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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29

sorbed In any form Of industry, there IS
no time to feel discomfort, and sdll less
time 20 express it.
Believe me, happiness IS effective labor.
Our possessions are often sources of dis
appointment, but the labor spent in ac-
curing them is always a source Of salts
faction. Poverty which spurs men to
labor and usefulness is often a fountain
Of hopefulneSs-wealth which leads to
idleness is always source OF despair and
misery. When We speak of the poor as
Gods own, we do not express a sentiment
Of pity. but we formulate a profound
philosophical truth. The benevolent i'm
tentlons OF God towards His creatures are
accomplished through the activities OF
the poor. The history OF human pro-
gress is 4 history Of poverty laboring TO
improve its own conditions. The assur-
ance that the poor We will have always
with us Is then a promise that the prin-
cple Of progress shall forever abide IN
the human race. But while we shall have
the poor always with us. poverty will not
always bear the same harsh significance
The poverty Of a century or even Of TWEEN
ty-five years ago exists no longer The
poverty OF to-day would have been con-
sidered comfort by former generations
and what to-day we consider comfort, ni'y
years from now Will be considered p"fV'
". 1t will be poverty by contrast WIN
the greater prosperity surrounding H. ana
those then laborlng to escape from IL WIZ
be working not merely for their own I'M
provement. but for the welfare OF the
whole human race.
HOW TO SECURE HAPPl NESS.
But. some one may say, admitting tna1
absorption I'm work is happiness no" -
that absorbing employment to be secureat
I answer by qualifying yourself for 1t.
DO not suffer yourselves TO be reconciled
10 ideness by those misleading phrases
which seek to place upon the shoulders
Of others burdens which the inexorable
law of life has placed upon your own.
Do not depend on a friend. a relative or
a neighbor for what Is called a start
an opening-an opportunity. No man ran
give Won start 30 man can give you
an opepinR. no man can give you an op-
por1unity except yourself.
Waste no time then. in vainly seeking
the aid OF others You may not hone 10
be the very best in the pursuits which
You choose. but you can be among tina
best Prepare yourselves. equip your
SELVES. qualify yourselves. and than an
nnnn ~ n0nAxnA An >skshts@h n aA.aA~As
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The skenlIe,s philosophy.

written for The Tines.
on man. that fills the awful space
'Twixt life and death so known as time,
Can'st thou account for thy brief stay
or reckon on thy next abode2
The masters touch is I'm thy mould
No sculptor ever wrought before
An image half so fair as thine,
Yet all thy life were but a day.
The bending canopy of night
Were but the veil ~ destiny
That marks thy transient stay
Fashioned 10 rule-ths w0riI thy throne
Each element of nature in thy hand,
Grand possibilities were thine
C0ulds't thou the morrow see.
Thou claimost for thy SELF some Unborn
spark.
Blown into flame by time-flnncd ly eter-
nity.
Yet we're tie shadows of thy silent tomb
Unlit 10 mortal eye. The end
OF an thy plans were hid I'm death.
The very incandescent orb above
That scintillatlng saw thy birth
Hath watched o myriad lights like thine.
As tapers burning I'm % night
Paler and paler grow. until out
So will the mirthful. babblilg brook
Its oft told song still murmur on
When thou art gone The mighty peaks
That with majestic air have stood
Unmoved bv all the storms Of time.
VIII proudly rise I'm bold command
Above thy sleeping bones And when,
For ausnt know thou are forgot
The stars will yet be twinkling on,
Nor pale their glimmoring lights
Survive thee, yes. the very dust.
Parent Of thee and an thy kind.
VIII chant its solemn requiem
Ger thy Toor silent form.
is this thy boasting and thy pride2
Then shows me that mysterious hand
That rends the curtain of the tomb
And makes for thee another day
UnbOunded by an evi. night
That ] NAV know and understand
That death is not a "dreamless sleep"
But only immortality
H. VERT HOLLOWAY.
Ashland. Va. oct. % 1890.
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or scarlet-are other idols Of the tailor
made girl. they have brims OF whi'e
stretched kid and arc faced with DlacA
velvet.
