The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22

studio. / believe, in the famous Ponce de
Leon. She says that the old houses, the
narrow streets and water views are full of a
quaint charm.
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Champney, the sweet
faced wife of the artist, and whose "Vasssr
Girls" has reached its eig htieth thousand, is
gong abroad again in the spring-this time
In lreland-to catch the "local colorn for a
ney DRY. Mrs. Champney is dark-syed
and dark-haired, and dresses often in black
with crimson scarf thrown picturesquely
about her shoulders.
Miss Grace F. Dodge, since the expira-
tlon or her term of Office as school commits
stoner, devotes herself even mora earnestly
IMAM before to the W rking girls clubs in
which she is so deeply interested One of
the New York clubs has had bestowed upon
IL piece of property of considerable value
which it could only hold through the inter-
vention of trustees. Upon discussion it
seemed best that the working girls, who
through the clubs are educating themselves
SO rapidly for efficiency in many directions,
should through delegates form part of the
controlling body, instead of the property's
being lodged for their benefit in out
side hands. The result was the APP
pointment of several well-known men, three
prominent women, and three or four factory
girls, to act intly, and when the board Of
trustees held its first nesting a lawyer,
whose name is familiar over half the coun-
try, sat down beside girl who had been
bending over heavy machine since morn
ing and expressed himself as feeling hon.
ored at being joined on such committee
by such factory girl The aim OF the
club Is in all ways TO teach the girls to think
and act intelligently for themselves, and
Miss Dodge says that the finest characters
No
ing women. She thinks it should be con-
sidered an honor to be enrolled in the toilers'
ranks.
The opening of a ladies' guide and
chaperon bureau in New York on the plan
of its successful model in London provokes
many extremely funny confessions. 1t
seems that when an unprotected woman in
the city needs an escort she sends for a mes
senger boy. This seems to me the oldest
device imaginable, the most futile conces-
sion to the old order of things. If the boy is
little, what good is he! And il he is big he
might easily be construed as dis
reputable. The messenger boy is
not useful, certainly, but in a way he
seems to be considered ornamental, and
many women own to taking him to the
theater, dropping him at the door and hav-
ing him summoned again, like a carriage,
after the play. Mrs Josephine Redding,
who is almost as well known for her enthu-
siasm in bicycling as for her editorship of
the Art Interchange, says that when she
was learning to manage her wheel her leis-
ure came mostly after dark. and she had
little messenger, no higher than her elbow,
trotting after her to the park regularly.
A dress which is going to the McAllister
ball is a slip of straw berry silk with gold in
its sheen, e iged at the bottom with ruch-
ing of strawberry flowers. Over this is
worn white gauze run with ribbons. Queen
Anne SHOES are the accessories, with pointed
toes, broad insteps, low heels and small
paste buckles
Each member of the Woman's Press Club
will have at least one Christmas gift, for
each member will buy japanese teacup
and saucer and present it to some fellow
newspaper woman. E. P. Fl.