The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-18
" ON ANS WORLD.
\ FEW THINGS OF INTEREST TO
THE FAIR SEX.

TEE FA1H OEA-
Mrs. Macksy's Experience With che
English Fast iset-A Few Fits of
Gossip About Matters AMI Things.
a Thought or Two About Fashion 8
Latest Wrinkles.
my husband" said a physicians wife to
the New York Times. ''charced to see one
day, standing on shelf outside our kitchen
window, some molds OF jelly cooling for the
nights DINNER They were uncovered, as
they were out of reach OF cats and in full
view o. the cooks watchful eye. But he
questioned me about them. and asked if it
were our usual custom to leave jelly thus
imp detected. was Obliged to reply that,
solar as knew, 1t Was
'Then he said; Don't you know that
4 when we medical men want to secure min.
ute organisms for investigation we expose
geatine to the air or in places where we
have confined malignant germsl The gel
atine speedily attracts and holds them
. I'm afraid your favored gelatine does the
same Cool the jelly if you must, but cover
il with a piece of sheer close muslin or, bet
ter, II sou have it, some pieces OF glass
taken from some broken window pane
Ard we have always done that since then ;"
II Is to be feared that kitchen processes
are sources of illness more often than is I'M
Dgined. In many city houses toe little
klUchen annex, where stands the refrigera-
Tor, and where various eatables are kept, is
directly against drain and a closet.
Yet here stands daily uncovered milk,
butter, often custardS and puddinRs and
various other absor beats. The average
cook is absolutely ignorant OF sanitary
cause and effect, and the eternal vigilance
of the house mother is the family's chief
safeguard.
If, as generally conceded says the New
York Sun, one swallow does not make a
summer, one swallow is invariably followed
By another, and before one knows it sum-
ner is upon us. And though the fact that
an some of the new skirts wire is run in at
the hem is not proof positive that the hoop
skirt will be with US before the Easter lilies
blossom, still, 1t Ia pretty safe to prophesy
that the one wire will not long remain in a
state OF single blessedness and that some
form of the crinoline, which has appeared
at intervals under its various names of
Sarthingale, panier, and tour1lure for
centuries, Will reappear at no distant
date, and all the ladies will wonder
how they ever lived without it. However
before the evil day dawns another innova-
Glon will be already contaminated We are
not to be allowed to enjoy the graceful
plain skirt much longer. Already the double
skirt is by no means uncommon and a new
version of the old overskirt is occasionally
seen on ultra fashionable women who are
swift to seize upon novelty. The odd thing
about this new overskirt is that it is muc1
longer at the front than at the back, where
1T slopes up, but is not draped to show half
yards depth of the skirt In the hand
soonest form OF the overskirt yet evolved
the accompanying shirt is of velvet, and
over this velvet skirt is an 1880 princess of
Tnipcord, silk-edged everywhere with fur,
The tippet Is of velvet very much
futed on the shoulders, and extends
down the front to the skirt hem,
edged all along with fur From the outer
edge OF this tippet the skirt shortens grad
ually showing about a third of yard of the
petticoat, which is also bordered with fur
In evening gowns or dressy house robes
narrow frills OF lace or gathered ribbon
finish the edges and sash ties in front over
She overdress. At the present time very
Jew OF the overdresses are made, rs few of
the skirts actually worn measure the regu-
lation five yards at the bottom, butt is well
20 be prepared for the worst, for the grace-
full gowns that have distinguished the
dress epoch now passing as one in which
fashion was most reasonable and natural.
when artihciality and eccentrictY were
conspicuous by their absence, will soon
be abandoned for more elaborate costumes.
There is one characteristic of nv sex"
said a woman the other day, speaking
earnestly, to the New York TIRES, that /
wish women's clubs would discuss and dis
courage. 1t is her want of honesty in
regard to servants references. l have just
escaped being sufferer which prompts my
present indignation. hired a very prom
ising cook. and the day before she was to
come went to look up her reference.
II found pleasant, intelligent woman,
who, with great apparent frankness, gave
the servant most commendable character
AS rose to CO. [ asked a final sweeping
question: There is nothing that you know
of about Mary which would prevent her
from entering my empioyP and she
promptly replied: No, there is not
had almost left her presence when some-
thing suggested one more inquiry: Il
haven't asked you il she is perfectly sober
woman said half apologetically, and
something in myEcompanion's manner at
once aroused my suspicious. Well" she
began hesitatingly, Mary did drink oc-
caslonally, but good cooks will you know
II sat down at that, and more questions
nnaily brought out the reluctant admission
that Mary was a confirmed topper, whose
conduct in her employ had been most shame
tul. But because Mary, when sober, was a
capable girl she had consented to withhold
this information unless it was specially in
CURED for. II employers can be no more
loyal to each other. how can we expect
anything but deception and overreaching
among servantsg In giving written refer
ences women often unduly praise. because
they dislike to offend, the girl waiting to
receive them, but in spoken references be-
tween EMPLOYERS there should be told only
tne truth, and the whole truth at that"
Why do women fall in lover asked Clara
Belle in the TimeS-Democrdt. Many
happy and many an unhappy wife looks
back and wonders. Nine times out of ten
they fell in love when the man who made
love most to their taste came along. Also,
girl falls in love about the time she
makes up her mind she ought to. and with
tne man who happens along. That ID some-
thing half of them will not confess, but the
same half will know it is true. Many a
girl does not know she is in love till be asks
her to be his wife. Then she has to say
something. To say "no" will be to give
MIN up She decides she does not want to
give him up, and that makes her
think she loves him. So she says yes"
A big percentage of girls fall in
love with the first man who makes love to
them. If a woman escapes the first man
she is very apt to get off safely good many