The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-11

"Elesscd are the pure in heart what
VIII be the result al over the country
OF The Increase In vertical writing 40
not know. People who do not Ike me say
that write abominably. those who co.
aud vet who wish to be trutniu', 'N'''
who love me and don't care 90 tWi' ne
because OF mine age ana mine often ~
frfrifies. call IL characteristic. hearing
This those Of my own household hint
win tenderness and kindness, ana
with all love and reverence. that ii must
have been "a very bad character that
my handwriting typihed-a sort Of coll-
binafiou OF Lucretia Borgia. Eve, Cath
crime de Medici, the Countess dc scissors
and the y0ung woman who devoted ner
ufa 10 swallowing pins. and Ina whose cold
cornse were found several millions or
Them. But this is always the Way-you
cant get real criticisms from among
your own people. ..,.,,,.-
FREE LOVE ABOMlNAIloN.
I sec, according 10 another newspaper
that a fresh ism has sprung up Like
an the rest. It's tendency is toward the
breaking % of the home and, OF course
IL suggests what is vulgarly known as
free love. OF this particular ism II
lis said that one of the head lights mas
become $50 purified and Is herself in such
state Of scientific Christianity that she
can will. without the knowledge OF her
subject that "A maiden may become a
mother This Is "a combination OF pfoiah-
ifv and lndcconcy. Love has no rislt TO
D., free Ass soon as Cupid made anNoo"y
understand that he loved ANYBODY eise
chains We're put upon the TWO, ,lFll'NN-
won has ordained that tho wedding ilN7
take the place of the chains. Every TO"
and then my heart aches FOR some I'M
cal.
ING its own law. the dc-irabiiity OK DONG
AWAY with the marriage tie. ana the
beautiful soul unions that would result
NV heart aches because that woman no
more knows what she Is talking anoIl
fhrn 81 native OF the Sandwich Islands
does about the favor Of terrapin. Hearts
may 90 out TO meet hearts just as long
as the woman heart is young, and charm-
ing-as long as she can amuse. ana en-
terrain the man heart. as long as het
woes and aches are only temporary ones
but MS she grows older as she loses
some OF her charms. as paias ana acHe7
grow 10 be moro severe ana patience '.''
the masculine heart feeling itself quite
free win seek "A Younger and prettier wo-
mans heart. who win not love him.
THE PORTENAL BAND.
The wife has the love Of young man.
Sho may. once or twice. believe that for
an hour or two. some other woman mas
seemed thing Of beauty 10 her husband
but II she is wise she knows that. II she
waits quietly. he will return 10 her and
finding her the real JOY forever. be salts
fed with nor. because she understands
him. and best OF all, knows his ways.
Then. married people grow used TO each
other.
Whom old arc comes they have reached
a. fnr IL novelty to
inc other. but that there is deal or
affection between them and that con-
sideration exists which is the result of
many years of cOmpaniOnshiD. Then. TOO,
there fs that strongest bond OF AN the
world. the parental one. II may be that
thcv have around them their children S
children. It may be that an the love for
"a child is buried I'm ore little grave. bur
il is there. These are a few OF the rea-
Sons why. putting aside every other the
moral and the social obligations the wife
always has been. and always Will pe
please God the strongest of al women.
II Is pitiful when women take mp these
foolishisms that simply bring u~ilap-
pinees in their train.
But we will chat about something or
less importance. What sort of winter
gown are you going 10 get2 Here's blt
Of advice for YOU: n YOU arc in the habit
of buying one pretty frock In the autumn
do not permit yourself 10 run after false
GODS in the shape of overnight cOlOrs.
or indeed TO select for il any color that
is announced ass the rage. Nobody wea-
RIGS of % popular color as soon as the
woman who has TO wear IL often Many
women. after they pass sd. elect always
t0 wear black. but by black they do not
mean eruesome looking gowns. but black
ra dainty frffnfni fIHnW HII.IIIE