Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

Alton. Va. April IS iSos.
Bees.
Birds,
Bonnets. and
Blossoms. make Up the April child.
With three Of these Nature assiduously
concerns herself. A woman's thoughts
centre solely on the ether B." and her
interest varies only in kind and in the
matter of her surroundings. While the
young man On common with the "bur-
nished dove" etc.) may indulge in lighter
fancies. the young girl seeks first the
adornment OF her spring bonnet. feeling
pretty sure that all the rest will be added
unto her. II she Is a modish city maiden.
no matter what she wears-in colors soft
and restfui as summer skies. or robed In
a charming eublimation OF the rainbow
she has built her outfit downward. and
settled upon the style OF her headgear In
the beginning. The 'bonnets that bloom
In the spring, ira. la"-i. e., the city
bonnets-are as weighty In cost as they
are tempting in appearance to feminine
ioveliness.
looked over the shoulder Of q lady the
other week. and saw her write her check
for s75 in swell millinery establishment.
and the receipted bill she obtained In
exchange had only the hats Of this sea-
son among Its items. She was not
millionaire's daughter. nor wife. but a
Washington woman in good social stand
ing, who goes 10 church and to the thea
tres, drives about, has an occasional box
at the opera, makes calls. and goes out
to dinners, receptions, and the rest OF
II.
The first item In the bill was genteel.
springiike little affair OF looped straws
and blossoms, which was supposed to be
a church hat Then there was a Shade
hat" though how a thing OF gauze and
open straw and roses. without any
crown, and lace brim could claim such
a high prerogauve It was difficult for
a country person TO determine. Anyway,
II was designed 10 be worse at park par
ties" as they are called now. There was
a pretty, simple little AFFAIR OF some
thing and velvet fastened together with
two big god pins for mourning wear.
and these three broke so, so that the
scraps were hardly worth picking up.
A black lace and Jet atom Of gorgeous
ness for dress hat. and as in this case
the wearer was both young and fair,
Chic sailor, and new wheel-cap
finished the list.
For mercy's saker asked. with rustic
amazement, what are you going TO
do with all these hats?"
II positively haven't thing to wear
but felt and velvet" she said, "and / g.
SO much. You have no ideal I will need
them every one-but 1 don't get my sum-
mer bonnet until later in the season, you
KNOW
BONNETS AND BONNETS.
There are bonnets and bonnets. and
benefcent Providence has ordained the
same versatility as to the wearers. In
the springtime the country lassie also
turns her earliest attention TO her bon
nets, OF which, like the city cousin, she
has more than one. II she Is tasty,
deft-handed little woman, she trims over
her last summers hat for church, gong
between seasons, from models described
In the papers, and her shade hat is OF
drawn lawn or white pique. These airs
soon done. with no cost, and little
labor. The chef-d'aeuvre OF her art Is
the bonnet that holds within its posi-
bilities all her other enjoyments. When
she reads the dry-goods dealers raptur-
Gus descriptions of Persian organizes
and Dresden percales she knows II Is
time TO get this bonnet. Two yards OF
checkered calico, a square OF PASTE
board and an hours work on sewing
machine make II. and this bonnet Is
the very first article OF wearing apparel
which q country girl provides for her
spring outfit
April. with her CHEEKY smiles and sud-
den tears, her peeps Of green, and quick
ening growth, is all well enough. The
air, which is laden with the odor OF pine
forests, and sweeps down from the noun
tain regions, sanitary, pure, and In
migrating, is fatal only TO woman's
good looks. The "soughing OF the pines
Is poetical license "only this. and no.
thing more" 1t is breezy, blowy. and
trying; whisked In an hour from Arctic
cold to the clammy. warm winds that
carry tan and freckles on every Whit.
The country girl Is the product or plue
skies. fresh air, and outdoor exercise. She
Is dainty with dewy lips and eyes when she
is arrayed in her new spring robes, but
she tempers the wind, literally. from her
fair face, and owes the perfection OF her
poisoning to her calico sunbonnet.
BUT SKIN DEEP.
Did grandmother ever tell you that you
had to be hurt TO be handsome"7
know the dear soul kept you often IN
remembrance that beauty Is but SKIN
deep"
MANY women in this day have been
taught the truth OF both these ancient
proverbs, when they have taken a brand
new complexion from some massage spe-
cialist, and left its equivalent In green
backs.
How does the masseuse do Il? I'll tell
YOU: She seats you in a luxurious chair.
gives you a stool for your feet. ana
makes YOU as comfortable as possible;
but II thoughts could be photographed
as some crank says they will be-no doubt
visions OF the good breakfast and the
new clothes that a criminal gets on the
day OF his hanging would hoat around
I'm the air. The victim closes her eyes.
and is gently taken in hand The at
tendant is girl, whose checks are tinted
like the inside OF a conche-shell or as
mountain bellies after six weeks OF sun
bonnet preventive. The skin-doctress Is
a born Christian scientist. She says;
You will look just like l." when the
agony is at its height, and believes In
the power OF moral suasion to deaden
pain. :.
And, oh, doesn't 1t hurtl OF course. 1t
does: but sometimes a woman VIII do as
much for her complexion as any martyr
OF olden days did for his faith.
QUITE REFRESHING.
What is more, she will endure 1t smil-
ingly. and tell you IL doesn't hurt'-that
II is really quite refreshing" All this
while the girl is pinching up every atom
OF the face, a morsel at the time. and we
oil know how much worse II hurts 10
pinch a little than lot. Then she serves
up the Skin food" and steams and
stews and parboils With the water bub-