The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
NEW YEAR EXCHANGES.
POINTS ON THE sUBJEOT by OUR
CLEVER CARRIs.

BlcyclI7g in the Park sunday Morn
tng-Taking Dogeie to Ride-Bern-
hardts Cigarette Hold IA Pretty
Countess at the Eartholdi-Do Youth
and Beauty Count in Witness Box 2
CCopwi0ht)
NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-''You have a Iull
now, have you not. In your storesr l asked
OF the floor walker at one Of the leading
shops In New York.
mo" replied he, "I cannot say that we
have. Christmas is over, to be sure. but
for week after Christmas the stores are
crowded with people"
"Why. how can that beq" asked l.
Have they not bought all their Christmas
glftsT'
YES" said he, 'they have, to be sure.
But they are back here the week after
Christmas to change them. We do q big
trade the first week in January simply in
exchanging articles. It isn't really quite as
Improbable as it might appear on the sur
face. When we exchange goods we put
people in good frame of mind toward us
and very often they buy several things be-
fore leaving the store. Often they exchange
for something more expensive than the
original article and in that way we make
something. Altogether the after-Christmas
rade isn't a bad thing for us.n
What sort of things are exchanged I"
why. everything--except dress goods
and goods that are cut off the piece, such
as ribbon, lace, etc. And even in these
.hings we occasionally have a woman come
Jack with four yards of blue sash ribbon,
which she wants exchanged for the same
in pink. But the principal articles of ex-
change are gloves which do not fit, stock
lngs-which are always too large-and
bric-abrac for which they have no use.
We have a literary woman who comes here
every year and exchanges half dozen ink
stauks which have been given her for
Christmas, for articles which she fancies
more How she explains their absence to
she giyers, have often wondered. Jewelry
Is often brought back for something differ
snt, and there Is a general swapping round
after Christmas, TO an extent which would
not be believed unless one we're to see it,"
PEOPLE WHO GET PRESENTS.
There are no people in the world who get
as many gifts as do newspaper people. In
The first place, they have more friends than
other people because they are in line of
business which sends them forth constantly
80 make new aeqUaintanoes. In the second
place. they are able to do very substantial
favors for others, without in any way
violating their own feelings or these Of any
one else.
Suppose. for example, the little news-
paper woman Dollie Disdain is sent to
write up the dressing room of the actress,
Nine. May fair. Dollie does it so cleverly
hat the editor to whom she submits her
copy is delighted with her work, has it
illustrated and double-leaded, besides pay
ing her special rates for il, When the arti-
g comes out, Mime. Mayfair .js perfectly
charmed with IL. She finds that Dollie mas
taken in all her good points, and has talked
OF them in such a pleasing way that the
public gets proper appreciation of madame
and her work.
Il Christmas is near al hand madame
sends Dollie some little gift to tell her how
pleased she is over the success Of her work
Dollie is gratiiied not only at the gift, but
at lnadame's acknowledgment of il. and
so charming little friendship is estab-
lished.
Newspaper people hove the faculty of
making friends more freely and more firmly
than other people have. IL is not that others
DO not feel just as deep and sincere kind
II regard tor their friends, but many people
have way of concealng their friendship
so that no one ever suspects 1t. They have
the kinde't regard for others, and may
really be cherishing them in their heart of
hearts, and yet there is a GOODNESS and re-
preston about the American mind that
does not readily find expression.
Id With newspaper people it is different. II
all right on the surface IL you make
friends with newspaper woman, and she
likes you, she sits down at once and writes
letter and tells you so. And the letter il
80 prettily worded that il sluks into your
heart. Another friend who may have felt
just the same, but who has a less happy
gift Of expression. falls way behind the
newspaper woman in your estimation, sim
ply because you don't know how she feels.
Aud so it is that the newspaper women are
the dearest, the most sought after and the
most satisfactory women in all the world.
IN THE PARK SUNDAY MORNING.
OF course IL is isn't the proper thing to
drive in Central park on Sunday unless you
go for your health or to take the children
for an airing, or because you cannot 20 any
other day. But II is all right to 60 If you
go on bicycle, or its near relative, the tri-
cycle. Any time after 8 O'clock you can
see spinning along the smooth roads which
wind in and out among the lakes aud hills
and trees and charming natural scenery
which has been preserved inthis great park
of parks, a string of pretty girls. one be-
hind the other, and all looking as much
alike as pease in pod.
A distinctive dress Is required for bicY-
cling. Che average plain walking skirt will
not do. In tho first place. 1t Is too tight.
In the second place, it tears easily. In the
third place, there is too much of 1t in the
back and too little OF it in the front.
A bicycle dress needs to be properly dis
tributed, and the best way to get one Is to
go to the dressfnaker or the tailor who
made your riding habit, and tell him to
make bicycle skirt for you. After he has
made one you can make the others yourself,
ii you wear out one and need others, or
your friends can copy yours. because they
are not hard to make. It's only knowing
how
You may not believe, but 1t is really SO,
that the dudes of the town who ride bicy-
Giles are actually taking their pet poodles to
ride with them. It requires q little prac.
tIce and very good behavior on the part Of
the poodle to accomplish this feat with
happy results. The dog may be placed on
the lap quite close to the mans coat, and
held partly by such gentle pressure as can
be exerted by the arms OF Jurse, the
arms are busy managing the wheel.
One occasionally sees a man carrying his
little boy along with him in this fashion,
but it is rare indeed to see the poodle. un
less one happens to 60 at time when the
dudes are out.
Sunday morning sees grand turn out of
fresh-faced young women, prettily gowned
and out to enjoy their favorite airing. But
very few men are sufficiently heroic in
mind, to awake from the delights of a
Sunday morning slumber, and 20 forth
merely for the purpose of exercise.
Bicycling In New York isn't very expen-
sive for women. There is very good es-
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