The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31
FADS AND F0LLIES.
COME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
THE GEN1LER SEX


.bout Cowns-Some Bright Stories
rb,t VIII Interest the General
Reader.
Many e young housekeeper, says the New
VII Tribune, has said to herself: "If
ara not such an ignoramus l should love
70 do my own marketing; but feel like
.rcb a goose the moment l get into
hrtcber's shop, aud always know that 1
sir,nlv make myself ridiculous" Wewould
lie to give such one the experience of two
,onng matrons who found they could make
saving of many dollars a week by going
themselves to Washington market. For
several years they marketed to-
cstber every other day, and. by
,ssinc the elevated road with their hus-
hands at o'clock, they got home about II.
ard had the whole day before them. SIT
ras the greatest funp one Of them said,
nand always look back with regret to
those DAYS when we had to contrive in
every way in order to live within my hus-
hands income. You see, we were all great
friends; May and had been to school to-
gather, and our husbands, too, were
intimate One evening as we
ware talking over the most econom-
zeal way Of living, for it was a subject
naturally very much discussed by all of US
inst then, one of us suggested that we
should try for a month the plan of gong to
the markets ourselves aud paying cash for
everything. We chose Washington mar
ket because we thought that if we did it at
all we wished to go down to the rock
basis as the financial people say. OF
course. at first we made many mistakes
hut this is what We finally learned
and perhaps it may be of use
10 others In the first place, it is best to
keep to one dealer, after you have decided
which is best. For instance, in big place
like Washington market, it is we'll to have
your butcher, your poulterer and your
Vegetable and fruit man. They will all
take greater interest in supplying a regular
customer at reasonable rates than one who
only buys Of them occasionallV-especially
if you always pay ready money. In buying
beef there are few rules to remember:
Bullock beef is the best to buy. 1t should
be fned-grained, the lean with streaks
of clean, WITHHOLDING fat running through
it and of bright red color. Unless there
.is enough fat tue meat will be tough. Cow
beef is paler than OK beef, 50 you can tell it
in that way and it is not so nutritious; but
if the meat is Of very dark red it isetoo
old. To test beef press it down with the
thumb; if it raises quickly the meat is
good. For soup meat get the shin-bone aid
a few pounds of the round. Soup meat
should have as little fat as possible. The
hest beef for beef tea is from the round
Mutton should be dark colored and have
plenty OF fat.
"In choosing poultry see that they have
smooth legs aud short spurs; the male birds
are best. The feet should always bend
easily, and the eyes should be bright. II a
fowl has begun to turn blue, or if it has
stiff legs it is not good. In selecting fish
the body should be stiff and the gills red if
not, it is not fresh. In buying vegetables
get a good dealer and have them fresh. as
st,le vegetables are unhealthy. Asparagus
and pease and also green beans should be
eaten on the day they are bought, and for
the following day use those more easily
kept. such as onions, cauli6ower, cIbbage,
etc. My husband happened to know good
deal about marketing and he went with us
for a week and got us started; but after that
We always went alone, and | assure you we
became very experienced. Our weekly &C
counts were greatly reduced, and, as said,
it Was altogether an amusement as we'll as a
benefit
For visiting, says the Paris letter to the
1Ioi tttts a ohIA Ol 6pC0 III bollRuk VI pIitIl-
rose pink, opening over pleated panel of
brown pink with white pastilles, fixed with
&, three buttons of silver. The corsage draped
of piece yelling, held in by tabs of black
velvet and docollete over a plastron of pink
yelling with white pastilles. This corsage
is trimmed with belt of black velvet and
asquare basque bordered with black velvet.
The collar straight, of black velvet. The
sleeves full, of piece yelling, with dots and
Of n,,%N -
trim the wrists, the braces, the collar and
the belt.
morning corsage of cream foulard, with
lapis blue flowers. open over a plastron of
blue surah, gathered under an inset of
cream foulard lowered. A marine collar
and belt tied with lapis blue foulArd. The
sleeves straight and full, of foulard.
One very pretty dress seen at the salon
was of black grenadine, embroidered with
steel beads forming corn heads, held in by
trefoils of amethyst velvet The corsage
gathered at the waist and embroidered from
the shoulder. forming a garland, which
JOINS the figure, the gather of the middle
terminating and caught in at the front, and
n the back braces of amethyst velvet.
Skirt In piece. trimmed around with the
same embroidery as the corsage.
Do you wear pancake hat? OF course
you KNOW, says Inc w ora, what q pancake
nat is, but in case you have not heard of it
ny that name, draw picture Of one in your
mlnd at once, because it is fashionable and
much In vogue among those who walk the
avenue in style. The pancake hat is a sailor
nat, with very broad brim and a very low
crown, SO very broad i'll the brim and so
very low in the crown that the hat appears
almost fiat. There is just little round step
IN the middle which forms the crown
nence the word pancake. Across the street
Tue wearer looks as if she had a palm-leaf
ian, deprived of a handle, upon her head,
ana near by she seems to have something
Which is a cross between a plaque and
mortar board.
you have a very sweet face, with regu-
lar features, and are on the right side of 80,
you can wear one of these hats and look as
pretty as a picture. But if your nose is
Snarp, Your eyes large and your mouth pro-
hounced and decided, let the sailor hat
alone, for its broad, jutting brim will serve
10 accentuate those features which need
Softeuing.
"A very useful and becoming dress, says the
mefdtG'S Paris letter, is made as follow s.:
iehue, gathered behind and trimmed at the
loot with a double volant of black lace,
paced IN baldequin, raising itself and being
liked under bow of mousse satin. A long
vest with square basques Of mousse Sicil-
assuhe, open over q plastron composed Of
uouhces OF black lace and trimmed with a
gaion OF beads over a mousse ground. A
Medlcls collar OF stones, mounted on a
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