The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21
Bah Discusses a Great Variety Of
WOman'S Belongings.
"GIYE NE ANY COLOR, OTIS REOT'
bright uued Parssois and SHIRT WAISTS
Curious Designs In Umbrella sticks
Violet In Great Domand-how
often our Ideas DO Change.


Always.
fuI shades of violet. that If they were
less modest. might be called the rage
II YOU ask for "A neat parasol, one Tor
general wear. you ere SHOWN PuiP'o
moirc. lined with green and dccoraleS
on the end OF It's white wood Stuck by
ball OF green jade. II YOU don't iancy
this. the salesman proudly brings ioi'h
"A nory-rcd umbrella. with stick orna-
mentod in what he calls: cleopatra
like" And by this he means that the
lotus flower In the fat Egyptian draw
ing is the chosen decoration. The hand
les of parasOls are decidedly gaudy.
Sticks Of natural wood are finished win
the heads Of cockatOos. OF swans ana OF
other graceful birds. all highly colored.
while I'm contras. one finds on other SUCKS
tiny dogs. funny little kittens. not 10
mention enormous strawbcrrles' goose
berries grapes and currants. Ana an
made 10 look like nature. | wonder II
these sticks represent the realistic
school? SIN. IN reality. we wouldn't
tie pets or punches Of fruit TO our para
sol handles But as I said, the cry seems
10 have gone out. and over the earth
ANY color. so long as it's red
TIE CONTRAST.
or course. YOU have seen the red shirt
waists with their staring white collars
and glossy Back satin stocks. II seems
strange to have such absolute contrast
in the favorite colors, as there is between
red and violet for who can ever think
OF the violet as being anything but quiet
and IN good taste: and who can think OF
bright red as being anything but rather
exciting for summer wear? People who
study the effect OF color say that one
reason the English soldiers fight so well
Is because Of their red coats. the color
being an incentive 10 bloodshed. ! Won
der II that's true? We all know how
easily one can be Influenced by certain
costume: so why shouldn't Il be true?
Could pale blue stand for anything but
arbitration? II you wore the costume OF
n Quakeress wouldn't you be rather
ashamed to let your anarey passions
rise2 Could you be severe and say ugly
words II you wore n white frock daintily
trimmed with ribbon and lace? But
wouldn't IL be easy 10 be stubborn and
angry and 10 quarrel II you wore a black
skirt with red silk bodice and carried
led silk parasOl? Some day we'll all
know everything about the real strength
and Influence OF inanimate things then
well understand why we are affected
as we are by certain colOrs. by certain
contrast, by certain perfumes. and by
certain atmospheric changes. Who
doesn't konw that day when it's dark
the air is heavy, and every sorrow YOU
have ever had. or ever expect to have
comes up before you and makes YOU
feel yourself n much abused person?
Who hasn't ioyed in the day when the
mir seemed full Of a tonic. Il very wine
OF life. when one almost tried to- drink
II. and life seemed so well worth living
that one wanted 10 live forever? You
and are perfectly weak, poor creatures.
wore affected morally and mentally, not
only by what we wear. and what we see
hut by the weather. II is n great deal
easier TO be saint on a bright clear day.
than il Is TO be even a half-saint when
everything goes wrong. including the me
thods adopted by the raindrops.
IDEAS OF BEAUTY
It's a good thing for us that the voa-
Their changes. but it's curious how often
our ideas change. especially our ideas Of
beauty How long is IL since the lanky
thin, gaunt-looking girl, with d thick
bang. frizzed way down on her forhead
her general get-up decidedly dOwdy was
I'm fashion, ; Glowing her. there came
the extremely trig tailor-made girl: she
Ia ed &c. her exactly I'm the m'17le
a:2 eI'irecd It with such smoj,haess
tina you felt IL must hurt her head
Every button on her frock had a duty
10 perform and every one did II. She
gave no thought 10 the beautiful in her
toilet hut concentrated all her mind on
the useful. She was a comfortable girl
20 walk with. and TO travel with. but a
good housekeeper always felt that she
was out Of place when she seated herself
on rose-colored satin chair. Then.
came the girl who was all things TO all
hours Of the day. She was charming
because she was adaptable but in the
evening she had way of looking too
Ions upon the rouge pot. and IL WAS
" lis ,cred that she understood peri ac.ly
how 70 make powder stay In place Now
40 hive chez ed again our beauty
must ron her hair of her forehead. and
air2r.Pe a C0,ilrc as nearly like "a. 2
w'rn L. ;hc unfortunte Princess de La
bale as is posi- le. And she mist BE-
black aud white or course. she can
be black and white If she has golden
hair naturally. Under those circum-
stances she must regret her inability.
hut never even smile az "a bottle of dive
Bleach and henna and dye have absolute
u been thrown 10 me dogs but the dogs
are wise I'm their generation. and do not
touch them For they conclude sensibly
enough. that time will come when wo-
man will again be foolish and take this
rubbish unto herself again.
10 would seem as II tho ideal beauty
was the one told about I'm the old fairy
III tell 20 90 YOU. There was once n
beautiful queen kind gentle. and loved
by all her subjects She always set them
n good example. one day she was sitting
M her embroidery frame and as she
scwcd she prickcd her finger rrickcd IL
50 badly that "a drop of bright red blood
fcll on the linen she was working. oh
shc said. i wish / had daughter ms
white as that linen as red as that blood
and as black as my ebony embroidery
frame And her snccill fairy being IN
attendance. Immediately arranged that
all should happen as she wished AID
sc did have "a beautiful daughter. q
wonderful little princess who when She
grew up. had the blacklist OF hair the
~hitest II slim. while her lips were as red
as red could be-" And that's what the
mother OF each princess should be pray
ing for to-day II 81 is wished that the
young lady should be professional
beauty
BEAUTY OF BLACK HAIR.
Nobody can deny the beauty OF black
hair. T. has "a gloss that is never seen
on blonde locks. and ~ must be rather
nice for the dark-haired girls 20 know
that. II the blondes are strong mentally
they. the brunottes. are supposed to
know how TO love well
Speaking Of colors Did YOU know that
the English ROYAL family Is the only one
that has scarlet for its household color?
The Portuguese. Prussian and Swedish
sovcrcigns and indeed most Of the Ger
man princes. wear blue. Austria like
the Papal Cont chooses black and yellow.
Russia is in dark green. but England
alone flares out in bright scarlet In a
queer old book IN The British Museum
NJ.