The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16

like an angel in blue, and the artistic lady
said "Xes so have l bat you never saw
any body look that way except oaoy OF az
| angel and she added in a slightly sarcastic
tone 81 don't thiak the average youue
woman of to-day is anywhere near az
angel, :" and, to say the least. TINS WASH
kind Of her.
! vERANDA PAsTIMEs - FAVORED ACIohs'
They were all working hard with then
needles, most Of them on autograph UaDle-
cloths. but not the ordinary Klnd' "Dere
Deonle inst write their names and you work
Il ont in red cotton U, dear, no! This
grouD On the vera ia was nothing II not
original. ard 50 2 musical girl had mad eacn
friend write her favOrite COMPOSER, ana the
girl with dramatic designs had each one her
fav0rIte actor, and the politicians had thelr
own candidate Just in the center, ana the
rsst all around, while the women who
taIka5 about love had most exquisite
continental quotations meanderiag all
ever their table covers The dramatic girl
had the mort amusing cloth. Her best
Young nan had written Harrigann in the
| center. and tueu, on one side, he had drawn
| a realistic sketch Of the tough girl" An
! other man had writtel Irving" and put
| chime Of sleigh bells above him. Another
one had written ''Sothern,n and then drawn
q picture Of him as he sits drinking the beer
in the Master of Woodbarrow,n when be
declines to be a gentleman any longer.
Wilson Barrett's name was urawn; 50 was
Joe Jeffersons so was R3bson's aud Cranes,
and 50 was dear old Stoddards and poor
old Fritz.
WOMEN AND PATRIOTISM.
The political banner had caused so much
discussion that it was being worked in the
national colors, red, white and blue, the
candidates who it was thought would TO
hkeliest to lose being done in blue, those
who were too good TO win being in pure
white, and these who. as q slangy young
woman announced, would whoop it in"
were in brilliant scarlet.
Somebody said this sort Of thing made
women patriotic. Perhaps it does; that
may account for my own great lack OF
patriotism | don't even possess an Ameri-
can flag. | have a French one aud an
English one, but not an American, and
think the United States ought to give me
one with a new star on 1t to encourage me III
the time of war or elections. | spoke TO the
Secretary of the Treasury about it, and be
said no was2't at liberty TO take any
of tue surplus TO buy me flag, unless
the question came before congress and
they made an appropriation for it.
suppose if | had come from Ohio would
have gotten that flag without any trouble
Now, as my own country refuses to give me
a flag, l shall remain an unrecoustructed
rebel, and shan't feel, if the French or Eng
llsh attack US, that am called on even to
encourage pc pie lighting for the green
graves Of their sires," and encouragement
goes great way in this world.
ENCOURAGING Bah.
You know you are encouraged when you
have tried your very best to do right, and
somebody says that you have succeeded,
and says it with a smile.
You know you are encouraged when you
have been helping to paint the town red,
and cultivating Tom, Dick and Harry for
the sake of getting in congress, aud you get
a telegram from a man you know saying
you have gotten there.
You know you are encouraged if you are
a woman when the man you are married to
tells you you are good-looking, and adds
emphasis to this announcement by giving
you money to buy pretty frock to make
you better looking.
You know You are encouraged, no mat
ter what you are. whether you are man
or a woman, II the sun shines, and people
smile with the sunshine, and everybody
seems glad to sea you who happens to meet
you, | am judging you by myself my
friend. for am encouraged when you have
a smile and greeting for her who is called
Bah,