The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-08
when viii love die2
~o- I'll the stars die:
No. Ills the heavens fall:
lore all outlast them sls
C. 4. Beckwith.

rrne same h1e ana cry - gong np from
- ire summer resorts and POSSESSES are
e~s~y where complaining with bitterness
- re afsicuIfy OF finding men willing %
go what can be the reason2 Girls
- continue 20 love the BALI as dearly
--,er hut for the pasI few seasons men
- shown an increasing dis!ncl3nation
=. avert themselves IN the gid5y waltz.
= nc rather grim quadrilie. Prob
~. .he boredom Of the men - 10 4 great
= exfent sffectatiou. There are fashions IN
s-sane A. IN everything else. and just al
.-eaeot Il seems 20 be the fashion or the
Ila~'ett youth 10 pose as a ncn-GanceF.
u. can gamble enthusiastically enough
r. "a early 70 racing He can ride IN
s,se-Is caases and SIT up late drinking
-, and soda. but dancing is an eXer-
-. sitogether beyond him at present.
e. ba goes 10 the party and Tolls about the
$500 or Ellis uD his card with engage
rrents for "sitting OUT IN some shady
s~rner az the Feranda, where ne can amuse
blsasslg with a little filtration. and Is al
.e,.ethsr unuindfui that his far partner
! simply dying" 20 join in the mazy
s.,ce Put depend upon Il. the tide VIII
go ard the fashion VIII change some
49,. Dancine IS too old a pastime for the
sel,ah Young man 10 Kill. and perhaps
.f,er ali n isn't wholly the seifishness Of
sea rueu thai IS responsible for this state
- affairs. Girls have come 70 expect 10
,n,,rh these days. They must have feather
fags and flowers. and furbelows, and II
,sev don't they erumble and say they
vont play any more"
what we need - 10 return 20 simplici-
~ Taeu the young men will dance every
dance and the young girls viii appear IN
,vhlfe muslin with fresh ribbons and flow
ers IN their hair
The English are RECALLING themselves
,wt4h q neQr drink american ice cree m
soda " II h made with syrup. Clipped ice.
ssahonased soda water and lce cream, and
! served IN high narrow glasses.
Thev are telling an amusing story Of
ittle boy IN Kalamazoo. who PRAYED for
the safe return Of his Aunt Mary, who had
gone on a visit and added as an after
Thought. Pat Oh God 7 didn't mean on
a safety" Then as a vision Of the new
woman cvclist IN boomers raced through
his brain the little chap smiled merrlly,
and added to his suppllcatlon. In strict con-
faence. "0h. God, think how funny Aunt
Marv would look on a safety"
I, YOU wish to be strictly up TO date you
must have YOUR portrait painted. 1t mat
sers not whether YOU are a rosebud all
doubt and dlmples." or whlte-haired
PRODUCED on canvas for the benefit of fu-
iure generations Pastels seem to be on
the top wave Of fashion now, after the
style Of La Tour and Rosalba Carr.era,
those famous first pasteilists. who have
given US the old court beauties Of the time
OF Louis XIV However. there !s a lean
ing among artists In favor OF the modes OF
today The harlng skirts and immense
sleeves in years to come will enhance the
value OF the picture historically as depict
ing the end Of the century fashions. just
as the celebrated beauties OF Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS and Sir Thomas Lawrence now
illustrate old English modes. But perhaps
my lady looks most attractive of all when
she IL gazing through the DELL de beuf
window OF the Louis Ky. period, with
BIZ Of bright velvet drapery about her
shoulders kept in place by chain OF
pearls aud with a big. dewy rose nesting
among IT'S folds. The miniature still con-
tinues as popular as ever. and just at pres
eat is not more than two inches in diam
ster, surmounted by row Of pearls. Even
these tiny pictures cost not less than 500,
while those lifeSize often bring 5000.
There Is a new and marvelously cheap pro-
cess. however that is in the reach of every
one. combining the accuracy OF photo
graphy With the artistic qualities OF NINA
fure painting The subject Is photographed
on a piece OF canvas five or six Inches
square and then deiicately painted. making
an exact and charming likeness.
Nine Media has now been eight years
On the stage, making her debut in Paris in
1851 She takes her nom de thcater from
Melbourne, her native city. She was mar
ried az an early age to an officer. but
reverse OF fortune obliged her to earn her
own living with her voice. she went 10
Paris and studied under Nine. Marchesi.
hut Il was long before she could obtain an
engagement owing 70 her imperfect mas
terry OF French Unlike Patti and Alhani.
sha doesn't nurse her voice. but talks and
eatertsins on days when she has 10 sing.
besides attending concerts. plays and even
halls
II seems that the costly Vanderbilt bali
IS not 70 so down 20 history as the great
event OF the season after all for with all
us pomp and splendor Il simply wasn't In
with the violet domino party given ny
Mrs. August Belmon: last week. The
horsl display simply beggaued description.
Around the ballroom We're pillars of count
less blue and white flowers and from the
,ePS or the pyramids 10 the chandeliers
nuns festoons OF passion flowers. Blue
ana white Earlanis OF ribbons and flowers
aang tfom the gallery creating a delight
nj eject that harmouized beautifully with
ne permanent white decorations Of the
apartment There was general dancing
uhtl midnight then Mrs. Belmont had 80
aomiuoes Distributed. and after q BRIEF
period for robins the company appeared
g ne floor and silently danced tho co.
uillen. This dance OF So many violet fig
.tss under canopy - blue and white
movers the br.llancy increased by electric
hsht effects. WAS the most gorgeous spsc-
.s1le ever seen ut Newport. and il was
wise the most expensive. Tor among