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",s1 FAIRLY CuSTeN WITH THEM.
L-,s,'s Arc DE Rigeur for All Parts of .
smart Costume.
.cn for the Dlspatch)

0ri,;cn for the Dispatch)
..- i-.gat OF old expended no more
'.- G. A!s buckles than the fair lady
t-a.y.
's.s are rampant.
t- no telt the collar. the bonnet.
''- or tae reyers. they are seen. They
-e IN every thought-of form. and
' r.;als. They are Jewelied. enam-
plain. thgreed and chased. but.
't.,s~r Ctyle. no up-to-dats woman
- -; sHamer wardrobe complete un-
~ Oh 4afy gLstens with buckles.
az LlGHT-BUCKLB COSTUME.
" smart gown sent homo yesterday
t4It woman there We're six
.a o.. me body. The hat had two
-f gown Was Of silk crepe. the color
90 American Beauty rose. On the
ia.K fnOire were two immense
'.t "a buckles. back and front,
800 r4es forming the side orna-
e folded revers OF noire were
- the bust with two round
' goid: The collar had smaller
e. Zach side. The hat OF rough
." had long buckle OF rhine
. front that held the crimson
t'w In place. and there was d
i,-aJ ono at the back.
0"-f BUCKLE THE POPULAR
GIFT.
'-'Ee which IL just now exciting
e'fi.Jn IN New York is the one
b'i That counter In the large
..'ii street store which makes
~ 2! q belt backles can hardly be
,. ir the crowd. They are the
fit for summer birthdays. and
-. women 20 whom they are not
A gwen are buying them.
L. vast Will have finished look
sy ',it and buckle are found want
-. -' betting that comes for this pur-
b., N 10 had In any color. although
"ri The buckles are made TO
d. - bfiung Ia width.
Ia T.ee " the buckle ranges from
ifr.' - while | saw some yesterday
IT,. hl'' This includes the clasp and
q 'e most fashionable shape Is
t.,. Ahsfeei; the fayorite metal.
20 f'" have the TWO prongs for
a.. ''N as ir the former shape: most
h. ., under hook that fasiens over a
hs,Nta 10 the other end OF the belt.
la, q" perfectly plain metal, with a
~, ,h'ffam In the centre. ! saw d |
~, - suekls packed TO send 70 y
''s W the dudsoh tsstsfdst'
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Richmond.

city upon the river side,
This Is thy day and hour OF pride:
The patriot Davis hath bequeathed
His everything fame to thee.
And on thy strongest walls fS wrcathe0
The never-dying name OF Lee.
The braggart chief who lately came
To bend thy neck TO yoke OF shame
Betook him t. his eager flight
Like robber meath the shades of night.
And cowed, dismayed he stands afar
And trembles at the sound Of war.
City upon the stream. thine ear
Was more than willing then to hear
The stined cry. the loud lament
That rose from field and soldier tent.
Then came thy maids and NATIONS faie
To heal the wounds that festered there
Nor morn, no noon, nor starry night
Fer looked upon more lovely sight.
on, II IL next To angels blessing
To see fond woman's form caressing
The proud brow. the throbbing breast
That seeks, but seeks In vain for rest.
To see her gentle fingers bind
The bandage round the soldiers limb
While speaking accents soft and kind
And weeping large. warm teats for hiuIs
City upon the river side.
Open thy portals high and wide.
No longer now the treacherous foe
That sought tc lay thy temples low
Stands boastfui round thy living wall
That rose aud stood 10 save thy TALL.
Thev'vs felt tie steal that herveo NM
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READY MADE. Na.DA III NJ,
an absolutely blank expression would
| seem TO be the desired point to be gained
In these lin de steele days.
THE FASHIONABLE EXERCISE.
Sveral of the fashionable women OF
! New York are taking up bic5 5clisS as
their pet FAD.
Turkish baths have failed to accomplish
their primal object-that of reducing the
avolrdupos, which all American women
are threatened with when they pass the
rublcon of Sand herbal bandages also
proving not all they were claimed to be-
something had to be done. Ii was dis
covered that bicycling, by inducing excess
sye perspiration and at the same time eX-
ercislng all the muscles, was really the
best-known thing to get rid of extra flesh.
At first it was kept quite secret as to
who did or did not cycle, but then some
woman was indiscreet enough TO tell
some one else under promise OF secrecy
her husband / believe it was-tnd the
rumor quickly spread that Mrs. Clement
Moore, Mrs. Bettini. Mrs. Shieffen, Mrs.
Randolph, and Mrs. Douglas were among
the number of those who had set the
stamp OF approval on the new exercise.
Ard now every woman who can stay on
ore OF these machines Will do SO.
Several Of the fashionable physicians re-
Commend it. as being far more healthful
than hOrs back exercise. and strongly adj
vccate their patients to adopt II. Many a
tumble and much awkwardness has TO be
boldly faced before anything like prof.
cheney can be gained. and many women
will never succeed in mastering the art
at all. Like skating and dancing natural
gracefulness aids much.
THE BOOKS TALKED ABOUT ARE
ENGLISH.
England once more has come TO logger
heads with America. and this time the
Mother Country seems 10 be gaining the
advantage
Englishwomen are slow TO speak, but Il
has always been acknowledged that they
are we'll grounded In what they know. and
within the past six months not only Eng
land. but America. has been ringing with
the name and fame OF English authOresses.
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In FLOW ERY GAUZES.
How Airy Fairy Lillians and DoYaser'
Viii Robe Themselves.
4 SEASON OF DOTTED SWISS.
The Lace-Edged RufIie and tho stIfYened
Pstticoat tho Two Necessities Of
the Thin Toilette.
Correspondence of the Dispatch.)

