The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS,
MATTERS OF FASHION AND GOSSIP
WHICH INTEREST THEM

Hats-Some Queer Notions of Society
Women-Little Stories Which Reach
the Public Ear-Good Advice 70 Girls
with Sweethearts.
A gentle and warm-hearted old lady.
says the New York Sun, was making some
purchases in one Of the big dry goods en-
poriums on Twenty-third street, and was
attracted by the graces Of manner and
physique displayed by the young woman
who waited on her. She questioned her
about her life and habits, and the girl,
recognizing the honesty Of the old creatures
interest, smilingly replied to her queries
"How much do you make in this storef
asked the old lady.
eight dollars a week, ma'am," she re-
piled.
sand can you live comfortably on thatf
"Wen, you see, make considerable out
side.n
"Hnw?"
al have typewriter at home, and l get
from 50 to IS a week for copying. Then
dress a Iady's hair when she goes TO large
dances. She's one OF the -Four Hundred,
and one day she was trading with me at
Shis counter, and she liked the way my hair
was arranged. You see Ihave very great
quantity OF hair and 50 has she, and as che
thought managed mine so well and got IT
20 look so smooth she asked me If would
teach her how to do it. | offered TO do it
for her, and did so at her house. Since
then she has sent for me quite regularly,
and at each visit / make her | receive go
also make gent emen's scarfs for down
town manufacturers, and get 81 10 dozen
for them. can finish a dozen IN two
evenings at home. usually employ myself
In this way when have no typewriting to
do. Altogether / make from SIS to $50 a
week, and as have sister that makes just
rs much, she and mamma and / are really
laying up a nest egg for rainy day"
'Yes," said the old lady; "but where do
you get any pastime during all this!"
"Oh," responded the shop girl; Il don't
need any pastime, except Sundays, when
we all go down TO Staten Island and take
dinner with mamma's sister"
The old lady patted the shop girls hand
fondly and smiled
You are a good young woman" said
she, ~ shall see you again. You deserve q
good and rich husband. And who knows !;
perhaps you'll get one. Wen see, well
see"
At one of the prettiest weddings OF the
winter the bride. her pages and her attend
ant maidens were dressed in Venetian
costumes copied from old paintings. says
Harpers Bazaar. The brides high-throAted
gov u was Of white satin embroidered with
pearls, silver and Rhinestones in design
Of orange blossom sprays tied with Renais-
sance bows. The bodice had a Venetian
collar of pearls, and full, long sleeves,
slashed with crepe de chine, and pointed
low on the hands. The demi-trained skirt
was nearly covered by founces of old point
lace, and the veil was of similar lace
fastened by a diamond tiara. A distinctive
feature of the gown was a court train Of
great length suspended from the shoulders,
made OF white velvet, bordered with white
fox fur, and with embroidery of pearls,
silver and brilliants
The square corners OF this train were held
by two little boys in page costumes of white
brocaded silk, with large pulled sleeves, and
short breeches of white satin. long white
silk stockings, and pointed Venetian shoes
of white satin. The four bridesmaids wore
picturesque gowns Of turquois blue crepe de
chine. with the bodice and sleeves slashed
in Venetian fashion, and filed in with oval
puffs of pink chiffon muslin, Their large,
low round hats were Of turQUOis blue velvet
trimmed with small erect punches of pink
ostrich tips Instead of carrying bouquets,
each pair of bridesmaids bore festooned
garland of pink roses that appeared 10 link
them together The bride carried prayer
book with a massive silver cover.
The sight of very pretty and stylish
young lady standing in distress and tears,
Juggling to free her hand from mail box
which seemed to gleefully restrain her from
escaping, Is odd and interesting. The col
lector of letters had just come up, and
when the fair captive informed him Of her
inability to remove her hand from the aper-
ture he was surprised, and attempted r.
see by what power the box refused to re-
lease her hand.
my rings are caught in some way, 50
that | can't get them through the opening"
explained the young lady.
The collector unlocked the box, extended
his arm up inside and grasped the girls
fingers. He found that they still held
letter. He took this from the girls hand
and then drew the ring that held her a
prisoner from the finger, after which she
had no difficulty 10 freeing herself from tho
box. In her struggles she had abraded the
skin of her finger, and it was bleeding
slightly. As the mail collector passed the
ring to her he noticed that she placed it on
the third finger Of the left hand At the
same time he looked at the letter she was
about to drop into the box and found that
q drop of blood had fallen squarely over
the surname of the man TO whom it was
directed. he looked up quickly at the girl,
and her eye caught the expression in
hisown. Her face was pale. She saw the
blood, and, hastily taking the letter from
the collector, said she would put it in a new
envelope. Then, touching the ring, she
said, with that unnecessary loquacity usual
with girls when they are excited:
at has never been off before since it was
first put on"
The expression of her eyes was one of
dread and despair. Looking again at the
blood on the envelope, she fastened away
''There'l be no good luck come out of that
marriage" said the mail collector, gazing
after her.
But, then, this was a man of limited in
telligence, and his superstitious fancy was
doubtless quite absurd.
physician in New York, says the
World, who is devotedly fond of a pretty
Young wife, recently himself designed some
garments for her use this winter, and, with
q true physicians distaste for anything in
the way Of proprietary articles, refuses tc
allow himself to become famous by patent
ing mis- invention. 1t is this gar ment which
the tailors have taken up in all its varia.
tions.
Over the union garment Of silk or wool
which clothes one from wrist TO heel, is
worn the well-fitting corset or corset
waist, and the long hose are drawn
smoothly up and fastened to the carriers al
the knees.
The novel garment in question as far
down as the knee resembles the bifurcatec
skirt except that it Is fuller below the knee
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