The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
BAB'S G0THAM GOSSIP.
PEN PICT- RES OF TIE BRIGHTEST
NEW YORK LIFE.


NEW YORK LIFE.
What is tho Fashionable Doe7-wo-
ma IS Preference for Fox-Terriers-A
True Canine Story-A Dogs Way of
Getting There" A Second Hand"
Lady -Destinies Told in Women's
Names-Men as Scandal-Monx rs-A
Woman's Motto for Men-The Season
to be Rich Christmas Gifts Without
Money.
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NEW York. Dec. 2l-Of all the funny
questions that have ever CONS to me the
funniest is this: What is the fashionable
d gm Now, nv dear unknown friend, VI a
might just as well talk Of there bel
IA hion in LADIES al in dogs Everytady
who Possesses dog thinks il the very acme
of style, and the average dog. nine times
cut of ten, is SO Gespela;ely stick on HIM
self that he thinks he is the one dog in the
universe worth possessing. He regards
himself as tie sole and only dog who has
chic, and whether his tail be long or short,
he wags it whenever he sees LOOKING glass,
in apIrol alton of the reflection therein.
SHve never ad any doubts as to the
stylish dog. To me no has always been a
fox terrier, who with all his faults I am
forged TO love ever and always.
woMAN'S MOST STYLISH Doc.
A fox terrier has way taat cai only be
described as 'iumpy;" ii he is inclined 10
DO EnectIoHae, instead OF walk g up u
yon delicately and asking the favor Of
kiss. in dog ian .uage, h makes "a sori e
from ths do r Ia tue chair on which you
happen 10 be siTtlIS, ands o. a licat part
Ct your anat III une times ont of ten, AMI
the pr ceeds e. cbver your tacs with
rather moist kisse-. II YOU are in bed, a d
especially II GU ar victim b an o.d-fash-
loned stomaca-ac1e, and he is permitted
to enter, he woul die If he didn't sit jlst
where Inc pai were ant look at v all
the Il inc, as much a. o say, 81 never ear
silly things at ma o M sick. never sit
10 too ATE a. night, or ge5 up too early il
the norm e. | never work my brain 20
tnat my he d aches. o. no, Pm not such IA
fool as you arer these are a few Of the
capabi,iCies of fox terrier. He is be ute
Us tn Ok upOl B, but req iires as much care
fui groomi z as man about town. Co =
sequently thi4 be must be the most stylish
dog.
THE STORY OF DOG.
know a lovely story about Il dog, and
must relieve my mind BY telling il. Ee
lived in Lo ldon, aud his name was Charley,
and he was the most ail-around adorable
setter you ever saw. He was IN the habit
of toddling around with his master every
place. Now, his master was rather a gay
old bird, and Charley WAS well known at
the race tracks. the clue houses, and the
rtl MI ha fvaoa.oris ho
was seen driving up One day Charley and
his master weat to the races. When they
got to tie gate there was a great crowd,
and the master entered, thinking Charley
Was following llIm, for the hanson had
bee sent home, as the gentleman was going
back TO town with lie Ids. Charley waited
outside the gate for a long, long time; the
races were over. the people went home, and
II body was left but fe5 boobies and three
or four hansoms.
DOGS WAY OF GETTING THERE"
They tried to make up to Charley, but he
refused; he walked along and looked nc
every hanson, selec ed the BEST jun bed IN,
seated himself, and refused 10 get out Ali
the persuasion i'll the world hal no effect Oh
| him. at last the driver, out Of curiosity,
| took hold OF him by the collar and Locke /
at it. On 1t wa, his mas er's name and
cub ad lress. Bing clever chap, ba
| jumped up Oh the box, drove - town TO
The ub and stopped. Charley made one leap
from the hanson to the club steps, where ha
was let in 10y the doOrkeeper, who knew hin
well The hanson man Saj promptly paid mis-
fare and Charley, once more at home, was
greeted joyfuily by mis- master. who had
Just missed him, and cheered elthusias, ically
by the cluD for doing what any well
bred man would do under the circum-
stances To-day Charley is a resident OF
New York. That blissful dog, who re-
jOlces, by the by, in tie most lovely white
shirt front you ever saw, came to pay me
and nv cbum visit, and can assure you
that if he had express d the slightest de-
sire to eat either Of us he might have done
it. AS it WAS he had tea g. driak, cakes o
eat and three rapturously pretty women Il
al not Including myself in this party 10
adore him. TINS il a true story.
A "SEOOND-HAND" LADY.
Did you ever send for a secondhand lady
to come t. youi | don't mean thaG she was
a second hani lady exactly, but lady VINO
dealt In secOnd-h nd clothes. Vol, she
sem rue clrd. and underneath her name,
strongly suggestive of Judea, was written
aud underlined From Paris" And that
fetc ed me. sent for her. She arrived
before was up, and while she was waiting
| grew so economical l OILY took one
lump Of sugar in my coffee. Then
when she came 10 and saw the huge pile
# clothes, most Il them things that l ought
to he wearing. awaiting her, and the proud
air on my face she looked at me and said,
rather contemptuously, that she did It tai k
much or them. Eever saw anybody who
had such ifty way in my life. A Felix
chat she tossed by with scorn. an evening
gown that was as good as lew she looked at
with indiff Areuce, while other belongings
she Jumped with an air OF der sion. Then
she said that she would give me 81 80 for
the whole lot, and
TOLD HER TO 90 HOME.
She sad a great many ladies'. real Ia
dies, we're vii ing TO sell as ma ~ clothes ~
tina for the price OF pair OF gloves Then
ri ,ked my reputatiln as real lady, and,
stlniing up in the majesty Of al uacutled
bang. a crimson Jaoa iese dressing gown,
pair IF white Turkish Slippers, and heart
O my neck marked: 10 Eooi girl,n
told tnat oi Woman to GO. and If shs didn't
go | would get a district messenger
boy to put her out She went, and l sat
down q d cried; and said 70 myself: Bah,
you are the most oonsunmate idiot In the
world. What do you want doing with
second-ha people' Do as you havo always
done, give your things away to first-haud
people, AMI lave the pleasure Of hearing
somebody say thank you for them. TIE
only think ! can say in exteuuatioa Of you.
Bah, is that it Is your fist, aud, plsase
gracious, 1t will lie your olly experience
with ladies Who buy dud'."
DEsTINIEs TOLD IN woMEN's NAMES.