho heart Of our auburn
haired neighbor over the way: we now
take advantage OF her temporary alb
scncc in Lynchburg to insert it.
Mrs. Gladstone is TO dress IA doll foi
the coming doll show in New York.
5;St:s
Overheard at the Opera House: lie
trying hard to be entertaining "A
young lady ought to have ii charming