Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10

taste and 20 satisfy the church tenets ALSO
As an example, I noted one tall girl. in a
scarlet dress. with one of those little
round bonnets of pure white and white
gloves. Naturally she was largely blaze
of color. Another one, however, was a
perfect picture. She was a dainty little
body, attired In straight up and down
gown of ecru figured silk with puff sleeves
just pulled enough, with such straight
laced waist and the cuteSt little bonnet of
the same material as the gown that any
BODY ever did see. She was pink-cheeked
and pretty, too, and to this day l believe
she was one of Fredertck's far-famed pref
ty girls out among those Staid folk in that
utterly bewitching costume Just for a lark
Speaking of the attire of the women, 1
must say that while those round silk sun
Donnets they wear seem to be of uniform
make and quality, 1 am prepared to state
on authority that there are no two Thinker
bonnets alike. / counted five hundred al
the least calculation. and / was astounded
at the ingenuity of those women in getting
so much difference into things that are
the same Some are plain; some are plain
With friZzly little tails to them; some of
them have quilted tops with bows at the
BACK; some have ruffles all over them
some are round-cornered: some are square,
cornered; some are silk; some satin, some
cotton, and some wool: some are black
some brown. some white, some mixed and
some even glaring. Indeed, the variety is
simply bewildering, and Is intensified by
at all AS to their making some are made
py the owners themselves ard some by
mliiiners, like any other milliners. and the
price runs along from a dollar or two up
never to those dreadful figures that mar
aIyze other Christian husbands when they
see the bills.
Like n Little Adornment.
NO jewelry is worn by the women, but
they can't help to save their lives tying a
ribbon in pretty bow or pin on a. flower
or do something to show that while re-
hgien to woman Is the greatest thing on
earth she doesn't want to go to heaven If
she has TO go looking like fright.
Among the men matter of attire Is of
less moment. They wear plain garments
OF dark and gray stuffs, with no buttons at
the back of the coat, but buttons in front
though have seen some of the more par
ticular members have their coats buttoned
with hooks and eyes. The mustache, how
ever, seems to be in universal djsfavor
That is probably owing to the fact thai "a
the men don't kiss the women. they don't
know that kiss without a mustache is
ike an egg without salt
Inc young men are even harder to man.
age In the matter Of dress than the young
women, and 1 don't recall young fellow
al the meeting who was diked like his dad
saw any number flying around with
maidens in the little white caps the women
oO.
could not have been told as Dunkards nv
any popularity Of their clothes at all. AZ
ter all men are vainer than women "a w
little girls and babies in arms with the
quaint little bonnets on. but 1 didn't see
any boys In the habiiiments of their re-
ligion. l saw several tots like Little Lord
Fauntieroys. and they were always sur
rounded by lot Of traight-up-and- down
women in poke bonnets. who seemed to be
tickled to death over the snowy effect Of
the kids.
Object to Photographs.
During my movements about the grounds
the man with me, whose name shall not
divulge for reasons of safety, sprung his
camera several times with the results pre-
scented herewith. Now. If there Is anything
that the Dunkard derogates more than
anything else among the vanities Of this
world 1t Is getting oneself into a picture
and we had to be exceedingly careful not
to get caught at our little scheme and we
did not. though think we were more than
suspected at times. 1t was a cloudy day
and pictures were hard to make In the
grove. but Providence was on our side and
these photographs. I am quite sure. are
more than have been taken Of all the thou
sancs Of Dunkards there, in all their
previous experience.
For which may we be forgiven, and as
they never go to law and are non-residents,
what are they going to do about 1t?
Bless their honest hearts and honest
ways the world over, and may their tribe
increase. w. ]. HAMPTON.