Hats Of tan or gray broadcloth are
high I'm vogue. These are not draped
hats. like the usual cloth toque, but nave
straight. stin brims. 90,
4 little later in the season fur hats VIII
be as fashionable as they we're last WIN
ter. Those thus far shown have been
trimmed with lace almost exclusively.
The prettiest hats for evening are the
SHRED tulle toQues in soft bright Color
ings.
= The newest millinery ornaments are
buckles. slides. and clasps OF enameAed
flowers and Jewels i'm combination. A
spray Of pansies. powdered with CAMPO
chon emeralds, ferns one bar OF Dig
brilliant buckle, designed 20 hold bunch
Of wOod-brown plImes on hat Oh huIl-
er's green.
The question or color is one that home
milliners and others. should consider
most carefully. When the hair Is no
longer all black or brown. but IS neither
quite white nor quite gray, nat brlm
faced with black especially "a rich black'
like that Of velvet should be scrupulous-
~ avoided. a facing of white lace-on
black hat. is desired-wlll, by contrast, put
color into the hair. The new shades OF
blue might be employed with advantage
As a rule. blondes are too fond OF pink
and brunettes Of scarlet. It is only a
certain class Of dark beauties that can
afford to wear the bright poppy reds.
yellow suits blondes and brunettes al
most equally. but with the darker woman
IL should approach the orange shades.
with the fairer. the straw colors.
ELLEN OSBORN.
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man can possess It only while he refrains
from using 1t for his own benefit. An at
tempt to utilize It for personal gratiiica-
ton destroys II. Wherever power exists
it must be exercised chiefly for its own
preservation; and this Is true whether the
pOtentate be the Car of all the Russias
or the boss Of an American city. The i'm
peral autocrat cannot appoint an incom-
petent favOrite TO the command of his
armies without exposing his throne to de-
strucuon by foreign Invasion or domestic
revolt. He cannot even crafty his own
caprice In the appointment Of a spy: for
this very life depends upon the detective
vigilance OF his police. The American
boss must use all his power to enlist the
aid Of those best qualified TO maintain
his bOss-ship.
The utmost that a life devoted TO study
can hope 10 accomplish is to discover the
fountain OF knowledge: not one of US can
ever hope to slake his thirst at it. II
knowledge be happiness, then indeed IS
happiness unattainable.
Is wealth happiness? Look at those
who possess 1t and tell me II you think
they are a happy race. Who that has
observed in these catacOmbs OF modern
cities called safe deposits. the owners of
millions, gloomy as the passages through
which they move, silently-almost fur
tively-to compartments appropriately
named vaults, where I'm an isolation alb,
solute as the grave. they count their Sc
curities or change them. will say that,
judged by appearances. the very rich lead
lives of unclouded Joy The millionaire
always appears to be melancholy, but no
where is he so sad as i'm the midst OF his
treasures. He is the only human being
who. by the common observation Of all
men has never shown gaiety. and who
is universally considered incapable OF II.
l have heard Of jolly beggars. but no one
has ever heard OF jolly millionaires. The
cripple sometimes smiles on the bed TO
which he is chained. The blind are
cheerful I'm the occupations to which their
affection restricts them. 1t is as natural
for a workman 10 sing while the object
of his labor assumes form I'm which il
will be at once the monument OF his in
dustry and the source OF his wages, as
It Is for mother TO sing over the cradle
OF the child she has borne. But who ever
heard OF a millionaire singing a comic
song or whistling a merry tune as he clips
coupons In a subterranean cell.
WHAT 1T Is
II u>alfh- noHaE. lama A2k knA-iaA<.~
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October Woods and waysides.


Curious fungi orange or brown, stand
out from tree trunk or fallen logs. Tiny
shelves they seem. and we fall to wonder
ing what voolfolk use them.
Not the squirrels. for they hide their
store Of nuts in hollow-rees. and out-of-
the-wav crannies. Not the nut hatch for
.his bird has the curious habit OF setting
its favorite nut in the crotch of tree.
