The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-17
W 0 NJ Ms WORLD.
SOME THINGS OF INTEREST TO
THE FAIR SEX.

men-Other Matters OF More or L ess
Importance.
A short time ago, at a select ladies' lunch
con. some one spoke of the Miss Balestier,
who married Rudyard Kipling, as one of
the most enviable women OF the day.
Whereat widea wake girl, who boarded at
the same hotel with tie talented young
author when he first visited this city, re-
marked that CHANGING to meet him several
times in the elevator, she had noticed that
his hands and his finger nails were invari-
ably soiled. Her anecdote closed with the
conundrum that is at present buzzing
through certain New York circles:
(which would you rather marry-a man
with large brain and dirty hands, or one
with clean hands and no brainp
Linda Gilbert, the prison missionary, be-
gan her good work in New York in 1878,
says the New York Recorder, and since
that time she las, with persistent purpose,
devoted all her time and energies to the re-
clamation Of the outcasts OF society.
She visits, talks and reads to the prison.
ers, and after their release endsavors to OBJ
tain employment for them. She has found
employment for many hundreds of them,
ana many have proved themselves worthy
Of her kindness. Through her unwearied
efforts libraries have been established in
nearly every prison and house Of detention
throughout the United States, and thou
sands OF erring lives have been reclaimed
and guided into well-directed ways.
An interesting story is told of the Incl
dent that determined her life work.
When she was about ears Of age her
parents removed from New York, her birth
place, TO Chicago Her home was opposite
the old brick prison of that city and when
she commenced her education she had to
pass it every day on her way TO school, One
morning as she was passing an old man
whom she had seen on several occasions
peering through the iron grating beokoned
to her to stop. Without a moments hest
tation she did SO. This man then requested
her TO show him her school books, and the
child handed them to him through the bars.
He gazed at them long and earnestly and
when he gave them back his eyes were wet
For Gods sake, child" he said, "try and
bring me a book or paper-anything to
read" She promised him to do 30. That
evening she told her father of the incident.
He was undecided at first what course to
pursue, but seeing how completely
his little girls sympathies were
aroused he went to the library, and, select
ing such a work as he thought best adapted
10 LQe Olu Lnhu, u0 gave ~ ID DeT 10 TAKE 10
the prison. Week after week the child con
tinued her mission of kindness, until there
came q message to the father that the old
man was dying and begged to see the little
girl whs had been so kind TO him. They
went together, and were taken to the cell Of
the dying prisoner. In tones Of gratitude
he said: Little girl, you have saved my
SOUL promise you will do all your life for
the poor people in prison what you have
fnr- naopIu of no
sobbed out her promise, which sne has re-
lgiously kept.
No earthly prospect, however bright, no
worldly ambition has for moment tempted
her from the sphere of labor which she has
prescribed for herself
From Italy, France and Germany letters
of generalization ana encouragement have
come to her Offering to place money in her
hands with which to work, and giving her
great Inducements to labor for them, but
she has ever felt that her best field OF useful
ness was in her native land.
When not engaged in mission work she
leads a quiet and retired life at her heauti-
full heme in West Sixty-fourth street. this
city.
1t is all very we'll to copy the Prince Of
Wales In dress, says Clara Belle in the New
York Press, but the real swagger shirt front
girl thinks that old style, aud she follows
the new heir to che British throne. That is
why she has taken up collar with a mod
erately square bent point. 1t may not be
as becoming as the "choker,n but when
girlwa New York girl-goes in for a style
that 10 not becoming you may be very sure
that she has pretty good reason, and that
the new style is the very latest and most
correct. With the square bent collar she
wears either white or black neokwear. so
does the Prince George. She permits
herself a little variety In these col
ors by sometimes selecting one or the
other of these hues picked out with
tiny spots or some contrasting color. But
the Prince George does as much, so why
should not shea She has heard, too that be
always carries his hands in the pockets of
his coat, and now she tries to pretend that
that is the reason she patronizes the pockets
of her blazer. But il isn't. Long before
George was heir to the throne, and there
fore, before he was worth copying, the sum
mer girl from New York stuffed her pretty
lists In her coat pockets; and, to tell the
truth, she looked SO fetching when she did
so, that she needs no authority for the fas-
cinating fad. The short young man has
taken new liking to himself since the
Prince Georges rise in Importance. He is
as short as any of them This is rapidly
making feet 4 - the fashion.
A man hates one thing more than another,
ana that Is To take girl to luncheon or
supper, and ask her what she will have and
hear her answer, 80, don't care" Yet
girls will do it. know a man who, when
the girl he is entertaining does that, says
back to her that he doesn't think she can get
1t anywhere with him. It's rather hard on
the girl, but she is likely to realize what she
has done and learn lesson thereby. OF the
same kind is the rudeness that permits girl
to dilute her wine with water. 1t may be
all right, informally, at home, but IL is
poor tribute to hosts wine to put water In
1t, and some men won't stand it. have
heard man say when it was done, Per
nit me, Miss -, | will send out for some
wine, which you will find better suited, |
think, TO your taste" That was hard on the
girl, too, wasn't it, But served her right.
I'VE were studying the luncheon card of
famous downtown restaurant the other
day, said a woman In the New Y ork n tines,
when eggs a la NorIenskiold gave an ac-
cepta6le trigidity to very warm day, and
we determined to investigate the delicacy.
The waiter was questioned, but was pru-
IDENTIFY mystifying assuring US, however,
that we would find them satisfactory, and
an order was finally given. And presently
there came on small platter a she'll of
pastry resting In a bed of green mayor
naise; in the heart of the she'll was the egg
In ball, its yolk showing family beneath
Its case OF white, the whole seen through
an amber top, which proved to be a globe
of claar ielliad Oonanynma And fha