The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-18
Dresses for Little eirlsand Young Ladies'.

| Gwynne dawned upon the horizon and
dmmed all other stars. in 1876 small
! pox created something like PAM, l..
the palace Of ST. James. 1t claimed FOR
| IL own official attenuants a maid Of honor
10 the Queen and several children OF
| James IT,, then Duke Of York. The new
born heir to the crown died few weeks
/ after his birth. The second wife Of James
| IL. Mary Beatrice Of Modena. bore many
| sorrows- widowhood, loss Of children, pow
elty. exile-with fortltude, until her two
rem aiming children were stricken with
this malady. Princess Louisa died after
n short illness; the Chevalier de St.
George recovered, but was so severely
pitted that his whole face was one ur-
slightly scar. Thus the royal house of
Stuart furnishes three more victims.
Miss Ray Brewer, of Vineland, n. j.,
is the anticipated guest of Mrs. General
John Il. Cooke. south Third
Miss Lizzie Clarke Of Newport News,
IS the guest Of Miss Louise Brander.
Miss Miller OF stanton, is the guest
Of Miss Young, south Ihird.
Miss Mamie Winston, who has lately
been winning golden opinions in the litera-
~ world, will spend next week at Virginia
Beach.
on Friday evening. from $50 to 1 o'clock
the pupils of Mr.. Powell's school gave
most enjoyable but very informal dance
as a pleasant finale" to the scholastic
year. The parlOrs were decorated very
tastefully and simply with ferns and
marguerites and the tables upon which
the refreshments were served displayed
the school colors, olive and green, in
decorations. There were from fifty to
seventy-fve guests present, among them
quite a number Of the former graduates
Of the institution and boarders of the
preceding session. Mr.. and Mrs Powell
chose this as a simple means TO make
the last evening Of the session happy
one for their young charges, and were
rewarded in the enjoyment 10 q high de-
gree of all present. Very nearly all the
boarders left for their homes on yester-
day, taking with them pleasant memories
of school life.
People In society who remember the
very strict manner in which Sunday was
observed i'm Mayfair two or three de-
cades ago, may have some difficulty in
crediting the statement Of an Englishman,
writing in the New York Tribune. that
not only Sunday evening dinners, but
Sunday evening dances have become the
fashion there.!.
On next Monday night the Misses Pig
man. Of the monitors. will give dance
as q courtesy 10 their classmates, and
this will be succeeded by a "house party,
which premises TO be exceedingly en-
joyable.
After a very pleasing tour through the
West and far West Prince Roland
Napoleon Bonaparte has returned to town,
and is az the Hoffman House where he
will remain until his departure for Europe
on Saturday morning. Having arrived in
New York at a time when the ultra fash
ionable set were about closing their |
houses for the season, but one or two
entertainments were given in his honor. |
His return TO New York now is even
at a worse time, for about everybody !
has left town, at least those who would /
be liable TO do him honor entertaining /
him. lie is a tall, charming fellow, most |
unassuming. and during his visit 10 this |
country has made many friends.
In The Times report Of the High School |
commencement. the name Of Ralph VIII /
son. "Jr a, H." the only one in his class /
who received first honor was unintention- (
ally omitted. Mr.. Wilson has made an
admirable record and it is regretted that
the omission Of the name Of so success
ful a student was made
The lawn party, which was to have
been given last week by the Little
Cleaners" Society Of old ST. Johns was
postponed because OF the Indictment
weather. 1t is their present intention 10
give the party on next Tuesday evening on
Bread street between Twenty-second and
Twenty third. This is the first entertain
ment given by the Society since its re-
organization.
Judging from some specimens I saw
In a big establishment the other day the
bathing suits this season are TO be very
much as Tennyson describes words"
which half reveal and half conceal the
soul within" In fact they are very high
art indeed and like some Partisan ball
iresses. are more OrnamentatiOn than
They come as near those worn
AZ Trouville as anything | have ever seen
md TrOuVlle is the French watering
place par excellence. where all that Is
most Enthusiastically Parisienne is most
in evidence. They are posi-
lively 50 insufficient that / should think
'rdirarily modest persons would blush 10
ook at themselves in their mirrors when
nus arrayed. In the makeup OF our
ordinary clothes our girls have gone back !
o the styles of 1890. but in their bathing
ults' II those / saw are any criterion,
ne damsels this year have skipped a
'reat deal longer period and have APP
Foached as nearly as possible those an
estfal fashions which are generally sup
,9Sed 10 have been In vogue about the
me that Adam and Eve held high car
hVal around the sources of the Ganges
II 10 thu Ganeral tmpression smon~ ths ,