Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19
SNOW AND SOCIETY.
BAD WEATHER HELPS TO SECURE
OBSERVANCE OF LENT.
EYES NOW TURNED TO EASTER.
After Weeks of Abstinence the SocinI
Life VIII he Gay Again-Fnds I'm
DresS-|ioiet All the Rnge-Per-
sOnnI Notes.


The storm Of snow that engulfed us o.
the first OF the week was certainly ter
rifle. but there are few who do NOT thinl
the aftermath OF slush almost as bad
But most OF Us take phllosophic view q
the matter. and congratulate ourselye
that this is the season OF Lent, and tina
we ought not to be too comfortable, any
how. So we grin and bear it, and loni
for Easter to come. Bright, sunny Easter
with it's attendant round of gayety
This Easter Will be especially attractive
The Monday german, postponed from last
Monday, will take place on Easter Mon
day. on the same evening tho Junior
Cotillon will give it's Easter dance. and
on Tuesday the Tuesday" will give a
german. The Johns Hopkins Glee Club
which always adds so much, socially
will probably be here, and attend these
functions.
But Easter is month off, and mean
While even golfng-a legitimate Lenten
pieasure-cannot be INDUCED In on ac-
count Of the terrible state Of the links
society must now solace itself with be
ing good" and attending as many as
possible of the Lenten services.
Lent affords a splendid opportunity for
the designing Of new frocks. A well
known magazine says: 1T IS rumored
that the spring fashions for women show
a continuing subsistence Of the pulled
sleeve The sleeve some time ago ceased
To 10. s Io,-
proportions might easily have been tole-
rated for long time to come. But that.
Of course, would not suit the full pur-
poses Of the fashion mongers, whose
scheme is TO let the sleeve dwindle until
it reaches its lowest possible limits. and
then gradually swell 1t to the full-balloon
size. In order TO be adopted. however.
changes of fashion must be gradual. Wo-
men will not adopt a new fashion which
makes her old clothes impossible"
It is noticeable this year how very
much better women walk. Some attribute
It to Delsarte and physical culture. but
he bootmakers say the graceful walk
S the result Of sensible heels. In the
)ast women insisted upon high heels,
md even girls in their teens wore them,
md when they had grown 10 woman
lood they found the weight of the body
pushed forward to the front OF the foot,
giving an ugly bend to the back and en-
arging the ankles. But now the walk
ng boot, low-heeled, broad-toed and
has come into favor, the
iody straightens into its original posi-
ion the muscles Of the toe and the calf |
Z the leg support the body. and the over
worked ankle is slowly resuming its |
riginal size.
This is an age Of expensive and deli |
ate perfumes, and Of all Of them violet |
) the most popular. Heliotrope. altar |
t roses, all the erstwhie favorites, are |
uperseded by this delicious scent, and |
very well-groomed woman suggests this
lowers sweetness. For the bath the
ainty woman has violet water. She
ses violet-scented powder, and even in
er hair tonic this fragrance can be de-
ected.
Tufted pads breathing whiffs OF yiolets
re hung from the walls TO her ward
ODE, and tiny sachet bags are tucked
ere and there in the gowns. In hat lin
lgs and tailor-made gowns are sewed
trips Of perfumed flannel. while violet
lblets are worn loosely in the pocket or
Tipped into the palm Of a glove.
One OF the latest fads, and a very
ainty one, is the use Of a delicate white
TX 10 correspond with the white crest
r monogram. This IS used on paper Of
eep Russian blue or Sultan red, but the
rettiest Of all are the wedgewood ef-
cts in blues of several shades. the blue
ray being the most effective. The tiniest
Ionograns and crests are used with this
aper to carry out the wedgewood effect.
18th this, Of course. nothing but pure
hite wax must be used.
The Johns Hopkins University, in Bal
more, has an unusual but excellent Gus
IN Of placing pictures and curios bear
x upon the particular subjects under
vestigation in each classroom. An
her pleasant feature OF this university
e the ferns and grasses which are seen
'erywhere.
This university has a most interesting
election Of authors copy, the gift OF
ichard Harding Davis. a page from
1nan Doyes Lot 249," written in
lrk, strong hand. would almost con- :
m the theory OF those who believe
10 be indicative of character
theory only to be con'royerted in the
ased, interined, blurred paragraphs Of
ODEII LOUIS OltNtHSOH GDAi4i 1toSs |
Among others are pages Of Rudyard !
ipling, Mary L. wilkins. DR.. Weir | !
itchell, Thomas Nelson Page, Walt {
hitman, r B. Aldrich. Oliver Wendell ! I
dimes, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. q
Although women are allowed no part J
the Glasses other than IN the medical {
hool at the Johns Hopkins. they have I
en- wonderfully generous in their sup g
IT Of the institution. I
An occurrence OF interest was the death I
st week in Paris of Mrs. Aver, the /
dow Of DR.. Aver, Of Lowell, the noted I
ventor and proprietor Of Ayers pills. !
10 OF the most conspicuous pictures in I
e art gallery at the Chicago Fair was o
IS. Ayers portrait by CarOlus Duran.
e was born Of Quaker stock IN New :
gland II years ago, and married DR.. "
'er in 1850. he left her a great for :.
ne. which she had helped him TO 8
lass, and 1t appears that she rose -
nelly to her opportunities. She lived \
Ich abroad, and for the last ten years n
: home had been in Paris. Her expe- n
noes there must have been interesting. n
@ Paris correspondent OF the London cl
lily News says that for the last decade II
hand has been persistently sought in
rriage by princes, dukes, marquises, W
! other noblemen," 30 that it seemed h
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