Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24
CARRIE CARELESS
we,res WHAT THE DEAR GIRLS ARE
WEARING AND DOING.
p,. Cleveland Looking Iil-Giris Who
Waste Love on Each other-How a
pr.,,x Maid Fooled Her Chaperon.
q, The Richmond Dispa,ch.I


Al ,o,v aome of the more immaculate
Il ,n,, aov ore raising hue and cry about
",bs decline of reserve among women
rrh snv co. these good sisters-that the
snnmer olaces are inhabited by "a lot OF
%;,ls who are not lovely and men who
$50 go rnt cbivalrous." The reason given
Tor this wholesale criticism Is tnat inc
borrid men wear tennls-shirts hhq piaHeis
in the evening and the girls Tolerate IT,
Awful, isn't IL? H.. can't m
aist onotinp. "Honi soft qul nal v pense.,
If The Lord in His infinite wisdom dld
not acc I'll 10 build q stone wall between
Tho sexes. | don't see why these hnite
minds sbouId attempt it. Our girls are
mat bec1nniuo TO learn the best way or
getting the greatest good out OF me- zoo
bless EN-. and 1t isn't the least o. thclr
cbor,,e chat they want-the men TO be COM
fortobIa+o What If man does wear his
tennis coat until bedtime! What i he does
smoke a cigarette as ne walks along the
beach in company with the prettlest ehl
he can find If she likes 1t what 90 you
90 lIckinp mn bobbery about 1t for!
Inst let a girl who has had the experience
OF several seasons whisper IL TO you. IL
isn't the men who sometimes iay aslde 'ne
little nIceities OF drawing room ,3opi.-
ment who deliberately crush the blossom
Of n fair cirl's truth. IT IL rather the I'm.
rnacuIate dandy who borrows the livery or
q gentleman that he may do better ser
vice. III, l., CO..
moniZing. lt's out of my line. III STOP ~
and describe the latest thing IN street OUT
fits. 4 rig that makes tall girl look Ike
a Grand duchess has been introduced and
;s fndin9 Great favor. Miss Eugene Du
Rarr,ous' who, as you know, IS
thorouphbred New Yorker in spite OF her
french name. was the first one i saw
wearing the dress, but there - a SPICE
of sauciuess in her that don't 60 wei win
stately gowns. But Mrs. Cleveland came
to New York the day before the Inarlgolu;,
fair in Marion and she wore the dress anu
wore it well. 1t was cool DAY siiu 50 tho
costume. which really is designed tor the
carly fall. did nOtlOok out Of place: IL Was
ali of black-I never saw Mrs. Cleveland
in black before, but it's very becoming:
| The Gown itself was tailor-made, and OF
fine French diagonal cloth, with lu7t 4
very little trimming Of fringe when
was very rich and heavy. Her nat was
| big SCOOP lust loaded with feathers, that
| fell over the brim little. Oig lace ven,
| NOT unlike the hadlng. covered up the
| whole hat and head. Tho GROWING GlorV
| of this costume, however, was the long
boa of ostrich feathers which. tea
! obout the neck and fell nearly, TO
fbo bottom Of the skirt. Mrs. Cleye-
! land wore long black suede gloves
! with this dress, and long slim shoes on
| undressed kid tied with ribbons an men
| wide. and in her hand was lorgnette open
ready for use. Mrs. Cleveland IS not look-
! inc well. She is thin. and all the brllllAncy
! of her complexion Is gone. lhere are
| shadows undor the big blue eyes, and the
| suspicion of a line about the sweet mouth.
| I'm awfullv sorrv T. say so, but as true as
Won live She doesn't look quite happy.
| She has lost nothing. however. OF her gra-
| cious manner, and everybody loves her.
