The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-20
THE aURRYING wouBN.
They Accomplish Little ana Generally
Make Themselves III.


Make Themselves Ill.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Dec. 19.-The man
was wroth. / didn't blame him. He aud
his wife were ahead Of me going up the
long, weary fight of steps to Ethe elevated
road. She was "hurrying her head off"
That is the remark he made, and as this
browning organ Of her body was a foot or
so in advance OF the rest Of her anatomy.
the expression did not seem very far out of
the way.
Great Scott" said the aggravated hus-
band as they reached the platform and his
companion sank painting on a seat, "you do
make me so mad. It's a nice thing isn't it
to have doctor three OF flour months for
nervous prostration and then run for an
elevated train There is no train in sight,
and you could have taken your time, and
what if there had been 2"
The pale-facsd, hollow-eyed woman
pressed her hands to her throbbing heart
and endeaVored to make herssif look as
much like martyr as possible This is the
way some women have, and when q hus-
band is sensible and kind it is enough TO
make him wish he had never been born.
This particular feminine idiot made no re-
ply. The failure to do 30 was probably at
tributable to the lack of wind. He may
home aud she had recovered her breath
What if there had been train which she
could have caught by running for it9 That
Is what the man asked, and that is what l
want to know. She could not have saved
more than five minutes by such a fatiguing
and nerve-raspinR performance, and there
was not the slightest necessity for this
economy of time.
"What shall do for my wrinklasi" asks
this or that woman who suddenly wakes up
to the consciousness that she is growing ugly
and prematurely old. The wrinkled women
are with very few exceptions the hurrying,
scurrying. always-busy women, those who
believe in doing everything at the exact
moment, and when they are going on a trip
by train or boat start an hour before it is
necessary, and then lose their breath run
ming for every conveyance. They are not
comfortable persons to live With. To their
benighted minds repose of manner Is but
another term for laZiness, and woe betide
the friend or visitor who does not meet the
cast-iron requirements Of the mistress of
the establishment.
Yesterday lady tainted dead away in
one Of our large dry goods houses. She
wore q trained dress, heavily trimmed with
Jet. heavy and costly cloak, which also
had a train. She was buying, Christmas
presents, and had been out from 10 O'Clock
in the morning till o'clock in the after
room attending to these Christmas duties
According to the same testimony this lady
had not had a moments rest from her
round OF social engagements fer over three
weeks, and had only just convalesced from
a severe attack Of nervous prostration.
If ever a woman deserved to be punished
by illness that woman does. What can a
woman be thinking OF to wear such dress
an such a time! Every human being of
ordinary sense must instinctively feel that
a costume Of this kind Is most unsuitable
for the purpose. A woman of good taste
could not be guilty Of such vulgarity. One
of the most aggravating features of this
everlasting hurry and scurry is the resigna-
ton OF manner which the victims Of it
assume when relating their laborious ex-
periences to their friends. 1t is enough to
ruffie the temper of the archangel to listen
to these details, but we are all obliged
to. They are so proud of the
achievements that throw them into hyster-
les. and put them to bed with nervous head
aches and displaced internal organs. What
is the matter with our women? Two-thirds,
at least. of the illness that now obtains
could be prevented if they would realize
that there is time enough for everything
that they ought to do, aud for the things
they ought NOT to do there should be no
blulSs W. Jub 1SCIuAS % shoS WAAA ACiAO" SuA0
lecture of mine. l hope l may be spared
protesting communications from the women
who wear trained skirts on shopping expe-
ditions. / eau bear anything else, but l
humbly pray to be delivered from that.
The sad accident in a Turkish bath estab-
lishment in New York, where a prominent
citizen lost his life, not from the effects of
the bath, but from arrested digestion,
should make people little more careful.
The gentleman ate a hearty meal, and
sought the bath very soon afterward. Not
long ago the proprietor of large dry
goods establishment died in his own bath
tub from this cause. The physiological
reason for such an effect should be plain
to all who can read.
Mothers are constantly complaining of
the powders they buy for their infants. In
several instances lately these little ones
have been more or less injured by poisonous
nrepara tons. Parents cannot be too care
ful in such matters. 1t Is much better to
prepare some harmless powder az home
than to trust stuff we know nothing about.
The loveliest tea gowns can be made OF
siIkalne, lined with good cambria little
darker in shade. These goods come In all
oolors. from the most delicate to the most
pronounced, and are Is cents per yard. Ten
wards will make an ample dress. and il the
buver has little gumption and taste, and
little pretty lace for the courage, the most
charming effects can be produced.
ELEANOR KIRK.