The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30

sO,tE OF TIE FADs OFGAY SOCIAL
CIRCLES.

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much that began to think there wouldn't
be so much clatter if there was any truth
back of it all. And, while was waiting
for the curtain TO go up. | thought
out this: There can't be anything
wrong in woman who is willing to work
for her child's sake; there can't be any
thug wrong in a woman who for a year
has worked and striven tn 1T she might pre-
sent to the public play that was not the
hurried result of a few rehearsals, but in
which she gave the best of herself, the long
labor or m nths. No people in the world
are as quick to judge and as quick TO repe t
as tue Americans. and l couldn't believe,
although hosts Of clubnen and fashionable
women were about me, that any had come
there to jeer.
DEVILS IN HUMAN FORM.
What is your past, my friend! What is
the past of your friend. What is the past
OF your friends friend. Is there any little
scar upon any of them, and if there is. don't
you tllnk that the present eau frequently
take out whatever wrong there was in the
past! Ii you don't think this, If you don't
give every human being the right to try
and do better, the right That God himself
gives, then you are-whau3 Shall tell you
painlys A devil in human form.
MRS. LESLIE CARTER DEBUT.
l thought all this out while the curtain
was down, and when it went up, and after
most of the company were on the stage,
there came, gracefully and little timidly,
the woman whom everybody had come to
See-Mrs Leslie Carter. With long cloak
draping her gown, with feather-trimmed
hat over her beautiful hair, she stood for a
second as if half inviting criticism aud half
afraid Of it, and so entirely in sympathy
with her was that audience that she got a
welcome that was as hearty as it was true.
In Il few minutes the hat was tossed
aside, the cloak was dropped, and then l
saw the woman. In pretty, simple gown
OF pink and white she stood there, slender,
lissome, and brave, but there was little
catch in her voice, once or twice she laughed
as if tears were struggling hard to come
uppermost but she we1t ON and on
until, when the curtain dropped, the audi
ence called and called. and when she made
her little bow she knew that again woman
had Uriumphed, and that the future looked
bright.
Just
BECAUSE SHE WAS WOMAN!
Not bit of it, but because as the play
went on the woman merged into the actress
and people opened their eyes wide and said
why, this woman is a professional not an
amateur" Then they remembered the
awkwar dness of Mrs. Langtry as she first
walked across the stage at Wallack's thea
ter; they we're reminded Of the frightful
gaucheries of Mrs. Potter as she openly
admired herself and gave the audience the
same privilege, and they thought that, after
all. because a woman had been unhappy
that was no reason why she shouldn't sue
coed, and the women gave little signs and
thought perhaps unhappine5S was some
times an incentive to success
Mrs. Leslie Carter as an actress is Sue
cess
NATURE HAS BEEN KIND TO HER
in giving her superb rudy brown hair,
large, soft eyes, and a slender, graceful
figure. The one defect in her face is her
mouth, which is extremely large; but, as
her teeth are perfect, this little fault is for
gotten, and when she is less nervous her
mouth will not twitch so, and in that way
will bee me less noticeable. In the scene
that called for strong acting she was quite
equal TO the occasion, and used her voice
with good effect. | think that here is an
actress who will do well in comedies that
are not quite melodramas and ore not vet
farces. Unknown and unkEo wing, wish
her godSpeed.
HoRsEY MEN AND WOMEN.
The swagger set in New York this week
is pervading the horse show. The men are
either initiating their grooms, or are permit
ting their grooms to closely initiate them.
This at once has its advantages and its dis
advantages, but it was rather funny to see
a generous girl tip well-known clubmaa
because she thought he was one of
the grooms in her fathers stable, and
had given special attention to her
riding horse. Horsey gentlemen always
suggest gentlemanly horses. You know Che
kind that look we'll enough to ride for a
while are then given to the children to
drive, and eventually end their lives in the
service of the cabmen. New York can give
a very good horse show, but it must be coz
feSzed that New York does not make q very
smart Showing of carriages in tie park.
London and Paris are SO far ahead of us in
that respect.
LAWS OF CARRIAGE ETIQUETTE.
A woman with lovely persistency con-
cludes she can have a trap any way she
wants, and so she does, with entire disregard
of the fact that there are certain laws, rules
and regulations laid down for carriage Ell
quette. In the first place, the average New
York woman sits in the wrong place: she
ought always to be on the right of the car
riage behind her coachman. In the second
place, she is given over to the jangling of
chains, which is a worse stamp of vulgarity
than a claret livery with white collars and
cuffs and gold braid. Then the carriage is by
no means immaculate. There doesn't seem
to be any capable body to order the stable
people Just how to keep it, and her footman
is too apt to want a rod applied to him TO
make him sit up. He ought to look as if ne
had swallowed board which had attached
itself to his spinal column, and if there were
three Thousand accidents he ought to look
perfectly impassive and be entirely IN
moved. When such footman is gotten he
is treasure. The most correct livery is
dark one blue or black being preferred.
The boot tops should be white. tie coat have
velvet collar and narrow velvet cuffs, the
gloves white, and the hat should shine as if
it were an advertisement for some polishing
stove stuff. The storm coats should be of
white rubber, and Ia the winter time, when
the fur capes are worn, they should be of
black bearskn. On a bansom--ihat is a
private one--the driver does not wear a
livery at all, and this is done to distinguish
him from the ordinary hanson driver, who
always wears livery. Instead he wears a
box coat, his collar and scarf are immacu-
late, and his high hat has q marvellous
polish. while his gloves are the dark tan
ones such as a gentleman would wear if be
were driving.
In time New York will learn the ethics in
carriages, and then we may hope TO see as
fine showing IS is made ia Paris or Lon
don. With all its wealth there is not to-day
in New York city turnout that either for
correctness or beauty compared it'll Mrs.
Langtrv's, which, by the by. took the prize
at the show two years ago.