What is # then, what tiny brown Great
ure lies in this broad brown one. waved
and notified with white2
II Is astonishing what two minutes Of
absolute silence will do for one in the
woods. II we sit siill so gong and watch
carefully. We shall s0on>see that little
brown bunch suddenly expand, and then
a long, queer thrill We hear such sounds
in the woods-all about us, and our little
/ friend lying on the fungus has just added
his note. He is the Iiyla. a piping frog,
who greeted US from bog last April,
and now no longer aquatic. IS quite at
home among the trees ana VIII Keep the
wood musical till November.
Look in the vines growing over your
piazza. look I'm the shrubs upon your
lawn there you will End another OF these
shrill voiced vocalists. You must look
long and well before your eyes distin-
g1ish him from the greens and browns
he Is nestled among. II is the Acris
grYlus
When does he rest these autumn days?
All day long the air is filled with his
shrill chirpng. Wake in the night and
listen.-he is at it still. His fan season
may not be long, but he utilizes II. -
There's a little band Of singers
Every evening comes apd fingers
Meath the window OF my cottage In the
trees.
And with dark they raise their voices
While the gathering night reioices,
And the leaves join in the chorus with the
breeze.
Then the twinkling stars come out
To enjoy the merry rout,
And the squirrels range themselves upon
log.
While the fireflies furnish
That they read their notes arlght-
The katydid the cricket and the frog
From Vick's Magazine for OCTOBER.
A Prolonged Address.
Does your wife talk until she gets the
last word?"
Yes. and she talks after that, too
EnAc1xa AAnnrd- - . IL ---------
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HAPPINESS IS
EFFECTIVE LABOR
This is the Opinion Of BOurke Cochran
on Success,
NOTHING ELSE ABLE TO GIVE II,
The Most Miserable are Those Whose
Lives are Devoted To So-Calicd
P,easure-k now ledge and
Wealth Don't Solve Problem

assume no life can be deemed sue
cessful unless It be a happy one. Happi-
ness is the object Of UNIVERSAL endeaVor'
and happiness alone is success. OF course
when We speak of a happy life we do not
mean a condition Of uninterrupted bliss.
Sickness. death and other disasters lie
In wait for every man-even the most sue
discriminating difficult the progress
which oyercomes them-wounding and
blistering the feet which they can not
arresn The cup Of success can not be
ouaffed without tasting some bitter dregs
of disaDDointment. Perfect happiness IS
not Of this earth. BY a successful lie we
mean not one which has escaped all sor-
row. but one which by comparison with
others has achieved = large degree OF
happiness.
10 discuss success intelligently, It Is
then necessary to agree upon what 1t Is.
Having ascertained in what it<onsists,
we can consider how it must be achieved
and how 1t may be maintained
WHAT is HAPPINESS?
What IS happiness? Is it fame2 some
wise men hold that fame is pCsthumous
and notoriety contemporaneous, but with
out DalFIIb 10 tOlSiNNi ANt SipuAlNo Va
that belief that It is certain that the only
fruit which fame or notoriety brings 10 It's
living possessor IS the sense that his fell
low men are curious about him. To be
gazed at in the street or in public con-
veyance sOons pals upon the mind; from
being a source Of satisfaction Il becomes
n source Of embarrassment The promi-
hence which has cost a lifetime of in
dustry and self-denial To acquire can b.
forfeited in a moment by an illconsidered
act o. "A maladroit expression. This sense
Of insecurity I'm its possession robs IL OK
all enjoyment and speedily convinces any
man with sufficient wit 10 become con-
spicuous that no one can be considered
famous until he is dead. \ reward which
can be enjoyed only beyond the grave is
not a temporal success. and. therefore,
# is not within the puryiew OF the dis
cussiOn.
is power happiness? Ask the posses
sor Of IT and he will tell you that IL is
an obstacle to all contentment Power
is a good deal like commercial credit: =
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shaped, swathing crown. Two glorious
gray ostrich plumes are arranged in one
side, and are caught I'm front by a large
steel buckle. which also confines some
puffy bows Of black velvet There is alb
solutely no other trimming except some
black ribbon knots behind, against the
hair, but l agree with Peggy that she has
not had anything so artistically perfect
for her-in many years.
