The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30

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AN, I going 10 turn over a new lear
New Years bay? Yes. dearie, nave nave
made lust one resolution anu Ite,i
keep It relieiously. ) am 6o'I NIX w ono has
in black all next year 40, no one 10
died. but ! am a creature VINO ndS tl1cI
OF the follies OF this world. no more
fashions for me. shan uIeSS im one
YES | am sure | shall have 10 wear
crinoiincd skirts, and sleeves, and-and
perhaps a crush collar. but mat is all.
Not "A revcr. nor a lace front nor jet
or fur or purple or Cerisc, VIII you see on
mo this coming year. I'm tired OF looking
swell and gorgeous. and of attracting at
81" said another shall practice no
more economy. IL dosent pay 10 buy
bargains and get things up cheaply'
No every thing hereafter IS going TO De
OF the best quality II i have TO wear
only one dress all the year round. IL
shall have the SWEETEST cut ana DC oI
the best cloth, If 81 takes every cent
have. Tnen I'll feel satisfied with my
self and won't care who walks beside
Il have resolved on one thing" said
rum1-ar three. in unconscious contra
dictiou OF her predecessor; and that is
that II isn't worth while buying K0ou
material for ones clothes. There tnat
heavy cloth dress | had made mp late last
winter. and il cost me something IKE
sixtv dollars Now I'd like 10 Know What
GOOD N is to me. The skirt ism nan
ION enough and hasn't the correct curHt.
It's impoSsible to make II over. Inc
sleeves stand out in altogelhet tne "io-l ,7
spot: and all / can do win IL IS 10 -,
sent IL to one OF my poor relatives i1ul
IL has taught me a good lesson 49,
after my dresses shall Toe maze 10 IdS'
only n season. at the most; ana the ma
tsrials shall not be Of the KIND thai htVeI,
wear out The making IS all l ShaH
DO Won know what shall DO next year?
t..n - Inv & n
Well just imS. ! shal nol nuy ernilo
gle dress. No. YOU needn ShlIe,
mean IT, The fashions arc 90 crazy
now that / know they can't last many
months more; ana m MOI EolhS 10 ~
"a lot of dresses that viii Ice no edrth-
" use In a little while. | shall Just nave
my old dresses fixed over the pest way
possible. and save real hard Tor Twelve
months by that time l expect We ShalI
all be more sensible: and then III come
out in the Emancipated Nomahs COS
TUNES.
Il intend 10 trim all Of my own hats.
I've learned how and can DO IL well.
Every time do one shall put away me
money ( would have spent on II; ana
then sec how much TN have by next
New Years Day. l know i'll he
small fortune
NO. 7 am not going TO turn over any
new leaves except in just one hule ihinR
7 shall give up curling my hair All the
lif, is getting frizzed out Of IL, and
must have it i'm some sort of condition
befGe-hefore-' and she hesitated
And so thty all 60 on. Bless their
hearts. may they cling 10 taclr reSoIu-
tionS But / fear that the evils OF Satan
will prove too much Tor them, and that
he'll shyy blow on the freshly turned
leaf until Il nuttcrs back and reveals
the well-woru, much bcscrawled one OF
former days. ,
dress parade that Is certain. 1t haSn
occurred 10 any Of them to turn over
leaves or retrench. They are al out 70
be seen of men, II IS an original epo3h,
W. know With all the styles
everyone is allowed TO wear very much
what she pleascs, in very much hef
own way. And II makes ms expect start
ling and unique combinations.
Alas, the result IS nothing hut a IRE
some Caricature OF all that rs rich ana
beautiful The afternoon dress parade
Is gorgeous and magnificent ana bfllllaht
and snowy and all the other Impressive
odiectiyes We look at each one In silent
awe. and admire the bit OF bright coioI
flung i'm the dark spot. ana the blt OF
FUR there. and the great velvet rosctte
here And we say on, ana are lmmtul-
ateIv taken with another that is even
more striking. Half dozen OF them pass
In swift succession, ana nearly an Oh thc
establishment and admiration mas btth
extracted from the ordinary gazer. Alter
that IL is queer. duiled sensation, sort
OF mild suffOCatiOn. whIch presently
turns into something like utter WEAKNESS.
itv of course. And when the dress pa
rade was passed you decide that they're
all wonderfully alike. You remember
three or four Of the SeNeral huhufeu
YOU have gazed at. Perhaps the creature
in green and black deserved some credit.
You singled her out in all that throng,
Her spreading black skirt was half COW
cred with rich directoiTe of green vel
vet. slit open up the back to show the
organ folds of the skirt. Two deep
square collars fell over the dtrectoire.
one In black MORE. the other in green
velvet both edged with jet beading Inc
hat was perChed away at the back or
her head. and was "A flyaway thing with
IL four corners. and between falling
down over the low couture a bunch of
big grccn velvet chouX that served fer.
crown. Her d'rectnire tails Noated In the
wind and she looked Ike a, rather
substantial bird ready for flight.
The grl IN brown a"d white bad aim
"a at effect. and had been rather sue
ccssful Her plain costume was OF soft