The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
HOW BLESSINGS BRIGHTEN AS
THEY TAKE THEIR FLIGHT

The poet sings, How blessings
brighten as they take their flight"
Alas, that 1t should be so through
| the blindness of human eyes and the
Indifference OF the human heart. In
ali nature this truth is told and re-
| told.
| When the rose Is fully blown its
| petals are ready to be shattered.
| When the noontide hour has struck,
the steps of Day begin to turn toward
| the sunset slope. When the song of
the bird is clearest It is pluning its
wings for flight. When life mounts
| highest on the fioodtide of success and
| pleasure, full often the knell of de-
| parture sounds a summons that the
| ear would fain turn away from or
| forget.
The story of life is always being
repeated as it has been since the earth
| first awoke to being under the smile
| of God. The browning point of per-
lection is the beginning of decay. The
lowers bloom. the sweet breezes sway
them on their stems, and then quite
| uddenly the end is at hand. It is
quite human to take the good gifts
! of God, when showered in the hey
| day season OF the year, as matter
of course, to daily with the sweetness
| and laugh away the fragrant hours
| and then awake to the knowledge that
| the last precious moments are slipping
silently. but rapidly, through the hour
! glass of Time.
Superb Fans Seen.
Fans are coming into special prom
.nence, and some very superb ones are
seem Probably this anticipates the
vogue which the opening OF the Eng
lish court will establish, for the fan Is
q distinct feature of the court cos
tune. The white ostrich feather affair
takes precedence with its sticks OF
white mother oI- pearl which are ofi-n
inlaid with silver. Amber sticks are
also used very effectively with white,
and the feathers of the pastel shades.
Very handsome dark and black ostrich
feathers are mounted on tortoise-shel
sticks. AS often as not the feathers
are of the uncurled variety. Some eS-
quisite lace fans come In point and
duchesse. and other dainty affairs are
of lace-edged gauze. with charming
painted figures of Colonial danes and
squires.
Willow Plume ,Pnssee.
The willow plume has died hard, but
1t is absolutely assoc. It had been
carried to extremes, and therefore was
no longer possible There can be no
question that In Its original condition
1t was most beautiful and becoming
adjunct to millinery, but 1t has. had Its
day. and is now superseded by the
natural feather. which shows mar
Vicious effects In the dyer's art. sew
eral colors being combined frequently
Oftenest the feathers of white or
shrimp pink. or champagne, or blue,
are tipped with black, and make q
superb trinr ..lg for the large hats OF
those colors faced with black velvet
or the all-blacle hats: but orange or
| lavender plumes that are tipped with
| both black and white are a stylish
trimming. the deeper tone being con-
cealed, except in glimpses. Those wo-
men who possess willow plumes are
now putting them away in that
camphor limbo, where the camels hair
shawls have reposed' SO long, to await
some future revival.
Charming Addition to Toilet.
A charming addition to the evening
toilet Is the black velvet band with
Its scintillating rhinestone ornaments
| worn to strin.ng advantage around the
throat Sometimes this black velvet
band, about three-quarters OF an inch
wide, Is tied with small bow at the
back and ono jeweled ornament Is
Worn In front. C.Aer bands have slides
and clasps Of rhinestone motif from
the Grecian border being one effective
| style OF ornament for this use.
A smart novelty which would be ex-
cellent for a holiday gift is the sep
arate umbrella .andle. The shops are
smart things In this shape A very
stunning set featured in It's handsome
case, showed long, solid shaft of tor
toiseshell for the handle with CORE
spending bits of the shell to tip of
the ends OF the ribs.