The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-19
Chats Entertaililgly About Weddings and
H0lcynOOnS.
SOMETHING ABOUT BRIDAL Wells
Tho Modest Maids of Persia-Miss shabby
Genteel's Expcriences-In tho Days OF
Good Queen Anne-whcn Health
Was Scoffed Altman As the un-
sympathetic Minister TO
Woman's Sunerings.

Will assume in place OF the wedding veil.
Naturally. she won't wish TO wear that
frivolous white tulle thing fancied now.
for il Is too feminine. Its very origin Is
essentially womanly. IT is claimed for 1t
by the Orlentalsts that it is a remnant
OF tho Eastern canopy, but it Is also claim
ed for IL that II had its origin In the
behavior OF Penelope. who when she was
asked by her father whether she would
leave him and go with her husband ala
not answer but drew her ven over hei
face to hide her bushes; this silence Was
equivalent 10 the Yes which Is SAID by 'he
rnodcrn maiden, only more audlDiy, anu AT
the altar There is no doubt about IL that
the most becoming veil is the soft one OF
shimmcrinc tulc that IS cream white IN
shade and cloud-like in effect A BRIDE
wants 10 seem cnvcl0ped In II; II must
fam behind her and fan in front OF her'
like part Of the heavens, surround her
until she really seems a something en-
tirel,- too good for everyday FOOD, or an
ordinary man The lace veil inherited
from our grandmother. which is frequent
" boucht from a smart secondhand
sbop. Is expensive, but not becoming. IL
makes a girl look matronly. ana IL VIII
suggest the lace lappets worn py iie'
ROYAL Highness, Queen victoria OF hns
a
respect but whose appearance Is ho'
suggestive Of a bride.
Although YOU and / would think bride
looked awful I'm anything but white
Veil. opinions differ. The happy roman
brido hid her bushes under ven or
deon yellow. The Persian maid inten-
sihed her modesty. as painted on her
checks. by wearing a veil OF rose coioi
the Greek girl went her one better ana
look almost fierce
wearing a veil OF bright red, while inc
Young lady of Turkey put bushes ana
eves and everybody else under cover
mat IS as far as seeing anything was
concerned. by assuming veil OF orocaoe,
seeded with pearls. The last-named may
be magnificent, but IL suggests economy
IN A BROCADE VEIL
Think Of a girl In brocade ven
Think OF a newly-covered sofa! but
,,,ho-o,.or the bride is there should be
some kind Of a veil, although, personally
should prefer the brocade OF the TURK
fsh lady 10 the black one worn by the
Spanish girl. 1t may be coquetush' pul
II certainly will bring bad luck. never
could fancy a bride without nesh ven.
Even down on the Bo"ery. the sou"e
woman who hires a white satin gown not
Quite new. orange blossoms that nave
been used before, gets new ven Dy
paying a little extra.
You and / are inclined TO scoH AT tno
Girl who hires her white Satn Weuuliis
frock. There is a good bit more sense III
that however, than in getting one alt az,
the fashion of Miss Shabby Geh'ee'' S.o
has very little money and an immense
canacitv for getting into debt she reaus
~ the gorgeous wedding frocks worn oy
women who have millions OF their own
and who wed millions; then she elec.s 10
wear a frock as near like that OF MISS
Bullion as she can; so, instead OF putting
her money in a neat little walking sun
that will be Of use 70 her Afterwards
she buvs a cheap cotton back satlh' hhes
a. with canton flannel, gets gorgeous
tiara az orange blossoms, a superb NeI'
white Kid gloves. white silk stockings
and white satin slippers, ana the coilse-
ouence is in a months time, MISS ShaDpy
Geuteel has nothing 10 wear. She Is Ho'
,nvited TO houses where white satin Is
the rule and in time she reahzes eN-
actlv how foolish she has been' Whlle
she has the doubtful pleasure OF wearing
her old frocks and weeping over her
fouv OF course, a wedding frock can
always be cut 20 advantage 10 make
babv's cloak, but-well. some people are
sentimental.
HEALTH AS A VULGAR BLESSING
During the DAYS Of good Queen Anne 1t
was the thing for lady never 10 be quite
we'll Although the ladies OF those DAYS
drank and ate until they hid their merry
cheeks, not 70 mention noses under pow
der and rouge galore. still health was
counted a vulgar blessing, and those OF
tbe court never confessed to possessing
II only wonder one thing, and that
&c how did the men behave in those days
on have they changed, or were they par
ticularly angelic during the reign OF good
Queen Anne? 1 think they must nav :
been. or else the ladies' of the era wouIu
not have had so much pleasure in being
moi unite well. Nowadays, If a woman
is an unless she Is staring death in the
faro the average man regards IL as q
personal insult He flies from Illness as
ne might nom an invading army, ana
ne is a great deal more afriad OF pau
headache or fever than he is OF one
of those new guns that shoot a mlliion
peoDle at once When he asks how you
are il is In an aggrieved tone impos'
sihle 10 describe, and If you happen "a
have enough strength left to argue lit
fie and mention 10 him you think II
strange he did not send you a rev now
ers or some dainties. he remarks, oh
well. n you were really dying l woule
probably care great deal about IL al
because of course, j am really very FOND
OF YOU. but when you are only NIUE
bit sick. well IL seems so unnecessary
ana l would rather not be around. Ihen
too. why didn't you ask for what yo'
wantedT 800.
WHEN WOMAN WANTS SYMPATHY
From the standpoint Of the Coroner VIZ
die once I'm our lives. But woman dles
hundred deaths from headache ah'
heartache. and rheumatism and diseases
that verge on pneumonia, but don't quit'
reach it. and everything else that Is uh
pleasant and not dangerous. Ana thes'
occasional deaths are the ones when sh'
would ike TO have little thought givei
10 her. When she is absolutely dying
shc don't care. She IS not troubling her
self about men then.
A. Is while she is living that she woul'
like 20 he remembered: when she Is undel
the weather. as were those ladies In th'
days OF good Queen Anne, when. perhaps
morals were not quite as good as they
are now. but manners were great dea
better History tells us that during those
days the Duchess OF Marlborough ire
quontly had straw laid in front of hel
house so that she might not hear th'
carriages 80 by when she had the head
ache: and that once. when she was near
garrison. she asked that the morning
and evening shooting be stopped as j
hurt her head And II was stopped.
would like 10 know just few things
DO you think the Stock Exchange would
Ftoy IFS lullahallOo hecaugp some woman