Other large hats, easily trimmed at
home, but not recommended except for
piQuant faces sure Of their becoming
ness. have wide velvet brims and Tam
OShanter crowns made Of bandanna vel
vet handkerchiefs, or else OF soft surah
silk or Oriental satin bandannas Whole
toques are made OF these handkerchiefs
SO knoued as 70 leave coquettish. ear
like ends sticking up al the sides. How
ever pretty in its inception. a fashion like
this is almost certain to become vulgar
tied
Draped turbans IN plain and fancy vel
vets can be managed by clever women
and VIII have q good run until spring.
Turbans, as well as toques, are Of consid-
cradle size, and along with them are
shown odd French bonnets. The poke Of
the season Is a somewhat hort-backed
scoop shape. and is suited only TO Ma
donna faces. IL is often trimmed, incon-
gruously, with rollicking punches OF
feathers
While the large toque with rolling brlm
OF velvet comes nearer than any other
10 being the prevailing mode, as almost
invariably becoming 10 pretty hair, the
small. close-draped velvet toque worn
over the face, Is also favorite TO accom-
pany tailor dress II is trimmed with
stitched bands OF cloth or silk, and a bird
or an airy butterfly is added for garni-
ture.
Kid hats La brilliant cplorx-vhita Tan
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
ELEGANT
CUT-GLASS
MILLER CHINA co.

has the largest display of Rich
Cut-Glass in their show window
ever seen in this city. All the
latest novelties in cuttings and
shapes suita BILE for Bridal, An
niversary, and Birthday Pres
ents.
You are requested to call and
examine their line before max
ing your purchase.
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20 show things To be sure ] did take
her whole morning"

70 show things. To be sure ] did take
her whole morning"
And afterWards-"
And afterwards I went 70 Blanks.
they are cheaper YOU know-and got a
shape bent and wired just like the one
liked best. and bought my own mate
rails"
i am used 10 Peggy's ways Of reason
ing and make no comment on them
j have another friend. whO-not being
able 10 turn miliiner-takes the owner
Of a little neighborho0d shop with her to
one or two OF the most elaborate open
ings. picks out the Paris CONNECTION that
suits her. and has % copied by the small
neishborhood hat-trimmer aforesaid at
about one-fOurth the former price. on an
average OF the imported creation.
The soaring prices Of millinery are
largely accounted for by these and other
curious feminine devices. and yet the
average home miiiinor is honest and re-
sourceful. and Is fully entitled TO the
hints and helps she gets from the sellers
Of untrlmmcd shapes and Il ON the multi
pllcatiOn OF made bows and hats that
need but a few garnishing touches.
The deepest pitfail In me path OF the
amateur milliner this autumn is the mes
slness. and when the professionals lean
that way also. the result IS some hing TO
admire-"wonder al" is The 90 ginal
meaning.
In this search for the picturesque. the
new hats are piled so high and swathed
80 deep with superhuous ornaments that
ali the symmetry OF the head and figure
As lost in these monuments OF misdrected
Industry Peggy-say your worst OF her
has taste. and the chances are she stole
vice as many hours OF the anliablc but
unhappy saieswornans time as might
otherwise have satisfied her. because In
~ uarauclng expedition she found her
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29

A Prolonged Address.
Does your wife talk until she gets the
last word?"
Yes. and she talks after that too-'-
Eh1c.xa RAnard
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ly beautiners; and. unlike other varie-
ties OF the picture hat. they may be at
tempted al least occasionally, by the
home millincr. This Is because the hat
itself is of consequence. while the trim
ming. though it ought 10 be rich, may be
simple.
An exception must be made against
those Directories whose brims-Of velvet
are deliberately stitched. An attempt to
reproduce these at home usually ends
I'm disaster But equally i'm the mode are
brims faced with soft folds Of chiffon.
with chiffon knots resting against the
hair And TO Offset this limitation. chif-
fon, unless ones features are classic, is
apt TO be far the more becoming.
over the brim OF a cabriolet hat should
nod four or five long black plumes and,
fastening the velvet strings at the back,
should be several small rhinestone buck
les or pins. The strings may be, ac-
cording 10 taste. an inch or two inches
wide, and must be long enough to tie
handsomely under the chin.
