The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

EsJ "A series Of pictures drawn by, Waiter
little. In the April issue Of 1Iarper's Ba-
Ear, are stl1kingly emblematio of different
stages In the life OF women, and, as sucfl,
deserve the interest they excite The
series IS called In Days The OF Grand
mama" and grnndn,ama must have been
4 n Virginia girl, for the second picture Is
drawn of her gowned in 1880 fashion, her
curling hair crowned with flowers, ana
I a d happy smile parting her lips as she
4 leads in dance, the Virginia reel, ana
passes under the arch that grandpapa-to-
BIS hands help to form.
The next picture displays g1nndmanil
seated at the festal board, after the
dance. The host is addressing her III
the courtey language of compliment.
She looks at him and nd-papa-to-pc
#l looks at her Afterwards. in the series
&of five, there is grandmama sitting her
horse with ensy grace in sweeping
cross county chase; grnndpapa kneeiins
before grcat-grandpapa and great-sranu.
mama on her wedding eve, and last OF
z all, grandmama, in the sheeny folds or
wedding gown and VEIL with bridal roses
about her, awaiting the coming Of grand
napa-to-be, transformed into grandpapa-
a that-is.
To; the reader between the lines the
pictures suggest many scenes pleasing
to the imagination, for they are COM
sprehensive in their scope. The first pic
lure OF all gives the clue to the others.
TN 1T, a beautiful girl of the twentieth
century. representing the type OF former
generations, of ancestresses, is being tod
The story or how life went on In ina
Days of Grandm.apa," by an antique
dame. wearing. q snow~-cap and folded
31erchief OF spotlesS lawn, the accessories
in dress of the gentleman who realized
what fashion rightfuly belongs TO dain-
ty and picturesque old age. and Ia not
afraid to Law claim to 1t, The likeness
between the dame and the winsome figure
of the girls in the subsequent series,
makes its own sufficient explanation.
"a All, those by-gone days! How full OF
color and life and merliment they were.
!. One looks through the danes eyes and
can almost hear the merry strains that
the violins sing when the couples swing
into limo for the Virginia reel!
One can almost see the polished floor
OF the ball room and smell the fragrance
Of the flowers that adoln It. The grand
DANES eyes grow bright md sparkling
again, and lier voice is Vibrating with
tanimation as the incidents of the ball
and of the festM supper afterwards.
with the wassail bowl brought In. and
the toasts drunk to Beauty's eyes come
Z back and crowd her mind with realities.
!. belonging TO the dear and happy scenes
of her youth.
y, From the story OF the ball, she passes
easily to the story OF the crosscountry
9 hunt where she, on her chestnut sorrel
and her gallant young lover an his IRON
grey steed keen far 10 front, taking the
fences In their way and feeling the thrill
OF the music furnished by the hounds.
the eXhilaration Of the onward rush
through the crisp. cool air and the awak-
( en!ng sense OF companionship In their
nearness, their gallantry and In their
mutual attraction. the one for the other,
The grand DANES voice sink lower and
culver little when he reaches the happy
result of the dancing and the cross-coun-
Try riding that has brought her wedding
eve about, She can scarcely. even now,
bear to think OF the touch of loved hands
upon her head and the tenderness with
which that twilight talk, when the sands
Fof maidenhood hours were running so
swiftly out of the hour glass OF Time, wns
invested. Tears now dim the brightness
of eyes so lately flashing with the fires
OF youth recalled, Tor the hands raised
in blessing on that now far-away wed
ding eve and the lips that gave It have
been lost TO grand DANES sight and hear
Ing for this many year. But when she
recounts toe fair granddaughter on
whom her mantle has fallen, Of how "loy-
crs' Journeys" ended I'm the Day OF
Grandmama." hands and lips are alive
again and grand dame feels ana sees
Them once more and Is happy for the
81 seeing and hearing,
The tears are dried and grand DANES
checks flush happily when the echo OF
the next days wedding hollis make music
ior her granddaughter as she who was
then bride, prattles on aer ratF
wedding gown, her laces and her orang,
blossoms, and Of how fine and happy
f bridegroom mel ner al the altar ana tool
II her trembling hands aud her sweet ih
into his strong and loyal keeping.
THESE are tho thoughts the picture
inspire. They are filled with the purlt!
apd the unworldliness and the grace tina
4 perflenes with fragrance the cAapteg