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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
A Kings CALAMITY.

The queen Of Italy, who was once exc
cecoingly handsome, but who has grown
coarse looking with years, as is the way
of Southern women, has. or had, the re-
putation of being the most eXtravagant
woman on earth in the matter of personal
adornmcnt She has scarcely even worn
anyth.ng Int white, but has. within re-
cent day become Impressed with the fact
that she is too old for such exclusiveness.
There is a pretty story told of how. when
she coniided her fears on the subjec. 10
the king, his gallant reply was 10 have
box forwarded from Paris containing sew
eral newly fashioned and magnificent
dresses, all OF them white. This queens
eaughter-in-law, the dark-haired Prin-
cess Of Naples-who will doubtless one day
be queen herself-is also speedily acquir-
ing a name as a tasteful dresser. and she
was acknowledged to be the best gowned
woman Of all the royalties who showed
themselves TO Londoners on Jubilee Day.
Another royal lady whose taste in dress
and whose beauty were once the talk Of
Europe, and who has changed sadly, is
the eX-Empress Eugene of France At
one time she spent more money upon he.
frocks than would have suf1iced TO feed
half the poor Of Paris. and like Marie An
toinette before her, she contributed not a
little by her extravaganza to the down
fall Of the French empire. In those days.
poor woman, she was a being worth dress
ing finely. and worth travelling far 10
see. Widowed, dethroned, exilei and
childless she is never seen now except
in all the trappings Of deepest woe, and
IS said 20 wear black garments even for
her underwear.-Boston Transcript.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
How the Corset Came.

Catherine de Medici first introduced the
corset into France. Her example, now
ever. was not followed by Mary Stuart
or Diana Poitiers, though ii was admitted
by all the ladies of the French court that
1t was utterly Indispensable to the beauty
Of the female figure In those days the
corset was in its infancy and was fasn-
toned more after the style OF a knight
cuirass than anything else. The frame
work was made entirely of iron, and the
velvet which decorated the exterior only
served to hide a frightful and cumoer-
some article Of torture. This state OF
things so ruinous to health and per-
sonal convience. could not last long, ana
the artisans of those days gave much
time and thought toward rendering the
metal more light and pliable. The corset
found great favor in the eyes Of LOUIS
XIV. but in the following reign 1t was
threatened with entire Punishment from
the toilet. Fashion took a rural and SIM
ple turn. many Of the court celebrities
being guided by the taste Of Boucher III
whose pictures many Of them appear as
shepherds and shepherdesses. When the
PAINTER departed, however. fashloh re-
turned once more to the eccentricities and
extravagances OF former times. Corsets
were again forgotten during the revolu-
ton. being practically tabooed by the fash-
ionable. world The beauties of the day
vent in for classical fashions. Roman
dress being held I'm especial esteem. The
empire did away with the classic fashions
hut did not take the corset back into
favor. High waists were all the vogue.
and the more decOllette a costume the
more fashionable it was considered. With
the fall Of the empire came the fan Of
The waisfe and then. as n matter Of
course. the return 10 the corset followed.
Chicago Times-Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

There's only one reason why object
to being thin" said a girl who is a mem
Der Of the willowy sisterhood. "and that
IS the inyariable preference that fat la
dies have for sitting close 10 the lit
tie ones. If happen 10 be in a street car
and great big, roly-poly woman tod
dies in, she Immediately spots me as be-
ing a desirable person TO plant herself
next to. So she and all her double chns
and great fappy overskirts plump down
next TO me, and all anybody can see OF
this poor child is a pair calfskin shoes
they're big enough TO see. goodness
kows-and perhaps the tip Of my nose. I
tell you it isn't fair. And another thing
I've noticed is that during the last cold
snap, when we shlvered In open cars. an
the fat men and fat women nockeG to-
gether. They knew that skinny little
things like yours truly wouldn't help
keep the wind off Of EN-. so they fought
shy OF me-just when I was hoping for
some nice plump lady 20 sit down and
cover me up nicely. "-Chicago Times
Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
The Tabloid Fad Now.

