El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-20

came fashionable the healthier bodies
and bieger breathing spaces became
stylish.
Many women and some men, nurse
their discomfort and feel defrauded
because happiness does not come to
them md never realize that happiness
does not force itself into any life. that
everyone must put himself in the way
of happiness. must hunt for IL. must
not overlook the crumbs of JOY but
take what he can find or work for and
guard IL carefully. No good things in
life com. without effort. The effort
may oe unconscious. but effect 1t Is.
Some people are too indolent or too
slothful. Indifferent. or perverse TO he
happy.
Their. is "A prudent young woman of
our towE who always selects a blowy
or stormy day to pick out her hats.
She argues that il the hat he becoming
when her hair is out of curl or in
disorder, it will be becoming on fair
and pleasant days. but the contrary
is far from true. A hat that looks
well when her hair is curled and pulled
and pinned to exactly its most becom-
ing degree does not necessarily look
well in bad weather.
With these crisp autumn days one
begins To see the young women come
out in their new blouses and hats. The
everyday. walking hats are usually
some form of the English walking hat
or something wider brimmed but hav-
ing the denied crown. 4 gay scarf is
wound about the crown and quill or
two. sometimes a breast of a bird or
a pompon of taffeta ribbon completes
the trimmings. The flannel blouses are
of the scarf's color. American beauty
rose colors and china blue or dull vio-
let are the ruling colors; scarlet. tur
quoise and the other brilliant colors
are not so much in favor.
These October days one can meet
any num- Der of Washington's fashion
able maidens out walking for their
complexion's sake in the bright crisp
morning sunlight. usually with "a fox
terrier or a collie to exercise too. One
of these girls was telling how much
she enjoyed the time between the gay
cites of the summer and the round of
pleasures of the winter season, and of
all that she did. She gave her days
program: After breakfast Il walk with
the dog. or a morning on the links:
in the afternoon. music. French or
horseback riding lessons: at night a
taste of a novel and to bed in time for
plenty of beauty sleep. About De-
cember her gayeties begin and until
Easter il is up late every night. late
suppers. late breakfasts and afternoon
teas OF all sorts of indigestibles. After
Easter. it becomes necessary for the
young lady to consider her roses again
and off to sanitarium or rest cure she
goes to recover her nerves and diges-
ton after the four months of dissi-
patton. The summer means another
trying season of gayeties but with
fresher air. so that the autumn's rest
need not he so rigorous as that in the
spring. This il the calendar of the
year for the fashionable society girl.
vino has her share of invitations and
attention. IL il different from the
calendar of most of the women of the
world who have to work harder but il
Is one OF life and energy and not mere
idleneSs. The girls enjoy the world
Immensely and in these fall days they
look very pretty as they walk briskly
and get roses in their cheeks
Elsie McElroy Slater