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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

as or better than n man would do his
work. She let's nothing stand in her way
ana If she is brought up short by a
ridiculous convention she does not set IT
noisily "a defiance, but merely brushes IL
aside. "The prOprieties" do not concern
or trouble her but propriety emphatically
does. She knows what IS wrong and
avoids IL. She does not always care what
is thought wrong and avoid that. for she
has mind and she dares 20 use a. She
is hail-fcllow-well-met with men, and if
she IS with them I'm her work and they
are polite and helpful 20 her she is
more prone 10 treat them as brothers
than 10 think Of them as lovers She
is human, she is not silly, and men
quickly learn TO respect and admire her.
She says what she means, but she is not
afflicted with a disease Of disgustin9
fronkness, such as poisons contentme1t
and banishes confidence. If she spoke
of "a spade she might call 80 by its name,
but the chances are that she would not
mention it at all, that, above all, her
rctcenccs are natural and not studied.
Her silence is the speechless silence. not
the silence that shrieks aloud-"Heavan
behold my modcsty" She IS independent
Of men, but she is always ready TO ac-
ccpt with dignity and gratitude the natu-
raj assistance that she never demands.
Wherever she goes she instantly COM
mands respect and she is seldom. if
ever placed in an awkward position.
She is too naturally dignihed 10 know
what dignity means. and threads the
dangers of the world safely guided by
the unfalling instincts of the sensible,
good woman. The pushing woman has
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
THE COMING CONGRESS.
OUT Of THE WAY FACTS RECALL
THE FIRST EXTRA SESSION.
Inc Daintiest Man In Congress With a
word Anent the Hsughtiest, tho Thin
nest the Queerest aud the Richest.
tcopyrIght. 1893. for The rlmes.l

'Copyright. 1893, for The Times)
Inc persons entitled to serve as mem
pers OF the Fifty-third Congress. to quote
president Cleveland. and whom he has
required to take notice" that they must
assemble in special session at the Capi-
tol on August 7th, form collectively a
body Of men that possesses some emi.
hently curious statistical features.
10 oesin with, each member OF the
House Of Representatives. is theoretically
the mouthpiece OF just r3.9Ol persons-a
decided increase over the 3OoOo that a
leplesen'dtiVe stood for I'm the First Con-
gross me smaller number was nrovidoa
FOR by the Constitution. tho Iargor -
based on the last census. Every men,hor
OF the present Congress may reasonable
pe presumed 10 have read the proclana-
.iOh Gazing the extra session within
tM'"'S -iout hours after II was issued
men the htst extra session of Congress
ever held was called by President John
Adams I'm March 1877. MANY "a mep,ber
ala not even learn the fact for slx v,seks
Small as the country then Was -sorns
sixteen states, mostly along tho Atlantic
seaboard it would have been imnosst,ie
Tor congress 10 assemble I'm the single
month allowed 10y President Clevel,nd
Tor the legislative branch Of the Govern
ment TO come together. although scat
tered over territory nearly as large as
all Europe. Indeed. one gentleman who
raced across the country on horse
back 10 attend the special session
Of 1871 did not reach Pbuadol-
phia-then the nations capit,l-tin-
I'll after Congress had adjourned. An thar
year the Senate and House assembled in
a little brick building. with a few rooms
IN II. The White House was lust a block
away ana likewise Of brick and very
modest The reason for the special scs-
sion was that war with France was I'm
mincnt. 10 never camo. no thauks 90 the
Fifth Congress. The Government at thcc
time paic no salary % the Presidents
private secretary, nor Co executive clerks.
pages. or other more or less useful func-
tiOn5ries. When Congress opened prosl-
dent Adams appeared before the senate
and House and made n speech 10 tina
momhors. When he had done everybody
stood up respectfully as he passed out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