Il is the proper caper TO look after ones
health nowadays, and although late hours
and champagne have not gone out or
fashion as yet, hot breads and hot rooms
have. and outdoor exercise, cold plunges,
beefsteak and thick boots have taken the
place OF freside rocking chairs, bon-bons
and Louis XIV. heels in the curriculum
If many women's lives. The tabloid fad
is the latest Every one takes tabloid
Of some kind. The girl whose nerves
are not as strong as they ought to be
nibbIes sweet chocolate. (which Is as
nourishing as 1t is pleasant TO take, and
the tiny waters are tucked away in the
tlniest OF bonbonnieres and attached to
her neckchain. The jewellers offer ban
giles with tabloid charms. The charm is
a little gold tube, which IS intended 70
hold. instead OF the customary pencil,
the days supply OF tahloids. be they
saccharine TO be used instead OF sugar
for ones tea. dyspepsia pellets, a nerve
tonic. a headache specific, quinine, or
one OF those magic waters warranted to
make the waddling beauty slim and
svelte in three weeks? New York Com
mercial Adviser
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Ohe Soyvowtul Gree.
IL Blooms Only at Night and is Blight
ell when the sun Rises.

There is a tree in Persia to which the
name "the sorrOwful tree is given. Per-
haps because IL blooms only in the even
ing
When the first star appears in the heav-
ems the first bud Of the sorrowful tree
opens. and as the shades Of night advance
and the stars thicldy stud the sky, the
buds continue gradually opening until
the whole tree looks like one immense
white flower. On the approach Of dawn,
when the brilliancy Of the stars gradually
fades In the light OF day. the sorrowful
tree closes its flowers, and ere the sun
Is fully risen. not a single blossom IS
visible A sheet OF flower dust. as white
as snow. covers the ground around the
foot Of the tree. which seems blighted and
withered during the day, while. however,
II Is actively preparing for the next noe
turnal festival. The fragrance of the
blossoms is like that Of the evening
primrose.
II the tree Is cut down close to the
roots new plant shoots up and attains
maturity in an incredibly short time.
In the vicinity of this peculiar tree
there usually grows another. which is
almost an exact counterpart OF the sor-
rowful tree. but less beautiful. and
strange 10 say. II blooms only in the day
time.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
IN tie tall T/ernoon.

There's a FURNISH of fine scarlet on the
pear that drops to-day,
Now the glory Of the ripe and rich
autumnal moons has come:
The peach is over-mellow, and the apple
bends the spray,
And there's honey. yes, there's money
in the purple Of the plum!
With dust u7on the dropping Of his gold
and azure wings,
The hnttorilv clings loosely where the
last flowers flame and shine;
Down TIE dusk of lonely garden-aisles
the yellow leaf still clings,
And the grape upon The trellis is
bursting with its wine.
There's bloom upon the mountain, and
there's mist upon the stream,
There's a light burns low in heaven
that never shone before;
We sing softly with low voices in slow
and waking dream,
While far off the breaker feathers In
dull music up the shore.
But by fitful flow and falling there blows
a boding breath.
A wind that steals from spaces OF
unknown and nameless chill,
And It wraps about our darling darker
dream Of death
And takes the singing from the lip
and makes the music stili
Harriet Prescott Spoford.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Nuts as Eoad.

We have little idea in this country 10
what a considerable extent tho nut Is used
for food in a few foreign lands. Our
oonsuls have been sending information on
this subject from far and wide. and the
facts here given are condensed from
number OF these reports. We are trying
= 10 teach foreign nations that Indian corn
is an excellent article Of food, but most
of the European peasants still believe that
maize Is 1T only to fatten hogs and bee.
cattle. Many Of these same persons sit
down 10 a dish Of steamed chestnuts with
much relish and are content n they have
nothing else.
Throughout the center 81 Frln,s from
the Bay of Biscay to Switzerland, there
are large plantations and almost forests
OF chestnut trees. The nuts are very
large, resemble the American horse ChCst-
nut and are extensively eaten by the
poasantry and animals. In The fall ana
winter the poor often make two meals =
day on chestnuts They are steamed and
eaten with salt, or milk. and physicians
say they are wholesome, hearty. autr-
tiOuS and fatening. in some parts Of
France walnuts aiso are a regular article
OF diet. but they are losing grO1nd as an
article OF food because OF thsf cv,lpera-
I've scarcity. Walnuts arc also used 10
Il axe oil, end the convicts in some prisons
a1c meplOyeu cracking the nuts ana DICK
inc cut the kernels from whicn tie OIL Is
expressed.
4 mon0s grow well N lie middle and
southern part Of France ana VIII tie
She * soft green and tender the nut IS
sold largely as a table article. TIE meat
is White ana creamy. HazleTl.s afe o.
ways high priced and are 2 INJURY. The
pCanu Is rarely eaten in France ihol eh
tie taste for It is growing. II IS :mpo't-
cd n enormous quantity for its ~. A few
years ago there was a good d2ai II talk
about the merits OF bread male of peanut
-four. and il was thoroughly tested IN The
German army where. for a little while, It
was a part OF the ration issued 10 a num-
her Of regiments. II was declared TO be
too highly concentrated and an irritating
kind OF food and soldier didn't lko
t. The use of peanut flour was according
ly discontinued.
In Italy almonds are eaten while green
or soft. as dessert by the well-tO-do, but
the poor cannot afford them. Chestnuts
are the Only nuts that enter into the reg
ular diet of the people. Almonds, hioorts
and walnuts are more Of a luxury and arc
seq "a as dessert or with VINE n. social
gatherings.
The chestnut almost takes the place IN
Corea that the potato occupies I'm the west
ern world. II is used raw boiled. roast
ed, cooked with meat, and in other ways.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

