The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-29
JUST one WHITE
DRESS BUT BEAUx
A-PLENTY
pErRoiT's SOCIETY GIRLS OF 80
YEARS AGO DESCRIBED BY MISS
MASON. SISTER OF STATES
FIRST GOVERNOR.

Miss Emily V. Mason, sister of stew
ems t. Mason, Michigan's first govern
or. who is in the city the guest of
Hoo. Thomas W. Palmer and will par
ticipate in the unwilling OF the monu.
ment TO the memory of her brother
In Capitol Park Decoration lay. is
proud OF the fact that Michigan pays
SO much homage to him.
II think Michigan is the only state
In the union that would remember SO
long" said Miss Mason, Thursday. 1T
is wonderful the appreciation the citi'
zens OF this great state have for my
brothers memory. | feel SO grateful
10 them for all the kindness they have
shown me, as ii is a long time since
lived here, and naturally, one would
think they would forget. | cannot eX-
press my gratitude for all that has
been done. especially by the good PEG
pie OF Detroit. l really believe that
nearly every man, woman and child
that comes 10 Washington from this
state comes TO see me, and / am so
grateful for this interest in me. They
are always welcome"
Miss Mason has made her home in
Washington forSome time and is &C
Y companied to Detroit by Mrs. Edward
Wright, of Newark, n. j., the only
child OF the late governor, and Ed
ward III. Wright. grandson. and his
wife. Miss Mason went for an automo-
bile ride about the city Wednesday
afternoon and expressed much sur
prise at the manner in which Detroit
had grown since she lived here when
B girl, between 10 and so years ago.
She Is now In her ninety-fourth year,
but Is remarkably preserved for her
4 PEARS. Time has dealt kindly with her.
Her figure is erect, her faculties all
we'll preserved, her eye is bright and
x she converses as fiuently and bright
~ as woman half her age.
Rises at O'Clock.
at doesn't look as though ! were
VERY old, does 1t, when | could get
Nd at o'clock this morning and go
"A 70 mass? | went TO Holy Rosary
church at Z o'clock, hoping that
y would see Father Van Antwerp, for
Il II was an old friend of his family, but
y be was not present. However, | go
4 to mass every day when ! am IN
washington, so | don't see why
Shouldn't do 1t here.
NNhen was little girl in Detroit
d IN 1881, there were no French teach
ers here, so / studied with the fathers
q that had charge OF old Ste Anne's,
B and l presume that 1t was then that
y / received my first impressions, So that
I became a Catholic some 90 or so
years ago AT the time there was no
Protestant church in Detroit"
Talking OF the early history OF De-
troit appears to be a special delight
4 OF Miss Mason.
Speaks Of the Good Old Days.
times have changed wonderfully
since those days. and they were good
days" smiled the woman as she re-
called her girlhood days spent In this
city.
.sWhy. one white muslin dress was
Nall that was necessary for the balls
and parties that a girl attended then
FOR course, we would have three or
B four sashes. Zone OF pink, one of blue
and another OF green TO make
change, but one dress was quite suf-
Z f1cient for the finest balls In Detroit
z n often would wear red nserino frock
With high neck and long sleeves and
Xoel quite dressed.
&(4&uu, iHCus Tic SdIdHtS thde
see you. 1t wasn't much as II is
1ay. when girl has but one beau.
Girl would hardly think il worth
Ne to come down unless there were
~ or Ave waiting 10 see her. OF
30rse. at that time we always went to
party at o'clock In the evening
ma came home at a very respectable
Bur. not later than IL O'Clock. No
1e hut the servants stayed out later
han midnight. X would be consid-
ted vulgar. After that a girls hair
1came towsled and she was tired, so
WAS time TO go home"
Miss Mason Great Traveller.
Miss Mason has travelled extensive
Three times she has gone to
noln, has lived several years in
Mis- and has visited Jerusalem, the
flpcIpsl countries on the continent.
Norway, Sweden, and the British
v1es and was only prevented from
olne to Russia by the breaking out
q the plague. She speaks several
languages huently and Is interested in
ID that Il going on about her.
rWhen my next birthday cocles,
fnk snall begin to take off year
o<fl I am 60" she SAID when her age
Nd inferred to. I'm that way | shall
ep young-"