The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-09

silver chains. The dining hall. which is
paneled with matchlesS Gobelins, was one
mass OF flowers and verdure. Great
pomegranate bushes, In square boxes OF
old Sevres porcelain, raised their crimson
blossoms against the sombre magnihcence
of the walls, and the chandelier above
the long. square dlnner-table was swathed
In drooping leaves OF bright Chinese
hibiscus and lustrous Indian ivy. A bank
NJ white roses covered the table, and each
plate was surrounded with a border OF
crimson jaqueminot rosebuds. from the
tall epergne which held luscious clusters
Of strawberries and grapes, hung cor
dons Of white and crimson orchids. But
nothing can give an adequate ldea OF the
effect Of all this grouping Of color and
bloom.
Worth NAV be a monarch In .wo CONT
nents. but he needn't think he can put
a hoop-skirt on the American eagle!
Look at this:
"The young women OF the town Of
Baskerville. Ia, have taken a decided
stand against the hoop-skirt a call Tor
a meeting to discuss the matter was is
sued and the girls came out in force.
Resolutions were adopted declaring the
hoOp-skirt a snare and delusion. a relic
Of barbarism and an unwomanly gar
ment, and asserting that any young
woman in Estherville who wears the hoop
skirt shall be socially ostracised.
After the meeting the dry goods mer-
chants OF the town agreed not to order
any hoop-skirts."
An extraordinarily gorgeous function de-
scribed in the correspondence Of a New
York society paper was the wedding
given TO her daughter in Paris by the
Marquise de Villeneuve nee Princesse de
ROhan. Instead Of the wedding break
fast the guests were refreshed by what
was called a reception tea" and the
menu Of this modest repast was first.
oysters, brought into the dning-room I'M
opened in rush baskets decorated with
damp sea-weed. "They are then opened
by the servants and served before they
have lost one whit Of their delicate flavor.
Following were little patties Of cray
fish, a salad Of Russian sterlet, trufled
flets Of pheasant served in Jelly, African
Ortolans stuffed with pistachios a mace
dome Of fresh fruit iced to a turn and
Favored with maraschinO and a mystic
rious mixture Of huge strawberries and
Russian volots, which must remain UNI
equalled in the annals Of gastronomy.
There was also a "cup" made Of Spanish
wine, champagne and Haut-Sauterne.
pineapple juice and a slight dash Of KUN
MEL which was much appreciated. I
say nothing Of the dainty decoration OF
the little tables wherein all these deli
cacies We're served, although the table,
cloths and napkins OF silk-batiste en-
broidered In silver, the rock crystal SER
vice and corbeilles Of orange-buds and
white heather will deserve a separate
I ,fr.ts
wedding favor n tiny Cinderella-like
mother-of-pearl slipper filled with white
violets, and the men button-hole bod
quet OF the same fragrant blossoms. In
stead of the ponderous wedding cake
so British In its top-heavy gorgeousness,
a tiny little structure OF sugar and can
died fruit shaped like a diminutive med
iaeval tower. was placed before each
guest"
French women are nov introducing the
custom Of wearing a very short. serge
walking skirt, with knickerbockers ard
CATERS instead Of petticoats Tho CATERS
fasten with tiny gold clasps from knee
70 ankle. For mountain climbing or Pc
dcstrian feats of any sort this style Of
dress has obvious advantages; and bet
ter still are the trousers as worn under
the riding skirt Petucoats are essentially
feminine and graceful, a ld they are per
iectly adapted 10 sitting by an open fire
and reading novel. or serving after
noon tea from a 'glded throne chair"
but for climbing a fence they are worse
than useless.
Miss Catherine Weed Barnes, OF Al
bany who is a granddaughter Of Thur
low Weed and a sister OF Mrs. George
G. HOLSTER Of Rochester, is one Of the
best known and most enthusiastic women
workers in amateur photography. She
Is the subject Of a long and interesting
article Ia the New York World and in the
current number Of the Cosmopolitan her
methods are described by Mr.. Clarence
McCre himself an expert. Miss Barnes
advocates and makes clear the use Of
the camera in the columns of a photo
graphic journal Of which she is associate
editor, and she believes that I'm profess
stonal photography there lies fine field
for women. as their delicate touch. ar
tistic feeling and capacity for taking
pains especially fits them for f. She
herself has been assured by competent
authorities that she could easily make
5000 a year should she choose TO enter
the professional ranks. She Nas won
prizes and medals In every contest and
in July. at the invitation of it's secretary,
she attended the Photographic convention
OF Great Britain, and read a paper on
amateur photography in America spoken
of by some Of the journals as the feature
of the convention. Miss Barnes has ex-
peSimented very cleyerly with photo
graphs OF herself and posed TO Illus
trate Hoods Song of the Shirt She
arranged the proper environments in her
studio and seating herself as far as posi-
BILE from the camera pressed the bulb OF
the long rubber tube which lay under her
foot and the camera completed a very
excellent likeness and quite a pathetic
She is 10 marry a London
gentleman. Mr.. II. Snowden Ward. editor
Of the Practical Photographer. Early I'm
August she will read a paper before the
World Photographic Congress in Chicago.
Then she will go direct to her home in
Albany. be Tarried and start for Lon