Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26
Eow TO WEAR WATCHES.
Where Time Pieces Are Kept and How
They Are Fastened

They Are Fastened
Froul re DsnBer Tribune Republican,
A reporter was recently directed to
pass portion of the somewhat dull Sun
day in observing how men and women
wear their watches. A few hours care
ful investigation showed that the field was
a wide one, and that there was large op-
portunIty for careful research. Some Of
the results Of the investigation are noted
below:
In Denver during long and tedious
periods OF business dizziness and private
financial embarrassment many men and
some women do not wear their watches
al all.
In some instances this fact is owing to
tue circumstances that they never had
watch 10 carry, and in others 10 the fact
that their watches needed cleaning, and
in consideration Of that necessity the
baubles were put in soak.
some owners Invaluable, portable time
pieces feel their first duty is to a pressing
landlady or oyeTzealous restaurant-keep-
or, and have gwen their watches to a
pawnbrOker in order not only to encOur.
age legitimate line Of business upon the
one hand, but also to discourage any re-
marks Of personal nature being made by
the Representatives OF business equally
as reputable, upon the other.
While the reporter was thinking upon
the subject his mind wandered back few
years 10 the time when he was a child
He was then a close observer of how peO-
pie wore their watches, as he was quite
anxious 10 have watch, and was for
a long lime making up his mind how
be would wear one when he should get
il.
The ANGULAR OLD LADY.
He noticed then that great many peo-
pie wore long neck chains. Ladies Of a
particularly angular style OF beauty
would have long strand OF gold running
down from each side OF the neck over an
eXpanse OF silk, satin or other dress goods
10 some point near the belt, where the
glittering dream would disappear, and
where the watch would repose. The
child mad many times stared at one OF
tnose ladies, doubtless to her great an
nOyance, vita the hope OF seeing the
watch, and sometimes be was rewarded.
The watch would come 10 view and alter
Inspection would disappear again, but he
never could tell just exactly whence it
came or whittier lt went.
THE PAT OLD LADIES.
Some very lat Old ladies wore those
kind Of chains and they generally wore
very shiny, black silk dresses at the same
time. Then the mystery was redOubled
ten-tOld. For the chain would descend,
getting a good start across an ample
bosom, and tnen gliding through numer-
Gus black silk wrinkles. glisten ng here
and there with dazzling uncertainty
finally make plunge into an immense
btliOw OF sheen, just where tue old lady
would have worn her belt, If nature and
"A generous living mad allowed of such an
adjournment.
OLD MEN &rrH SEALS.
One old gentleman OF elephantine build
used 20 creak up the church aisle By the
pew where this child sat every Sunday.
In hot weather this old gentleman used 10
wear yellow nankeen trousers, and in
winter be wore wooden pantal0Ons with
stripes Of gray and very dark blue. But
hot or cold, rain or shine, there always
I depended from near the waistband Of the
neither garments a big fob chain with
4 large seals. The old man walked slowly,
/ and made the door OF the church in his
/ vicinity trem5e with every step, but de-
spite the moderation OF his walk and the
eaZerness with which that chain WAS
! watched, only an infinite idea OF the arti-
Gle was ever gained. Whether there was
only one seal or half dozen upon the
end OF that fob, the child could not
know; be only had an iudistinct vision
Of heavy mass Of gold which he
thought must be worth dead loads OF
| money.
A MATTER OF FAITH.
There was a thin old gentleman. also.
who used to have long gold chain, and
presumably watch at the end. The
watch was a matter OF faith, but the chain
was tangible. one end was caught by a
nook which represented a tiny snake into
the lower bntton-hole OF his vest, and the
other end disappeared into little pocket
at the top OF the mans pants. and the
child used TO wonder II the thin man ever
took OF his vest In a hurry witaout
thinking OF the watch whethar OF