The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-15

her hair, the blue OF hor CT IS a'd mo
Wilderness of her skin
DO YOU remember an old picture where
fin a banqueting table T. Shown" The ar
list has carefully brought OIL; the clabo'
rate carving and made his brush show
very plainly the square OF linen damask,
outlined with heavy, rich-lo0kins lace;
and the lace I'm the pictures is just such
lace as the busy worker makes to-day.
though now II Is called royal Battenburs.
Ia France, in the sixteenth century, 4
was counted 20 artistic that they called
IL only tho lace" meaning that ii WAS
the one that delighted the heart Of the
housewife. since IL made Ler hospitable
board very pic Ire.
How many people know that the reason
the Eastern laces invariably show geo
metric or floral des GINS is Dccau O. Of
religious law? The Koran absolutely for
bids the plcturing I'm any stuifs Of living
things, and so the Orientals have 10 take
refuge in curious windings Of lines, BLEND
ing Of flowers. leaves and buds, or where
colors were used. I'm startling contrasts.
There Is a vulgar streak IN the woman
who is satisfied with imitation hces. ~
one has but bit Of real lace 1t can be
twisted into a Jabot. farcd into = era
waite. or curved into 4 coQuettish-loohlnS
cap for the breakfast table.
The shopper, dropping laces' picks up
gloves. only TO discover that IN the iasn-
ion there are seventeen shades OF i'A.
twelve Of gray. though white and black,
like the proverbal poor. are always with
us. with = cloth costume there is worn
the tan. or the white lace glove with
four large buttons. For evening there
Ii oil ID tttI
fashionable shade is best suited TO vaur
costume but the extremely long glove,
hiding the best part of a womans arm,
is counted bad form. Most women arc
thankful for one English custom at din
ner. that s.. the serving Of coffee in the
drawlng-room. so that IL is matter Of
perfect Indifference whether, after din
nor. the gloves are assumed or not re-
member seeing a woman do the extreme
" curious and underbrcd trick of wearing
gloves while at dinner The other women
could not help, although they were polite.
gazing az her IL amazemcnt. but, IS the
giver of the feast WAS man. none N
them felt bound to countcnonce her in
her faux pas. and they all did what any
vo,l-bred woman does when she eats re-
moved their gloves. The people who feed
may do n in their gloves. because some
how. feeding always suggests the rcndins
apart Of tho flesh with the hands. but
people who know how to handle knife
and fork usually see no necessity for
keeping their hands covered, as they viii
not be touched or burned.
A feminine letter? / am very much or
q woman 20 my nngcr-tips. and never so
much OF woman as when ] have the op-
portunity TO enjoy the shops. There is a
pleasure past description IN going TO the
shops that understand catering, not only
20 feminine desire. but 10 tho feminine
eye. That makes me remember what tho
famous artist Carolus Duran said. "Edu-
cate the eve before you educate the hand
The hand will become cunning soon
enough when the eye has learned TO Sec
whereas. II the hand be educated before
the eye. one may never see" Isn't that
an incentive 10 the shOpkecpors 10 make
the showing OF their wares an art? And
who wouldn't rather spend her gold
whore she. personally. is recognized and
considered. and 10 a certain extent.
catered TO? II tickes that little bit OF
feminine vanity that every one Of MS
possesses. u is a little bit OF vanity. and
we would be very stupid without II. 1t
makes us look our best. especially to
those who care for ms. And this Is
vanity 10 be encouraged. Most women
have IT, don't think It Is lacking I'm you.
I know II exists in your ncighbor. and [
am sure 1t is possessed by BAB.