The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26
Blonde VS.. Brunette {

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interesting one, and behind It may ltS Z
tho explanation of many mystsrioua
illnesses. ma
IA weil-known physician Interested ID q
these phases OF science. who has he en- Il
looking very closely into tho matter.
is OF the opinion that tho reply - Z
In tho negative.
His attention was attracted IN the
lirst place by tho cases of two little
girls-one with golden-red hair. tlIe
other pure blonde. Tho firsS Was &
suffering from .'neurasthenia," Nv tiols &
was manifest in Rundry functional
disturbances of the nervous system !; 81
the second was a victim of one Of I,
the sraver forms of anaemia. Statis-y
tics also furnished other Instances
whore blonde types Jared Ill In ths
citiep. 81
The doctor asked himself whether IS
there might BIO anything In the racial
Inheritance of these children which,
In spite OF their coming of originally /
sound stock, might render them spec
cially vulnerable 20 disease In On ursss
ban environment is3si5sIsss
He looked into tho question and Y
came to the conclusion that there was.
His theory 10 that the blondes are tho
descendants of the invading races of q
this country, varying In type and
purity Of race according as they wers
Morse. Dane. Saxon. or the esrlios
Celtio-speakinS 'Tautonic'' inmi.
grants. s3t;
All these blonde types were sooua.
toned to live In tho open ats, and
were Of nomadio habits. and never
found any uBe for tho city of tho usual
design. They also liked cold. frosty
winter. and q bright summer, with a.
low annual rainfall. An urban extata$
ence WAC Impossible 20 their Weil.
being.
on inquirins into the ancestry oS 4
| the two children the doctor found
! that tho family OF the first child came
from district In Norfolk largely act
pie were Baxons. Both children. there
fore, belonged to that FREQ. ener.S
getic race which once ovasran all Eu-3
| rope.
IN view" he says. ':of the original
| habits of this race It viii not como
az a surprise to learn that 1t falls to-
maintain itself under urban condltonR:
! that In tact 1t speedily perishea in
tho struggle for existence under the.
aeSiy OF industrialism. the palm of
| victory falling to tho brunette, and
the two littlo patients whose oaHe
have described show the prooesa OF
| extinction at work In detail s5i
| EFT is particularly the growing or
sanism that 10 hard hit by an alien5
| environment Once maturity Ia reached
the powers Of adaptation to and en-
| DURANGO of change arc greatly In:
| creased. though even in the adult the
| purer the racial typo the narrower
| the range. This 10 we'll Seen In the
| experience OF people In India Young
children must be sent to their own
| country to thrive; adults. especially
brunetteB. acquire q certain liberation
of tropical conditions These two little
children. then. natural offspringa OF
/ the sun and tho pure breeze, OF the
| open country and spacious sky, must;
| inevitably fade like etiolatcd plants In.
tho maze of narrow, smoke begrimedS
| streets where their home now lies."s8
| BY tracing the conditions governing
the origin and evolution or this in-}
| trusive blonde raoe certain rules can;
be laid down for the proper Develop
| ment and maintenance OF health Of
the individual bearing Its characterize
tic traits. The two are the necessity
| Of plenty of S4pace and the avoidance
OF continued exposure to damp.
| SS sS
Stunning Wraps. S| M
| II you happen to have In the heir
| loom chest an old crochet bedspread,s
by all means bring II out now; hang
1t over cleaning satin. border Il with
| fur and have the most stunning sort
OF evening wrap. These heavy, hand
| crocheted lace wraps are immenselyi
fashionable In combination with FUR
| and aome OF the most interesting
| wraps that have como from Paris this
| fall are made OF this heavy lace. Al
| wrap by Francis shows large
square OF heavy white crochet lace
| made into regal evening coat. The
| lace Ia allowed to fall In graceful.
| folds over the shoulder, the sleeye ba-,
lng made OF moleskin. attached to-
| the lace in wide. straight band. Al
| similar straight band OF moleskin5
| borders the lace from the knee down.
! and the square front corners OF tho
| lace are faced with pink velvet and al
| lowed to fall back In rerer effect. a
narrow strip OF the moleskln forming
| Medioi collar. II anything could be
more suggestive Of an ordinary square
| crochet bedspread than the lace por-.
ton Of this wrap IL would be hard
to find; but no wrap Hent over by
| Paris this season for American wear
hos been moro beautiful and distin-i
\ guished than this Francis combine.
tion of crocheted lace and fur. 5
|t Another fur and lace wrap shown
is made OF ecru Battenberg lace
mounted over gold-colcred velvet, and
the fur trimming Is skunk-one Of the.
most attractive Of the dark brown
furB.
Ruching Popular an Trimmfng.
Tho revival Of tho 1880 period In
! dress means a use OF ruching, OF puff
| fings, Of shirrinks and plaitings to =.
i degree not known since that Tins
The use OF the peplum, especially tho
plated ,peplum, has dictated the MAXI
ing of these plaitings in various styles
box or side, all mounted upon band
OF millner's folds that Is now uses
extensively as belt. They come II
black and the two-tone combinations
in taffeta that harmonic with any
costume and yet give that very touch
i OF contrast that is SO necessary for
these finishing touches. These taft,
feta ruchings are also being used at
the bottom Of silk muslin tunlcs to-
drag them down into long straight
lines, and often have pinked edges, 4;
| p,,obi,t,, Nth frnyel ed rng n re, ii4atJt