The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-26

terialy in weight through evaporation 4
not disposed Immediately. and they had
rot learned the art of making il as tempt
ing to the eye as to the palate. | doubt If
they made any money. But this winter
they have renewed the experiment, packing
their sweetS-noW as dainty as heart could
deSire-in small fancy boxes holding per-
haps half pound Each box sells for .
cents, and the candy is made only to order.
There have been SO far more orders than
could be filled
One woman in Brooklyn, assisted by
halt-grOwn daughter, pickles vegetables
for sale and puts up preserves. She does a
very good business l have been told.
Another woman Of whom | have heard has
very practical idea. Many housewives
thoroughly appreciate soup, but are de-
barred from having il on their tables
becs use they think that to make soup stock
is very tedious aud time consuming. This
woman buys beef bOIe boils them down,
bottles and seals the stock and offers it for
sale She finds a good market among
neighboring families.
y worker who has just come into exist
ence Is the emergency woman. Brooklyn
seems t be a fertile field for novel expert
ments in feminine labor, ami accordingly it
is In the City of Churches that the emer-
gency woman arises. She is educated, not
very far along in the thirties, and she causes
1t to be known that she is ready to step into
family to fill any gap that may suddenly
appear. In large household a few weeks
ago the u ainstay snapped the Oldest
daughter-the mother was an invalid
being taken i'll ana ordered off peremptorily
for change. They were not without re-
sources, they sent for the emergency
woman, who filled the daughters pacs for
a month, reading to the mother, coax
ing her appetite with dainties, and admin-
istering her medicines; keeping track of the
lays and q studies of a couple of growing
boys, overseeing the servants, and oillny all
the wheels of the domestic machinery. for
which service she asked aud received lib
eral compensation. When she packed her
bag again It was in response to a call from
an editorial writer on daily paper, whose
eyes had been overtaxed, and who must
have somebody to read to him for fort
night or three weeks, until time had been
afforded for recuperation. One of her
most frequent calls is to get up high teas for
busy women who want to entertain.
Mrs. Morton doesn't do much shopping in
New 70. k, but package of slippers re-
Gently forwarded to Washington was or
dered as If a Fortunatus purse were at COM
mand. They were made of all sorts of ma
tVAdhls ldtbchb lSdbAlGI, auol VI lOuI vi
flve different shades. satin, silk and velvet,
and no two pairs were alike either i'll color
or decoration. There were French heeled
half shoes of black shade, white, tan, Grim
son, and green. Then there were directoire
slippers with pointed toes and low square
heels in amber, rose, pearl, and other tintS,
to match all sorts of dresses
and all sorts of stockings. Some Of them
were sandalled across the instep with mar
yaI
fine beads. There were satin half slippers
for neglige. There we're pale blue, pale
green, and rose-colored fancies, and for
some of these the material was especially
ordered 10 go with toilets that will appear
at state receptions and dinners. The pref
tiest pair of all were scarlet silk, beaded in
small golden daisies across the toes. Slip
pers are second only to gloves in Mrs. Nor
tons estimation.
Everybody is interested in pen pictures of
famous women. Miss Anne Whitney, the
Boston sculptor, has a noble head and
features of ideal beauty, on which time
seems to make no more impression than on
sculptured marble.
Mrs. Margaret Deland, whom everybody
knows through "John Ward, Preachar,n
was in New York no long time ago. Her
hair is dark and her eyes are bdgAI, and she
looks thoroughly healthy and VIII )lesome
Her skin is fresh, and she is uncommonly
pretty and charming. Her voice is low and
very pleasantly clear in its tones,
Mrs. Ednah ID. Cheney is fine and schol-
arly in every impression one takes Of her.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore is large woman
Of strong personality, the gracious dignity
and magnetism of whose presence is felt b y
every one who comes before her.
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton is rather
below middle hight, of matronly figure,
with pleasant voice and dark hair.
Grace Greenwood has rather large feat
ures and very dark hair which she combs
down over her ears in the fashion Of a gem
Grafton ago. She is rather stout but retains
her literary activity.
Lucy Larcom is somewhat passed middle
age and her hair is fast turning gray
Maud Howe Elliot, Julia Ward Howe's
daughter, retains the beauty over which
before her marriage artists were enthu-
sastic Her complextion is very fair and
delicate and her features clear cut, sensitive
and refined. ETH.