The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24
W 0 NJ MS WORLD.
a FEW THINGS OF INTEREST TO
TIE FAIEg SEX.

Old Superstitions--A Deserted Plan
ration on the Saw annah River-sorne
Good Suggestions for Girls-A Few
Fashion Notes.
Much as we scott at it in others, saws the
New York Record ,r, and absolutely DENY
t in ourselves, ths i.act remains that every
one has grain OF superstition, perhaps not
larger than a mustard seed, but neverthe-
less grain, lurking in their minds which
no amount of hard business sense can conn
ter balance.
Queen Victoris. believes that articles
made by the bind will bring good luck, and
patronizes literally all their industries.
James G. Blaine carefully avoids walking
under a ladder, though he laughingly dis
claims any belief in the superstition at
tached to it.
Lord Telnyson carries a horse chestnut
as an amulet against rheumatism. At any
wedding the throwing of a shoe for LUCK is
but a relic Of an Anglo-Saxon custom
though in other days the brides father de-
hvered the shoe to the husband who
touched her with it on the forehead to de-
note his authority over her from hencefort n
1t is said that Marie Jansen, the sing err
treasured grave yard rabbits hind foot
and attributes her rare good luck to it, nos
session. Bernhard, as every one kno VS. 10
full of superstitious ideas and weird fancies
and takes no pains to hide the fact. Eve1.v
where you 90 you see the prevail emit epi-
demlc, and though it may not be osteute
tiously displayed, still it appears either in
the careful picking up of pin, tJle avoid :
ance OF car or room No. Is, or the beljef in
an itching palm. 1t would take a mage To
tell In detail the many, many superstitious
ideas that ars part and parcel Of the modern
man or woman.
Look out, girls, store teeth are not mic.
TO look upon. and decay gains faster than
you can possibly imagine, Clean teeth
mean strong teeth. Particles Of food mu,t
be thoroughly removed or they will eat into
the enamel, and aching 'teeth, unslghtly
cavities. and finally falls set supplied, Is
the inevitable results of lack of attention
in this direction. Charcos'. common salt
and powdered chalk are ofeap aud efica-
cIous tooth powders. AZ ler each meal RIM
white silk thread bet Heen the teeth and
clean thoroughly. If tartar appears, take
toothpick with bit of cotton attached.
uIppea IN peroxide OF hydrogen, and rub 1t
over the teeth, ctanf;ing the cotton each
time after using, Do this and your i'm
proved appearance and general health will
pay amply for che trou Die you must take.
"A deserted plantation on the Savannah
river, with the latB sunset softeuing the
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making mysterious the trees and rang IN
dergroWth about IL, is the subject says the
New ork WoFjd of picture lust finished
| Dy MISS hatherI ne M. Huger. The artist
mas united to bre adth of handling a poetic
IeeHng IN the Interpretation which gives
thaG nne quality Of art, suggestiveuess.
| You see," 'Iaid the artist l had to
sketch the soere, from little boat out there.
! l had a sleepy old colored boatman, and
Gne ueSolaton. Of the place at nightfall,
heightened by the screams of hawks, the
hootlng of Q wis, and the Tapping about
ones head OF monster bats, was something
rather moe eerie than I've been able to
put into the picture"
] MISS mug Is peculiarly happy in her
sketches OF southern scenes, being herself a
daughter Of the south.
Mrs. 3alliugton Booth, says the New
YORK tines, who talked to the Young
Mems league in Plymouth church, Brook
lyn, tn o other evening demonstrated that
pret05f woman is superior TO costume, even
IN tn trying garb Of her order-that of the
SalV alton Army. Mrs. Booth presents a
mott agreeable picture. In the course Of
heT talk she said that when somebody
as ked her If the Salvation women did not
n eed escorts In going abouE the citys
notorious quarters as they do, she told HIM,
mo 1t would take too much time to pro.
y teot the escorts" The women are fearless,
and are almost never moleSted.
Mrs. Booth is viyacious speaker, quite
| at home on the platform despite her youth
Is it trace of wholly pardonable womanly
vanity that her white, Shapsly hands are in
constant play? She is small and dark. with
gray eyes and a charming smile, aud her
| recital of successes which the army has
| gained in darkest New York mast have
been an inspiration TO those who listened
and who are eager to Tighten the shadow
| places of great cities
One woman has lost her love for the skirt
with n tail, and thereby hangs tale, saws
the Pittsburg Leader She was hurrying
to keep an engagement, and in Tipping out
| of the front door slammed that door too
quickly and imprisoned herself by the tail
of her fashionable gown. She tried to reach
the bell, but she couldn't, twist and stretch
as she would. There was no use calling for
help. The servants were in the kitchen at
the back Of the house Not soul was In
sight to summon to her aid. The engage
ment was most important one A bril-
liant thought flashed into her mind She
would step out Of her skirt and reach the bell.
Horrors! Here again diabolical fashion inter
fered. All she had under her skirt was
pair of black tights. What if some one
should see her! A mani She blushed and
blessed fashion and woman without petit
coats. But she had to do it. She closed
half the stormdoor-she couldn't reach the
other half-steppsd out of her skirt, and for
the infinitesimal part of second any one
passing could have caught feet glimpse of
rounded proportions in an incomplete
"Nadjy" costume swinging out and doging
back as she reached tbs bell handled. She
wears petticoats now.
On almost every London street. says the
Philadelphia Times. signs greet the eye re-
vealing to the humble passer-by that Mr. |
So and So is "purveyor to her majesty, |
jeweler to the queen, or hair dresser by APP |
pointment to her royal bighness the |
| Princess Of Wales"
What an honor one thinks until 80 many
OF these shingles burst on the view that we |
begin to imagine the title something in the |
same line with the "colonelsn in our own |
Kentucky, or else the royal family patron
ICES a good many more than the select few
and favored individuals that we were led to |
believe reveled in the majestic favor OF |
course, once selling pair of gloves to a |
bona fide member OF royalty makes your
gloves in demand, and it is the desire Of !
every shopkeeper to be able to blazon the |
fact abroad that he is something or other
"to the queen.n
The jeweler is, of course. highly favored
| in IL bilaa tiTnaS Or vzh