The making OF silhouettes Is a popular
Halloween photography. Provide a sheet
OF smooth writing paper for each guest
and when ready for the silhouette place
a sheet OF paper on the wall for each
one who Is TO be taken" seat the sub
sect In front OF II and put out all the
lights but the one that throws the shad-
ows on the paper. Care should be taken
in the adjustment OF the light and the
posing OF the subject, so that the shadow
OF the head thrown on the paper viii
make a reasonable accurate profile. Then
the operator sNouid outline the head and
bust on the paper With "A soft lead pencil
and cut out from tho sheet with scissors
II one does not mind the extra trOubie
this can be cut cut again from black paper
and when pasted on the brown makes a
veritable and life-likc silhouette. II there
are several operators at work. each
screened with a single candle TO throw
the reflection, II will be possible TO take
a number OF these silhouettes for souve-
Mrs OF the occasion.
A game that IS not entirely new and
yet especially appropriate for the occasion
is known as 'clairvovance. u Is esoec-
tally enjoyable for this evening Of mys-
tery, because Il always proves mystifying
TO the uninitiated. Take some particular
person who understands the game %
play the role OF medium, and send her
from the room. an empty chair being
reserved for her next TO the person who
A n COLLISION with her. When she leaves
the room some word Is determined upon
b. thc rest Of the party. for instance
shorse." and when the medium returns
Aos fask q 10 tel what tbs word n ~<fh-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Tew 2Uoman Who Uas

She was one Of Them new women that
VIC had a while ago.
Went around the co>.ntry tenn Things
she thought folks ought 10 know
Said that man had been usurIin rights
which should belong 20 her.
And whenever she got started. why the
air was fun Of fur
Told us hair the men was worthiess-
Jawscyl how she used To Jist
Rim ms IN ana down The 0acss and pound
The table with or hsL
/ remember how she give it tc the teller
With a chow
said he ought 60 live with pigs. ana she
was right abCu. Il, too
] have often heard her shoutin' that the
man what took . drink
Didn't have the necessary apparatus fer
10 think.
She would wave her arms and holleI
that 'rhe JOYOUS time was here
When the women were a-goin' 10 git in
their proper sphere
That was prior 10 her marr1agt: she was
plump and purity then
Might have had her choice or nearly all
the good-fer-nothin men;
But Teller from the county that Jines
ours on the west
Got chance TO whisper to 'er and l
pose YOU We BltcrtU Ait ltHA-
No more spcakin' from the platform, no
more tIaVelin around.
Tclin' women TO take off and throw
their shackles on the ground
T'oihcr day I had some bizness over
where she's livin' now.
Th1r1h I'd stop and say good mornin',
iusi fr old times. anyhow;
Wei never would have knowed FER,
Thin and pale and hollow-eyed.
with "A little scrawny baby she was
pressin' to 'er side.
And her look Ny grief, ! never seen
sorrowfuller face.
And she'd kind O. jump at every little
noise about the place.
Course. Ia heard about the stories that
was goin here and there
How 'er husband was a drnker-how he
dragged 'er by the hair
But I'd never took much notice, KNOWN
people often say
Lots Of things that there is mighty little
truth in. anyway;
So / set and jst looked at 'er-couldn't
say a blessed word
And her sobs the piiifulllest anybody
ever heard.
Col but how it raised my dander when
she told me through err tears
How he'd Knocked her down that
mornin'-how he'd cuffed er on
the ears;
How he spent his money drinkin', how
he made 'er slave away:
And l says: ''Why don't YOU leave him?
What was that YOU used to say
Bout the noble sphere of woman? But
she broke IN. kind Of mad.
And informed me that she loved him,
spite OF all the faults he had
/ agree with them that tells us "wo-
mans sphere is high and grand"
II I could Ia give EN- every privilege
that they demand:
Lots and lots of men are beastly from
their heads down to their toes,
And they amt got any bizness addin'
unto women's woes
But / wish some one would tell me
where they git their charms TO win
Women who keep stickn' 10 them RICH,
along through thick and thin.
Chicago Times Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
n &acANzz Walasn.

