Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-29
ALTON REFLECTIONS.
WAKING THE REST OF MATERNAL
At HAND.
.Oyg PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS,
,-.,rx pweiling--Homc Perfumcs-
lavender, Nioiets, and Clover
ling care of the Complexion
pcmoNIug Mrinklcs-Personai.
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,o,respoudonce OF the Dispatch)
,rr.N VA. October Z7.-Whcnover a
-.,- uses the material az hand, he or
and j use the pronOun feminine as
.., arpicab.e-scorcs a success.
~. r. remember Mrs. Locks who
r,4 hrr hands IN the rising water
lr.r lcaky boat. and observed that she
...rrt as well make use OF IL since II
. .f.rp" That amia DC woman STRUCK
E..notc all too seldom sounded
81 ,-a prone TO grow tired OF
,.aes With "a deadly sameness-eNeh ia
Take our social functions. for in
.. as like as two peas in a pod
,.rr.rc thc seasons, with the heat turn
Oh OF on simply because We
iva not Mrs Lcckss adaptabihty. We
,.rt something that we have not
.~rthirr that IS not at hand and
l....t belong there. and. more than
likely. something that some one else has.
ert i do think that II there is ever
O. WAY Of using things because they are
trrc and most available, fl is IN the
country. 10 comes up IN dozens OF differ
e-t ways about US. in our homes,
our customs, and in our social pleasures.
The FIRST idea OF a rustic chair came
FROM a woman, who tore down an Ola.
lisghtly vine and twisted fits gnarlec
OF fence wire and a pair OF pincers'
The man who built a house by the sea
side and had The fine sea shells HiAeu
in with rough plaster on his vans was
ca artist. The railing AROUND MS porch
was Of kn0tted rope. and the swinging
lantern that lighted 10 az night hung
from the white bieached bones Of
sharks Jaw 10 was all there-cheap,
beautiful and adaptable.
Of 1sfr 81 nn
why her teas were always so pleasant.
answered: u don't know. I think it
4.a-. Dr. tho sunsets" Her broad piaz-
z.s fGted the west. where one could
f.s tte hills. and her tea was served
there Seeing the sunsets were waiting
Gle utilized them.
Another hostess whom wot Of
found an attraction nearer at hand. She
was c0mtrywOman, and it was a
very hot night when she save her din
L.r-,o0 hot 10 talk. almost TOO hot 10
st The lamps were shaded and from
Ore ice-house near by she had filled shall
lu green meion-bOats with a plentiful
supply Of cracked ice. The long centre
piece was Of ferns entirely filed in with
te white tufts Of dandelions gone TO
Seed They were. indeed. like silver
s17sts Of golden flowers" Anything
more lightly ethereal for a summer night
g. SIS impossible to imagine-and every
enc praised their beauty.
why" said the hostess, the road
sides are covered with them. and even
lilies look heavy tonight
The dear little woman in town who
gave a party last 22d OF February and
tsthought her TO have a small cherry tree
gu the centre Of the table. and her seat
3c cards in the shape Of a Ratchet. used
Cha rner and ffe xra1l-lupvn aeeopfaffOus
DO is Goethe who makes Wilhelm Meis-
Tor exclaim: '"TO the lover of the beau
t.fll beauty IS always cheap" 1t is GER
family true How cheap the offerings Of
nature are-and notably the flowers.
True. some forms OF the orchid family
are expensive. but because of their rarity.
not their beauty. few of which / would
for O moment compare with half-biown
rose. or even tho fringed gentan Of a
mountain clearing. And IN art. how beau
tiful the ensravings are-the half tones
and line work in the periodicals. Of the
Cav and the innumerable specimens of
japanese art. which a few cents viii buyl
] wonder how many of us--on this sub
5ect OF beauty. and dearness, and cheap
uess-ever stop 20 reflect how wide Is the
domain OF the useful where the rich. and
those not rich. meet on the same plane.
Take the farmer Of a small farm. for ex-
ample: he may not afford the table luXu-
Ties that his millionaire neighbor does,
but can the latter eat any fresher eggs
or sweeter bread and butter? Is the rich
mans ham the best. or his beef, or his
chickens. or his bird-pies-nOw in season
Or his pumpkin-pies. later on?
a FAIRY DWELLING.
some time ago the house Of a woman
i.t many miles away burned down. She
lad no insurance on the house. and had
l.st nearly an she had. although little
later the death OF O relative placed her
atovs want. But. calling upon her TO
cg.r coincidence I'm the little cabin she
lad been obliged 70 take. a friend was
slrrr.eed 10 find his sympathy hardly
needed with pretty mating, judicious
u.. u cheap chintz hangings, and scrim
Curtains. the small house was transform
.. into a fairy dwelling so charmingly
.-lv and HON like it was, and the sur
r by the fire met her visitor with
milling ewes and bid him welcome 10
Log Palace
Originals are better than copies. In tho
country one gets at the best or nfst
things iI beauty, in perfumes ana III
those e. entails for personal comelness
e. dear TO the female heart. In our great
srandmothers' days there was no sucn
thing as a cheap scent. 1t was the mode
20 use perfumes only which were ex-
tracted from the flowers themselves. and
IN every careful household there was my
ladys sull-room, were such fragrances
"a lavender. rOse-Water, rosemary
washes. and hundred other delightful
waters were distilled. The perfume OBJ
aimed was OF the very finest quality II
,,s lift out from the depths OF some old
dor chest or bureau bit OF cobwehby