The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-08
WOMAN'S WORLD.
s6tuE TgINGs THAT ARE OF INTER-
EST TO THE FAIR SEX.


.,ors About Jewelry-The Proper
Cooar for a Bride-Thoughts In the
0unds of Brides When Married
other Matters.
For the benefit OF prospective brides it is
.,Dressly set forth that the proper caper
80. for the brides bouquet is cone in
-La,a and finished with deep fall of real
Iaoo Part of the family heirlooms come in
-, conveniently at this juncture, pro-
,,i5ad mamma, grandmamma or the care
s,,I o,rast-aunt. as the case may be, will
,.i,e her consent for the precious flmy
Eff In be cut into the short lengths neces-
yorv This little bit of extravaganza is all
,orv well if one is a millionaire's daughter,
hrt would it be possible to go to the altar
18th a good piece of imitation, and still be
,,orr,ed inst as securely and live just as
LaaniIv efterward. The brides bouquet
should be Just twelve inches IN circum-
forance made entirely of orange blossoms
and buds and few sprigs OF myrtle. The
h-idesnalds' bouquets may include every
varistv of white tiowers-roses, lilies, serin-
,ss camelias, lilacs-but the latest ultra
edict concerning the the maids bouquets is
that they, too, must be white.
,,craat mental shocks annihilate memory
During great mental excitement or phys
;csl main ones mind is apt to dwell upon
anything save the exact present situation.
ono ia dimly conscious of the real state Of
affairs: it plays sort of a second in ones
thoughts. but usually the thing uppermost
IL some trivial or grotesque remembrance"
II was a New York Recorder newspaper
at0ndiuo with haF haC
20 the fire, teacup in hand, just like man.
II sounded such a fine assertlve sort of a
etstement that all the other women present
inyoluntarily set their teacups down and
turned interested, curious eyes upon her.
For Instance, what were YOU all think
ing of when you were being marriedp
Every one laughed. and said in a breath,
uWhy being married, of coursew
Nonsense" said the newspaper woman,
u,hat idea was in your mind, no doubt, but
It WAS the undercurrent OF thought. You
we're thinking really of something else.
Confess, now"
.'WeI, :" said one of the listeners, thought
fully, perhaps that is true. Now that l
stop 10 consider it, l was thinking of some
thing else. You see, I was married at
home and In the evening. just as the min
ister commenced the service lamp shade
on sInal table near me cracked. turned
lnvoluntarily to my sister. who was stand
ing near me- and was about to whisper her
to turn the lamp down, when it suddenly
occurred TO me that | was the cynosure of
ell eyes-that It was really my own we'd
ding. OF course l refrained from speech,
but it was with difficulty that | refrained
from laughter at the blunder l came 80
near making"
"Well, | remember distinctly what was
thinking about, said the intellectual woman
on the sofa. II had new pair of eye
glasses on and the spring hurt my nose. |
was wishing the minister would hurry up,
30 l could go upstairs and change them"
And L. put in third, twas congratu4
lating myself all through the ceremony on
my wonderful composure. knew that ne
was frightened to death, aud 1 was thinking
what larks it would be to tease him about it
all the rest of his life, when suddenly, as |
held out my hand for the ring, | happened
to glance at it and found that it was trem-
bling like leaf That sight 'phesed' me
so that all else is blank, save my one de-
sire to hide my hands | had a mad impulse
to conceal them in the folds of my veil but
don't think | did. At least, no one ever
told me so. |. myself, would hate to take
my oath that did not"
1T was sermon of Sam SmalPs that was
diyerting my mind at my wedding, said
the woman in the corner. Il don't know
that anything could have been more In
congruous at such time than one of Sam
Smalls sermons, but had heard him preach
month or so before, and just as was COM
ing down stairs something. | shall never
Know what, put me IN mind OF one of his
grotesque illustrations. He compared the
gospel to a spring-board. Just where he
found the resemblance | can't remember
That was what troubled me then. l couldn't
remember, and was trying to figure 1t out
all through the service. | nearly missed
one of the responses, was 80 intent upon
the idea,n
Everybody accounted for" said the
newspaper woman, save myself, who am
not married, and Mrs. Blank. What were
you thinking OF, Mrs. b."
Inc little woman blushed furiously, hest
lated and finally said: ''If you'll promise
never to tell. I'll tell you. You ses, was
married in the days when people wore
enormous bustles. Well in the confusion
and hurly-burly of dressing, my hustle got
lost and couldn't be found. It was growing
IA'e' and what was TO be doneg No one
Knew could not wear my dress without
H. Tor 1t looked dreadfuliy.
FINALLY one of my bridesmaids, @ girl of
eXpedlents, grabbed up handful of bath
towels, tied a ribbon around them and
fastened that around my waist. | didn't
tnlhK very much about it until was stand
- az Cuo dltdT. ana C0en Ln9 horrible
thought flashed across me, what if | should
use some of those Manchester bath towels,
pest quality. in the aislel
nearly tainted away, and assure YOU
esVery step OF that solemn procession down
rom The altar was solemn, indeed. to me-
pfocessed very gingerly. Please don't tell,
though, for people will tease me-"
a wife, says Clara Belle in the Cincinnati
enquirer, must be very clever woman
:. .nese days, | mean a wife on from 80 900
" g, VOO year, and there is q big average
VI loIHs VINO live on that, and big field of
.uen woo are brilliant, well educated and
Competent make about that amount aud no
.note' these men want pretty homes and
pIevIy wives. They have a social standing,
suoy ENJOY the theater, they appreciate a
81 d61 OF art, music and literature; and
SS1,oOO IS not very much, Ter all. There
.oie' d little woman must be clever indeed
|" oet dainty table, keep a neat aud pretty
n oouss, dress charmingly, entertain suffi-
UenIly, Keep up on the latest books and
uuSlc, and, besides it all keep a general
a tu Vi ner husbands affairs and the interest
I'M n, ns work shop OF course her husband
b iuS' ioVe her, and admire her, and trust
H.. Guu neip her, or she could not do it all.
NY ne probably loves, admires, trusts and
NC nU'ps Just because she does do it all Make
n.y. our minds, marriage is q partnership,
sDor, J .SIi, Will have your share iu the re-
FGTn'Iolilsy OF making the happiness.
go - very powerful German drama lately
nb bGTCOeu IN this city the husband, with a