El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26
For the Better Half
Written for the HERALA

and Ine-heSt-ol-the
World thinks it mas aperfect right TO
criticise as often and as sharply as IL
chooses. So the Vanderbilt French
wedding has called forth the usuai
storm of scolding and ministers and
writer's have hurled all the
invectives that they wanted to at the
couple. The chief thing
that The-Rest-of-tbe-Wo World objected
to was the rehearsal of the wedding.
1t is true that almost every bride VINO
has a picture wedding has a rehearsal
of il in the church the night before
hand and the Vanderbilt bride did not
invent the process. 1t is not the most
exquisite and spiritual thing to do. A
bride is expected to approach mar
rage as n holy thing. sacrament, not
to make it an elaborate parade. nor Is
the procession so complicated a thing
that a rehearsal is absolutely necess-
airy. But the brides usually think it is
necessary and have it. Brides like the
picture weddings, the train OF men.
maids and children, the stately en-
trance to music and the pomp and GER
emony and furry of it all, and bride
is really bride only once in her life
and she ought to have what she wants.
If she becomes absorbed for two days
in the show of the thing that does not
argue that she will not make of mar
RED life a sweet and sacred response
bility The rehearsal is not in the best
of taste. but who would scold a bride?
The lady who for so long had so
graciously stood next to the throne in
England and endeared the title of
Princess of Wales to the English
heart, will be crowned with the queen
consort's circlet. in the old, gray
shadows of Westminster Abbey where
Edward VII will be crowned and the
good Queen Victoria viii be laid away
to her last rest. Alexandra Caroline
Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia. Edward s
queen. has just turned her fifty-seventh
year but is still a graceful and lovely
woman. AS the Princess of Wales she
relieved the aged queen of many of
her social duties. presiding at almost
all of the drawing rooms and leading
all of the court gayeties and ceremo-
MES.
The princess father was during her
girlhood duke, it is aid, an impecun-
ious drawing master, and his three
girls had to learn to be skilful at
and dressmaking In the
course of time the duke found himself
heir apparent to the Danish throne.
and in 1854 king of Denmark In 1863
was married to the Prince
of Wales and came to the splendors of
the English court, but all throughout
her life in English castles, she has
preserved a great simplicity and has
brought her children up to know what
industry and democracy mean. She
never fails the English people. When
ever they want her she is there. she
leads in charity. in society. in fash
ions, etiquette and ideals of every
sort. She is rather a small woman
but so gracefully proportional and OF
such good carriage that she has dig
nifty; she dresses simply and always
wears pearls at her neck, and in even
ing dress, always wears splendid dia-
monds, diamond tiara being her ia
yorite jewel.
1t surprises most people to discover
that crackers broken into sweetened
tea or coffee or into hot milk is a dish
with name of it's own. "Panada" is
its name and it is often prescribed by
physicians as delicate diet for the
sick. Most children demand it in one
or other of its forms as a frequent ad-
d1tion to suppers and breakfasts or
other light meals. In the south. par
tlcularly in some parts of Maryland.
a well made panada is one of the deli
cacies along with fried chicken and
beaten biscuit.
Women and architects have a stand
ing quarrel between them on the sub
lect of closets. A woman's first
thought in building or renting a house.
IS closet room, while an architect re-
CARDS closets and store rooms as mere
y incidental necessities and to be
placed and proportioned haphazardly,
20 suit the other requirements of the
house. Mrs. Burton Harrison puts it
we'll when, in advising young women
% take up architecture, she says that
closets should be outlined on house
plans first and the space that is left
IAN be cut up into the rooms desired.
1t is now the correct season in which
o discuss shirt waists, and although.
Is with buildings the proof thereof is
he eating, with shirt waist styles the
proof thereof is the wearing, still the
statements of shirt waist makers are
lot to be disregarded. These say that
hirt waist sleeves will be a bit iooser
his year than last.
This is also the season when sum-
ner organizes and lawns are planned
nd it is said that the shopkeepers will
AVE ribbons Powered to match the
lew organdie or lawn, bluebell bios
omed organdie to have bluebell bios
omed ribbon belt, collar, and bows
Gold continues to be the favorite
Ugh note of frocks and dresses, and
he late winter and early spring vani-
les show the CLEAN of gold every
yhere.
Toques Of tulle, flowers, and silver
r gilt are the dressiest headgear fash
oned by the milliners.
Dotted muslin holds it's own as a |
avorite material for evening frocks for
Dung girls. 1t is made up with a +,