The Detroit times., 1908-05-29
JUST ONE : WHITE
DRESS BUT bEAUX
A-PLENTY
oETRolT's SOCIETY GIRLS OF 30
YEARS AGO DESCRIBED BY MISS
MASON, SISTER OF STATES
FIRST GOVERNOR.

Miss Emily w. Mason, sister OF Stew.
ems T. Mason, Michigan's first govern
or, who Is In the city the guest OF
Ho-. 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.
Il think Michigan is the only state
In the union that would remember so
long. said Miss Mason, Thursday. 1T
is wonderful the appreciation the citl-
zens OF this great state have for my
brothers memory. | feel 80 grateful
10 them for all the kindness they have
shown me, as 1t 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 peo
pie OF Detroit. | really believe that
nearly every man, woman and child
that comes ~ 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 for some time and is ac-
companied to Detroit by Mrs, Edward
Wright, of Newark, n. j., the only
child OF the late governor, and Ed
ward II. 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
girl, between rs and so years ago.
She is now in her ninety-fourth year,
but is remarkably preserved for her
years. Time has dealt kindly with her.
Her figure is erect, her faculties all
well preserved, her eye is bright and
she converses as fluently and bright
| ly as woman half her age.
Rises at S O'Clock.
1T doesn't look as though | were
very old. does it, when | could get
I'D at O'Clock this morning and go
to mass? | went to Holy Rosary
church at o'clock, hoping that |
would see Father Van Antwerp, for
| was an old friend of his family, but
he was not present. However, | go
to mass every day when am In
Washington, so | don't see why ]
shouldn't do ii here.
when | was a little girl in Detroit
In 1881, there were no French teach.
ers here. so | studied with the fathers
that had charge of old Ste. Anne's,
and | presume that it was then that
| received my first impressions, SO that
became Catholic some so or 60
years ago. At the time there was no
Protestant church In Detroit"
Talking OF the early history of De-
troit appears TO Ne a special delight
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.
why, one white muslin dress was
all that was necessary for the balls
and parties that a girl attended then.
or course, we would have three or
four sashes. one OF pink, one Of blue.
and another OF green to make
change, but one dress was quite SUI.
ficient for the finest balls in Detroit.
| often would wear red nverino frock
with high neck and long sleeves and
feel quite dressed.
And, then, the gallants that came
to see you. 1t wasn't much as II Is
today. when girl has but one beau
A girl would hardly think 1t worth
while to come down unless there were
four or five waiting to see her. or
course, at that time we always went TO
a party at Z o'clock In the evening
and came home at very respectable
hour. not later than IL o'clock. No
one but the servants stayed out later
than midnight. II would be consid
cred vulgar. After that a girls hair
became towsled and she was tired, so
II was time to 60 home"
Miss Mason a Great Traveller.
Miss Mason has travelled extensive
ly. Three times she has gone to
Spain, has lived several years in
Paris and has visited Jerusalem, the
principal countries on the continent,
Norway, Sweden, and the British
Isles and was only prevented from
going to Russia by the breaking out
of the plague. She speaks several
languages fiuently and Is interested In
all that is going on about her.
when my next birthday coGes,
think | shall begin to take of year
until am 90" she sai1 when her age
was referred to. I'm that way shall
keep young"