A short time ago, IN conversation with
a young professor Of Greek, attached TO
q college for women, he remarked that
notwithstanding his position. ne was not
I'm favor of higher education for women, ~
and went on To repeat the stock remarks
about mo woman having yet done nrst-
class work in any one Of the higher IN
te'lectual lines or course, arg iment In
such cases IS thrown away 1t is not
worth while to dispute with young man
who consnCers Charlotte Bronite. Mrs.
Browning and George Eliot as "dabbiers
i'm literature" Rosa Bonheur as an In
ferlor artist, and Mrs. Somerville. Caro-
lire Herschel and Maria Mitchell as
sixteenth rate imtators of scientific
mem" and so on. lie is young yet and
may be expected TO grow in wisdom.
He has been only brought 10 mind by
the rare enjoyment just received by read
ing the work Of two American women
Charles Eebert Cradock, Miss Murfree)
and Mary HARDWOOD CatherwoOd. If bet
ter descriptive work has ever been done
than that by these two writer's In the
issue Of the Atlantic Monthly for the
current monthly, It would give us great
pleasure TO se9 it. The very freedom
and spaciousness of the mountain peaks,
and the fragrance of lake and forest
come TO us as we read, while the charac-
ter delineati0ns are equally firm, strong
and true. AS living writer's of the highest
fiction we would unhesitatingly name
these two women with the authors of
laura Doone." and of Tess of the
DUrberyilles" Tie work of the two
women IS very different from that Of the
two men. but IT differs from theirs no
more than theirs differ, each from the
other All are original, strong and vivid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

served IN The last Congress. besides n
others not In the last Congress, but menu
bers OF Congress prior 20 II. The father
OF tho House IL Charles ONeil. OF Phila~
delphs, Pa, who, IL he oaflives his
present term. Will have broken the record
by having served thirty consecutive
years In the lower branch OF Congress
The House will contain 2ns lawyers,
farmers and agriculturists. II journalists.
II manufacturers. 10 merchants. bank
ers. 3 teachers. l publisher. doctors.
2 clergymen, . college professors. print
ers. gentlemen OF leisure. society
men and SO-odd whose pursuits are too
Indefinitely reported for classification. OF
the lot POI are certain TO go into tho
Democratic caucus. i26 will be solidly
Republican. and s call themselves Popu-
lists. That leaves two undetermined
The most eloquent Of all is w. Bourks
Cochran. OF New York The one with
the most solid constituency Is Thomas
J. Geary. 81 Santa Rosa. Cal. whose
motto Is: "rhe Chinese must gov The
most unpopular outside OF mis- own dis
trict is William S. Holman. Of Aurora.
Ind. who should O'Neil die. would be-
come father OF the House. lie is serv-
Ing his fifteenth term. The thiuncst IL
a member from Medicine Lodge. Kan.
who wears no socks. n current report be
Trustworthy. The most literary is Thos.
Dunn English. Of Newark. y. J.. once
the boon companion Of Edgar Allan Poe.
ard who has written verses which The
Prince 81 wales greatly admires. TIE
most interesting Is Daniel Edgar Sickles,
Of New York. who has been on trial for
his life. charged with murder. wh) lost
n leg at Gettysburg. apd who once saved
the lives OF three mon az the risk Of It's
own. The best educated IS william /.
Wilton. Of cfarlestowu. ". Va. who
knows Virgil hy heart. can read Hebrew
with ease. and coniugits Gr,sk verb
rs readily as he hustlos about the polls
on election day. not 60 mention essays he
has written on the integral calculus and
equations 81 the second degree. The
most UNIQUE is William NcAleer. Of
Philadelphia. Pa. who Il the ~fst out
and out Democrat and supporter ~
Grover Cleveland and tariff FOR revenue
only 10 be elected ON the Republican
ticket after his own party refused hs@
n denomination The one who hobs up
serenely IS Joseph \. Scranton. ~ Scran-
ton, Pa. who IS elected and defeated
with much regularity az gerry other
congressional election. The most puzzled
Is Charles l.. CRISP. OF Americas. Ca,
who has meyer been able TO decide
whether Doc is eligible 20 tho presidency
Of the United States or not having been
born abroad Of American parents. The
proudest is Joseph =. Washington. q
cedar Hin Tenn. who belongs 20 the
family Of orr first President. The most
elegant Is John r. rryburn. Of Philadel-
phm. Pa. whose principal duties are
connected with the inheritance Of
series of fortunes from departed rela-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
Her Life for the L.ners.

