The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-14
DoNes OF WOMEN FOLK.

s,ir Maid Marlons VINO "Ai'Noi INC -
llli ,roo5 tree are proving themselves
yrith something more dangerous
al7P' che clothvar3 shaft, Robin Hoods
'nA1 Ladies' shotguns and rifles are
Ueapysl i.,,,,rsd expressly for the more en-
Inanli ..;,r sDortswoman, and, once the IN
terpl lsinS rs been donneda the half savage
con ~ the chase, in many an erss"hlle
yo5,ls creatures bosom, cause the charlns
.soris or even the mad ueIlghts OF CTOquet
OF leIn'' Dressed from head to foot IN
to Paig' with felt hat and high easy boots,
nalllo IN shoulder, the woman who shoots
"eaPyit ~ ready to tramp the Adirondacks
Is nlAH Nth creek to Paul Smiths. and
nom tor cartridges TO shove headache,
WIN uo- and about all the ills that femi-
nerves. s1@b je beir TO into thy beautiful steel
- and with the instant's pressure OF her
Ger blow them all away.
H. favorite shotgun of the marksWoman
:, double-barreed aud made aIter the pat
tarn used by Miss Annie OaEley- me
leln . il of different shape from the ordl-
s.oCA oru to accommodate the shorter neck
Ia Uos and the weapon Is much lighter.
az borrals are q inches long or thereabouts
- Gre often beautifully inquired Inc
an nt ,s anywhere from pounds TO ga,
VS. 5lI mounds being recommended. The
49, ~ Iinarily is 20. 1t shoots three
So,,r.bs of an ounce of fine shot ahead OF
80 drams of Schultz powder whlch gives
',orv little recoiL. 1t has killing circle OF
Soi.,res in diameter at 30 yards, costs from
o. Sy5o 70 $3.50 and Is usually made to order to
g. tbe strength and figure. A woman Is
.as,rad about as accurately for a tlne
abo+Tnn as for a gown. Tne lower Broad
SUI Saser. who has built more guns, in all
nrHbahilirv. for the use of women than any
p pt5eT man in America, has blank form to
Wv flled in with the hight, length from
srmnit to tips Of fingers, width from point
n one shoulder to point OF the other, chest
measure full breasted or otherwise. In ad-
diti0n to these particulars II the gun ID
ordered by the spOrtswoman In person he
oiUsvsciyes her one to handle, getting points
ss m bends and weights from observation OF
her carriage.
Mrs Pierre Lorillard, who has an excel
liant renntaUion for GOODNESS in the field and
skill owns some fine weapons. Mrs. Cleve-
land has pretty l2-bore, which was gift
to her on the eve of one of the Adirondack
vacations. but which she has not often
nsed. 1t weighs 81 pounds, and the bar
rails ara Of full weight and strength and Of
the baudsomest finish possible. 1t requires
less skill to kill partridge with it than
when smaller bore is used, aud hence the
light l2bore is quite a favorite among
women. at least in their first seasons shoot
ing Bertha Won Hilern, who won quite
reputation for herself AS a pedestrian, Is an
excellent shot and uses single-barreled
gun. which IS of 2S-caliber and weighs
tri6e under pounds. Miss a Beckett, the
artist. who for many summers SHARED Miss
Won Hillern'S mountain studio III Virginia,
4 iselso an accurate markswoman and shoots
& with a doube-Larreled gun OF 36-caliber.
8 II told Of the pair that one day while
they were shooting at target in the Blue
Ridge mountains party Of mountainous
lounged up and watched the practice,
challenging the ladies to a test of skill. The
men were armed with old-fashioned Ken
lucky rifles while the two artists had modern
breecn leaders. The mountaineers we're in
vted 70 set up target to suit themselves
and choose a distance of 100 yards. They
81 shot well, but the women were in good
training and the impromptu match ended III
q q draw. woman who is credited with
almost as much skill with a gun as in snap
shots with the detective camera is the wife
Of ex-senator Platt, who is off to bag game
III Alaska
The rife, the weapon Of precision, is used
by fewer women, though numbers of the
old make of the Remingtons are still IN Cir
culstion The Marquise de Mores brought
down some game during her ranching ex-
perences il Dakota. Her rifle had a short
ntSNAg was VI J--CllAICis WlIil St-AuCn DHT-
rel and weighed not over So pounds. The
breech mechanism was simple, and it was
told OF her that first she photographed from
horseback a scene of wild life and then she
brought the animal which was its focus Of
interest down More ladies shoot at mark
than at game, but the exodus to England
every sumner and the sight of their cous-
ms across tho waters regularly taking stands
az the butts during a grouse drive and
bringing the game TO bag with this skill of
veterans is having its influence on American
women Good double shot guns are beyond
the purses Of any but the rich, but good
sugle guns and good single shot rifles are
cheap enough to enable anybody who is not
satisfied with her eyes as deadly weapons to
Kill In more effective way.
Ibe business women Of New York are
atVelY discussing the style of dress best
suited 10 set-supporting women. With
competition in every line daily growing
Seeaer they find that they cannot afford to
% hampered by their clothes The woman
"uo makes success ia any occupation is
so' the woman VINO. Is a bundle Of nerves.
an Qhyledlng bodice which prevents full
aeep breathing, the high dog" collar which
leaIlng IN summer and rasps the neck all
l 5 year round, the absence or inaccessi
4l'y OF the pocket in which to carry the
Sucles which business life requires, are
DulceS OF annoyance and nervous irrita
avn, IL IS not long since one of the largest
~ o'tLI ~ girls societies Of the city adopted
Le oiouse waist and straight gathered
IAlrlS as club dress for the members. Mrs.
sfonuess Miller, the successful dress re-
5Sollner, has among her costumes an Office
fa aoss Tor business women, the principal
features OF which are a full Fedora vast
rouI Oh surah silk with short Jacket of fine
~Ggl' and straight undraped skirt laid in
slue ooxplaitS in front and gathered ON to
S ,ae vast behind Another dress which
LIS Mary L, Seymour, the successful tvna
"II'er and stsnographer is advocating IL .
sat niOul hoatlon of the Directoire gown with
IYen pockets, almost as MANY as ara ovvned
A.. ' r fGcky creature, the bow with hi,
IssI pan5aoons Four of these uockats ;, r.
for o 'ou IN the vest one for the watch. on,
~, pencil, two for car ticke.s and small
rirbtee' Under one of the panels on the
.sng side is long pocket for tha rnrsa q ny
ua11uEerchief Two Dnckats to- ,,,.,,-r,.
s snulin book and card case are tucked a1va
has alH. tHe rear draperies When its owne
an egS ystier uress made she proposes to ado
1l-1ue!iaheous belongings, Think of sncE
at oil ~ ye women who have no pocket
Tires b1, LC AIRY umbrella, handkerchiefs
You boI Gu ,II' and baby in one ha d, while
tarss with ~ tS your skirt, open doors end pay
hi caIo OF The oldest experiments in the lin,
ibrsry, ~, ~ ever tried in this country is th
hodg;sono - p we mouse to which Mrs. France