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
NEW YORK. June 15--Whie the hot
weather in early summer does not always
mean that we are TO suffer from heat
throughout the entire season. 1t never
theless is generally forerunner of what
the weather Will be. and every woman Is
busy adding to her summer wardrobe as
many gowns as possible of sheer. thin ma
terial. muslin and organdies beyond all
others.
There In great deal to be thankful for
that fashion has dec-eed tho wearing OF
thin fabrics once more. 1t is a long time
gossamer fabrics have been in vogue. ex-
cept for evening wear at garden parties.
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Richmond In 1852.
SPOTSYLYANIA, VA. June H. i0
~ A.. Iaf,o- 80 tba Dfsrafch.

sPOTsYLYANIA, VA. June H. 1894.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
At the unveiling OF the several monu-
ments In your city within the past several
years there have appeared In your
columns numerous songs and poeticai
writings which were published during ths
late war. but do not recollect to have
seen the piece below. This appeared. I
think, In the Richmond Inquirer. and as
only a part OF the paper came Into my
hands, / am not certain that tho follow
ing constitute the whole poem, as the
paper was torn; and only 50 much OF
said poetry as Is embraced below was
I'm IL. II the name of the author was
given have forgotten II. The poem was
written a short time after the Seven
Days battles around Richmond. and there
may be those living who recollect ths
production; indeed. the author may be
vet alive. j. L. II. CRISMOND.
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Now Erench Postage Stamn.

paris letter 10 Philadelphia Telegraph,
1t seems that tho repose OF France is
troubled by the knowledge that tho United
States has had Columbian postage
stamps. France, being an energetic ma
uon opened a competition for new de
signs for our stamps IL, instead OF both
eTing over stamps they would reform tho
French posi-oflice, where q local letter
requires twenty-four hours q reach iis
destination IN our poor city. IL would bs
more TO the purpose. However the de-
signs were put on exhibition, and were
almost too Inferior even to be funny, ex-
cept one. which inspired US with gentle
Joy. as II represented President Carnot.
that most proper and virtuous OF men,
with his arm around the neck OF the per-
soniGcation OF the French republic, a very
pretty girl, whose classic robes looked
queer contra sted with the presidential
swallow-tail coat and broad red ribbon
OF the Grand Commander OF the Legion OF
Honor, a decoration which. By tho way.
he hands over 10 his successor when he
goes out OF Office as II appertains only
10 the ruler OF France. Let Columbia rest
In peace. As yet our ideal postage-stanp
has not been designed, but the average
Partisan spent quite a cheerful half hour
contemplating the abortive attempts az
postal ideallsIn. as set forth at the Ecoie
des Beaux Arts.
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or summer entertainments Such thing
as a batiste, orcandie or muslin gown on
the street in the city or even in the
country towns. was unheard Of. and
women buckled themselves into tght-fit-
ting cloth and silk suits with serene resig-
nation.
But what could ever be prettier or dain-
tier than the lowered muslins and organ
dies. fashioned as they are in such
delicate colors and artistic patterns? For
those who like gowns of one color. plain
blues. pnks. and yelows can be had in
astonishing variety, while the all-over
effect Of flowers or curious arabesque pat
terms or stripes are TO be had by any one
who takes the trouble TO select them.
BLACK-DOTTED SWISS.
Dotted Swiss muslin is more in favor
than the plain white. Some very pretty
gowns have seen recently were OF black
dotted muslin, the dots being in white
one was made up very fun, with sur
plice waist with crossed iichu. slightly
open at the throat. With this was worn a
narrow belt and broad sash of black rib
bon.
Very chic and pretty are the dark blues.
with the tiny dots Of white or blue en-
broidery. They are the coolest gowns that
can be worn, for they do not need to be
lined at all y low-nechHd waist Of silk
is an excellent thing TO wcav under them,
for 1t gives plenty Of stability without
being intoleraby hot.
This dotted Swiss should never be made
In coat and skirt, but instead have fuli
skirt, with very fun ruin - or Spanish
founce, edged with lace. Panrier effects
are good in this muslin, ana n iichu effect
to the waist is always becoming and de-
sirable.
White dotted Swiss was at one time rele-
gated TO the background. but this season
is made up for children ana older women
as much as for the young girls. Stlll, the
last named have the best OF it. for they
can trim their gowns with quantities Of
ribbon, which would be unsuitable for the
others.
l always think of a toilet-table when I
see these Swiss-musin gowns. and one /
saw the other day reminded me more than
ever of n Duchesse table. although Z was
exceedingly becoming and very chic liz
deed. 1t was made with "A deeD flounce o.
the lower skirt. On The hem Of The J'ounce
WAS a puffino through which ran a broad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17
FOREIGN C0IFFURES.
ne French Woman Wears a Small
Bound Knot Of Her Own Hair.
LIKE REAL ENGLISH FASHIONS
sut london Women Cling to the Fri,, and
Zig Ban Peculiar Hats and
Bonuets Worrswi,h Them.
l..-rc.nondencc OF the plapatch.l

