The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-13
A CURIOUS COLLECTION,
rhoY say romance is dead.

They say romance is dead.
But | have Just been looking at a collec-
ton that might well appeal to the least
sentimental OF souls. You have beard of
and seen collections Of weapons, of mum
mics, OF burglars tools, of gods and Of
carriers. Everybody collects something
curious nowadays except men who collect
money. They are too busy to collect any
thing else. thought l had seen about
every kind Of a collection until l saw this
collection of locks of hair.
1t was shown me by an editor. The edi-
tor was In charge of a certain corrospon-
denoe department to which readers who
have never seen or had access to an encyclo-
pedia and who are never caught in the act
Of thinking, write asking the editor to ex-
plain the obvious and TO eXpound the COM
monplace. The people who sent TO this edi-
tor these locks of hair asked the EDITORS
opinion, first, as to the precise color Of the
hair; second, as to various matters asso-
ciated with the quality and color of the
sample.
You would never have believed there
wers so many shades of hair. These little
twists aud tufts run the whole scale of color,
from the paless fiaxen up through the rich
est reds 10 deep oily black. They had all
been sent by women, who were presumed
from the letters to have reached years Of
maturity if not of discretion.
The woman who sent thisn said the
editor, holding up wisp that glowed like a
flicker Of forge fire, was evidently pro-
foundly uncertain as to its color She
asked me to define the color. l answered
in the paper that it was Titan red The
next day got letter from a young man
who said he was the lover Of the girl with
Titan red hair. and asked me to please tell
him what color Titan red wasp
There were many droll letters associated
In the EDITORS mind with the various
samples OF hair. Concerning certain soft,
iridescent shade of brown the owner
wanted to know if the editor thought it
indicated jealous disposition. OF course
every second letter asked ''What do YOU
think OF my hand-writingp One woman
sent great tuft Of hair-absolutelY O
handful. II she had deliberately Clipped
that look, and had not lost it by violence.
the natural conclusion would be that she
was remarkably endowed You may take
my word for it that many a woman mana
ges a Psyche knot on less.
One little blonde lock- of the color that
women struggle for when they try bleach
ing, was braided. 1t was q meek little
fragment, and had kind of pathos. So,
Indeed, had many OF the other clippiugs
An indednable odor arose from the collec-
ton. Balzac, or Guy de Maupaussaut, or
George Moore, or Edgar Saltus could de-
scribe that odor. Gertrude Atherton might
be depended upon TO make a great point of
1t. Certainly the aroma had a mysteriously
suggestive charm.
Perhaps it may destroy a little of the
sentiment to add that the editor was
woman.
ARE NEW WORKERS VERY PROFANE!
Maryland farmer who had hard luck
this year came 10 New York the other day
70 see what he could do with himself Ia the
business world. This farmer is an honest
and candid man. asked him what char
acteristic Of New York had made the
strongest impression upon him.
"Well, y said the Maryland man, what
Strikes me hardest among you people is your
profanity"
/ expressed my astonishment
"Yes, 4" he went on, your New York here is
the worst place have struck yet for down
right profanity. l don't call myself stick
Ter for Sunday school talk, and where came
from they understand pretty well what you
can do with the English language If you
want to. But hate profanity that slops over
in everything you hear said by men you
meet everywhere. The other day went to
see a base ball match. found myself on the
benches IN the midst Of lot of young men
mere boys they were Well sir, these boys
soaked with profanity. Their language was
% terrific that l couldn't keep my attention
on the game. Yes, I know they were all ex.
cited. and some allowance might be made
for that. But they had profanity in them,
and they had it bad What strikes me, as
plain man from the country, is that this
profanity business makes language 90 mo.
notonous. 1t takes all the life out of it.
When you first hear dam or something
worse the effect is strong. 1t hustles you
But pretty soon the same words come tumb-
ling along with short breaks and you get
tired. The sap is out Of them. / wouldn't
mind seeing man save up cuss words for
the sake of coming out strong on a great
occasion. But you New Workers don't do
that. In profanity you spend as you 90. v
This is Sad If true"
THE FALL ACADEMY EXHIBITION.
The semi-annual wrangle between the
Jury OF selection aud the great army Of the