The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
Peal of Marriage Bells Ring Out
Music to AutumnaI Brides.
ANNUAL FITTING H0MEWARD
CITY Filling Up With Those Who Have
Spent Summer at Mountain Resorts
or in Travel Abroad-Gay En-
tcr.ainments Are Planned.


ter.ainments Are Planned.
TO The observer of the fads and fancies
of fashion the wonder sometimes oc-
cprs as 10 how much broader shoulders
will become through the art of the cou-
iouriere and the vagarics Of dress before
there is n revulsion in favor of ma
sural lines and artistic tendencies. Just
new TO he broad sboui6ered Is to be fash
senable. even in morning and street attire.
with the aid III jae Gibson waist. The
effect OF all this broadening Is sometimes
pathetic and sometimes ludicrous, the
latter putting one in mind of a strenu-
Gus description by which a ncwly-ariived
German attempted to identity q stout
gentleman Of his c,cquaintatlce to an
American friend. lie said: 'Ach! Ach!
i.iyn's .joost wider und him's longer'
How .cor.ld such an importation find
words in which TO convey his impressions
OF little woman. who measures. verti-
calls five feet and horizontally, from
one tip Of her shoulder reyers TO the
The other. five feet fouri
Coincidcnt with the shoulder breadth
Is the reign Of the straight front and the
large waist. Fb.inc1lS fhe Southern
size Of her waist as is the Chinese high
caste about that OF her foot-the more
~asp-like the measure of her girde the
more aristocratic and beautiful her fig
IRE. How the times change! Now, the
siniuclly possesSor OF cufvedein lines
must resort to artifciality TO be strictly
correct and meet the demands of the
present When this is done. however
there is a marked discrepancy between
modern ideas Of perfection as exempt
flied in a perfectly wcll-gowned society
woman. and that which existed in the
minds of Greek sculptors and artists, and
became apparent in their Eenuses. Ju-
nos. and Dianas
In ante-bellum days. a young woman's
complexion was matter of prime con-
si6eration. its protection from wind and
sun involving her sitting in a dark room
and wearing face-mask or a thick veil
whenever she put her foot out of doors.
How would such woman feel could she
return to earth and behold her grand
daughter hatless a On homeless. her
pisagc tanned and flushed, but trium-
phant on The golf linksl Should the
gaze of her ancestress travel downward
from the sun-browned countenancc Of
the golf girl she would see a pair OF
gloyeless hands, red and sometimes
rough enough TO cause a shudder OF dis
gust TO one who, in the days of her as
tendency. dared not even turn key
in n lock lest the purity of dimpled
palms should be marred.
Brown skin and ugly hands are bad
things TO refer To n generation or two
back hut the feminine feet of the TWEEN
tieth century would convey an actual
affront Like the shoulders and hands.
their expansion has been generous, but
r.lN1 ytE,r,
would be apparent in their nan-made
covering 1T can readily be believed that
Martha Gusts and Dolly Madison never
knee. any foot-gear more substantial
than plunella CATERS. They would have
scorned calfslSin as being ungenteel and
thick solcs would have been an abomi-
nation to their daintiness Like cicero,
if tncy were TO be confronted bE me
mannishnass and hoydenisn which Is
noyy considered chic. they would lift
their hands and cry out: 20, the times
O. the manners. Whore in the world
are VIC and upon what degenerate days
have we fallen.
And all this because of the hckleness
of fashion. the swing of whose penou-
lum touches extremes as 1t goes pach
and forth through the cycle OF years and
centuries.
There is lust one failure that in some
essential feature shows no change, ana
that is the fashion of weddings NOW
MS in the days gone by people MARI! ana
are given in marriage. and in TINS noil'h
of September there has been snort inter-
mission between the merry peais OF Men-
ding bells. The sun has shone hrlghuy
and the flowers bloomed sweetly and an
good omens have been fulfilled for the
happy autumn bride.
The smart Set Of Richmond, as well
,s Of Charlottesville, Albemarle and
Washington. D. c., gathered September
18Th. to witness the prime society event
of the day, the Hudgins-Moran wedding,
switch united Arabella Adams Moran,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francois Ser
ger Moran. of Comyn Hall, and Lieuten-
mt John Melton Hudgins. United States
Navy.
The ceremony was celebrated in Christ
Episcopal Church. Charlottesville, at 10:
30 A. NJ. the handsome structure being
decorated in green and yellow, palms and
golden rod. celebrating the color scheme
The brides gown was Of white satin.
entirely covered with white chiffon and
Earnished with pearls and real Brussels
tulle. and was caught with orange bios
SONS. and she carried a shower bou-
cuet of white Bride roses.
lieutenant and Mrs Hudgins left Char
lottesvile on the BIS west-bound train
over the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
for an extended bridal trip. Their first
stop was at Hot Springs, Ark
"A most interesting marriage Of the
week took place in the Episcopal Church
of West Point, Wednesday, September
18th, when Miss Emma W. Healy. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
1Icaly, and the Rev. Hugh Mcdonald
Martin, of Fredericksburg. Va, We're
wcddec by the Rev. Otis Meade. Of this
city.
The bride was attired in white crepe
de chine above white satin. garnitured
with Duchesse lace Her veil was fas-
tened with pearls, and her flowers We're
Brides roses. After a wedding Ee-
ception at the home of the bride, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin left by steamer for
northern tour.