A Vancouver 03. @ special saws. Two
years ago FIVE cases 81 ieprosy occurred
in the province. ana the victims were
sent 10 Darcy Island I'm the Gulf Of
Georgia. which was transformed into a
rest house The disease developed AMI
some cases were found 20 he IN n h0r-
r!ble condition and unable 10 attend 20
their owl wants. Tho sufferers were
fuppied with implements. seed fowls,
ond swine HheI placed on the island.
ord houses were built and other means
provided for their maintenance ply
Stefan Is sent occasionally with provisions
and % sec that all are doing veil
on his last visit ~ was found that
some Of the worst cases are suffering
terribly. \ young woman Of Vancouver.
Lizzie Hausel, has offered 10 devote her
self % the care ~ the unfortunate
Chinese. She Is n trained nurse cf Ann
Afbor Collegs, but some years after her
marriage sire fell into sinful ways.
Through the efforts ~ the Salvation
Army she monded her ways. and FOR the
past two years has led n most exemplary
life, giving very devoted care TO small
p0x patients here last summer She
has been entirely unOstentati0us IN her
good deeds and thus sacrifices the re-
mainder Of her life 10 these unfortu-
mates with no blaz0n Of trunpe,s.- San
Francisco Chronicle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

The element OF chance always appeals
| strongly to the feminine nature. The
church fair, that greatest of lotteries,
was first evolved from the inner con-
/ scioUsness Of a woman. and deals I'm
! stocks have always proved strong temp
! tations for wealthy matrOns and spin
/ sters.
A Frenchman, writing about this coun-
try, says.
IAN American woman Of position is
insulted If you ask her 20 join you i'm
cigarette after dinner, but the same
woman will 20 down TO the race course
and wager the contents of her pocket
book on her favorite horse"
OF course. the grande dame is in MI
nOrity at the race track. but She is there
nevertheless, and in the upper tier of
boxes on the Sheepshead Bay grand
stand may always be found leaders Of
the upper ten" Messenger boys are
kept busy taking bets from this portion
OF the stand, as well as from the more
democratic sections. The average WOO
man better has good luck, according TO
the messengers. The Shecpshead track
is the Mecca Of women with sporting
procliWties. The race track authorities
encourage the presence Of women. Their
pretty dresses and faces give am attrac-
tion TO the scene which would be other
wise lacking.
The stout, fashy representative race
track woman dots the stand thicldv like
a hourishing weed. She carries "a bag.
I'm which there IS always 'wad" OF
greasy bills. She talks 90 every one
Now and then a sleek young man comes
TO her ear. and then a sleek young man
comes 10 her side, and whispers word
I'm her ear. Then she plungos. and when
she wins she stufs the money into her
bag and orders raw whisky. which she
drinks as though IL We're water. I saw
one OF these women drink nine glasses
Of whisky I'm an afternoon. and then
come up smiling and apparently sober
in time for the tenth round. triumph
Of mind over spirit.
Elbow 20 elbow with this phenomenon
sits the comfortable well-fed. well-dress-
ed woman. the wife Of tho prosperous
racing man, who shares his prosperity
while II lasts, and goes down hill with
him without a murmm iof reprOach. |
Another familiar figure among the wo- |
men on the grand-stand is the wife Of |
some successful jockey, who proudly in |
forms the women about her that Jim |
mic" or Tommy" or Eddie Is going |
TO win. The women who sit near her |
regard her with interest A successful |
Jockey is a king on the grand-stand.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
To n Fashion Plate.
By n Country Querist)


Lady I've seen from week 10 week
Your form I'm many a Fashion Journal
Are you a mad dressmaker's freak"
or else the Feminine Eterqal2'
on. do the girls IN London town
II wondeD take you for their model
And try. despite a bell-shaped gown.
on microscopic feet 10 toddle2
Pray have they all got waists Ike yours.
a thing Of SIX or seven inrhes2
Forgive me- if tho question bOres,
But don't you find that grdle pnches?
Why that Unvarying arch Of wrist.
And curl of fore and little fingers?
is 20 prescribed by your modesto
or have you cramp thar ever fingers?
That collar. too. which clasps your
throat
Should 30 not be some sizes bigger?
(The angle Of your neck. 7 note.
Suggests a bent and limp lay-hgure)
Why wear that blank and futile face,
Those gooscberry eyes and fatuous eye
browse
Does not your stereotyped grlmace
Too oft iTcyerent jest and gibe rouse?
II all Belgrayian bellies conclude
That, copying YOU they do their duty.
IN say Cev'n though it's somewhat rudD
Give me the rustic style Of beauty
London Punch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
The white Moth.

