The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-24
VACATIONS DELIGHTS.
HOW CONSERVATORY GIRLS ARE
SPENDING TIE SUMMER.

AuOiSuCe-An Aney tlnHlly seek Green
Fields and Are Supremely Happy
When the Conservatory VIII open.
BosToN, Aug. 1s.-Where are you going
to spend the summers
10, am going home just as fast as the
cars will take me-"
"Wheren
"To Nebraska" ITO California" "To
Maine" ITO Galveston;n ITO Montreal" !"
ITO New Brunswick :" ITO Savannah. y
Everywhere, in fact. Such confusion Of
tongues. Such rushing for "porters'
passes, without which no trunks leave the
New England Conservatory of Music. Such
embraces, kisses, tears. farewells, promises
to meet again. Much going to trains
to ''see them off," Much skurrying
for fear of being late for said trains, and
finally the last ones are gone, and we who
have decided to stay for awhile in the city
go back to the deserted corridors and
echoing halls and staircases with a curious
feeling Of utter desertion. No time for
dreaming, however; we must make cur
move into our new rooms and with the
good-natured aid OF Irish maid servant and
conservatory porter we install ourselves,
our small effects and goods and chettelsn
in our temporary home. We had often
read of the delights OF life in
large city where several women together
hire rooms" and proceed to evolve their
own meals from their inner consciousness
and an oil stove. Any subscriber to the
numerous "women's journals" can bear wit
ness to the glowing eloquenoe descriptive of
suca mode of living and the unparalleled
cheapness and comfort thereof, and now,
We thought. was tho time to test 1t. We
enthusiastically hung up our bookshelves,
wound our little clock and proceeded TO un-
pack the trunks that loomed before us and
occupied the greater portion OF the space
that wasn't occupied by chairs, tables, brio
a-brac, etc. We had three trunks partially
unpacked, and were sitting contentedly on
the floor eating dried herriugs
and reading over old letters, sur
rounded by everything else that a
woman Grams into her trunk when the
postman's step was heard. A scrambled
up and few off to return with triumph in
her eve, a letter in her hand. She cast her
self on my neck and flourished the page be-
fore my nose. 1t was an intimation that
her presence as an elocutionist would be ap-
preciated at an entertainment to be given
at a little town not far from the city the
next evening.
"Oh. am sure it is very swell place, "
she exclaimed, and l haven't single
blessed thing to wearr
There being no vacant floor space she
performed the can-can on trunk lid, while
the rest of us struck attitudes or fell from
one pose plaSttque into another, until we
fell exhausted into chairs.
"You needn't think you are going alone r'
| said. II remember what way was in
a aQt ha Cif
without me. and this time propose to go
along"
81 don't care" she said recklessly. "But
think how much we have to do before we
can CO."
BREAKFAST IN NEW QUARTERS.
1t was to late to do any shopping that
afternoon, so we got up as early as we
could the next morning, 1. o., about
o'clock, and proceeded to get breakfast.
No oil for the stove. One fork, one knife,
no teapot, two tin pans.
"This is dreadfulp' said Cousin R,
balancing her ample proportions on a slip
perry hassock as she held a tin milk can
aloft over a gas jet to boil some water We
took turn about holding the can, the gas
smoked it beautiful velvety black, the
water sulked and finally boiled in a sickly,
half-hearted way that was perfectly exas-
peratlng. We sat about in the debris of
dresses, books, unmade bed ,cleared off
little place on the table and drank our cold
lea and ate bread and butter and luke
warm eggs with rueful countenances
you and cousin may think
this is fun" said A, "but
| don't. I've blackened my arm add burnt
my hand aud" "Scalde1 your MOUTH
retorted, with obvious sarcasm. This tea
is SO very hot we can scarcely touch it.n
"If only had kodak w exclaimed A,
'to take this group, and above all to take
cousin as she teetered on that hassock
holding up that milk can. You looked
quite too funny for anything"
Il didn't feel So" replied cousin, with
dignity at was perilous experiment. If
l had slipped just imagine the conse-
quencesp
They would have been too awful for
contemplation" l replied, taking in her
five feet ten inches Of height and hundred
and eighty odd pounds of weight. "Es-
pecialIy if she had fallen on you,n said
A, exploding over the dreadful
thought.
But there was no time for much fun. We
tore down town TO see about the trains, did
some frantic shopping with reference to
elocutionary effects, flew back to our rooms,
and. without stopping to take off cur hats,
put on our thimbleJ and sewed desperately,
not stopping until the two gowns were ems
tirely reconstructed and presentable for q
swell" occasion Then we hastily de-
voured lunch, rugged ourselves out and
started off, followed by the benedictIons Of
the others. At the depot we found
we had plenty OF time, so we
rent into the cafe and reveled in the only
square mealn of the day and departed for
parts unknown, with lighter hearts.
cheered by the memory of the beefsteak.
Instead OF the coach aud pair we had an
ticipated at tho depot we were met by a
lady, who took us to quiet, unassuming
village home, and Informed us that the
"swelln affair was none other than church
affair of some kind given at the town hall.
THE HALL AND THE AUDIENCE.
We were introduced to the manager and
the minister, and. tucking up our gorgeous
lace skirts and putting on our rubbers, we
ploddsd along through the sandy country
road for quarter OF mile
to the hall Green baize curtains
sagged gracefully from each end
Of platform to the opposite wall, behind
which lurked the dramatis persona of the
programme. A decrepit square piano occu-
pied a goOdly portion of the space in front
of the platform on the floor of the hall, and
the audience sat with open eyes and mouths
and country written in large characters
all over them. We surveyed the interesting
scene, and /. recalling found anticlpations Of
marble halls, tinted lights, ferns, flowers and
the latest agony in costumes. giggled hys-
terlcally, especially as / looked down at my
black lace and yellow velvet garbl A
froze me with look of stern deter
mination, although l could not keep
my fece straight at the sight Of
her in white lace, short sleeves
and not much Of a waist. hair all in a bloade
fsfs nd ha of evlO a-,1