You should see her In her tailor
Gown without a flaw or Heck
Just the tightest little sailor
Ever trod a deckl
Happier when the wild winds whistle
Than within her garden-plot:
Though the rising pillows bristle
Caring not a jot.
All the changing moods OF ocean
In her eyes, from breeze to hull:
In her very pose and motion
Graceful as a gull.
On her checks the rarcst fiushes
OF the ohingle's fairest shell:
In her voice the peaceful bushes.
Not the angry swell.
Soon therell he an embarkation
On the matrimonial sea,
And the craft in preparation
Is for her and me-
We shall seek those isles not mapped IL
ANY chart-the isle Of Fate;
She will play the part Of captain.
/ shall be-hrst mattel
Clinton Scollard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

Society is promised an innovation for
the approaching winter season. The ce.-
ebrated Cuban waltz. danced as 90 Us in
the fashionable envIrons OF Havana. Is
the latest craze ana VIII certainly boz
come the most popular dance OF the ball
room.
The pen cannot do Justice 20 tho sp.r-
it Of the Cuban dance in It's home set-
ting OF weird music of marble halls and
graceful balconies. To gaze on FL gene
uine Cuban gathering OF the better class.
with its pretty, yivacious sirls and tl
energetic mcn whirIIng 90 dhc show
mazes Of the Cuban dana" is a picture.
The dance itself is very simple. The
waltz position is taken. The
movement is a kind OF two-step danced
70 waltz music. The accompanying mu-
sic Is played very slowly. and n ls Din
cult 10 ruortherners who are accustomed
10 rather quick dancing 10 fan into the
regular quiet rhythm and % catch the
real split Of most graceful dance.
10 Is divided into four parts. with a
''paseo.' or promenade, between each
part. The change from the waltz % the
'paseo' IS marked abruptly by "a change
In time Of the music Each quarter ot
the dana" is composed OF a number OF
measures In waltz time interrupted now
and then by a sudden whIring in one
spot like a spinning top. in which the
dancer swings his partner around until
she is dizzy. II IS a very funny sight 10
watch a couple OF dignided dancers sud
denly drop into this pirouette. which lasts
for several seconds. IL IS considered tho
height OF clevorness 10 p.roue,te evenly
and gracefully. and many young Cuban
dancers are very accomplished In this re-
spect
The Cuban dance. introduced into the
American ballroom. IS bound 10 meet
with tremendous favor for already II has
found a number OF enthusiastic adher-
ents. who are ardent In their praises OF
IL.
The Americans in Cuba. especially I'm
Santiago. Matanzas and Havana. WHORE
much entertaining Is constantly 10 he me,
with, have adopted the dance with ereg
glee, and prefer II infinitely TO any north.
ern dance. II may be that Il has h.-
coome popular because the Cuban xirl.
dance Il so well and are not very t-aet.-
bic so FAR as the American waltz ana
two-steps are concerned. and Amsr,oan.
themselves have learned its simple. ian
guild movements quite rsadily.-ch!esss
vkmss-Hsysld.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

jewelers. say that turquoise vii be the
fashionable precious stone this winter
and everything that Is made M IN
brooches. rings, pins and charms mas
from one 10 a dozen OF the pretty blue
stones worked into it somehow. The
newest thing in the way of charms OF the
girl IS the gold mascot. IL Is a diminu-
tive sheet Of beaten gold. with jagged,
rough edges. and holding in the middle a
tiny gem. the birth stone for the month.
The garnet is the January born girls
talisman, n diamond goes with the April
girl and the turquoise is the protector
Of one born I'm December. These charms
can be bought as low as s., uD 10 $40.
I have seen many Of them dangling in
front Of shirt-waist girls. and very at
tractive they are-none the less so be-
cause. until one Is told. one wonders
what they ere worn for.-Pittsburg "Dis-
match"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Word 10 the Wise.

