The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

PERSONAL. \
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The Thread of Gold.
A woman stood at the loom of life
Weaving a garment rare,
or varied tints and blended hues,
A ratterE wondrous fair.
And as the softly fading lights
OF twilight hours told
All unawares she wrought therein
A tiny thread OF gold.
one day i, CHANGED the clouds hung low,
Ana earth seemed full of gloom
And she, all wearied out by toii,
Leaned sadly on her ioo1n.
The colors had not blended well
Within each carefuf fold, n
But, Elancing back, her eye esplec
The single thread Of gold
lAt once the sky shone bright and clenr--
The load had left her heart;
She gathered hope and strength anew
TO aid her precious art
And now sho weaves at the loom OF he
y, A pattern strong and bold,
For In the task of each glad day
She weaves some threads of gold.
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History Of Flags.
Tho Richmond Chapter. Daushters OF
4 the Confectionery, are offering for sale
number OF "FTag Calendars. which show
a grouping OF four Confederate flaSs
against Il background of gray. a short
history of these four flags may be In
tcrestng to prospective purchases OF the
Il calendars
The first flag on the left was the ma
,jonal Confederate emblem and never saw
defeat. but only the glory Of victory. On
March 5, 1861, the Confederate Congress
H enacted that the flag of the ConfederacS
consist Of a red field With a white bar,
onc-third the width OF the flag. extend
ing through the center and having a
red scace above and below OF the same
width as the white. The union blue 10
extend down through the white space ana
4. stop at the lower red space. In The CEN
Ter OF the blue circle of seven stars.
This flag has beeniadopted by the Daugh-.
Il tiers Of the Confederacy as their badge.
1t was not carried in battle after July OF
1861.
a fter the BATTLE of Manassas, July q.
1861, the similarity between tho Contcde-
II rate flag Just mentioned and the United
y state flag caused so much confusion that
General Joseph Z. Johnston and General
fP. r. Bcauregard determined 10 ADOPT u
battle flag, as shown In design humncr
one the second flag from the left. De-
sign number two the third flag from The
left the Greek cross in blue, with thlr-
teen stars, crossing n field OF red dag
: onally. was adopted by the Confederate
q Congress, after 1t had repeatedly led the
Southern,s hosts to victory. This is the
veterans flag, having been carried by
them in every victory after Mana ssas,
The fourth flsg from the left, and inc
last In the GROUP, was q battle FLAG ADOPT
Z ed May i, 1868. showing The southern
Cross" on white field. 1t was used
mostly by the navy. Because Of It's
resemblance to a flag Of truce, when Il
4 hung limp against the flag staff, after
n hard fought battle in 1868. the Confed-
crate Congress in 1865, ordered a red bar
placed across the outer of the white field,
extending tho width of the flag.
The veterans flag, the third IN the
y group, was adopted from design drawn
I. BY Edward c. Hancock. OF New orleans,
4 IN April 1861, and presented to Colonei
walton, of the louisiana Artillery The
original OF the design is shown In the
archives Of the Southern Historical So
Getty at New Orleans.
Miss Halle Er1ninie Rives.
Miss Halle Erminie Rives. the author
Z Of a recent successful novel, The Cast
away" has returned from England TO
( Chicago. and says that she has come
& hack to write another novel that Will
deal with the extremes OF California and
4 New England there being enough ra- I
nance Ii, California 10 fill a hundred
works Of fiction.
Miss <Rives has proven herself an artist.
indeed, in regard to the gowns that she
has brought back with her from Europe.
A recent issue OF the Chicago Daily
Journal represents Miss Rives exquisitely
atured in a Paquin directorie coat and
Il skirs tof blue silk and blue velvet. a
Partisan hat. three-cornered in shape, and
trimmed with Ilurnes shaded from deep
blue to dawn color. In regard TO the
other .emo,ional' gowns Of hers, she
f talked to a reporter .1f. the Journal as
follows:
.tMy first one" said she, lis called by
the designer. Loves Last Question. It's
frozen blue velvet represents fear while
the dawn colorcd velvet represents hope.
THE dawn velvet underl!es the white
lace which forms the paulcttes over the
shoulders, the revers in the front and the
yoke and tabs upon the skirt. ! told the
lady thought II should be the place of
the man to wear a gown that syunbolzed
loves last question. but she insisted that
she was right in her conception. These
people are SO very serious in their art
Lily of Valley Gown.
Then she has made for me a lily Of
the valley gown, It's foundation Is two
toned green chiffon. Over this is white
net. upon which are embroidered lilies
Of the valley. This gives them the effect
OF reposing upon their own sheaths.
There are lights and shadows in the
I'll