Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-29

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The disposition that an readily adapt
| itself 10 life's changes is the happiest.
The most elegant winter gown will be
Of heavy. smooth cloth. made severely
nlain. trimmed with narrow bands OF fur
! and a light shade Of velvet or silk In the
bodice. Some Of the nowst plaln-cloth
walkinr-gowns are braided very elabo-
rately around the skirt and on the bodice
with Prussian braid. which Is mixed with
metallic tinsel Of various colors. skirts
Of plaid wool material, or shepherd
plal1s. worn with a short coat or Eton
Jacket Of velvet or cloth, are very good
style. ard belt OF some bright-colored
silk looks particularly pretty with the
Jacket. which displays the waist line.
Indeed every effective street costume
shows a touch OF vivid color, either in the
pouf front or I'm the wide girdle, the
Quakerlsh sll-to-match style IS quite
passe. Some q the newest vests worn
with tie Elton jacket or coat bodlce are
strikins.y gay. one charmingly stylsh
front recently seen was Ol black aHe
white striped silk. with plated frils OF
the silk edged with narrow red saun riD-
bon d0w9 the 'front.'
II IS pleasing to note how universal
The custom Of removing the nat IN INC
theatre is becoming.
In suburb Of Berlin there is a chooi
Of gardening for giris-a comparauNeH
now venture. for IL was Iouhueu wv
wears ago by a private lady. AT present
81 seems TO be succeeding The pupils
fifteen I'm number-do the work entirely
without extrane0us cid, growing All SORTS
of vegetables, as well as apples. melons
cranes pears. and cucumbers. for when
n ready sale IS found. They wear
darl,-prav uniform consisting Of a bodice,
and q skirt of reasonable length, which.
by an ingenious arrangement can De
made quite short for working In. ana
let down az Will The girls beat al the
men at the recent Board OF Agriculture
examination. and one Of them has just
obtained a post as gardener 70 n gentle
man. at a salary Of $40 a year with
board and lodging. They are all fine
specimens Of healthy, vigorous young
womanhool. Perhaps We see the thin
edge Of the wedge = he near future
women may be eligible head garden
ers' posts at good salarie-. And why
not? We have finer taste than men. and
should be quite In our element design
ing exquisite pleasure-gro unds. As for
the suitability or the emp oyI ent IL may
be urged that digging is not harder work
than many OF the athletic woman's re-
creations, nor IS IT a dirtier process than
tramping through wet turnip-helds after
the gums"
The white satin stock continues IN its
long reign Of popularity.
II IS terrible TO buy the dearest man
IN the world pair Of fetching sleeve-
links at n swell jewellers, and find them
duplicated to all appearances for 70 cents
at q dry-goods store.
The woman who doesn't care for vio-
lets seems 10 be rather a peculiar speci-
men Of femininity.
Happy IS the woman nowadays who can
find some really odd suggestions for her
rings. And perhaps even a curie-shop is
not as good a place 10 look for these
suggestions as an old-fashionel jewel
box. one girl wears a ring made from
a huge sapphire. found in an old-fasl-
toned brooch. and set in the wood f.om
some historic tree. Another society belle
IS the proud owner OF q ring. which she
calls n mascot" The ring IS Of ebony,
cared with some grotesQue figure Of a
serpent. The inncr side IS lined with q
gold band. which IS not visible. and
which prevents the wood from wearing