The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-07
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, june, 1S9lTwELvE PAGES.

raised to the everlasting hills. A woman
can see, enjoy and appreciate great many
things between stitches, and the hand-work
steadieS the nerves instead OF irritating
them. Fancy work carried to excess has
been productive of much harm, but lthlnk
it can safely be said to have helped more
than ir has injured A nurse in one of our
lnnatic asylums told me that with the
women intrusted to her care she could do
more with fancy work than with any other
agent, however amusing. They were per-
fectly delighted with a new patterD, and
new stitch III knitting or crocheting raised
them to ecstasy. The most refractory
cases could be speedily brought TO terms by
something unique in design or shading.
The promise Of new pattern when some
one went to town would exert as much in
fuence over disordered nerves as an anes-
thetic. One straight-jacket and padded
room case was s. modified by means of this
peculiar treatment that after few weeks
she was considered safe to ningle with the
other fancy workers. under the carepf the
nurse above mentioned. She became. In
her own INA gination, the head of London
woman's exchange and was in constant
communication with her majesty. have
known invalids and convalescents from ex-
hausting fevers to be reused and interested
by means Of fancy work when everything
else had failed. Truly, do not feel myself
Cdll61 upon 10 lnN6lku WHY ettQIEAY
against fancy work, and especially when
my own experience has proved IL SO restful
and beneficial. | fear that our considerable
editor would be somewhat discouraged of
reform in this matter if he could lock in
upon my baskets devoted to this work l
have an Afghan lovely one--in process of
construction, two shawls of totally different
patterns and designs. besides 9th charm
ing bits OF things to suit every possible
mood. After three or four hours spent at
my desk, and an hours constitutional, the
pretty, delicate fancy work has the same
effect upon my spirit as lovely poem upon
my intellect. In other words, 1t fills the
fill, and am as grateful to the maker of
something new and unique In this line as
to any other discoveries. And yet think of
it, O, kind and considerable editor, never
theless, want to vote. 1t must seem to you
an avn al anomaly, but it really isn't. You
zee pay takes on my fancy work as well
as on the roof that covers me and the food
| eat. Then 1 have ideas, and it should be
my right, my glorious privilege to express
them practically at the polls. l belong 60
Brooklyn, once the third city in the union,
now the fourth because of political mis-
trke" in the count; and for one thing do
not want Alfred G. Chaplin reelected to the
mayoralty, sent to congress, or to
Albany. He belongs, according to my
Judgment, in very private life. want to
protest against Boss Mclaughlin and other
men who can water water and put up other
big jobs on the public. My fancy work
helps me to think clearly about these
colossal grabs and steals, and so ministers
TO the feminine element in my constitution
as to keep it distinctly and purely feminine,
Women who are fond of embroidery, knit
ting and crocheting will never be likely to
be seen abroad in tweed trousers, cutaway
coat, vest and tall hat. They will have a
dali md [aCf oh av4f Tara AZ a
which will never lead them to extremes.
The most popular woman last year at a
favorite watering place was said to be the
woman who wore the prettiest costumes,
had the prettiest fancy work designs, and
wes always glad to lend them and teach
new stitches" One evening she astonished
the hotel guests by throwing aside her
knitting and rising to reply to the remarks
of popular lecturer with whom she rad
ically disagreed.
Great Scott" exclaimed one of the
gentlemen. II was never SO surprised in
my life. When that woman walked down
to that platform my knees trembled, for
liked her immensely, and was sure she
was going to make fool Of herself In
stead of that she made a fool of me and the
lecturer in the bargain. she showed her
self deep thinker, logcian, natural
| lawyer, and a most eloquent speaker. Who
would ever have suspected itf'
/ There are scores OF women who do fancy
work on hotel piszzas who are just as smart
as tniS women, and it would be just as we'll
| to make note of it. ta'o'l ae.'
Itoccurs to me to remember having seen
men reading newspapers and smoking cigars
| with their backs to the sea and the mount
aims. Men do not criticise each other fer
this seeming indifference to natural scenery,
neither do women blame them. They are not
| expected to enthuse over views. The man
| who raves about the moon is as unpopular
as the dog that bays at 1t.
The fact is we all want womanly women,
| except few super-radicals who would fain
| turn all the women into men. A woman
who knows enough to Keep house without
! breaking down her constitution, who is
posted in national and political matters,
who can speak to the point, il necessary.
who can entertain, instruct and amuse, and
who eschews gossip, will always be little
| more womanly, little sweeter, and a
trihe more fascinating If she adds fancy
work to her list Of accomplishments.
ELEANOR KIRK.