The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-07
THE DoINas OF WOMEN FOLK.
In July When Some Take to the
Fields and Some Stay in Town.

In July When Some Take to the
Fields and Some Stay in Town.
New YORK, July G. --These are the days
when the city is commonly said to be de-
serted, but when the sweet and twenty
who are not chasing across country enjoy
some of their pleasantest occasions So
many dimples and youthful curls have de-
parted that for the dimples and curls en-
evidence there are almost mustaches
enough to go around. Now is the season
when that young, prince the man in the
bachelor apartment, unbends. His court
has abandoned him. To his sisters, his
cousins and his aunts, to the flock of pretty
girls who hung on his every gesture he can
no longer turn. Society has ceased to en-
terrain him, if he wants to excite the old
time rapture of delighted admiration he
must entertain. Bachelor luncheons are
declared to be immense successes, and the
more nearly impromptu the greater the
Bohemian fascination. Four or five happy
girls are raised to the seventh heaven
when, with good-natured young matron-
their schoolmate last year very probably
they are invited to that mysterious para
disc bachelors habitation to eat Welsh
rarebit, stewed oysters, ices, yellow and
white peppermints and perhaps to drink a
cup Of rare old Souchong.
IlS1 lllOQAb AOul bcbu SUIT les Ill an elevator
and then they are ushered into pictur-
esque and artistic little sitting room. The
nest of the daintleSt of maidens is not more
co2y and livable. The floor is stained. and
Persian and Indian rugs with perhaps a
bright bit of rag carpet seem, in the Ian
guage of Oscar Wilde, to OCCUR The
woodwork is a simple pine rubbed down
with oil and the walls are papered a dull
terra Gotta, which sets off the etchings. the
nrAfv y1y,era I'D.
with foils Indian clubs, canoe paddles
Canadian snow shoes, odd bits of armor.
plaques, etc, not hung by plummet and
line but also happening. There is a broad
wood mantel with small blush green
square tiles and brass andirons, where
photographs, a bit of Sevres, a pair of old
silver candlesticks, Venetian clock and
as likely us not a cigar stub find anchorage.
The windows are shaded by soft curtains of
Persian stuff, showing dull pink and blue
figures on creamy ground. There is a
window seat heaped with cushions and a
divan that overaows with them. all worked
like the curate's slippers by feminine ldor-
ers. There is a book case filled with stud
pedigrees some volumes of ESSAYS. a scien
tltic book or two and French novels. There
are Longing chairs and small tables hold
ing magazines and more Photographs
There Is a writing desk Uttered with papers
ink tray, and just TO the left as my young
gentleman sits there Is n silver filgree
| photograph stand from whlch-"How pro-
voking," exclaim half dozen voices-the
face that smiled into his own has been for
the hour removed. There is a huge yellow
jug which stands in a corner and holds blue
succory, and sweet clover blossoms There
is bamboo and bead portiere, and when a
PAIR OF bright eyes surreptitiously peep be-
tween the strands Of II tbprv I4l
room with turquoise blue walls, brass, bed
stead, mating and rugs on the floor, Gre
tonne hanglngS, aud antique silver toilet
appliances.
The girls fiutter about radiant with smiles
and chattering like magpies. They beam
on the host who swelis with pride that he
had the lucky thought to suggest this tour
OF exploration. They want to know the
history of every cushion, every bit of en-
broiGery. They besiege him tn inquiries
about tiny bronze leather Newport tie,
laced with blue ribbons, which holds-the
barbarian!-a choice collection of pipes Oh
the center table, They discover a lavender
silk glove guarded by the marble paws of a
paper weight lion, and mine host looks
mysterious, puts his finger TO his lip and re
fuses one word of explanation.
The huge eastern lamp glows softly I'M
der Its pink umbrella shade. six or ei.,ht
clever young fellows from neighborlnp
apartments drop in and the hospltable en-
tertainer brews his own tea and covers the
pot with the oldest looking cozy, which he
declares was once part Of the silk trousers
of a Turkish pasha. From some hidden re-
cess there comes forth salad bowl and the
host proceeds 10 instruct his fair visitors IN
the art Of making toothsome compound
There are Strawberries and ices and maca-
rooms had in from the confectioner,s and
the girls radiate bliss in this charming nook
IN their prettiest gowns and surrounded on
every hand by men,
The bachelor who thought it effeminate
to care about bis surroundings is as extinct