III a leaf rustled. she would start;
And yet she died a year ago.
How had so frai a thing the heart
To journey where she trembled so:
And do they turn and turn in fright,
Those little feet I'm so much uight?"
The light above the poets head
Streamed on the page and on the cloth
And twice and thrice there buneted
on the black pane white-wing'd moth
Twas Annie's soul that beat outside
And open, open, openw cried.
II could not find the way 10 God;
There were too many flaming suns
For signposts. and the fearful road
Led over wastes whore millions
or tangled comets Missed and burned
/ was bewildered and l turned.
30. IL was easy them | knew
Your window and no star beside
Look up and take me back 10 your
lie rose and thrust the window wide
Twas bat because his brain was hot
With rhyming, for he heard her not
But poets polishing a phrase
Show anger over trivial things;
And as she bluudered in the blaze
Toward him. ON ecstauc wings.
lie raised hand and smote her dead;
Then wrote "That ] had died instead"
From Green Bays by q.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
THE HAT WORN BY THE DAISTY
SUMMER MAIDEN.
Lightness Must BE the First Considera-
tion-Materials with Which We Trim.
The shape Of the Sailor.

In the hottest Of all hot days the sum-
mor girl wonders what could have pos
sessed the first human being that de-
manded 70 covering FOR the head. Paul. no
doubt had great deal to do with It.
when De SO strictly euioined upon a WOO
man the necessity Of covering her head,
not only with hair. but with some adorn-
ment. But holy man that he was, he
must have approved or all our pretty
little filings and fussines, for De expressly
states. after telling us that the woman
was made for man, that "for this
cause ought the woman TO have power ON
her head"
Now. Paul was right, ana although On
/ the sultry days we would fain discard
every speck of headselr We recognize
that 10 can indeed Doe made d wOudr0us
power That Is why the summer girl is
willing 90 Doe burdened with the weight
of her beautiful. beWltc.iue lovely SUM
MGR l0uuets. They feel droadfully m-
comfortable. particularly when the heavy
coil oil hair also lies close t0 her head
but she knows that the daring little
curve ON one side, and the turn back bum
on the other where nestle flowers. feath-
crs or knot, bri-htens l0r face wonder
fuIIv ana Nv fts peculisr shane brirrs
into moro prominence "a rather ineignid-
cant feature. For thanks fo tha moo
dom with which one may ty.i.t and t,r,
the straw Of to-day, a hat may De the
making Of one. For 81 may bring out
charms OF which YOU never dreamed and
soften irregularities on 1n undue prOmi-
n.uoa OF roipts that nav. c.,,..1 ,.,,,
worn, ana a.n,iors ttorab. '''
There il latitude moro LATITUDE .ha-
ever before I'm the cbo... ~ - 49, 80
nets Never have mon. et,f.g 80.
ebl,,.,, fr 3D.. 49,. 49,. n.t- ,
I.+f.,.l. t... .,.l.i =. lne
~ COM, -. ''elousn'
80 l.,. -. '''"l 10
o"' bl"t w ',i' running or IT,
tbo',,ht 60. go MS no more
lofo,i,,,. 800 .,,l 4oi 'He
hon, -. ~ asceI,alh
and st.,i '..''i5i' uous colofs
- ',''' O- ''1VI INTO mar
Nv, - ..,,,
tbe -. 80 ~ 81 ei ueal OF Iate ABOUT
and o. c,,,ts,t 'i's oiu s'yi.s IN Donhets
49, 80 e,l, ~ d.. -. -.-- 1,ii ONe" an V'o
,.ar,, ro,es,,rfr,, CT 49, " 40
those cId hats attatret ,, t.,. 49,. 80,
our lot 10 know Tho efruct,,ros ~
,,,,.+ Co,,,,ic, - $3.50
tbev bald togetI,sr TO- - 10
"a ~. al...-if.. I ~ ~
tto,, an 49,, ~, - ~ o-'5 ".I5
ciocoi,. ,i,,e,i -. anu
IC,,..,.oi. aiI 80 a., 80, .I ui,S'
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broad ,oret Ia t,,-rli ~ sd,,,',,.t,..
ro,,st -, -, 80, ,'io.,(4 , , nay,
trin,rood Win ,.o,,- - iaoro1 -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

cans. But such freedom Is only when she
is abroad. In her home she is more than
ever bound TO subject herself una0 the
higher powers. 81 have been married for
ty years and never crossed father in my
Efe." said an old lady, quoted in the New
York Times. 81 am his wife. therefore
/ must be subject to him I'm all things"
writes a young matron In sorrowiul
burst Of confidence. 80 this is jacks
chair?' said an old gentleman to bis
American daughtor-in-laN, who had
drawn an easy chair I'm front of The open
fire for his benefit; land / suppose Doe
comes home and sits down here. and YOU
take off his boots and fetch him his Slip
pers and -" "NO father" was the
reply; that IS Jacks chair and Dice sits
in It. but he takes off his own boots and
the children bring him his slippers" The
old gentleman stared and probably thank
cd the goodness and the grace according
20 the little hymn which all English chill
dren learn that had saved him from talk
Ing unto himself an American wife.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23


