The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08


f8Tl,e following article Ia accorded space
on tho Womatits Pag o through the $cour-i
4esy2{of Mr. NJ. God dnrd, ed tor Of the
New Y oris$ Sunday y ournnl and American,
lsand by thoSreqtiest@of q prominent Richr
l3mond gentleman who thinks that oil .SvoSs
men are Or ought to be- Interested J, n
and appeared W. tho < New FORK Anerl-
can. Mrs. Osborn says: u s85 Ri "a , s
I88I think that Of ali barbar ous customs
mourning Is Il the most arbarou US . Tor
| people to attire tho.nse elves so hat they
Lean never be anything but 4, objects 3. o.
woe seems to DO In this emil ghtened ase
positively uncivilIzcd. 81 In the desire, 70
show respect to ono 3 beloved dead % y and TO
l$the world, opinions and criticisms, ,Ho
mon shroud themselves in black SO That
lathey3 have d most depres ing effect upon
ali who see them. The influence OF som
bre Y g y ~
NERVES, depressing n to, the rtts-and q
Therefore, to the heal md Is calculatt--
lea Stog prohibits the presence OF an W cneer-
lsfuita 81 comforting thought that II migh
come to alleviate the pan IS Of los - 9. I,
People owe d duty TO the Lying as .We "
tried "a prohibit the wearlng OF mourn n
inr by tfielr5 patients. as heing bad l. s I
THAR N eryess and bad for their eal TIL
/ siav Wing D speclnl stres upon Iona wells y q
Grape, particularly tine pnlr Y 9 cles il. q :
swhich,&its is said, are breathed nto ne g,
system to work la rr II ~
cal manner. sSs8 \ 4. I.
i % ia M nv women have begun to think
over these things that at pr here -
4 a revulsioil$o st feeling In regard TO mourn
4 ing. shorter wells are IN some Wo-
i men refuse to wear re gula ton mo
altogether and ,isc uncut lnsteao
Swhch by the way Is req NOUN.
ing nov, II do not think i hal { as smart
a some other fabrics, but It has ia fol-
flowing on the part Ct N any sllla II Pee
/ 5ple. 81 (, = Y,
\ The endency t. Wear ear White ';n1t':.
ssss as M burning.
Again, there IS tende to wearBde g;
white as mourning rhls tend DEM y 81 ou !. g!
I6think, bc coura ged in every os s y
way lite Is SAINT ple asan 4 t 70 tne
i owes, Becoming to tnear II v everyb Cd an g
suggests peace and purity instead OF q rune rune
ral trappings and NJ ter y y IN
Sunobtrusive m burning III nat omen as Is ne
sbody, 4 nerves and has no bad efrect 5npon
sHlla 4 III rds sc other people 70 OF 50 e a.
Another plea for dead te Eas nlo WI
Ming lee ms The fact that her. whit e
. dresses NJ are r1aIbly ma e8 88ssf q oM
/ shad les Of whit such as pearl or$ CREAMY Ni
stints or white diml SUE gestin 9 ~
lavender, gray, blue a. NJ Tose, ~; ~.
definite In the way Of $col or5S5 may Pc De
deterrnlne /,
i Tho Jap anese fsr surpass us IN this re-
Il 5spcct, III They wear pure Nv hi te as mourn
ling, thoug lin some parts q apa "a
II black lie worn out OF respect to the GUS
ltonls Of western ,arbarlt IN 8dres The
Il Chinese. too; feet whit te, brald Ing as II
their hair when a loved one ais los t. But
i the Japaneae do not la " MS m uch. stress
Il upon rnourni ling abiliments at ter the DAY
1 of 3buri al as Western nat Lions do, 81 and
/ se1isIb1y do not on vor to cast a. pal
over other hearts beca one rests upon
Soma 81 n the nartest 4 gowns In NJ ~
i white mourning are made Of dead white
i era pe2Aiust like black crap pc and mad up
i 3tn5the Same "a shon- and OF whit Smerino
and Sothcr sistutts I'M d cad Nv 81 !,
Notwithstanding this q eparture from "a oid
customs y upon 4 the IA ts Of q few the
ntsgmajority still sins lat on, u making
themselves IA distress to the ey ess OF al
around them and q Ry way q paradox par AGO.
! endeayor at the same time to- get p
/ gowns and bonnets that will i Pc Dec OF
|! Ing to them and .attrac + admirat g
\ eternal feminine. creeps to the front from
1.-The midst OF woe, and the newt 1l1s &c
widow spends as much time upon the Sc.
/ lection Of q becoming bonnet and gown
! asF though she were to- he a bride the very
next q ~. This. OF course, Is not True ~
all new-1nade w ldows.5 but is true OF euch
a majority that ! plead them as X, an ar
gurnent FOR changing tho colo Of mourn \
Sin. to something moro sane and pract-3
al and becoming than Il 81 at present.
The Really smartest New Accent
8555s.s .5 in Mourning. q i59
These i people may frankly be said 70
lead tho styles IN mourning, SO that the
yn,arteyt mourning gowns to-day are
lSlnade entirely Of Grape. even to the coat.
Such a gown Ils made quite simply ana
| although In England and 4 France It is
fashionable \ to trim these gowns with;
narrow, simple trimmings OF velvet The