LONDON. June I'm Paris toilet arts
,-, .r.s crude than they used TO be. 81
,t. s-gacut treatment OF the hair is any
s-
9a, une ogo the whole aim was 10
. o the appearance Of great guam
Ed, ot halr. which end had nothing TO do
rt .,giy, bat was rather rivalry. after
,.. n rnrr OF stock-raiSers at "a fair.
the hair receives greater care.
..s than ever, and II submits TO end
.aaec~ tn arrangement. but there is
-..- f, ao faisity IN it. The modish wo-
... mag change her colffurc coo times
fnt0 years. as was said TO have
4. certain Roman queen. but It can
,tI- approached TO her rs Martial re-
-.... "a woman OF bis time: You arc
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t~--- no elaborate coiffures. Nowhere
s - '... faise hair worn as here. IL Is
I'D au sorts Of Ingenious ways 70
ol bodily. The fashion of part
and wearing the little curl
io o.: ;hc forehead. so prevalent
t.N l.tl. is not seen here. Instead
' -. lcs worn by tho Princess Of
t-r daughters are initiated by
f. -. t.e Sex. y. &. j. II.
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beauty, as you know. IL In The eyes Of
the gazer. And. then. too. there's no
accounting for taste" as the old woman
said when she kissed the COW. EsIt re-
member. girls. when this fellow comes.
don't let him slip you. He's the chance
Of q lifetime.
THE IDLE REPORTER.
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~ LONDON rIN"

.ilou of f8istics. while you live
your naIr grows on the banks
.ue' 4 woman nowadays grows
h4iI. making no protcncc OF great
ur0lCrful how small the fashion
..t is. Merely large enough 10 CEN
lines from nopc and forehead.
ht.tW the crown into a knot bound
s..n a. golden circlet.
.r-let is formed Of two or three
.rI combs. permitting the waved
t, te lo1scnei about the ears or
nr wherever there may bc a do
.-in % be hidden. It rolls loosely
forehead and temples and drops
over thc ear Sometimes il IS
3 and c0mbc1 down over the cars
. .a.. because great width * the
ilf not every facACan stand the
THIS width accentUatos the oval
faD. and hints at intellect. and is
way better than TIE high. narrow
vtn its hrazcn display of the
fiF suggestion Of rooms TO let.
.l-I"
london. outside Of the "smart SGT"
i4 a. large circle of society. solid and
rr VINO lks,rcal English fashions.
u.ar most excellent materials, but
.. .tte-iy devoid OF modern style and
TITO Young girls and matrons arc wearing
nstrous thing on the back of their
t.s called a. bun" which is the old
au,I "waterfalT or chignon in its
.-' proportions. and, in most cases,
.taly false.
am taIi that the "hun" IS past
d. 20. and that the "Guchesses and
t,~" 10 not wear 10. ana do their hair
. '1e French Knot but SIN half the we'll
people iu the street and the thea
. -. a..er d-,.i-h - 4is-epr.us iutss
.r covered with "a fine bet. and the
..t haIr rr ly frizzed and confined over
with an invisible nct.
f.tt- are large and dropping, or else
..aNal.' tuu the bcn0ets worn
t r- "hun" aye most peculiar. They
rit to the head as not 20 show
. ..- front. and d large Alsatian bow
.. no the back frequently So far back
.. .. est 900 the "vatcrfalr' instead OF
.- .-.f giving most disconnected ap-
90 hair ani head.
-l CHARITY of Enrlah w"''~o =" the
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satin ribbon. The upper skirt fell almost
to the hem OF the lower. AMI was finished
with putting AMI pink satin ribbon. The
waist, which was fulled 1. little over the
bust, had thrc, horizontal rows Of the
putting and ripbon. and the sleeves were
finished at the wrist with the same
trimming There was u narrow belt ana
long ends Of .he pink satin ribbon to
match. and the collar corresponded.
JAPANESE GAUZES.
The prettiest thin dresses are the Japa-
nese ones. All the readers OF old ro-
mances will remember how the heroines
always wore pineapple gauzes at their
first balls. and the prettiest GAUGES are
those imported direct from Japan.
One I saw WA Of white, with q helios
uupo UsyspA ana had tssa bsouvht evts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17

