The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-03
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SOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
THE FAIR SEX.

About PropoSalS-Qua OF a
Society Girl-A Few Quaint stories.
Other Features That are Worth
! Reading.
Any right-minded woman of fair expe-
rience, says Clara Belle in the Times Demo
crdt, should know, long before the man
| does, that he is going to ask the question,
but before she gets the fair experience she
is likely to be taken by surprise oncs or
twice. l remember my first. He was
big gaunt fellow, who, after he knew me
very little while, began to bully me. 1 was
rather a gentle. timid girl, and
I stood it meekly, thinking it JUST
his way. At last there came a row.
| was going somewhere with some
body, and he didn't like it. He got high
and mighty, and finally protested Then
he shouted: COZ course, you have seen now
1t is for a long time-I love youl" Well, l
| hadn't seen how it was for long time, and
felt as If l had been shot out Of a cannon.
| In days like those one is nice and sincere
and gentle; later, when it becomes an old
story, one plays tricks.
Once in a while a girl really wants TO
| spare man useless proposal. Kate told
me her latest. She had just got in when a
friends card was handed to her.
my hat, ~ she told me, was 80 becoming
that decided to go right in with 1t on and
| do you know In half a minute saw what
was going to happen. l tried to ward it off.
| / actually wished didn't have the hat on"
The hat business was what made me be-
| lieve her. OF course a woman cannot marry
all the men who ask her. She does not
| even wish to, but somehow she can't like 1t
| when they get over their feeling. She
breaches otherwise, of course, but she
doesn't mean it. Watch woman, married
or not, when au old lover, married or not,
comes across her path. Doesn't she
est. Women are downright blood
thirsty. See them forage for congratu-
| lations from old lovers, when they
marry some other man. OF course it Ia all
over now, and don't they put the old lover
through his PAGES, thought He must meet
her husband. o, yes; he must wish her
| happiness; ., dear, yes; and so on. And she
watches him squirm. What's that but
bloodthirsty? The average young married
woman wouldn't let On old lover make love
to her for anything, but she wants to be
sure he loves her just the same. That is why
| she makes him squirm. or course she does
not really want him to ruin his life by go
ing to the dogs or marrying hastily, yet
either course she feels sort OF compliment.
Maud said TO me, pouting prettily, dick
Bicker has taken TO drinking. He did it
right after my marriage-so personal. l
| think. He always was unkind.
Now there is a tender heart for you. 1t
| ID dangerous thug to undertake to COM
| fort man over his unhappy marriage, but
| the best little wives in the world rather de-
| light in the task, if the victim is an old
| lover who married hastily. They wilipreach
| the best little sermons in the world, too;
| don't you believe they don't extract a good
deal of satisfied vanity from the situation.
| Oh, women are dear little vevet-pawed
pussy cats. bless them,
This happened on q summer hotel veranda.
He said would she marry him, and she said
| why wouldn't he let her alone, but he said
| he must have an answer, so she said how
could she tell what she would do when he
was around bothering her every minute.
| Then he got meek and said: Darling,
| will go away for a month and give you
chance to know your mind; ;" whereat she
| whimpered in dsmay: "What, what-a
stupid idea! don't want TO know my own
| mind"
Now if that girl was your girl what would
| you do with her besides kiss her?
A dear susceptible Italian proposed 10 a
girl. He didn't seem particularly upset
| by the refusal, and she mentioned the
| fact
"Oh," said he, 81 am getting used to it.
All the American girls have asked have
refused me just that same way. They are
| so droll, the Americans"
be married! Dear me! You lucky girl
Leap year, l suppose"
"Oh, dear no! James did the propos-
ing"
Then after the lucky girl is gone they
talk about her. Pooh s'posing he did, |
bet anything she told him he might"
| Anna w illess Williams, the original of
the face OF the goddess on our silver dollar,
was born in Philadelphia during the civil
| war, writes Alice Graham McCollin in the
July Ladies Home Journal Her mother
was of southern birth, the daughter OF DR..
Arthur II. Willess, wealthy slave owner
| of Maryland, who, while bis daughter was
| still unmarried, suffered financial reverses
| When 10 she married Henry Williams of
| Philadelphia and removed with him to his
native city. Mr.. Williams soon became
| affiuent, but through some mismanaRement
he lost all his property, and his daughter,
| Anna, the youngest of nine children, was
| born under most adverse circumstances.
While she was still but child her father
| died, leaving his widow, although in deli
cate health, with the strongest determine
ton to care for and educate her children,
and it was entirely through the endeavors
| of her mother that Miss Williams received
| her education.
| Early in 1876 the treasury department Sc
| cured the services of George Morgan, au
| expert designer and engraver, who had pre-
viously been connected with the royal
mint Of England. He was assigned to duty
at the Philadelphia mint upon the design
for the new silver dollar which was soon to
be issued He gave his attention first to the
reverse side, fer which design of the
| American eagle was afterward selected,
| hoping that a suitable idea would occur
! to him for the head of the Goddess Of
Liberty. which, it seemed proper, should be
used as the principal figure of the
| coin. After considerable delay and fire.
| quent change of plan, it was decided
that, if possible, the head should be a repre-
sentation Of some living American girl. In
the pursuit OF his duties Mr.. Morgan had
been thrown into the society of Thomas
Eakins, an artist of considerable repuUa-
ton, and the similarity of their interests be-
| came the foundation OF a warm friendship
between them. 1t was through Mr. Eakus'
! influence that Miss Williams. friend of his
family, was induced to pose for Mr.. Morgan
for the designs Of the Goddess of Liberty.
| The sittings took place at the residence OF
Mr.. Eakins, on Mount Vernon street, below
Eighteenth, in November, 1876. 1t was
some time before the cap, with its sheath,
was decided upon.
It is possibly rather late in the day, says
the New York Rpcoyr}o,- for storias ~ war