The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-15

poetry has fled from the face of
the earth, but IN France at least
it is to be found in the life of the
bourgeolsie. Truth is stranger
than fiction" is an old saying.
The modern version OF this is that
III the fiction of our day there is
less poetry than fact. The smart
Partisan world enjoyed this week
an up to date adaptation, a little
poetical idyl furnished it by the
romantic marriage of Mile. Lucie
Faure, daughter of the late Felix
Faure, president of the republic
The hero in the idyl is professor,
learned and retiring man little
known outside the world of let
tiers. The heroine also possesses
considerable literary ability,
When President Faure was in
power his daughter used her in
fluence to found several charita able
institutions. At a conference for
the benefit of one of these insti-
tutions she was introduced to Pro-
fessor Goyau. She admired the
simplicity of man of such great
learning. He on his part was
struck by the intelligence of the
daughter of the president. He
offered to explain the poems of
Dante, and it was in the reading
of the "Interno" that these two
elect souls learned to know each
other. After the death of the
president the professor asked tn :
hand of Mile. Lucie in marriage.
Nine. Faure Indignantly refused
her consent and relroached her
daughter for having chosen a man
who did not come up to her shout
ders when her father had been a
man Of such commanding pres.
ence. 1t should be said en- pas
SAINT that the professor was not
only short of stature, but short of
fortune, Perhaps this detail ex-
cuses the mother in the eyes of
many people. Her daughter
waited two years. 1t was a long
time, because she had passed the
age when most girls marry. Then
she sent to her mother the three
legal monthly warnings without
which no French man or woman
can marry and became recently
Nine. Goyau.
But to stop gosslplng ana get to
business. Have you ever seen
such fascinating array of fash
ions for wash materials and what
one might term lingerie modes as
the summer styles present? Under
this heading come all the broderie
anglaise and delicate embroider-
les which are here, there and ev-
erywhere, amounting almost to a
craze. Of necessity this means
another "whlte summer. The
cult of always appearing gowned
in white is dainty, pleasing and
youthful fashion, but one must
have long purse to maintain n
white wardrobe in that state of
pristine freshness which alone
justities it's being. Indeed, dainty
is a term fitting all the creations
launched this summer.
Pompadour linons and zephyrs,
together with Paris muslin and
cotton chif1ons, voiles and null,
will be made up into attractive
frocks for the dog days. They
give delightful opportunities for
the lavish use of chine and shot
ribbons, which will often be their
sole trimming. Ribbons of all
kinds, however, will play con-
spicuous part in the warm weather
gowns In the hands of the mar
tistic the mission of the beautiful
new floral ribbon is not appre-
ciated. A sartorial vandal will
combine it and lowered organdie
with the greatest sang froid and
with like Indifference will trim a
plain fabric with self colored rib
bon. In the latter juXtaposition
the effect is sometimes good, if
not especially novel, but adding
one figured fabric to another
produces sartorial anarchy.
Until quite recently Paris did
not tolerate anything save white
lingerie blouses and shirts, but
many smart women are now wear
ing with their skirt and coat suits
white waists with a harmonizing
colored slip under them. For IN