! Then came the Woolly Horse,
with an overwhelming force
To march down to Richmond by the
Valley;
But he couldn't find the road,
AS his onward movement showed,
His campaigning was mere shilly-
shally.
And Commissary Banks,
With his mostly foreign ranks
The Dutch and the Celt, not the Saxon
Lost the whole OF his supplies,
And with tears In his eyes
Ran away from that dunderheaded Jack
son.
Pull off your coat and roll up your
sleeves,
Richmond Is n hard road to travel.
The Valley wouldn't do, as everybody
knows;
o, Richmond is hard road to travel. l
suppose.
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Mcclellan followed soon

Mcclellan followed soon
With spade and with balloon,
To try the Peninsula approaches;
When one and all agreed
That his greatest rate of speed
Wasn't faster than the slowest or slow
coaches"
Instead OF easy ground
At Williamsburg, he found
A LOngstreet. indeed, and nothing
shorter.
1t put him to his dumps.
That spades wasn't trumps.
And the Hills he couldn't level as he
''orter."
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CAN STAY ON ONE OF THOSE
MACHINES WILL DO SO.
Beatrice Harradens 'ShipS That Pass IN
the Night Is read by young and old.
"Marcella'' and the Heavenly Twins
and "The Yellow Aster" are also famous
But not one book OF any particular prosaI-
nence has any American woman produced
for long time.
Beatrice Harrsden has received proba-
bly, more letters than any other authotess
OF tho time. and To my personal know
ledge In several Instances she has an
swered the letters In "A way which has
brought solace to many a pqar inva I'D
woman to whom her book came az a reye-
lation Of how the saddest. most unknown
life has Its mission and underlying ps4ss.
TRn kEwbysiNvENyNp rot,ssA
G1oiheAplss sxs scRgcsly erRasaaatA ees
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-17
He tried the rebel lines

He tried the rebel lines
on the field of Seven Pines,
Where his troops did such awful heavy
chargn';
But he founiered In the mud
When he saw the stream OF blood
Overflow the Chickahominy'S sweet
margin.
The fact seems rather strange,
When he left his gunboats' range.
on land he drifted oyermuch to Lee
ward;
So quickly changing base
In sort of steeplechase.
He hurried back to Stanton, Abe, and
Seward.
Pull off your coat and roll up your
sleeves,
Richmond is a hard road TO travel
Lay down the shovel and fling away the
spade.
Richmond is a hard road to travel. I'm
afraid.
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Jects. yet within the past few wecks .
woman has made one OF these most num-
dane pins the dainticst OF doIia Tho
Grape paper 30 much liked for lamp and
candie-shades she has cleveriy used tn
fashion for them tho most chic or gowns.
On the head OF the clothespin = drawn
a face. and the gown II lifted niugiy
about the legs A widow In black crapo
paper. gowned In the most conventional
OF mourning. with long veil. was very
pretty. Another exceedingly pretty clothes
pin creature was dressed in the very
height OF the fashion In pink hciiofropS
and big hat. a brido In long howins
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Richmond q Hard Road to Travel. =
ERIEDENS VA

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
The reading OF the letter OF my old
brigade commander C'StonewalI JIM We
used TO call him), General James A.
Walker, in the Dispatch OF May, 29.h
ultimo, has stirred up a train OF memo-
rles and recollections long since forgotten
Most prominent among these was n
song, among others, with which we used
to while away the hours in camp. After
supper the boys would gather around to
the number OF several hundred and say,
Now, let's have 'On to Richmond"
have never seen II in print anywhere.
1t is said to have been written by A Cop
perhead' in the North. and 10 have been
sung sub rosa In some OF the northern
theatres. / am unable to say at this late
day how l came in possession OF it. l
II to memory, and will try
TO reproduce from memory. 1t was en-
titled:
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VIII.

