The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-30

way from the heart OF the Four Hun
dred. Of which the Burden-Sloane we'd
ding is typical to the uttermost frdnges.
for Hymen liz no respecter Of persons. He
brings together the matrmoniaily inclin-
ed, and unites the Oldest families and the
newest. the old time aristocraas ana the
nouveau richie, the real ewells and the
paryenus, and the chances for happiness
are as great for the lowest as for the
richest.
The accounts Of the Burden-Sloane nup-
tials have been 90 full and elaborate In
the daily papers there is little left to
chronicle that Is new. Perhaps the church
decorations have not been SO much COM
mented upon, and they were novel In the
extreme At the end Of every pew there
was q bunch Of white peoples In SET
ting. OF green. The altar WAS ono mass
OF potted plants, palms and white roses.
The rear gallery, where the Harvard
men, fellow students Of the groom. sat,
was draped with long branches OF ever
green. Similar bands crossed the church
from end to end and concealed the rods
which held the chandelier.
II was a spangled wedding at Lenox.
The tulle OF the bridesmaids wells was
well spangied over. and the conventional
plainness of the brides gown was re-
lieyed by gold and turquoise spangles on
the sleeves. And the sleeves were so
large and SO Partisan that there was no
lack of spangles for her either. There
were few titled foreigners present. but
take il all in all, 1t was a star spangled
wedding.
Why" asked the philosopher. ''why Is
IL that MANTLE nobleSt created object
why is 1t that a man should have such
doubts OF his ability to win woman's
affection when he considers the success
in that line of a. pop-eyed. pudding
zel- a ls16 a
assembled listners answered him not
Toledo Blade.
'Of married ladies IN London Mrs.
George Curzon (Miss Letter. Is likely TO
be among the most popular. I learn of
her universal popularity in Washington
City. and special friendship with the
presidents wife, says the London Gentle
woman. II Is gratifying to know that
there has been a tremendous revulsion
of sentiment regarding our American girls
abroad. The time is past when they were
looked upon as vain. empty-headed pup
pets. representing SO much shoddy specu-
lation. They have been steadily winning
their way by their wit, vivacity. beauty,
good manners and Independence. They
are a constant surprise to the blase noble
man. and q decided thorn in the flesh
TO the English woman, who can seldom
cope with them In their many "all-round"
good qualities.
The Chinese send three invitations to
those they desire 70 attend their great
repasts. The first is dispatched two days
before the feast. the second on the day
Itself in order TO remind those they ex-
just before the hour has struck, so as
TO show how impatient they are to see
all their friends arrive.
Every up-to-date woman feels obliged
TO take up one at least of the conven-
tionally fashionable sports as a summer
fad, and just now the 'witcheries of
archery seem 10 enthrall the fair
maids of Gotham. Archery has always
been popular with English women. En-
giish queens and royal ladies from Queen
Bess to Victoria have been proficient bow
men. and IL was probably owing to the
death of Prince Alfred and the subse-
quent retirement of Victoria from society
that caused this sport to decline. Now.
however. 1t has been revived and threat
ems to become as popular here as on the
continent.
There Is no exercise more healthful than
archery. bringing into play as 1t does. the
muscles of the cnest, arms, legs and back,
and nothing produces better Impression
OF statuesque grace than when the archer
lifts the bow, draws the right arm back
Its goal.
Archery Is one Of the few out-of-door
sports that does not require a special cos
tune. Any summer frock. no matter how
light and airy, so long as there is no fluffy
material at the neck. to catch the feathers
OF the arrow. will answer. The only essen
tial features of the toilette are a culver
for holding arrows, a tassel for cleaning
them. which are attached 10 the belt. and
leather finger tips to protect the fingers.
The Society OF Mayfower Descendants
IS the latest patriotic organization here
among those who can trace lineal descent
from the passengers who came over to
Plymouth in the tight little craft May
flower so many years ago.
The hawthorn blossom was the Mayfiow-
er OF England in colonial times, so the So
ciety OF Mayflower Descendants have Ia
ken that flower for their emblem, used as
a button by its male wearers and as a pin
ny the women OF She society. The badge
represents the ship Mayfower under fun
sail. surrounded by a wreath of hawthorn
huds.
As yet there arc but few people who
have been able 10 prove their eligibility
70 membership. and without doubt the So
ciety OF Nayfower Descendants win be the
most exclusive OF the colonial societies In
this country.
Nine. Tolstoi is a remarkable woman
who received diploma from the Moscow
university at the age OF II, was married
at II. and now. after thirty-one years of
married life, Is the mother OF nine chill
dren and her husbands potent aid in his
literary labors. Until her children are 10
years old she makes all their clothes She
copies and recopies ali her husbands man.
uscript. tssk the difficulty OF which ts
increased by the self-lnvented shorthand
In which Count Tolstoi sets down his com
positions.
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wi7sta. ard g Is not an csngre-r TASTE %
have either she C,Dy9sss Or ,ssnse- rse-s.,
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everything. and a. TsrsSsTEc those sfn-1e A.,
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fins linen. egutgua3sref with Rovai Rat
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