The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18
W0MEN'S AFFAIRS.
.,-zoF HE MATTERS THAT THEY
ARE TALKING ABOUT.

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+be Current Stories in Society
s-cles-Notes of General Interest.
&c mas said that a woman of 50 is at
-,osr fascinating and dangerous age,
W 70 i, indeed true that all the women ia
81 FOR power over the hearts Of men,
~ CIaopatra to Helen down, were nearer
>, han % when in the zenith Of their
power. ~. s;,. ..,.
-. the woman Of 20 must be pleased, while
=. conan of 40 tries to please; and the
"a. voman,s power consists, not, as has
-, en- often said, in understanding and
s.I,ir, tbe most of her own charms. but in
.,-0nrehending and with happy tact call
- ont aud making the most of the good
sii,;as of the man whose favor she seeks.
q'1 man admires a clever woman, but he
;ovs himself better with a woman who
go him feel that he is clever. He likes
lilrr entertained for little while by a
U-.-iieeinformed woman, but he enjoys much
,e++sr the happy tact which makes him be-
I've that he Is entertaining the well-ln-
formed woman and telling her great
,oany things she never dreamed OF. And
- conan a man likes best Is not always
az one who is most brilliant. but the one
,sbo has the happy knack of discovering the
''biact he talks best on, and is well enough
;nf5rmed to listen intelligently and draw
Mn ont with happy queries until he is
sstonished at his own brilliancy.
hid Won ever fail, my sister, says Clara
PeIle in the Pittsburg Dispatch, when get
fling into a strange bed to look under 1t for
a concealed burglar! Well, here is case
Tbarsin a girl thought she had really found
ona The inmates of fashionable boarding
bansa on Murray Hill were reused out of a
deem sleep by ear-piercing shrieks issuing
from the bedroom of a maiden lady visitor
~, the ton floor. The male boarders armed
Themselves, and, forming in close order,
hnrried to the rescue. 1t was moments be-
fore the affrighted spinster, whom they met
on the stairway, could do anything more
than scream: but gradually her terror
sbated. and she informed the relief column
that there was. o, horrors. man under
her bed.
The relief expedition pressed boldly on,
entered the room, struck light and began
10 hunt for the man. They poked under
the he'd. ransacked the closets and looked
out of the window to see if he were not
hanging to the shutters. They even
searcned for him between the mattresses.
But no man was to be found. The pistols
searchers made their way back TO their
beds
The next day the maiden lady, after a
minute description of how she had walked
m and how her hand had come into contact
with the mans fac, was asked whether
there was ~ garment trimmed with velvet
lying on her bed.
Eyes, jacket with silk velvet collar
was there.n she replied. my pillow wasn't
b; ob and I had rOlla1 tho
Jacket up and placed it under the pillow"
And was there window .open~
Eyes; why do you asKm
"Simply because have frequently been
startled in the same way myself, for you'll
find that when your warm hand comes into
contact with cold velvet surface, the feel
is exectly the same as that of the human
skin. That's what you felt. There was no
man in your room"
The most fashionable kinds of tweed now
are not checked, says the New York World,
but are beautifully flected and knotted with
unexpected bits of bright color. The
groundwork Of these cloths must be neu-
trail, dull brown, plain gray, subdued red
or invisible green. All over the surface
where one least expects it come tlese bright
knots, which are, at the same time, so skill
fully interviewer that no violent contrasts
Every one in London wears these tweeds
in the morning. The woman who appears
upon the street in any other kind of gown is
at once noticeable by her great dissimilarity
Of dress.
Plain homespun cloaks are made for
fashionable street wear. These cloaks are
lined Wi b bright satin. Inside are ample
pockets, and the collar is high and may be
turned either up or down. A cape falls to
the waist.
A beautiful double. breasted Jacket.
trimmed with big buttons, came out one
day last week. The ma erial was brown,
black aud blue check upon a cream-colored
ground. These checked jackets are ex-
tremely fashionable for morning wear when
one does not wish to wear ones heavy fur
wraps The latter are reserved for more
elegant occasions, such as calling, the thea
ter aid the like
A gown that is pronounced perfectly
sweet is In pale blue Vandyck satin. 1t has
atrellls work Of pale canary yellow velvet
on the bodice and border of the skirt. The
rlobols cross each other atintervals of three
Inches. Fancy ruchings of tulle and
alencon lace are at top and bottom of the
treIlls work. chemisette and sleeves are
OF chiffon.
The Duchess of Fife has a new cloak for
tneater wear and for driving. The material
other side is red. 1t is gathered at the
shoulders, shirred at the waist, and has a
Dig standing collar. A tippet of Sitka fox
goes around The neck and falls a short dis
lance over the shoulders. So beautifully is
aus CLOAK made that it is actually capa ole
oil pUtag revera cd to accord with whatever
gown It's owner may be wearing.
Inc Princess Dogorouky has also a long
CLOAK, nellotrope in tint, trimmed with
CIiRcallla. The reversible side of this is a
bright startling orange.
IWo women were talking, says the Sun.
ho1 10 mention a man. One woman looked
ouU the window, and, turning, said to the
9ther; What a fine figure Mrs Dash islo
FROM the sofa, where, amid a lot of cush-
rus ne had been forgotten, came the voice
l VI the man announcing this fact: "What a
thas pair OF donkeys you arel To call
S Su9t beautiful figure, which displays a
DusV nearly up TO the chin, a waist Ineasur-
-ns MI eteen inches, hips forgotten in a
no.lceao'e line of stomach, and every defect
aoCeItuated by walk that is neither hon.
'A, t0 nor Jumpl A beautiful tarradiddle!'
-, y, echoed the women, ''tell us. them
80 much. - N-00 'ou Auo"
L.. ne man rose from amid his cushions and
o. o Ine mirror opposite see that he was foot
anu mad the complexion of an angel, with
~ ngure OF an athlete, and he said "a
taqIILIul figure must first of all be neither
~ large nor too small. That woman ceases
~ ~ pe beauty VINO loses a charm every time
~ taxes out a pin; so does that woman
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