We are very much perplexed
To know who'll try II next.
And by what new high-road he may go:
But the Capital must blaze,
And that in ninety days.
For tbs written, .Delenda est Carthage.
Wen take the cursed town.
And then we'll burn IL down,
And plumber and hang up every rebel;
Yet the "Contraband" was right.
When he said they would flght,
20. yis. Massa, dey night like dc debil."
Pull on your coat and roll up your
sleeves,
For Richmond is hard road to travel.
We've played our highest card, It's plain
that we are damned,
II Richmond amt 2 hard rSad "a travel.
~, l. =
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Women have always interested me- and
during a long and useful life | have made
a careful study Of their habits. Taken
altogether. | approve OF them. unless they
assume the form of book agents, and even
then they have my respect, and | may
also add. my awe. / have made it a point
TO try 10 please them, and with my ma
turally-cute ways and that beauty with
which Heaven has so blessed me. / think
l may modesty say that | have pretty
we'll succeeded. | am always cordial to
typewrter-girls, and when / visit the
northern hotels | am particularly friendly
to the fair mattresses, especially about
the time when dessert is being served
and am scheming for second help Of
pie. | shall tell you how / have sue
ceeded so well in pleasing them. 1t Is by
my efforts not to dspiease them. i stu
diousiy avoid the discussion of all topics
which would be calculated to offend even
the most sensitive. and I always agree
with them when they say men are cancelled
That wins their esteem right straignt-in
fact, any maledictions heaped on the inno-
cent heads or the stronger sex are acceptd-
bic TO them But II you wish To AVOID Offend
ing woman, above all things. don't say
she is sweet" The whole sex Is preju-
diced against the word. II a woman has
the frightful, the inexpressible misfortune
not to be pretty (and between you and
me and the gate-post," some of them are
not pretty, you have either got TO lie in
cold blood and swear she is beautiful or
use some other expression than that little
word. sweet" L would far rather tell
an ugly giri-if had to fool along her"
at all-that she was hideous than TO in
form her she was sweet" Two or three
times in my existence. when I had the
misfortune to run across several OF these
blighted flowers who were afraid to show
their faces after o'clock Saturday night
for fear OF breaking the Sabbath, | coyly
ventured TO tell them that they were
"sweet" Well. ladies and gentlemen. you
ought to- have heard the explosion. 1t
was like baby-waker beneath a -four
barrel. They swore / was a base fiat
terer. a cruel deceivcr. a sarcastic, cold
blooded Judas Isca riot kind Of fiend who
respected no one and made himself uni
versaily disagreeable in society. ANY
thing. anything. but sweet" they roared
between their clenched teeth. They say
the word doesn't mean saccharine at all,
now-that 1t Is simply q compromise term
applied % a woman who Is not pretty.
Perhaps, after reading the above. some
ugly girl viii say to herself. "well. whsi,
am to do? know I'm hideous, so what
CHARGE do standy' Oh! you SWEET
little thing. hearken unto the philosophic
utterances Of the 1dler. and take his ad-
vice. Set your little self down, and pa
tiently walt. After . while some honest
du6er Will come along, and In his heart
~ Nh s<stsk sesst YEN 80 evstv: Ses
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Says Lincoln unto Pope:
"You can make the trip, hope"
Quoth the Dragging Major-General:
"Ycs. that | can"
And began TO issue orders
To his terrible marauders:
hut this same demented Jackson
This fellow laid his whacks on.
And made him by compulsion receder.
Pope took a rapid flight
From Manassas second fight,
Twas his very last appearance as a
leader.
Pull off your coat and roll up your
sleeves,
Richmond is a hard road to travel
Pope did his very best, but was evidently
sold;
0, Richmond is a hard road to travel. I
am told.
VII
Last OF all. the brave Burnside,
With his pontoOn bridges tried
A way which no one thought Of before
him,
With two hundred thousand men
For the rebel slaughter-pen,
And the blessed Union flag flying DER
him.
But he met fire OF hell.
or canister and shell,
Enough to make the knees OF any man
knock.
Twas a shocking sight to view
That second Waterloo
on the banks OF the pleasant Kappa
hammock.
Pull off your coat and roll up your
sleeves,
Richmond Is a hard road to travel
Twas shocking sight to view that Sc
cond Waterloo:
o. Richmond is u hard road to travel. 1t
Is true.
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an absolutely blank expression would
seem TO be the desired point to be gained
In these lin de steele days.