The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-05

E MORNING NEWS:
Here is a story, says the New York Times,
which, though not directly Of women, may
contain hint to any woman who finds her
self forgetting that the most perfect hospi-
tally is such as conceals its weight. The
story is told OF a certain New Yorker whose
! splendid country seat has not always housed
himself and family and whose plethoric
] bank account is of comparatively recent
date.
There was, not so very long ago, as a
! guest at this house, man whose usual
courtesy was greatly taxed by the ostenta-
! ton Of his host. Did he admire the view of
a distant river. he was told what it cost TO
| cut the vista through; when the stables
were visite1 an estimate WAS given of the
! expense Of building and stocking them;
fine painting was commented upon only to
! have its value in dollars and cents pro-
claimed, and so on in the most trying man.
| ner.
At length dinner was announced and be-
! yond giving the amount of the wages he
| paid his French cook the host was fairly
! quiet. At dessert, however, whose fruit
included some dollhouse peaches, he pressed
a second upon his guest, who took it with
the remark that such luscious peaches at
this season were q tempting delicacy.
Yes" said the host, "they are, and an
expensive delicacy, too. / estimated that
these peaches cost me about 35 cents apiece
| right here in my own dollhouse"
| Nhereupon the gue't, taxed beyond his
/ endurance, reached over and took third
peach from the dish, produced dollar bill
from his vest pocket, and saying calmly:
81 SUPPOSE you are willing to say three
for a dollar" laid it down and left the
table.
Word comes from over the water that
there is to be a reaction in the matter Of
| cotillion favors. Parisian hostesses are set
ting the sensible fashion of very simple ia
| vorS-a boutonniere for the gentlemen and
a sachet or bou Iuet for the ladies' This re-
form, if it is kept up until tho real dancing
season of another winter is upon US, will be
a welcome and needed one to transplant to
| New York drawing rooms. 1t has become
very expensive to give a cotillion over here.
| The fashion OF costly favors has grown be-
| yond all reason; none save the very ric can
afford large cotillion, and. like the lunch
con and dinner tavors, there seemed no
| limit to the emulation aroused. AS one
| sharp tongued young woman said last win
| ter: 81 can't give anything but teas, they
| are the only entertainments left where |
don't have to pay my guests for coming"
| Simpler german favors may be the thin
| edge of the needed wedge.
Some time ago paragraphs were printed
everywhere telling that Partisan women ex-
hailed permanent perfume from their per-
| SONS by injecting a few drops of scented
| liquid beneath the skin, thus odorizing the
actual blood. Then physicians took 1t up
| and asserted that women in so doing ran
serious risk of blood poisoning and the
perfume-inj ecting fad was apparently
nipped in the bud-only apparently, how
ever, for it has cropped out again, armed
now with medical authority against its
harmfulness. And 1t Is recited that the idea
was discovered by physician " no, in using
| eucalyptus hypodermically as q remedy
for pnthisis, found that the skin and
breath of the patient became tainted with
the pungent and disagreeable odor. So he
| tried perfume injections to counterfeit this,
with coed results And to-day, for Is
shillings, in Bond street, the whole outfit
essence, syringe. etc.-may be procured.
| Probably the kit is also on sale IN New
| York, or, If not now, it soon will be. 1T
is to be hoped few women will take to the
practice. The question of blood poison
ing does not seem to be definitely settled,
but aside from this consideration there is
something sIckening In the idea of per-
| tuning the blood Good blood does not
need it. Put plenty of red corpuscles in it
by good air, cleanliness and good living aud
the aroma of health will be the result-more
wholesome and desirable than that of
crushed roses or 'violets thrice distilled
For garden parties, says the New York
Press, mousseline delaines, stamped with
flower patterns, will be much affected, the
| sleeves being made of plain material, very
| bouffant, aud banded their full length with
| ribbons. Lace insertion is at the bottom of
| the skirt, between two rows of narrow vel
vet ribbon or fable. The neck is filled in
with a lace chenisette, bordered with mar
| row ribbon. CrepOns make up well for the
seaside. They usually have macaroons or
| pastilles, aud are trimmed with white lace
| and ribbon.
There are many very pretty cotton fabrics
! to choose from for summer dressesS such as
| organizes, cretonnes taffetalines, jacouets,
| gauzes with open work borders and Saline
mousselines. But these materials must be
| richly and elegantly trimmed and made up
with that exquisite sense of becomingaess
! which bespeaks the woman of taste.
For morning seaside costume nothing
! could be more stylish than blue cloth skirt,
very tight and plain in front, with blouse
in cream sUrah, belted in with fancy
| leather belt, over which you wear jacket
coat with white faille revers.
A charming way of preserving flowers
says the New York Tribune, is shown by a
Boston friend. Take very fine sInd wash
| it perfectly clean, and when dry sift it
through lie sieve into pan. When the
sand is deep enough to hold the flowers in
an upright pos ton take some more sifted
| sand and carefully cover them. A spoon is
a good thing to take for this, as it fills in
every chink and Granny without breaking
or bending the leaves. When the pan is
| filled solidly leave the flowers to dry for
several days. 1t is a good plan TO
warm the sand in the oven before
using it, as the flowers will then dry more
! thoroughly. In taking the sand off great care
must be taken not TO break the leaves, as
| they are now dry and brittle. Pansies pre-
served in this way will keep their shape
and briliancy of color all winter, and many
other flowers can be equally successfully
treated-anything, in fact, where the full
| pressure of the sand comes on both sides of
| the leaf; otherwise they will shrivel. To
| fill in flowers with cup-like shapes it is bet
| ter to lay them on the sand and with a
| small spoon fill in and around each flower.
| Ferns when preserved in this way have a
more natural look than when pressed and
the maidenhair fern looks almost as well as
when it is freshly gathered.
Many of the new summer dress materials,
| both wool and cotton, says the New York
| World, make exquisite capes and mantelets;
with trimming to match the gown, these
complete the toilet more artisticalIy than a
wrap of differing fabric. Many of the fine
woods and batisles are pretty, with self
of knifa-Dlaftad rufflaa and frtIl0