The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28
" MANS WORLD.
SOME CURIOUS THINos OF INTER
EST TO THE GENTLER SEX

Attract Northumberland That
Are Cheap and Good-other Matters
Worthy OF Notice.
A wide-eyed bit Of a creature. says
Dorothy Sharp in the Philadelphia Press,
who looked shout 16. was dining at FASH
ionable restaurant. She had q chaperon
all right enough, but the man with them
really felt that the girls ohiId-like look rem
dered a chaperon unnecessary.
"Do you like champagneF be suggested,
half in joke.
"No,n she said, hesitating and shy. ST
don't like champagne" Then she bright
ened up and added in her bell-like treble,
But think the way IL makes you feel is
perfectly elegant"
The chaperon became so faint that she
had to be sprinkled with cold water and
famed.
One Of four girls said II wish were
7rich !" and a chorus came at once: $50 do
l." Then said one: ''What would you do
with money! The first one wanted lots OF
clothes, a horse and carriage and TO 90 to
the theater all she liked. A second wanted
plenty of books. tickets to all the lecture
courses and a typewriter. The third wanted
a box at the opera, aud q new piano, all the
3ewelry she pleased, to live at fine hotel and
anything less than that was being poor.
The fourth sighed and said: 20, Just want
90 pay my debts and buy one new dress"
After all, TO be rich meaus something diff
ferent TO each person.
They tell an interesting story, says the
New York Sun, of one of the famous Lon
don beauties. When she came up from her
country house 20 be presented 70 society by
a cousin already leader in Vanity Fair,
her hostess realized the fact that tbs girls
fresh, robust beauty needed clever manage
ment to make the required impression on
she critics. She tried on the fresh pink and
white ball dress she had bought, but the
hostess shook her head, thinking but not
saying, She will not be looked at twice."
Then she went to her own room aud re-
turned with an old tulle ball dress OF her
own. 10 was black and unrelieved by hint
of color. About the plain skirt was O rouleau
of tulle trimmed with Jet chains. The
bodice was made with flashing Jet cuirass,
and Jet chains draped the sleeve on the
shoulders. With some demur the country
beauty was persuaded to go to her first ball
I'm the half-worn gown, In which she looked
like queen, and after that night she could
wear what she liked for she was universally
conceded the belle Of the season, and made
a brilliant social success.
81 had a wretched cold last week. said a
pretty girl the other day to a New York
Tribune representative. 81 was as hoarse
as raven and coughed continually. AS
had q lot OF engagements on hand in the
way of dinners, ETC., that it was imperative
TO I'LL, was in despair. Every evening my
voice would 60 completely. Our family
physician gave me some medicine which did
not do a bit OF good, and / was about to give
up everything and take the train for Lake
wood when old Aunt Tabisha, who had
come in from the country, suggested some
thing. When ! was girl, sne said, and
and then went and danced, and 10 always
cured me-
Now this sort of advice just suited me,
as you may imagine. although mother
thought 1t most doubtful experiment.
However, sent for a couple of ounces Of
rock candy, poured over 1t two ounces OF
rum, and took a dessertspoonful every now
and again until it was all gone. Then l
dcnned my ball dress and danced hard for
several hours. and In the morning l was
completely cured. This is an actual fact
aud any one who likes heroic measures can
try my cure"
Such hue and cry as is raised about the
extravaganza of the women OF our day.
and yet at the court of st. James, in dress
OF velvet embroidered with gold, which is
said to have cost 81 500, Marie de Medicis
had a gown sown with 81, 900 pearls and
5000 diamonds, and her example was fol-
lowed by lesser personages, who cheerfully
expended more than their incomes on gowns
so laden with precious stones that their
wearers could scarcely move about in them.
Mime. de Montespan, the beauty who
reigned at the court OF Louis XIV, wore
at one great court festival, "a gown OF gold
on gold, and over that gold frieze stitched
with certain gold which makes the most
divine stuff that has ever been imagined
according TO the panegyrics written by the
pen of Mime. de Sevigne.
The spring woolens, says the New York
Times, are unusually handsome, far exceed
ing IN beauty those of last autumn. Per-
haps, however, IL scarcely is just to compare
them with winter fabrics. since the spring
work permits SO much wider range 10 both
color and texture, but, placing them beside
the woolens OF year ago, II anybody can
remember that far back. the improvement
Is very noticeable.
The large proportion of crepons. with
their soft surface and lovely coloring. is
sufficient cause for the admiration excited.
These crepons furnish the element of nov
city that has been lacking for several sea-
sons. Even the Bedford cords. though
brought out III beautiful variety, have been
obliged to accept second place in the in
terest aroused.
In addition to the orepons there IL such
an endless assortment of charming woods
that it will be impossible TO notice them In
any definite order. 1t rather will be inter-
esting to wonder through the gorgeous
show. stopping where fancy dictates. There
is little that Is not worth seeing. Some of
the henrietta and cashmere robes are par
ticularly elaborate and snowy.
Recently at the theater, says Dorothy
Sharp in the Philadelphia Press, 20 my great
satisfaction my seat fell next TO that of a
charming girl who | knew very well. At
the end of the first act she introduced her
escort to me. He was OF most ordinary APP
pearance. HIS fingers and shirt front dis
played more diamonds than good taste. In
the short conversation l had with him |
couldn't fail to note that he was a we'll
dressed boor. Al the end OF the second act
che girl sent the man out to get a box of
bonbons.
81 suppose you are surprised to meet me
and boorish escort" she remarked.
In all frankness | was forced to admit
that was surprised.
swell, !" said she, papa and mamma both
object to my accepting attention from this
man. To be honest with you, although he
tries hard to be a gentleman, il will take
him many year TO rub of the rough fin
tsh, which seems TO be as hard as enamel.
But, my dear, there is 30 much to be seen
concerts. benefits, theaters, operas and
shows of ali kinds PaDa's income il Do&