Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-10
ride A twelfth little girl walked be-


hind the bride as lady -in-waiting.
II was all nightly pretty. and when the
procession was brought up by eight little
pages In knee-breeches and buckled shoes
the picture was complete.
Fancy twenty beautiful children. all
near OF an age and all exqulstely dressed
An flower robes and like the IDEAL pic
lures in old friezcs. and judge If any
thing lovelier could have been planned.
At the royal wedding which took place
in England last fall there were nearly as
many royal child1 sn to assist But II re-
rnained for the beauty-loving New YORK
girl 10 find ornamental places for all
the little relatives she could boast.
CHILDREN AS BRIC-A-BRAC.
That children are children for only
few years. and that they lose great
deal OF beauty as soon as they grow up.
"a fully realized. this season at least, by
everyhody-society people most or an.
And now what do you think they are do
ing TO preserve the prettincss which
they cannot keep alwaysg
WHY they are-actually-making bric-a-
brac of the chidren-making images OF
them I'm wax and terra Gotta, and plac-
ing the figures where they Will De ad-
mired.
At the flower show last month one OF
the rooms in the Grand Central Palace
was given up to dolls. And In the middle
OF the room was the cunningest cradle
In which lay a waxen doll-Miss VIVIAN
Gould-or at least waXen image mace
ufe-size. and Just like the little Gould
oirI or course the cradle and the wax
bahv were much admired. There was
crowd around II all the time
In one OF the Fifth avenue palaces To-
Gated in that region known as millionaire
vile. there Is a treasured Dit or terra
Gotta. which Is fashioned In the image OF
the son and heir. 1t was modelled the day
he first put on kits In heu OF wnits
dresses. and presents him in Kilt ct
Dresden blue with silver buckles on MS
shoes and a velvet jacket with white col
lar and cuffs. The terra Gotta material Is
used for the face and hands.
A very lovely statuette I'm what looks
like bisque IS an ornament In another
luxurious parlor in the same neighbor-
hood. and there Is bronze figure OF n
boy and pony in another.
THE idea Is an odd one. And 10 those
| who have never actually seen II carried
out there are unpleasant suggestions OF
/ marble statuary and figures maze ior
I menory's sake. BIT the real statuettes
| as they exist are che rming things. They
are most Of them life-siZe. and coiored
/ 80 perfectly that 1t H. Ike looking az
an oil painting without any faults OF
| shape or drawing. The other idea vanishes
/ at sight. lust as the prejudice against
photography vanished when people once
saw how pretty and how perfect 1t all
was.
LITTLE BELLIES AT THE CAPITAL.
In Washington there are always many
partles and entertainments planned Tor
the enjoyment OF the children. And thls
season there will be more than ever, De-
| cause so many of the Cabinet officers
have young boys and girls.
favorite Washington diversion for the
children Is the fancy-dress party ana tne
party where the children 90 and dance
fancy dances Little Frances Cleveland
Lamont IS an accomplished little dancer
and usually leads the little figures o'
the fancy dances. Last winter there was
a little New Orleans girl in Washington
who brought North many pretty steps
and who, with half dozen others
were dressed usually as tiny beaux--
/ "beau-belles" they were called-to supply
the demand for young men-sadly needed
I'm Washington, as elsewhere. Thi yeai
Miss Ruth Cleveland Will be IN th'
dancing class.
In the parks. both in Washington ano
| Nov York. YOU see the children driving
| tiny teams OF theIl o"h va W Co /,
the opposite seat of the Victoria IN whicI
their mammas ride. \ very-much dressed
! little belle OF the park will wear cloar
! of white swansdown, with PINK bos
| and cunning head peeping out Her cloaf
will be fastened with the heads ana mel
bonnet will be a close one with hea'
for an ornament and fur tails for strings
on her lap she will carry big bouquet
or the back OF the Victoria Will be hlie'
with chrysanthemums-the Christmas
fower-for her to lean upon.
A pretty picture. is it not? And every
where you 20 you see it-that picture ol
its companion pieces.
Strange 70 say there nave Deeh h