The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01
Grave and Statuesque
Girl.Has Entirely
Disappeared. -
PROGRESS rs TO
INVADE PALACE
An Elevator to Be Placed in the
. Royal D omicileA Countess
Inaugurates Pretty Fash
ion-P Perqrlisite Of Of
ficers to Be Taken
Away, 4
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4e 81 NewgYork HeraldO
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& LONDON. .3g Sept. K 3o.--Smlc and be
healthy Ia the latest society dctum. and
the less conservative among the doctors
are the strongly Recommending smiling
as an alternative o8tonics and drugs.
There is no doubt about It.. said one
West End physician. ainas discussing the
matter, that laughter q is most henc-t
fetal to health, and there are tl,syct olpgi-
cal reasons why smiling is beneficial
which may be conpr hended hy the "a Z,
mind. For one thing. IT. accelerates the
Tcircullntion. md so aids digestion; 1t re-
hlieves the brain. by quickenlng the move.
mcnt OF the blood through the veins and
vessels; moreover, even an artificlal. smile
produces considerable Increase Of vital
activity. because 1t heig hte1ls the , h her-
vuus stimulation. hi If w X, IN, n
This is reflected dinsphotogrnphcrs': show
cases, which reveal the fact that grace
statuesquc beauty has S disappeared ana
vivncious danlsels, ss4 wearinB w most be-
w1tching smiles, reign instead. pie
of seasons ago smiling was almost %
|hibited blythe code Sof proprietles, which
onlv recognized a soulful, ttpensive style
OF feminine 1ovelness but with sud-
deil rage for lightness y and brightness.
the smile has recovered tsGod power
and dignity and soiemnity are leon Sc:
qucntly at a discount. 50 women \ are
assidiously cultivatingfthe most delightful
smile she can. ~ 4 Ef II
|saTheS studio OF K the N fashionable fphot o..
grapher has become an$sart gallery Of
faces suggestive fof dentifrice
advertisements s5s,jtE i83S
Post Card Beauties.
Another pictorial barometer to the fash
Ions In feminine expires ssion i Is a picture
postcard. makers II Of which have &d dis
covered that smiling beauty s far-.,andd s az ID
ava S ~ fayorlte with The pub Three
ennt are Ellaline lrtss Marie Stud.
Shoin1e. and Eena Darts lss s. sT7 595@
rs Another craze (which society women
adopted, or. rather, re we'd Is the " ga r-3
Ing of nightcaps, but not the y weird Oh
fashioned kind. They rathers ffect5. the
clabora tely trimmed with ribbons, ~ the
!! !Countess ElTrabric j II !. we'll known society
beauty.;wlioisEon Of the latest recruits:
Ito the ranks of titled millincrs, Iss re-
sponsibe forathe revival. III Shca It was.
who discovered for herself tho becoming
properties of dainty little mob-caps frill-.
ed with laco and decorated with dainty
ribbons. and now she Is teaching her.
assistants howsto make ngllt-caps for.
her customers, 54 }55 s88}
THE revival Of mig ght-caps, ~ says the,
Countess, 8l.hns been extraordinary suc-t
cess full. When l introduced the little
caps asSfeW weeks ago never thought,
they would have such vogue. Of COURSE
the old style nlght-cap was terribly un-
3hygienic. but that cannot be alleged
against the little caps that make, for
they are made entirely of lace or open
netting Young people. as we'll as Old
wear them; indeed, have Just got or
ders for two dozen real lace nlght-caps
for a asbride. Si3
The Countess can advance a variety of
reasons why women should return TO the
dainty little head ad-coverings Of early;3Vic- 4
5torlanat times. & II 5 n S3t n v;
Improve the Palace.
Advantage is being taken Of the abb
'sence OF the court from London to carry
out certain improvements at Buckingham
Palace. These Include new electric ele-5
vator, from what is known as the eque-
.riesi. entrance 10 the upper floors For
many years the late Queen Victoria was
opposed to all such innovations, but the
demands, of convenience at length pre-
vailed. This will. be the third elevator
TO he constructed In Buckingham Palace
Three times his week has an invading
army Of afty thousand mon, whose OBJ
ject was to reach London. been defeated
and hurled back by that one British
general. who, In South African war never
suffered reverse at the hands OF n Hoerf
general or the French an army Of thirty
thousand men, Battles We're grlmly and
fought, albeit there was
also more than n touch Of humor about
the business, Heavy rains on tho first
day put n premature stop to the fight
ing. and finally caused the abandonment
OF operations, which It had been In
tended should cover the whole week.
The lessons to be derived from this
mimic warfare have not yet been dis
cussed, hut one paper facetlously re-
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