The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-31

eccentric, but there must be a love-Iock
somewhere.
Fashions are not the mere whinrs and idle
iancles that one often thinks. coming and
gong In the most arbitrary manner. Far
from II. Some of them have most mosaic
and unromantic origins For instance. the
carrying of costly lace handkerchief in
the hand was introduced by Empress
Josepnlhe, who was a most beauti-
Iul woman with a single exception.
She mad very had teeth, and when
laughing or smiling partially hid
them with her lace handkerchief. Criuolne
was introduced by the Empress Eugene for
good reasons of her own, and became most
popular In country which stood in least
need OF 1t, to-wlt, our own. The Princess
OF Wales neck grew thin and wrlnkled
while she was still a young woman, but an
OLD mother; hence the Introduction of the
hlgn, tight fitting standing collar. A
farlslan demi-mondaine Awoke one morn
ing to fad that her chin had doubled, and
Immediately the Medicis collar made its ap-
pearance.
An actress OF the Theater Francois. hav-
ing discovered that her hair had grown
thin during a fit of illness, laid wager
with the costumer Of the house that she
could make her reappearance without using
single false front, toupee or switch of any
KIND. The wager was won by the actress
VINO appeared in the Greek couture, her
scanty supply most beautifully waved and
twisted. 1t was a revelation, for the ab-
sence of all the rolls AID puffs only served
to accentuate the beauty of her lead,
which happened TO possess that delicacy of
outline common with the ancient Greeks.
He was puzzled young man, says the
Chicago Tribune, and he had come to his
married sister for Information.
"Say, Nellm said he, what kind of girl
is that Smith girl. anyhow"
"Whyr sagelY answered his sister.
81 took her to the theater last night, and
when the lights went down-you know she's
got such dear little hands-I got hold of one
of them and squeezed it,"
And she snatched her hand away. aud
said you ought to be ashamed of yourselfg '
mot much"
''Sbe didn't eturn the gentle pressureg'
''No; she didn't"
''What did she do?"
Nothing; didn't seem to know her hand
had been squeezed"
Then whatF
81 tried it again later on. Same thing. l
tried it third time Same thing. Then |
gave it up. Now, what sort Of a girl is
thata thought girls usually did one thing
or the other"
80 they do when they know what's going
va. ACLO 1901 OuI etiu66Z0.
But squeezed hard the third time"
That doesn't make any difference
well, what's the matter with the grip
"Wny, nothing. She's all right; it's her
gloves. You see she's got big hand-61l-
aud wears 81 gloves. I've seen her buy
them. When she gets them on the palms
reach up to the second joints of her fingers
Her hand is jammed together worse than a
Chinese lady's foot, and Jae tops are as tight
q nd hnr rrIg vic h.
can't circulate, aud after she's had them on
half an hour you could stick pins TO her,
and she wouldn't know it. If you must
squeeze hands, try it on a wooden Indian
you'll get more response"
''But doesn't it hurtF"
''Hurt? It's torture. But then it makes
the fresh young mon think she's got such
dear little hands, TOMMY"
Among most occupations for women,
says the New YORK San, may be men
toned the new one Of visiting housekeep-
ers" among wealthy families. The man of
wealth with an incapable o. gay wife, who
leaves household affairs entirely to the SER
wants, is the prey 20 the dishonesty of
butcher. baker and candlestick maker"
and generally supports the relatives of his
entire retinue of servants besides. But
the visiting housekeeper steps to
the helm Of the domestic barge about
9 o'clock in the morning. She inven-
tories the contents of the la der, learns of
the mistress what guests are expected for
the day, makes out her bills of fare for
lunch, dinner and breakfast the next morn
ing, and goes to market, wa ching the
butcher while he gives her the cuts of meat
she orders, and looking we'll to the ways of
the grocer and fruit dealer. The market
ing ordered, she returns to the house and
waits until all the parcels come in, opening
each to see that it is correct, and putting all
away in appropriate places. She orders the
coal, attends to all bills, looks after any
needed repairing about the place, and keens
up the stock Of the linen closet. She usually
remains until after luncheon, if the house is
kept up on la ge scale, or she can attend
to two families at once if they live near to-
gether. One i0neire, who is paying his
visiting housekeeper 500 month, saws he
is spending much less money on household
expenses than when he did not count her
salary among hem, and has more salts
factory meals and general household COM
fort.
Masculine observation of wo nen, says
the New York san, is so apt to go all
astray. Three men sat in a window watch
ing the ceaseless flow of people that passed,
and making terse and witty observations
about individuals that exhibited any em-
nent characteristic in their appearance,
manner orgait Finally one of them said:
AREN'T women the deuce? There's
scarcely one of them that doesn't turn her
head and glance in at us while passing this
window Now, is it instinct or past ex-
perience that assures them of the presence
here of three handsome menw
"Weli, Billy, you are clever" said one of
the others. but your cleverness gels you
all mixed up when you begin to study
women. Those daisies sweeping by there
don't look in TO see if any men are sitting
here"
swell. what is it they look for, thenr de-
manded Billy.
''Why, for their reflections" answered
the other. THAT glass is fine plate, sup
pose you see, and the sun is on 1T. From
the outside it is like mirror and woman
in passing can actually see if there is some
smut on her nose by looking at it,
'You don't mean to say, Billy" broke in
the third man Of the party, that you never
street when they're out walking. Why, they
Jerk their heads round every one they come
to. and never hear a word said by any one
with them. The fact is, what first charmed
me about my wife, If you'll believe it, was
that she seemed free from this usual femi~
nine weakness. She was very pretty, and
vet never saw her catch her reflection in a
mirror when she was indoors, or in a win
dow when when walking on the street. l
said to myself that this showed a sound
character. and | found out afterward that
she had n character of that sort. She Is GER