The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-15
Society

How many who watched the patter
of the rain yesterday afternoon rea-
1ixed the inestinabie blessing which
the sweet. refreshing shower" is
S general was 60 our whole country
The fields were thirsty and their
parched crops drank in the cool wa
ter which Immediately gave them re-
rewed strength for the journey TO
complete ripeness. which journey
mmst last for several months yet,
The cloud in the sky no bigger
than a mans hand influences every
single enterprise in this vast land,
Tor everything goes hack TO the travail
Of Mother Earth. Her gifts to the
world, whether lean or fat mean
1 prosperity or starvation for the ma
lions OF the earth.
Perhaps there was damage to a
hat or two yesterday. perhaps some
pretty frocks are limp and detected
this morning No matter, for the
corn in its green sheath has new life
to-day, the broad fields of tobacco
have taken on fresh coinage, fling
INK toyously broad leaves to the cool,
damp air; and the gardens are maxi
ing merry over the baptism of the
rain.
While making a short journey
through Chesterfield and Pow hatan a
few days ago. we were impressed as
never before by the stately beauty
the abundant promise of tobacco
feid. How John Roife, the pioneer
IN this vast and unendng enterprise,
must have gioried in the reach of his
tobacco fields three hundred years
ago, but little did he reckon of the
colossal fortunes which would accrue
from his crude undertaking.
He watched the cloud no bigger
than q mans hand, and SO do We;
and three hundred years have passed.
He bowed his knee to Him who sends
the early and the latter rain, and do
do we. The earth moves swifter now
perhaps. but many OF its laws, Its
hopes and fears remain as they were
when John Rolfe raised tobacco--re-
main now and evemore, world with
out end.
Against Women Gambling.
No less q parsonage than Mrs. Rich
ard H. Coolidge, OF Washington. pro-
tents against women gambling. She
asserts that 1t is sign of degeneracy.
and all save women Will echo her
opinion. Miss Coolidge says:
II have lived a long time. and
have seen many changes in American
society, and have approved much of
the progress and got used to the rest,
hut can never become reconciled to
women gambling or playing games for
money in any way. 1T is a sign of
1egeneracy.
There are no modest women in
those days. or l should say very few.
The papers are teeming with horrors
that were unheard of among women
& Of my youth. The simple life Of
( American society is passing away.
4 and New York is perhaps the worst
offender In this regard.
Girls In my day. or women either.
Tor that matter. were not SO bold as
they are now. We had our pleasures.
We loved to dance and ride horse
back, and In the winter skate on the
Potomac. There were no sunrise par
Z zies. no fete-a-tete automobile trips,
no luxurious gambling denz, no drink
tng In public among ladies.
Nowadays girls of good family visit
ma. and their conversation is of polk
~. bridge parties. with high stakes.
and the latest brand of imported Gig
arsttes, which they smoke too. Amer
lean society must cleanse itself"
Mrs. A. l.. Barber, member Of the
exclusive inner circle of Washington
society, said:
1T is inconeeivabie to me that per-
sons caught in a gambling raid or
sitting with pleasure through a prize
fight moving picture show that has
been barred by the decency of public
Ohicers out OF most OF our cities can
be members OF any real social class.
That they are shows a woeful state OF
decadeney in some parts of Ameri-
can society. There Is no excuse for
IT. The buIl fights OF Mexico and
Spain, which we Americans hold In
such holy horror, are by no means as
AfwRra eAfn1 such incidents a
these
Mrs. Charles Baltimore Calvert
representing the women OF the old
Southern aristocracy in Washington
4 added:
4 now nothing Of the kind of wo-
men who gamble and 60 to see prize
night pictures. But this ] do know,
that would never willingly entertain
such women as guests. IL the things
read In papers Of New York society
women are true, | would say that So
cisty there ia on the decline as far AS
decency and good morals are con-
earned"
Wedding Announced
Cards have been issued announcing
the approaching marriage of Miss
Carrie Morris. the talented and
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. n. Morris. Of Dendron, to Mr..
n Luther III. Haynie, prominent and
gucressful young business man of
Dallas, Tex, which will take place
at the family resident Wednesday,
II August ~.
Reception TO Mrs. White.
Last Friday Mrs It. w. White. for
\ neriy Miss Lucy Shelton. Of this city,
4 wAa honored by brilliant reception
given by her sister-in-law Crs. A. p,
Wilmer. Mrs. T. Clarke Carpenter
Mrs. Mamie Graham and Miss Ellen
Wilson White The reception was
given tn the beautiful old home OF
the Whites In Abingdon, Va.
Miss Lucy Morton Brooke will be
mRrrier TO Lieutenant L. W. l.. Jen-
nings. Z. s. N. at St Stephens