The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20
WORTHY SHEBA'S QUEEN.
Society Women Empty Purses TO Lay jewels
at The Feet OF the Fall Brides.
LADY BERESfORD TO HISS WHITHEY.
Millionsiress Bridesmaids Get n Gorgeous
Opal set for ConsueIo Vanderbilt
Rhode Island Amethyst and Crystal,
Her State Stones" Set In
Dagger.


The sentimental smile OF dying sum
mer IS unheeded this October and the
Dick breezeS OF coming winter are Wei
coined with Only a passing word. Weigh
'er considerations than those OF the
changing Seasons are on hand, and with
pucAered brow and determined hand,
the women of the world are at work upon
mighty problem Of calculation.
Two great weddings are about 10 take
place. Ergo. two great wedding presents
are TO he purchased The question ac-
complaining them is not how little can
one get OF with spending. but no" much
VIII the bank account actually allow.
There IL a bank in New YORK that
makes a specially OF women's accounts.
1t has private entrance of BrOdWay
with richly decorated ante-room ana
luxuriou5 toilet. with cOlored woman
servant IN attenda,lct. Small leather
check books are provided for depositOrs,
and at a marble writing table, there
are gold pens, fine stationery ana niue
slips FOR figuring up one 9 balance. htfe
ali the wealthy women OF the metropolis
bank" and she Is a poor accountant
who can not keep her checks correctly
numbered and her account straight
At this banking table this week there
sits a solemn line or richly dresser No-
men. They are figuring and nsuring.
They want to make both ends meet and
lap oves far enough TO leave pretty sur
plus for Il stunning wedding gown. Lit
tie use Of a fine SIT II the guest ha4 no
with a very large roll in her white
enamelled and gold purse. the solemn
faced woman accountant issues from the
private entrance of the bank 10 'shop
for her wedding gifts Ihere are lhe
Whitney and Marlborough wedding pres
ents to be bought. and six others OF les
ser import for " al lings are as plcntilul
this autumn az chrysdntheinum SHOWS.
For buying a wedding gift a woman
likes 10. pay cash. This Is strange
freak of feminine nature. For useless
things-such as gifts, candies ana per-
sonal Crompef-e-she pays her money
down. The sum does not look> Wen m
her book But for her own dresses ana
her house furnishings she prefers an ac-
count This is odd. but II Is the con-
sensus Of opinion Of the dealers.
tn GOWN FOR Shopping.
The shopping gown-the wed ling shop
ping gowns : crepon. There is new
kiad of this material that diiers rom rom
the old IA a sunset from a ralhp9"' oile
is pretty-the other dazzlns Ins new
crspon has a deep stripe Of a different
color. The rolsed part is black. IL lies
upon . purple or blue background Az
is crIikly, yet very heavy IL ls sooI
autumn material, warm, becoming anu
very adaptable 70 the new sass'ng
sleeves.
Crepon sleeves. deep purple front, a
purple velvet cOllarette and q Dlach SSH
with a very broad folded belt or Dlach
ping mode. IL IL much seen. Inc crep'h
Is used in combination with silk anu Iei-
vet Of the hue Of the groundwork ana 10
takes a place in the hat trimmings. ooi,,
ored siiff galloon OF purple. wnite ana
green appears A. ineonsp cuous parts on
the gowns 4 rib OF the galloon may
peep out each side Of the folded belt or
il may glmmer upon the edge o. tne
nuffy neck garniture. IL is very Drlsht
and becoming TO nearly all faces.
For these very neat autumn gowns
which are quite inexpensive, the crcpon
is selling as low as 60 cents yard. o.
men who are TO put thousand az
crack IN wedding gifts spend whole morn
ines lettering along the shop displays
and leaning over the counters OF their
favorite stores dressed i'm It's blooming
stripes.
a very popular gift will be- from I'M in
ouirv. a bracelet Of precious stones. Inc
bracelet IS either a birthstone bracelet
or motto band. \ bracelet sent 10
Miss Pauline Whitney by Lady Beresford,
and given TO her by the Duke, who acted
as his stepmOthcr's emssaiy. - mar
row strip of fiery opdls. The stones
grade from large at the wrist TO tiny az
the back. They are matched 70 gray
ich tint when looked at in a certain di-