The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-08

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somewhere children shout,
put shHrf was no JOY Ia Richmond. FOR n'
Easter sun came out.
No swirl OF silk no dazzling fasl
nor shapciy streak of flaming red
. moved ycstcrlay---just q few died
game. None but the anarchist smiled
as the pattcring rain and bowling
| wind kent that Easter bunch OF parad
ing folk indoors. Eut ont of the sad
ness which touched the town, ones
eye picked here and there II dash OF
style and color. AMI on the first
bright. big day they will he hurled
at you--a thousand shapes and hues.
Samples on Display.
Just rs the sun was preparing to
hide Itself, II soft glow spread every
where. 1t came too late Neither in
morning nor afternoon could they
promenade. and the grief in Mudville
when the mighty Casey smashed the
air could not equal that which broke
Milady's heart
Still. the samples were displayed.
For instance. her hat. of yellow straw,
Is shaped much like the derby worn
by men a few seasons ago "a bclatcd
suffraSettc idca), each with an
aigrette, pompon or fan-shapcd fcath-
or sticking stiffly M either in front,
ON the side. or. like the true Iyrolcun
velour OF tho men (asainl. "spanG''
In the middle of the back. often
these arc made of Il ROSTERS tail
fcathcrs.
Thc prevailing ..odc in trimming re-
qutrcs ccrisc--n sort OF color that tries
tn be an old -fashioned red, but fails.
Your truly correct spriug maid did
not fail TO have beneath here dimplcd
chin knot or. bow of ribbon match
ing with cXactness OF nuancc. thiEh-
brow for shadel tho trimming of her
nat. And II was so placed upon hcr
head that In order to sec straight
In front the head must he tilted back
bit. Eivin" an expression OF hauteur
In accord with the general feeling of
being perfectly dolicd IN and gor-
geously adorned cap u pie (thc same
being Norman Frcncn. which means
from head to footD,
Shoes, ling and Flowers.
You Will kindly give close attention
10 tho professor for n moment as he
jumps to her shoes. which. almost
without exception. were tan Colonial
pumps" dinky little things that just
cover the toes and are daintily
adorned either with leather bows or 4
brilliant brass buckle that glittcrs In
the sunshine. only tpardon the an
archists smile) there was no sun. OF
course, there were stockings OF tan
and OF gossamer SILK. drawn tightly
over glstening instcps. She carried
Yesterday a silver, ana. In extremely
smart instances. gold chaIn-linl5
purse. which contained one handkcr-
chief "a bit blackene,. by certain silver
bags. one package Of powder papers.
like Il mans book of cigarette papers,
highly busted with fine talcum powder
Of delicate odor. one tiny mirror. the
other street car ticket, two visiting
cards Just pnrloincd from the silver
card t"ay of friend upon whose
guest she had called on Saturday af-
tcrnoon and Unothsr infant purse
which had' contained Il dime a shor.
time before revercntly deposited in tho
collection for domestic missions.
In the howcr line she had every
thing from orchids thighcst pointl,
lilies of the valley. violcts. white and
purple, raised in New jersey and sold
III New York. or raised In Hcnrico,
Hanover or Chesterfield and sold In
Richmond. paid FOR. TO tie paid for, or
never to be paid for---town to artificial
Sardcnias nourishcd in the hothouscs
OF Broad street dry goods shops.
Coming Ncnrcr Home.
OF course, she was otherwise adorn-
cd. but this man who writes is not y
female reporter & y. and there are
not more than six men IL, Richmond