The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26

II wonder" says IN the New York Times
a woman back from considerable sojOurn
abroad with her femily, "That some enter
prislng New York merchant doe not have
on sale, by the yard, the French coutil,
which Is such an Invaluable fabric tor chit
dren's clothes. You will find made-up, i'm
ported suits of it here for both boys and
girls, but I cannot discover that any firm
has the fabric in piece. Ii Is such all exc j.
lent, washable material, and come, in ma y
stylish patterns. plain colors and strips
Abroad miss it now that am used to
itn
The same returned traveller comments on
the difference in school rates she noticed in
heI absence. ave spent our first winter in
Nice, a ID On inquiry for the best school in
the place, a certain Lycee was recommended
to me as being very desirable, If you can
afford it, as my adviser qualified his asser-
ton. Some what fearful That | could not, |
got circular OF the school, to find that SO
a month covered the tuition fee. After my
experience with private schools in America,
this seemed most moderate rate, yet it ~ as
quite the highest-pric4d lE Nice, aud con-
sldered extravagant there. School beg ~
at $3.50 in the morning and Taste 4 until l.
There was an intermission then until / 80,
when a second session began, lasting until
400
"TheSe hours were arranged with especial
reference to the comfort If foreign pupils,
to give them a midday playtlme In Nice,
after midafternoon or llttlo later, a chill
falls that children not acclimated are very
sensitive to feel the effect of. Nea ly an
hour of every school day my daughters
passed in the sewing class needlework eing
an important branch in most French schools.
The French taught there v as very good, as
the teachers in the Lycee were most of them
from Paris-the native Nlcois speaks a
patois that is not desirable to acquire. |
even had my maid from Avigon that the
children should not get II. This maid, by
the way-who, to be sure, did not cook nor
do the laundry-work- paid 81 month.
She was one of those huge, oleaginous
blondes that are too large for their dresses,
and go out on hot afterno us t. suffer, S lys
Clara Belle in the Enquirer. just how she
managed to get into her coquettish pink
giugham 10 one but she could have Id.
She must have got into cold oath first and
then pulled the dress on before she had time
to expand. But the day was blistering
one and she very foolishly hurried little to
catch the Sixth avenue car w hen she set
tied into her seat she looked bJth uncom-
Portable and alarmed. The men in the car
insisted upon staring at her just as they al
ways will Look at women who don't wish to
| be looked at, and that made her ali the
| more nervous She famed herself vigo-
rously with her purse, but still continued TO
| perspire.
The conductor stared unremittingly at
her, and the driver, VINO looked quite COM
! Portable III linen buster, turned round and
| pitisd her. The silence IN the car was OPP
| pressive-in fact, nothing but the car bells
aud the stout ladys breathing was audible.
! Finally the blonde was heard to distinctly
| groan, and her eyes rolled as though she
! was going to faint. At the same time a
sound of sharp ripping eas heard. Every
! one seemed alarmed, and then the blonde
! threw look of agony all about her and
heaved a tremendous sigh. Buttons flew in
every direction, and the lady obtrGded in q
half dozen different places through the split
seams OF her bingham.
1t looked very much as though something
distinctly embarrassing was out TO hap
| pen, when the lady rose, looked daggers at
every one and ordered the conductor to stop
| his car, saying AS she got off, well, now, l
| hope you're satisfied meaning, no doubt,
| the occupants of the car, whose scrutiny,
perhaps, had SO exasperated her as TO hasten
| the disaster that must have at last over
! taken her. She was seen 60 call hausom
| cab and drive back in the direction from
/ which she had come. And the conductor,
| looking through the car at the driver, called
out:
That girl grew stout fast, didn't she!"
And the other worthy replied:
| 'Was il that OF did her dress SarlnkF