The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-21

an expensive lace collarette and handler
chief worth three OF those found III her
muif. The poor husband fell upon the sofa
with face like death HIS wife had hys-
terics in good earnest The proprietor
actually shed tears as he endeavored 20
reassure the miserable fellow, The
saleswoman says she never felt so badly
forany one in her life as for that klepto-
maniac.
There's no thought of this going any
further, said the storekeeper. IL would
rather every bit of lace on the premises
should be stolen than have brought this
about. Il will never go further--it ends
here. This lady touching the saleSwom-
ans arm, lis to be trusted. 1t ends right
here"
IF it only could -" moaned the husband;
''but this has gone beyond your establish
ment. 1t is TO sit at my fireSide and occupy
my home hencetorth," and he bowed his
head in shame.
Whoever goes into any of the large office
buildings down town will be certain TO hear
the music Of women's voices issuing fom
the office doors, will meet women moving
bareheaded through the Railways and will
see them at work or at luncheon through
the open doors These are the private sec
retarles, typewrters, stenographels, and
cashiers about whom the Sun has spoken.
They earn from 81 to S25 a week, and are a
well-dressed, comfortably appearing lot Of
young women, but very many Of them in
dulge in the weakness OF carrying books to
and from their offices, long before school
hours in the morning and long after them
III the evening, as if they are ashamed to
have it suspected that they work for their
living. The employers of these women are
fond of asserting that their presence down
town has revoutionized the old office meth
DDS DRIVING rnrpfa - ont and aBpAyai limo
the male clerks to dress neatly and to remain
polite and suave amid all the perplexties
and irrtantS of business. To some extent
the beauttcations of Offices with handsome
carpets aud even the addition of elegant
ornaments to the most luxurious appoint
ments Is said to he traceable to the presence
of the fair clerks. On the other hand some
of the male clerks assert that though girls
are so plentiful down town, their employ
ment is Of so recent a date that they are
not yet confronted with anything like the
discipline to which all the men and boys
must conform. When there is any prospect
of an idle afternoon they are apt to be sent
home. 1t is said that men who used to lay
out work ahead for male secretaries when
they were going to be away for a day, are
apt to tell the girls, who have now taken
the places of the men, that they need not
come to the Office on whatever day the EN-
envy exaggerates this kindness TO a great
extent, but even if the girls really do have
better times than the men, who is so cruel
as to wish it were not SO.
A story is told in Brookly society of the
sudden appearance of former resident
with a large diamond and an ambition,
equally glittering, to marry former sweet
heart if he could He had been to Australia,
made a pile, and was coming back to stay
long enough to get wife, give her the dia-
mond, marry her, and take her back there.
Unfortunately, the girl of his
choice was engaged and about
to marry. The Australian went
sadly away without having shown his dia-
mOnd and in a day or two he gave it to an
other old acquaintance. Then he called
upon the lady of his choice bid her good-by,
and she told MIN that she had been thinking
the matter over and had found that she
loved HIM better than she loved the man
to whom she was engaged. Back went the
young man to the girl to whom he had
made present of his diamond aud per-
suaded her to give it to him and to take its
worth in money or in another jewel He
then took the diamond to the girl for whom
it was intended, and she became his wife
and they have sailed for Australia.