The morning times., 1895-12-07
SHOOTING REFORM SHAFTS
Society Womsn Asked to Join an
Anti-Cosmetic League.
Miss Bnrnev's Debut a Brilliant Func-
tion-Reception to the Con-
necticut Delegation.

Fash:ona bic Washington is being invaded
| by the apostles uf reform. Within the past
! week no less than six leading representa-
/ tiycs of uur social court circle nave Deei
! pciitloned Ia signify in some pablo inannti
/ the!r disappToyal ur cosmetics III any
I shape or form.
Very sensibly, they refused to enlist
j tlIcir sympathy In = crusade that can never
| nope la achieve victory until Endymion gets
the moon. The wife of enc prominent
official, who spent the simmer abroad.
brought hunlc gown of absinthe velvet
that the Ia ilor refused flat!y Ia make uIl
until she agreed to rouge, and mat is only
one uf fashions palette Of trying coiors
that her vutaries must don.
After speDtiIaS tue Worto oi mas
| and IA rm In foreign fabrics IL WOULD be
| iotuIus Siiuft OF s.upftiIty 10 look Ike Il
| fright in them for lack OF Il DIT OF cn!or-
| The woman is not TO be tolerated. VINO
scornS aai uly powder with IT'S almost
| spirit touch ana fragrant whifis OF vio-
| lets and hay. and We all know inere are
oriental creams and faint. velveiy plnEs
| That ina ae Il duplicate Venus oil nt Ntdter
rich enough to buy them, You tnay dls-
approve OF them personally, but so iong
as our neigbbor uses her cosnletics aftisti-
,7,iIy YOU We 10 right to complain.
Lieut.. Parker owns queer hasketI1i 1f
yellow hair. II came ircm thc heau OF
a Samoan chief who had bieached III by
some action of he sun ard water beIore
leading his tribe to war.
There is s,in:,ji,iU;s heroic in TIE figure
that stands before your mental eye as You
hear the story OF that wool-a DronZeu,
Muscular warrior with half clad limbs
and deadly spear, and harbaric iaith
Jhat MS bushy gold locks VIII ifiig i'iii
loot and glory. But we have no supersu-
tiops, We are simply iooiish big children
So run mad Tor a t,p-knot OF frizzied yef-
low that we ruin tie sensible mar nature
gave CS fer Tie sake of locking Ike Golls.
Ii the reformers want to investigate the
doings OF our society women let them try
10 figure up the amount of CHARITY they
beisow on tnc ciIy's poor and helpless, let
them study tGeir gracious kindliD-ss TO the
men and women in their own sphere OF
life ard then perhaps they Will go Dack 10
where they came from with the reaiiza-
tiou that no matter whether they paint
their faces or not there is 10 discount on
the houest truth and beauty oi their Souls
They were at lunch, and handsome and
well known young niatrcn Was discussing
dies. She waDteu 20 select new one Tor
Fer staI IOnery, and was ht Stitating betW cen
small monogram affair and the Iuil name
which is much the rage row. a pretty
young girl suggested mat the monogram
was more refined, being smaller ana less
, pretentiOGS.
The matron replied:
My dear, some OF them are perfectly
huge. | saw Mrs. Sauoyis' die, and
WHAT cried lady who is somewhat
deaf.
In "A somewhat louder key the words were
Repeated:
II saw Mrs. Sanoyis die
How shocking! Why when did IL hap
pen. / faGh heard, interrupted the ues.i
woman.
Tn. situation was explained, the lady
uttered a long drawn OH and silence
fell upon them-for Il few minutes.
A meeting OF the officers of the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps was held in the
.ed parior uf the EbS.tt House last night
for the parprse OF pertsctine arrangements
ror the Army and Navy assembly ana ger
mans to BE- given during the present seIsnn
The meeting was called 10 9rder with
Chief Engineer Baker, [. =. N, IN The
chair. and Col. Cushing as acting sccrr-
tary. The election uI officers was at
once taken up, and un the rlfst Ballot
Gen. Mites WIS chosen president and Lieut..
NiDiork rs permanent secretary and treas
urcr.
4 committee nr SIX was appointed to
complete arrangements for the germaIi ana
ordered IL report al the 81 riiest moment.
The meeting then adjourned, subject la
the cali or the executive cnnlnlttee.
The handsome bone of Mrs. Barney on
Rhode Island avenue was the brilliant
center toward which society radiated yes
Eat;.Ile Barney. Miss Barney had ALREADY
met number of her mothers frie nds as
a debutante AT Bar Harbor last summer at
Il mum ber OF smart functions, WHICH were
given in her honor there.
The house was hung with vines ana
decorated with chrysantnemums and other
flowers. MIS- Barney received III tHc
drawing room, presenting her young dauSh-
ter who was gowned in white. The studio
where the portrait of Mrs. Barney, by
Rose. hangs, was the center OF attraction.
Among those present were:
SIR Julian ana Lady Pauncefote, the
Misses PauncefOte, the Misses Patten,
Mrs. Letter, Miss Lerer, Mrs. Sheridan,
and the Misses Sheridan. Ambassador and
Mrs. Patenutre, Baron ketteler, Mr. and
drs. s. =. HUwiaIu, Mir. Paul Lefaivre, Mrs.
Naliach, and Miss Wallach, Hr. Jesse
Brown, Mr. Robert waflach, the Turkish
Minister, Count yinei Mine. Bonapartc, and
Miss BOnapirte, Mrs. and Miss Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. Perrine, Mr.. ard Mrs. Frank
lin Steele the Misses Steele, the Japan
ese Minister Mr.. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs.
Ruckuill. Miss Monroe. DIR. and Mrs Ma
gruder Lieut.. Heese, Sr. B8S Irunsides.
Secretary Herbert, Mrs. Micou, Mr George
Howard. Mr. Charles McCauley, Lieut..
and Mrs. MulgaD, Mr. Scckendorff. Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Thoron, Mr VCgel, Mrs. and
Miss Fuller.
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Nina Clinn of Connecticut avenue, To
Mr.. Walker, son of Admiral " aiker, U. :. n.
Judge Shepard etd ex-Chief Justice
Charles BuSby, WHO Were in The city last
week as the guests of Mr.. Martin, son OF
Mrs. Vance, 1927 Massachusetts avenue,
have returned TO their homes III Raleigh
Miss Potter aud Miss Sallie Potter Of