The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-11

a.. Icing but as matter ~
course. Il found many imitntoiH' tht ''t
bairg one OF heavy white SILK, HiNnrY
MIN black braid and black velvet ii'fn
~ -. 1o,,ht that next winter ln Paris tho
turaan made Of velvet or Whatever fl'h
moterlal Is fancicd and decorated with "a
feather. n flower. an nificiie OF "a l'N'A
v,Il be- seen az tho opera.
THOSE THEATRE HATS
"raaf winter many fashionable women
,,.ort 90 the theatre or the opera wearing
ioy, todices and enormously Dig black
,fctrre hats. The effect was charming
| INF I can see why you object 20 II here
y.ber, ladies' So in the orchestra, while
with ms they only appear in the boxes.
..Tho Fronchmans eye and taste aro
,-ou trained as 20 wOmans dress. ana
ann Going 20 be frank with you. Madame
and ten you why the average Ameii' m
woman does not look wen in her clothes.
IL is because she buys too cheap n corset.
Every wOman's figure differs. 'on-e-
ou6ntly no woman can wear. with a fopd
result corset fitted on some model VINO
IL utterly unlike her. Such stays may DE
rotten for % dollar. But she would Dee d
wiser woman IN she would economic ou
Ter frocks and pay. according 10 inc ma
,erlal used for them. from twelve 10
twenty dollars FOR her stays. You Amer
leans come 20 Paris. look az the young
women ( nour big shops and say why i5
40 that a French girl looks chic even I'D
the plainost black gOwn?' 10 rs because
her stays nt her properly. 10 is because
she does not attempt 10 make nor hEuie
the shape OF an hour glass, but her stays
curve properly over her hips, are easy
about her waist. and, while they alio"
fun room 10 her bust. DO not come, liNe
"A
above H. The American woman VIII
never understand the art Of good dress
ing until sho realizes the great value Ok
good corsets and dainty lingerie
How FAR behind MS are YOU in The iAsn-
ions9 I think about two years. All Paris
A. wearing big bonnets with big crowns
while YOU are wearing hats with hisn
taporiug crowns. As far as fasnioh l7
concerned observation has taught Iie
that a good fashion lasts az least iouf
wears. Look at the vogue which has been
given 20 the various purple shades ana
look az the favor that IS again shown To
n This wear, Jewelry2 Our French
women do not wear much iewolry lhey
dislike the imitation. and they cannot al-
WAYS AFFORD the real. Yet why DO they
dislike the initiation In effect 10 Is as
GOOD as the real. but the objection against
IL is. believe. a deeply feeling 90
the heart Of refined women against tnat
which is untrue
Then" said 7. because am curious
creature. How about marriage 90
France"
CIVILIZED FRANCE.
Nv companion smiled and answered
France IS civiiized-too highly civilized
and marriage. unless 10 is veritabie
marriage de CONVEYANCE IS out OF fashion
The bachelor has his home and few re-
sponslbiltes. II IS wrong. but. Madame.
II is the result OF civilization. What type
OF woman DO we admirel The woman
who is a congenial companion. Who has
met many .ople. who has read mucn. ana
who is broad In her ideas We Ike her
10 be womanly. and yet. so little do we
Ike her 10 think Of marriage as possi-
bic end q friendship. that. while recos-
niz.ng her perfect womanliness. we stun
call her a delightful fellow Apropos ~
marriage. rance has brought out some
thing rev. and that is tho marriage
medal The Government manufactures IL
and 10 may he gotten I'm silver, silver Sltt
or gold. ON one side there is engraved
two fcurts. a man and a woman IN Gre
clan costume. the man I'm the act OF put
ting a ring on the finger OF the woman
The background shows the rising sun.
there is a tree upon which grows orange
blossoms. and the work IS so eXQuisiteiy
done that. fine as the flowers are, you can
tell exactly what they represent Another
tree has ivy clnging 10 IL and the var
ious symbols OF marriage and prosperity
are al the feet OF the figures. The other
Side is quite plain. and upon IL is to be
engraved the names of the newly mar
ricd. the day OF the marriage and the
wear. These are quite new. and the idea
Is that one IS given 10 the bride. one TO
the mother Of the bridegroom, one 20 the
mother OF the bride and others to any
friends or relatives who seem very near
and dear. A dainty thought. isn't it?'
Then I asked about the pretty women.
the newspapers and the stage. And my
obsoryant companion told me that our
newspapers were too big; he could not on
Joy them. L agreed with him that our
cab fares were too high. and / also agreed
with him that, IN our great desire 20 have
a play suited 10 the young person. Amer
lean translators were too apt 90 conclude
that the wonderful emotion of love was
felt by nobody but girls of seventeen and
boys of nineteen.
BEAUTIFUL BUT GOOD.
asked about "a woman whose photo
| granh is known AN over this cOuntry-Clco
de Merodc. The gallant Frenchman said
to- me. "She is exquisitely beautiful. her
! face is almost divine. 10 is the face Of a
! Madonna; it Is absolutely chaste. and
| Madame she IS good girl. l have often
seen her when she was in the last row Of
| the ballet, going 20 and from the theatre
| with her mother and what / say about
! her is the truth-she As n good GIRL.
was BIT Tuzzled-then I said. "Ex-
! plain it to me-" And he did,
"she is probably, the most beautiful
| woman OF the century. She might live ia
| great luxury She might have ruined the
| lives OF hundreds of men, but She has NOT
! done it. OF course. she is not Of the great
world but when you realize how much
/ harm she could have done and how She
| has RETAINED from it. I think she de-
serves 10 DE called a good girl You ask
about the scandal Of the Princesse de
| Chimay. It was abominabie. But when
| az dinner time tho hungarian bands play
az the cafes that wonderful Hungarian
waltz that charmed her an the musicians
put on most lackadaisical air and play
/ directly az the women until il becomes
| extremely funny Who does she look ike
/ for she is q beautiful woman that lovely
and dainty singer Of yours-Llllian Rus
| SELL 1 am amused at your funny papers.
| FOR. truly. there is little Wit I'M the French
! papers. With civilization comes more OF
sadness and less OF gaiety'
The porter calls out. "All of for Phila-
| delphia Broad street station And 1
| fnd myself IN the finest railroad station
| In this country. and the one which I never
enter without regretting that I do not
! know the people in power on the Penn