Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03

NOT THE FASHION TO GROW OLD
ANY MORE.
IT IS An IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Something. About Perfumcs-scptem-
Der at the Hcsorts--A Trent at
Crockett-was Acauitted--t budget
OF Personal Notes.
CcOrrospondenco of the Dlapatoh).

w0man's strongest weapon In the na'u'
OF llfe." Madame Bonapartc once said 70
a budding belle Poor Madame Bona2artC
does not seem TO have rounded up her
life contest with lasting victory, but
however. the rule holds good. It's truth
has come sounding down The ages until
to-day every aid Of science and nature Is
sharpenod 10 enforce it.
This IS an era Of beauty. In crowded
assemblagcs Il IS noticeable, and no cor
respondents letter from Bar Harbor
southwark TO tho Virginia Springs is re-
liable that does not dwCll-and truthful
ly-up0n the beauty Of the feminine
guests. Ncauttul women arc moro plen-
tiful not only u beauty Of face. but OF
rounded. wtli-dcvoiopcd forms, and In
that grace ~ bearing that, Doc a woman
plain OF feature may often make pref
~ woman feel Insignificant boy contrast
Grace ls an indesCribabie thing. and It's
most effective help ls in JudlciOus out
door exercise. The woman OF the time
has got an inkhng OF This significant
truth. and Is industriously and intef-
gently making practical tests Of g. To
De wlilOwy suuous. scTpcntinc-this is
the idca OF superiatiye grace in beauty
as 10 brings tie muscles IN fairly uniform
action. The undu'ations made by the
head. chest. and torso I'm a vertical
plane are not only productive OF Hoo
garth's line OF beauty. but tend 10 perfect
Physical health, without which there is
40 beauty.
Tho athletic girl owns the earth this
summer. She may assume the role OF
maid OF fashion at The balls, informal
dances. and small musicales, but while
the sun is shining she is an all-around
sports woman.
You can md her any pleasant afternoon
upon tnl breezy knoll above the tunnel
welding her solf-stick with the enthusi-
asm OF "a professional: She rides her wheel
everywhere Down in the hotel grounds.
where Che courts are like long stretches
OF green velvet she plays croquct and
tennis with the scented mountain air
blowing in hcr llcc. "lp North she is
O. polo expert as well, and about Alton
fhe gliiOps over the winding roads be-
hind The hounds. and sits her horse like
a bewitchlns flesh and blood statue.
Beauuiull OF course she is, for an of
This IS IN nature pharmacopoca, and
medicine is o. joke Go g.
This is also the age when beautiful
women arc not limited rs to age moto-
that's sensible sentence If reversed.
which means that "a womon's charms
Do not depend upon the family Bible.
NOT THE FASHION
it r. not the fashion to- grow old any
more. sweet SIXTEEN and bcwitchiug
zone and twenty" with their pretty ways
and gentle idOcies. are Classed among the
myths. among the rosy supcrstitiOns OF
the past. They are lovely. but not
Ubiquitous. 10 takes longer than IL used
10 for girls TO grow up and the cold
maid mark IS away ahead. Mature WO-
men have arrived There are bellies and
bcauN-thOush this IS not the mans cen
tury-eof 40 and 90. whose society is prize q
beyond measure. and whose wit and
bflAiancy aoisnt admirlng friends. cage
cannot Wltler nor custom stale" their
Infinite variety These ancient married
bellies serve % purpose not always dream
cd Of
A pretty girl in Washington recently
asked me ST had heard the latest news.
Now. girls are so comprehensive i'm their
range, that 1 meckly asked If 10 was
cabicgTam from AguinaldO or a messen-
ger-hird from the Polar Sea
'Oh, no. She answered, A. matter-of-
course way "only this: Young men now
divide their abundant leisure between the
girls and the girls mothers"
"But why?' i questioned. "This seems
hard lines for the young men"
''But 10 isn't" she smiled, "and the re-
suits are just immense. You see 10y this
means "a iudicious analysis can be made.
and they can know exactly what their
present dear charmors are TO become in
the future; whether in losing the slender
waist and elastic step they find o noun
tain Of flesh instead or to dry up like
sal!ow mummics wigcy and tOOthlees-
and fault-nnding and high tempered" she
connded, because they viii be taking
notes all around
The model modern mammals. who lapse
into years with that beauty and grace
that makes one long to grow old, will
now have matters in their own hands.
Their daughters Will Doe in constant de-
mand.
4 QUESTION.
In a discussion a. TO when woman
ceased to be lovely. q New York paper
asks the pertinent question. "HOw much
comes from millinery and how much from
new-mown hay?' Millinery never yet
made a beautiful women. though 1 will
admit that Il IS a powerful adjunct. To-
day. thanks 10 its art I'm the matter or
dress. a woman can look as young as she
feels-and she can never look younger
The physical care and condition of the
body, exercise the bath, rational diet,
this science OF dress and, above an, mem
tai freedom from worry. establish Wo-
mans good looks beyond dispute These
are methods that are feasible and
not injurious.
Women had not always such an open
road 20 beauty and its victory~L G.. the
conquest OF the masculine heart. There
was an old English law with regard 10
artificial aids 60 beauty that did not
seem to fit well with the frivolous court
OF Charles IL.
This curious act OF Parliament was
passed In 1910:
THAT all women, Of whatever age, rank
or profession. whether maids or widows,
that shall impose unon and betray into
ratrimony any Of his Majestys male
subjects by scents paints, cosmetics,
washes artificial teeth. false hair. Span
ism wool. iron stays hoops. high-heeled
shoes or bolstered hips. shall incur the
penalty OF the laws now in force against
witohcraft, sorcery, aud such Ike INSIDE
meanors. and that the marriage, upon
conviction. shall stand nun and void"
Which penalty must have been hang
tpg-no lessl But what a blow this act
must have been 10 English commerce.
know dozens Of stores IN capital city
that would have gone into bankruptcy
before this act would have been on the
statute books day.
perfumes.
OF scents l believe IL true that no other
pretty feminine article more augments
woman's witchcry over man. This subtle
faint fragrance which she contrives 10
impart 20 the huttoring folds OF her
gowns and her belongings intoxicates him
with the memory OF her presence. This