Plumes viii be the feature the coming
winter. Al an earlier date IL looked as
# whole birds and brilliant breasts would
be the novelty But while these viii be
used enormously, they have not taken
eIldtua 9V oluI SuISIom eJIolooId eIB
qolqM s9pom SWlmoo sql qllM pIoooB w
9Iom sIp sound pus p33J0GX0 So olnb
fashions
Certainly. for the woman OF moderate
means. plumes have an advantage pos
seSsed by almost no other trimming An
expenditure sufficient 10 secure really
good ostrich feathers results In the pos
session OF ornaments. not permanent In
the sense that lace is permanent. but
certain TO DO duty for many seasons In
many different ways. The new shadow
plumes showing bright tints below and
the natural hues above, are welcome now
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ELIEN OSBORNS NEW YORK FASHION LETTER.
Winter Hats and How Make Them with Few Hints the
Art of Combining Colors and Materials.

n NEW YORK. oct 2.-Pcggy was tell
Ing me this morning about her winter
hat.
She said:
1T IS the most delicious thing ever
,ore took with me comb and brush,
and all my different side combs. / pick
81 ont the best saloswomen, that tan,
,lim. dark girl. you know. that has so
much patieuce: and made her find me
comfortable scat in the omctcst niue
showroom.
seThon ! had her bring me hats don't
i,now how many ] tried on. I believe
there were twcniy-throe different shapes
aud I tried them all without trimming
and then two or three Of each trimmed.
or course there were chcval glasses and
hand mirrors and first we had the win
CIV, shades up. and then we had them
down. made her get me all the new
STYLES OF wells 20 try with Them and
s.Nsth the window shades?' ] asked
.~yes Of course: I tried tho wells and
the hats with AS much iisht as possloie'
and with as little. And the girl was SO
nice. She helped me with my hali'
had 10 see the best shapes with my mar
low and with a high. 1 never was so
tired. but Il paid
you got a hat that suited youE'
perfectly. ! shall never trade any
where else thew 90 have The best styles"
eAiav see the hate" 7 murmured.
'sWhy. yes tomorrow. j shant make
Il until this evening.
"'You won't make 90? But l thought-
Really. Ellen. you are the most stu
oid-You hadn't an idea that / meant to
pay sl5 for an imported hat. when
have my winter coat and an the chill
dren's dresses 20 see to? I always trim
my own hats. but how am J 20 know
what to get unless ! 60 and sec The
styles? or course those girls are hired
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are not happiness. I'm what does b con-
sist? Is IL unattainable? No. it is not
unattainable, II is not even difficult to
reach. 1t is at our feet and as often hap
pens we stumble over the substance
which is close to us while straining after
it's shadow I'm the distance. Happiness
consists not I'm our possessions, but in
ourolves. not I'm what We have, but I'm
what we are. / think happiness may be
defined as absorption In some form or et-
fective labor You may say some men
are unhappy though they' work everT
day-nay some men declare their occu-
pations are sources Of discomfort because
they are arduous. DO not be deceived.
A mans hands may be busy yet he may
be unhappy but it # because his mind IS
not occupied by his task Where all the
faculties. mental and physical, are alb
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elites 10 those who are tired Of the stan
dard blacks, whites and grays.
Marie Antoinette hats have not gone
out, any more than Gainsborough, Ru-
bens and Toreadors The Wagner Is a
hat with rather wide. spreading crown.
rather high, the Welsh crown, the much
room crown and the side-tiited brims are
seen.
Peggy's hat-she has recalled her pro-
phecy that it would not be trimmed be-
fore evening has just been brought to
me- IL has rather a picturesqucly bent
brim. curving down a tride on the sides.
and is OF black velvet, with a soft. bowl
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self confronted by mares nests OF velvet
and feathers that would have made her
forget her own name long before she
thought Of inquiring their prices
Nevertheless, the beautiful hat exists,
and with such notifications as com
science may suggest. Peggys system is
correct. the beautiful hat and the fash
that Is becoming.
First as TO shape. The most distinguish
cd hats Of the season are. without doubt.
the large Directoire and cabriolet hats
with strings To women Of many styles
and many ages these shapes are distinct