The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-29


urged a change for Mrs. NJ, and she cou-
cluded 10 take her two daughters aud spend
a month or two in Southern California, By
an odd coincidence the unknown proved TO
be "champaguon de voyage" across the
continent Putting bimself at once upon
the footing Of an old friend be contrived TO
make himself useful in a variety Of ways
and the four became quite intimate during
the weeks journey. Arriving at San Fran
cisco their paths separated. II shall turn
up, however, at San Barba IL YOU will let
me-" were his last words, with quite an
ardent look at Miss NJ, which she received
with blush, showing that tie weeks inti-
macy had had its effect upon her as we'll.
IL would take too long 10 tell OF the
strange chance or mischance which pre-
vented theIn from learning his name. He
talked 90 freely Of their numerous mutual
acquaintance, aud he seemed so unexcep-
tional himself that Miss B. felt that with
the Endorsement Of an Introduction from
her friend with whom her daughter had
been staying he was a proper acquaintance.
Only the awkwardness of the question kept
them from inquiring his name. Affairs
ripened rapidly as they always do under
such circumstances, aud Miss B. was
not surprised when the incOgnito told her
that he loved her dearly and fam would
make her his wife. "Call me George, DEAR
he said after she had confessed that his feel
ings were refrigerated; and even then she
had not the courage to ask him, George
whatr Mamma, it Is too obsurd,n she
said historically, after ward, Ia her mothers
room. you will have to find out; and, o i,
il should have 10 be Mrs - something
dreadful l feel that it is Brown or Jonesn
and oddly enough it proved to be
Brown"
The novelty In bodices just'now agitating
the fashionable world is perfectly smooth,
tight-ftting waist of velvet or satin, with
out trimming of any kind. and long sleeves
made entirely of feathers OF course IL will
be great for the stout women, who will be
the first to adopt 1t, such disastrous predi-
lection has the stout woman for the thing
she ought not TO wear.
AS many skirts are short as long. The
fashion of the trained skirt has a right to
live here, says the writer of Paris letter
to the New York Recorder, however, for
on the clean white streets Of this beautiful
city one can let ones gown drag as much as
one wishes without soillng 1t a whit more
than indoors, and one can admire a trailing
skirt without a scruple regarding its clean
illness, but in New York-well you may
judge for yourself as to the good taste of the
matter.
Tn fashionable colors are legion, but the
most popular are the dark grayish blues
and royal blue, browns of all shades, and
the deep rich shades Of heliotrope, and a
pure dark green, which is invariably
trimmed with black In some form for re-
lief.
Spotted goods and hair-lined materials
are exceedingly popular. Tartan plaids in
deep rich colors are much in favor for skirts
worn with long coats of plain color.
\
survey of the gowns convinced at least one
woman observer at the recent horse show in
New York that gray was the favorite color.
Gray is universally becoming, especially
when taken IN its lighter shades. Very
pale gray dresses, trimmed with pearl passe-
menterie; gray OF a little deeper shade,
trimmed with silver, and a combination of
gray silk and gray cloth, were among tho
prettiest of the dresses that were seen. In one
of the boxes a beautiful young matron, the
wife of well>known New York physician,
sat each evening, dressed always in gray,
although each night Of the week she wore
different gown. One evening her dress was
of gray lady's cloth, with gray silk sleeves,
pulled to the elbow. The next evening she
wore gray silk, trimmed with gray crepe
de chine. Wednesday evening her gown
was Of a shade so deep as to be almost steel
| color. 1t was of gray surah, with black
lace draped over it, and black lace
yoke. Another evening she wore a
very pale gray silk, plentifully
trimmed with deep flounces of white lace,
and so on and 80 on; the variety was almost
endless. The young matron who wore them
WIS blonde with very high color The
color was so natural that no suggestion of q
makeup would ever occur to an observer
And, indeed, she was not made up ar all.
She was of that lovely horid type of beauty
60 which the light shades are peculiarly be.
coming.
The following story, in which a diamond
ring aud young woman figured, is told In
the New York Times. The young woman
Is q fancee and the ring a cherished be-
trothal circlet. She lives In q suburban
town, which has lately been the scene Of
several successful burglaries. Naturally all
the residents were on the alert, and when,
about month ago, our heroine was aroused
from her sleep late In the night by stealthy
footsteps along the hall outside her door she
naturally thought their turn had come. Her
first thought was for her beloved ring, and
in an impulse to save it, she drew 1t off her
finger and clapped it into her mouth. In q
moment she discovered, with gasp, that
she had swallowed it.
This frightened her more than the sup
posed burglars, and hastily striking light
she ran to her mothers room, finding on
the way that the house dog had become
restless and his wandering steps had caused
her the needless alarm. Fortunately her
mother was quick and cool IN an emergency
and upon learning the condition of affairs
she at once gave her daughter a series OF
emetics. The daughter thinks they all
acted, and among the wholesale results the
ring appeared. That young woman says
now she will never swallow a ring again
for any mau, burglar or lover.