The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05
TIE NEW WOMAN AND HER
EASTER FINERY.

u,itbout being hot The lily bud VIII re-
enond IN this treatment by opening ilito
- fuu blossom in about /ve hours. olu
possoms i'm about five Yours. old plos-
CONS that have withered on Stalks WI"
vonng buds on them should be cur oI,
bermuda lilies often nave hNe oi 81,
80 ON the same stalk in dlieIeh'
49, '."asos Of development. BY treating them
LII ,rarrn water as above directed INC
sane stalk may be kept Tor more tIu-'
q ,reek until the smallest bud mas sio""
80 its natural size and unfolded us pc
tails. .r.,od the veil
low anthers should be olucked OIL -
NOT TO stain the pure whltehess Vi ~"
Metals Florists do this so geheIdHS wa wa
nconle unfamiliar with the lily as IL grow
are sometimes ignorant or the A"O' ''"'
these flowers have anthels. 80.
To freshen the bunch of Violets WhlcH
has heen worn TO church and Dack o"
Easter morning cut of the stems quai
- Of an inch and pour hot water on the
ends. Then set away IN cool pid0o'
ana they will soor revive. There Is
story to the effect that young man W.
had two pinks kept them iresh iol W.
or three weeks by alternating tncih 80
his button-hole each DAY ana s,lch''s ~
stem Of the faded one into a raw pold-
to. Try and see. ~ ="
Tor wears American women nave beeh
,.ling lessons in holding up their sklrts
from, the ground, but they nave hot SUI
! coded in doing this gracefully Ma'ch
any woman on Broadway on Wet Sloppy
dav. with one hand she grabs the goods
| i'm the back into bunch, pulls the ioius
| ~. - ar1 makes a scant line at the
| 80 Of her boots, while the fuliness drops
| ~ 'front.' Nothing could be more unpe-
| oo,,inq The Partisan woman Is wiser
! she has pocket for her purse 50 WY"
| each hand she gathers Few loose ioiuS'
! ono hand on the right side and the other
| toward the back on the left, raising the
| whole skirt slightly from the wet
There is now a device in the shape OF a
silver clasp about an inch In size, when
| securely gathers the folds OF lhe shii =
| and is held by the hand.
In the smart private schools of Gotham
nowadays the youthful 400 are taught 'o
| walk properly, for a graceful gait Is o.
| tho highest importance TO woman VINO
20 ambitious TO shine in society. she may
have a lovely face. superb inquire. but II
she has an ugly gait the charm Is los,
and she sinks into commonplaceness al
once Nearly every woman walks far toe
rapidly for anything like grace TO enter
into her movements. Tall women, foi
some reason. walk more slowly thar
short ones, and. therefore, are more
graceful.
The ierky woman is TO be found In larg'
| numbers among nervous society beiles
and shows plainly that the art or walk
Ing was not taught when she ATTENDED
| school Her elbows. shoulders, and nip
move from side to side with every move
ment of her feet, and she soon tires. Sucl
women should study to walk gracefully
for Il gait may be changed with patien
practice at any age.
In the private schools the walking
teacher tells her pupils never TO look a
their feet. but TO hold their heads wei
| up in the air. They are corrected for tn
| least shutting Of the feet. being told |
step high and clean so that the heel
never hit The child is corrected for bend
ing backward at the waist under the i'm
! preston that she Is walking erectly 70
| this only throws the stomach forwar
and Is most ungainly.
The greatest difficulty the teacher IN
Is in striving TO teach her pupils how {
| dispose OF their little hands while walk
| inc a matter most essential to a graceft
| gait. The natural way OF hanging thei
| at the side or loosely ciasping them l
front is not considered elegant. and {
| have them glued 10 the sides as far a
b the waist line and then bent in at III
, elbow is not only awkward in Itself. bu
II elevates the shoulders in most ur
lovely manner The teacher requires
, therefore. her pupils 10 carry somethin
= in the hands. sometimes BIT OF papt
Y the size OF n postage stamp, or pencil
|, which gives them perfect ease. and aftt
= a time may be removed altogether. a
J. this means that our next generation
3 bellies will astonish society with the
. | exceeding RzacA