The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-10
rlDS FOR PRETTY GIRLS.
..pPIF CARELESS EXPL AIMS
TEE NEW YEAR FANCIEs.

s--een Which. is a Sentiment, a
posm and a Symphony = Princess
plsss as she Is Ssen-Reciting for a
r,,ner Party-Row to Catch Pretty
Attitudes.
(Copgriqhf.)
vrw YORK, Jan. 9.-Since Jennie O'Neill
u.,tsr iDaugurated the 5-minute monologue
.,,o-tsinment at dinner parties. over on
s,ba other side" no dinner has been con-
ss.red quite complete without monologue
=. racital or e song to vary the monotony
=, The weary dragging out of a long course
duner.
n the hostess has friend who will vol
.,,sar 70 entertain the guests between
.,rrsss why so much the better for the
s,,tsss But if she has not, she provides
,.I.nt for the occasion, warranted to fill in
N the gaps that may occur during tie
egsning.
,,r,eInments is that they are in all cases the
n,onIe who are really fitted to take a very
g,od social stand in society and who, merely
sysoruel turn Of fortunes wheel, or by
t5sr own inclination. see fit to become pro-
| issional entertainers
Mss Eliza Proctor Otis. well known in
Nav York society and conspicuous men,
br of New York journalism, is a striking
sunple Of this Miss Otis is considered,
vt5out doubt, the best amateur actress in
ssoountry And since she has on several
cccaslons, taking part in performances, for
vhich she has received pecuniary returns,
she NAV now be classed among the ranks OF
PROFESSIONALS and judged accordingly as
Miss Otis is a large, handsome blonde of
| NE fullest type. Every feature is perfect,
| and the exquisite coloring of her face and
tbe BEAUTIFUL tints Of her red gold hair make
her q remarkable figure whenever she APP
. pears in public. Miss Otis special feature
4 sbsr paror recitations. And the exquisite
feeling and sentiment which she throws
ito them make them not likely to be for
gotten by those who are so fortunate as to
hear them.
Clad in red satin dress, with red suede
slippers buckled over red silk stockings, and
with large red felt hat upon her head, and
long red kid gloves extending to the shoul-
der Of her low-cut gown, Miss Otis APP
pesred like a vision of beauty before the
/ ROnan's Press Club one evening recently.
and recited Bret Hartes lovely little sketch
entitled Her Lstter."
A few evenings later Jennie O'Neill Pot
ter appeared before the Mems Press Club
WITH How Salvador Won" ard half a
dozen other beautiful descriptive little
sketches, which made the dinner which was
going on at the time most charmiugly inter-
A esting.
Upon these occasions the monologuist
/ must take care to dress in the most piotur.
esque Of gowns, and she must be able to look
apoem even before sne speaks. A dress
worn by 8 reciter few evenings ago was
a. old-fashloned brocaded material very
SIMILAR to to- estry. The skirt was of vel
low with figured flowers upon it, and the
oyersKlrt was made with a large panier
elect. There was long pointed waist,
ana the pretty recitetionist wore an enor-
nous American Beauty in the front Of her
COTsage
All the young women who make any pre-
enslons at ali Of following up the fads of
Tue Jay are providing themselves vita pho
Ngrapa screens The screens are covered
n"l nancy material on one side, aud the
Photographs Of dear particular friends upon
the other,
The framework Of the screen is made to
order to match the room In which it is to
aaau. VI course, II is not in good taste to
". Suon screen in parlor or drawing
IUon' LIS place is in the boudoir or private
HTihg room OF the one who has fashioned it.
1u1ee young women who are remarkable
ivr 'neir good taste in various matters of
%lsHent, and home decorations. est4b-
nleu friendly rivalry as to which OF the
. Ilee should make the most attractive
%o0graph screen. Three DAYS were
r aDg"eu ior the effort, as all the young
rr T--Sn uau on hand sufficiently large
ITAUeF oil photographs to make the screen.
,b,.a. sIlee Gays the three little charmers
Sr e',seu themselves from the rest of the
ttal1! ana were coseted in their O n rooms
slu az work. Frequently calls for -four
r"e aud occasional relays of food were all
s tSas were demanded by them during that
s g-l0' AZ the end OF the three DAYS the
i., .'ns were complete, and this is what had
lea accomplished:
w. Y't NO /, who was the originator of the
~ ~e, uau taken all her photographs and had
S Sa.OlG Il, the head7, pasting them all upon a
s Sep oHFe background with which she had
Ga 'tSo oed the screen. Around each head
With Ua .1, Traced tiny gilt scroll work done
bsod, soIu paint. The effect was as if the
dive w "eie each framed in gold upon an
IN 'I u. second screen had pretty sentiment
's,. n' composition. It was q 5-paneled
SnoeSsn-lndeed, they all consisted of five
ns3 s' 1 .aow panels-and upon the center
rtr jV f.; ;ne young woman had put all the
fbs I nie.l who were dear to her heart.
the GESTURES p.G.ures had all been detached from
the h aoI', aud We're pasted directly upon
/ ofbo;a ground, so that they had the effect
H. photographed there.
| Tba ro panel was bewilderingly pretty.
And ' T we're Kltties aud Sui Snsies and
4 Cath eleS Margies without number. and
The d. Ies galore. There were Ruths by
ssrrinI gi' ana Dorothys and Priscillas with
hams ~; oL all the pretty old-fashioned
The nev "uicn are now In style again. Upon
wtobeJ banei were all the dear hostesses
paorIo oeen kind to the Young woman
u rp,o VINO had entertained her and given
isyorosS ior her and otherwise shoWered
even upon her, which she could never
panel THIS pe 10 repay. Upon another
i've. Iu9 gre were cousins and family rela-
faces and nII h1i, was devoted to chlldren's
&ere' - ror. oaDies of all ages, up to Ia, were
Aere br npIesehted, Upon the fifth panel
ster rnnn t ven or a little curtain, and
Eie wiz urging the pretty miss drew it
And thy uowhcast eyes, saying sweetly:
umen uh are my conquests. They are
shom-voiuio nave proposed to me, and
&enn viii you see | haven't accepted
n sl ns third screen was vet r. como ord
EiSullty little mink who had contriwa , 1' ~
' ~ out with: - '''0"' al Inc slme' now
9Th nsno 80 delighted to know about that
ssenr V wom;, l had begun to feel as if my
90 dr0 not do to show at all, because
Ndifera,n e.adIully, well, not exactly bold,
quite enco,,s from yours. But now | feel
l unfoIJiaged. This middle panel, :" said
AcentraIT,nng her screen and pointing to
TIE m ~ wing. contains the pictures of
We'd me- lou VINO have told me that they