The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04

I OF her household keep her glossy locks
in order and fill the positions OF nurse
and governess To- her. chill dren. q These all
are the frequent recipients Of her bounty
land her kindness. "a young woman, the
| paid companion Of a society leader In
America who counts. her money by mill
lions, recently told another woman that
a fter having filled her past as companion
for two years, illness and a break down
required entire resi- and care in her case
The rest and care were sup led by the
woman OF fashion. When the companion
improved sufficiently she was sent south
to complete her recovery and was fur
|3nished with light literary occupant lon. that
She might not feel herself altogether de-
pendent. "a ytfg
5{ Another woman who had been an occu-2
pant Of Mrs. Pierpont MorgaEs house
hold for some years, and 4 who only left
1t on her lnarriag sc, felt and said to a
friend that Mrs. Morgan and her daugtl-a
tiers represented tho highest class OF
American womanhood. She was not more
Scnthuslastic In praise Of their AZ elegance
{ than in regard to their tellectua1 ac-F
complishments, and their goodness and
kindness Of heart -l 5ftii Nh y AZ FL
The woman OF fashion Is not 4 by any
means "a necessarfl " frivolous person Her
travel An other countries, i and her con-
tact with other nationalities moro often
than npt give her a keen insfgh hit Into hu-f
man nature. and render both tolerant and \
charitable In her attitude towards the
world. Knowing that world she does
MT expect too much of It. and never
makes undue demands upon it This to-
q large extent Is the secret Of her 5influ-ssss
ence and power. that She Is not exact
ing, and that she Is tactful 3Ss 5
Most great American fortunes ara based d
upon the practical Industries with which,
\ they remain associated At Consequently
manY women OF fashion from childhood II
up are accustomed to be brought In con- Al
tact with work and working people. to n
synlpathize with lots narrower. than their
own. and to use the advantages which
they have inherited or gained for the up
lifting and tho betternlent or the lives
around them. ~
The presence OF the woman OF fashion y
In tho social life. not only Of America,
hut Of the world, Is q direct response to 4
the demand which places her there. She 2
is the object of much thought and 49,
lection. Much love is offered up at her
shrine and many difficulties are smoothed
out OF her path, ss
4 Eut the fact remains that she Is wo- 4
man, and that being so, she has not an
Immunity from tho ills to which all flesh
Ia heir. Because much has been given d.
her much Is expected Of her. IN many
ways, and she generally makes al, ear @
nest effort to fulfill and not 20 shirk or
eyade such expectation. .Es
Many problems belong to life beside the
daily task Of making ends meet Hard
aa this Is. It Is overmatched by those Of Il
Il different nature that present themselves
for solution to the fashionable woman ~
who often does not receive, due consider
alton In the thoughts OF Others because
some of her blessings seem to those 9TH
els to be sufficient to III her measure
OF content,
But the woman OF fashion has her
crumpled rose leaves along with other poo
pie. So much the more credit to her that 4
she puts them out OF sight to appear who's
~ admirable In the vivid interest she
gives to many things entirely outside OF
herself and her own home,