The wise woman gets in her tea re
ception or whatnot early III the season.
She avais herself OF all the gossip while
II is fresh and enlivening: she has the
benefit OF the new depart ares o. the ca
terers, the latest repertory % the rando-
llnists and the luster OF spick and span
new toilets. She doesn't Wait until the
guests become blase and remark scorn-
fully to each other Same old set here
to-day, j suppose?" Same green and
white china" "Oh. yes. pink decorations:
IT'S easy enough 10 know who caters"
Pm tired Of that deadly lot Of music. why
are we bored with music anyway" The
getting out OF early invitations does away
With this criticism which Is bound to re-
fleet upon q woman's powers as hostess.
Then she avoids comparisons, odious al
ways She doesn't have 10 struggle to
offer her guests a profusion OF American
beauties when their popularity and tho
weather makes them dollar apiece. IL
she sends her cards out before Thanks
giving she stands for anything she likes
IN the matter OF detail without bringing
upon herself the avalanche OF why's" and
"sames" that gather volume In women's
minds during q series Of functions, TO mail
iy pour themselves upon the head OF the
luckiess entertainer hufrying 70 discharge
social obligations before Lent comes In
Chicago Times-Herald.
Tom-what are the relations between
you and Miss Cavendish?
Jack (gloomily)--Her father and mother.
-<noston Traveller. - 4.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
Cradle Song.

The maple strews the emoers OF us
leaves
Der the laggard swallows nestled meath
the caves;
And the moody cricket falters in his cry
-,Baby-bye-
And the lid of night is falling DER the
sky-Baby-bye-
The lid Of night is falling DER the sky!
The rose IS lying pallid, and the cup
OF the frosted calla-lily folded w:
And the breezes through the garden sob
and sigh-Baby-byei
Ger the sleeping blooms Of summer
where they lie-Baby-bye.
Der the sleeping blooms Of summer
where they lie.
Yet. Baby, O, my Baby. for your sake
This heart of mine is ever wide awake,
And my love may never drooD drowsy
eye-Baby-byei
Till your own are wet above me when
l die--Baby-bye,
TIL your own are wet above me when
/ die
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

sign and color, and the people who have
charge Of the work give as close atten-
ton 20 the selection OF material for these
picture garments as though they were
selecting for actual wear.
1--WE aim to make these pictures only
close enough to suggest the person from
whose picture they were made said
the maker Of a standard fashion plate,
"and are satisfied If the man who looks
at the plates detects a resemblance 10
Mr.. Blanks or General Dash one of the
difficulties with which we have 90 cone
tend is standing of people who are ann
bilious TO be known as well dressed
men, and want their pictures put on our
fashion plates. Every season several OF
,these men come to us and try all sorts OF
tricks 10 get their pictures on our plates.
and some go so far as 20 offer a bonus
in the way Of ready cash. but those
are the people who never get there
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

Charlie. dear" said Mrs Torkins, "did
you read anything about the court-mar-
tial at Rennes?'
eyes, little"
wasn't It oil too dreadful confused for
anything
1T was very much So"
'But / think / have a cleW TO nc nys-
terry. I am surprised that no one has
thought of It before"
You're going to make Gaboriau look
like a little marble in q jewelry store
window, 7 suppose NE commented
apprehensively.
"Now. Charley dear. don't you try TO
be sarcastic. Because sometimes I don't
realize that you are being sarcastic and
fail 10 notice you. and then you are ar
moved II was YOU yourself who gave me
the clue by your candid explanation 81
what made Dicl5ey Dodd talk so queerly
You know that every once In a while
those witnesses at Rennes would go away
TO refresh their memories-Or so they
said"
eyes"
"You know what appetites those people
have for absinthe frappe and dossers and
pousse cafes and bordereaus and such
things"
What Of it?"
"Weu. between YOU and me. 7 don't
think IL at all strange that they talked
nj random and all at once They had
been mixing their refreshments.-Was
ington Star.
Dear sister" wrote the little boy. 81
am saving up my money to buy you a
birthday present, but + am not going TO
tell you what It Is. It's going 10 be a
surprise for you. 80 We are all well.
and send YOU lots OF love-.
up. S.-Are nice red parasols in fashion
now. and do the young ladies in the city
carry them when they go out walking?
Fred. "-Chicago Tribune.