The Washington times., 1903-06-21
ne ALTERS Of surprising interest
I'M engage the attention Of the

ne ALTERS of surprising interest
I'M engage the attention of the
world at this moment. 4
king and queen have been murdered
in Europe; rumor says that the Padi-
shah will abdicate; at home there
have been terrible floods; the post
office scandals give forth a stencil
cannot be ignored. and the picturesque
Watson has pocketed a handsome sum
from the District funds. But the smart
set at Newport turn from all these sub
jects Of present interest to discuss The
question of hair dressing.
1t seems that some young woman of
the Upper Crust'-with fine hair. Of
course-set the fashion OF wearing it
flowing down her back when she
went for her stroll of a morning,
fashion that was speedily followed by
all the young women possessed of "a
beautiful plenty of hair" Whereupon
those OF the sex forced to resort TO
false fronts" and switches" immedi-
ately set up the cry that such style
was "unseemly." "undignihed." adopt
ed for the purpose Of attracting atten-
ton" Some of the jealous ones, in
deed. went so far as TO say that the
girls with the streaming locks looked
like the Switzerland Sisters on parade
The discussion has waxed fierce and
hot. and like the style itself has ex-
tended beyond the limits of Newport.
where society is said to be divided into
two factions, those for and those against
the fashion. The men, naturally. regard
81 with great favor. for the sterner sex
look upon womans hair as her chief
beauty. and il was a man who wrote:
oh, loosen the snood that you wear, Janet:
Let me taugie my hands in your hair. my pet
For the world 10 me has no lovler sight
Than your brown hair yelling your shoulders
white.
Society has been prevented from fall
ing into absolute lethargy by the num-
Der OF weddings that have taken place
since all other functions ceased and the
dull season began. Every day but Fri
day. which is as unpopular with brides
as with others. some happy girl in white
gown and flowing veil goes TO the flower
decked altar with the man OF her choice.
look on. These marriages inspire peren-
NAL pleasure for all the world loves
lover" and II is pleasant to remember
that they will occur as long as Cupid
has a dart, and. since like the widows
cruise, his CULVER is constantly repIen-
ished from some unknown source. that
viii be for eternity
Apropos Of Cupid. he was busy at that
classic seat of learning, vassar. last
year and the number Of engagements in
the class Of 1903. announced before COM
mencement, goes to disprove the widely
accepted theory that college bred wo-
men are averse 10 matrimony. The prize
offered by the class TO the first woman
to marry was awarded TO one Of its
most brilliant members, Marion David
son, who took her degree in three in
stead of four years and was welded be-
fore the ink was hardly dry upon her
diploma.
"She that was" Miss Davidson, be
cause OF her experience at college and
in love, might give some important
points TO that clever and cynical French
man, Monsieur lie Roux. who recently
in a book on this country, said some
extremely disagreeable things about
American college women. whom he
terms the third sex" and. perhaps.
persuade him 20 retract the rather
broad statement that. "for the major
ity Of girls in the United States learn
ing has greater power Of attraction than
love"