Not 80 very long ago the Independent
woman used t0 Doe talked about" Her
Independence attracted attention. created
alarm. stirred the society 500 which she
moved t0 JOS depths. Sine was iudcpeud-
eat sometimes at the expense of her
character end had 90 cndlr. fhe sn,or
~ scandal. the ieer of Injustice the
DIeIrng Uhe of venom the sorrow
s.meumcs-of mistaken pity. She had
% assert not merely 20 be. TO batter at
the doors instead of quietly opening
them. TO trample. when She only desired
90 be allowed 90 tread ln The old DAVIS
dogs space of life almost aco-to Doe in-
dependent required am immense amount
of character an energy almost blatant,
strife not graceful or quite womanIy
perhaps. NirIiy eNhaustng itself in
violent ono ae.f0 te action. The in-
dependent woman pau TOD Ie me pushing
woman iie e..I-aesertlFe woman,
'N7 woman Who cried herself
up una 'IA.Is a."n' lke me man VINO
ueas inc ciim on The booth steps I'm
tHe country iaIr ana afterwards changes
ne o.'lAes ana becomes the paid-lor
enc" ils'-' inc independent woman ~
o.1 1.5' was Ael Always or even general
~ "''i a0iiFr. ohe mad am air of clutch
.Ds' ana 10 Cl'i'h even at ones rights is
st II. 500 -'N ti -"i anu
iii"'l Aul the independent woman
w. '-r"J l9 oileh very oluerent be-
lNs' S"' las peculiar frank charm.
l,es" iet'lll'ne,e' an honesty and a dig
-' '-". '.i'e".t surround her with
'''i refreshing ana in-
t'5,l,. o.1 l',. 9"s mas won Aer position
-."'5 Gnu i''1' one Us recognized in-
s"'.'e-' ana SO she feels
o-a.' -"" i.Hl.'I oi htins blatant IS
o'.'''' o" "e uII-Nl. ll Us mis-
.-"-' "'H. 700 "Il"u' h'lh 10y women and
Pr men, lo Iancy That independence and
l-l- are one ana The same thing. INDIE
l"--e l7 me sensible following out
"a one own NleWsi push Us the vulgar
e'-eaFo' io impress those tlews-and
more tspec'aIlr iler hoider-upon the un-
fortunate people rolad. The pushing
woman SIS quite One of the most odious
features m modern life. The sensibly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
Runles and Puf's and Frin

Ruffles and puffs and frills,
Flouncee and furbelows;
Frocks in a furry of lace,
That's where the money goes
Berthas and gigOt sleeves
Hoops and the Empire waist
These are the things they wear.
This is their simple taste.
Blue eyes and brown and black,
Curls and a dimpled chin,
Bushes TO shame the rose,
That's where the rouge comes In
Chances and smiles and signs.
Hints OF a breaking heart
These are the tricks they try
This is their naughty art
Summer and bloom and song,
Mischief is everywhere.
Go. little rhyme. abroad,
Bid the poor lads beware!
Curls and a dimpled chin,
Rufties and puffs and frills,
Only TO catch "a man.
Some one 10 pay the billsi
life.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-23
THE BLUsHING BRIDE.
Kate Field Declares This a Figure of
speech.

Kate Field Declares This a Figure of
Speech.
The phrase "a blushlng bride has come
TO be a mere figuratiye expression totally
inappicable TO the serenely self-possessed
young woman who forms the centre Of
attraction at the modern fashionable we'd
ding Her ardmother. I'm order 10 be-
have becomngly cultivated lie utmost
possible shyness OF demel Tor. but a cou-
pie Of generations have changed all that.
and the modern bride exhibits a placid
composure that would have been frowned
upon numerically a half century ago.
At a recent wedding IN Washington the
bride showed more than the usual lack
OF trepidation. The church was filled with
brilliant company. and from the mo-
ment Of her entrance she knew herself
20 be the cynOsure OF every eye, but she
went through the ceremony as IL being
married We're an everyday occurrence
10 be regarded with indifference, II not
with positive disdain. The climax was