All the new creations of the dre5smaAers
| for the fall are utterly devoid OF drapery.
| The skirts grow straighter ana stral-nlc I
and the thin girls IN despair "hlie tlo
| fat one isn't much happier. IL Is only inc
fortunate pOesessOrs Of perfect shapes VINO
are ouite in love with this new style. ana
these are the girls who walk, Tor dom
| they know that every step reveals peIlect
| outline? Well. guess they do,
saw pretty girl going to churgh IN "a
| the country not many weeks ago one -
| q girl whom | have seen many tllnes hoae =
inc about with the Patriarchs IN Delmonl-
co.'s dancing hall, but when ! saw her GO
INC through this country lane she dldn I
| look If. / assure YOU. You wouldn't think
she had ever heard strain OF dance music
| in all her life. Her costume was ali OF
| soft Quaker gray. The skirt was as
! straight and smooth az tailor cQuid
make IT, with n broad band OF VeNet
| of a darker shade about the bottom.
| The yoke and sleeves were also ol Wy
velvet. and below them a little PLAIN round
| waist. A big stralght-b rllnmed nat OF
| GRAY with gray feathers shaded the demure
| face | suppose the blessed little humbug
| really THOUGHT she was very deyout, wnen
ever minute she was as full of mischief as
a cal is of fieas. think if one of her city
| beaux had met her he would have roared,
for if you'll believe me, she carried
| hymn-bOok and a sprig of caIaway seed;
The very newest product, think, Is the
girl who hirts and falls in love with. some
| member of her own sex, aud she does II
| without anv reserve. | assure YOU. SnC
sends her beloved flowers every hour n
+be dav. likewise bo1i-b0ns and dainty per
fumes. She waits upon her like the mosi
abiect vassal, and calls her all the dear
names in the vocabulary. she IL the GEAR
est. and sweetest, and altogether Vhe no
divine creature that ever breathed
There is no confidence that Is no
shared. All the love-letteTs that ar
written or received are common property
| and they write each other long, swee
notes notwithstanding the fact that the!
are almost constantly together. They rea'
the same books, wear the same dresses, an'
eat the same things. saw par OF ines
girl lovers at dinner the otner cay on,
noticed that thew only ate with one hand
| soon discovered that the other hand
were locked fast together under the table
and they could not release them Ion!
enough to cut meat or DO any other sue
earthly thing. SO they lived III the cloud
! and fed ON angels food and grew thin an
pale and poetical, and all for love. q,
This state of affairs IS al very lover
, until thew fall in love with the same youn
man. and then the way they hate eacl
other makes the former passion a thin
l tame and insipid. But while the sWee
service lasts it is delightful. woma
loves TO be told that she Is the dearest an
most irreproachable thing alive even whe
!, fine praise comes from the lips OF
', woman. There is q young girl at Ne"
port who is very unhappy. she Is ~.
home from foreign school. Nhe - pre-
: ty, she is rich, and see mas ,oaus OF ne
, | things, but she has also q chaperon an
!. that's what makes her unhappy. The poe
GIRL has no father or mother, only a bachl
Tor Guardian who desires TO do his Who'll
| dutv with the least possible trouble, so h
4 NAYS the chaperOn An unheard-ot price I
watch the girl like a lynx. That snow
: how much he knows about girls. IN
! verv natural consequence Is that III
l vounq lady does some things that are nc
, !
eyading the duenna's watchtulness, III
the Young men are ready TO aid her, 20
: NAV be sure. She Is not allowed, TN
! pretty girl. whose name by the way
Alice 10 walk ont alone under any pr
. text-the chaperon is with her, and h'
= ewes are wide open. OF late Allce hi
. conceived a great fondness for full bow
OF ribbon with which to decorate he
i dresses. And twice when she has bee
ont walking she has dropped one, an
: the sans young man has handed
y back to her. The second time this occu
Q red the duenna shrewdly conJectured IN
a there was some purpose IN II, but she hit
. cuessed that when that harmless knot
d ribbon fell il had within its folds tend'
!, note. and that when said ribbon WI
!. handed back that note had been a9stracte
?, and La still tenderer one put in its place. III
\ that isn't all nor the worst. Oi cour'
the ribbon business wouldn't do mo-
y than twice, and then Miss Alice stoo
d calmly in her window one evening, made
y ball OF a dainty silk stocking inside
!, which was letter which would warm
d four-story block. and threw il to the your
o man who stood across the street, and 81
o waited there until he made another oa