The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
" 0 MANS WORLD.
A FEW THINGS OF INTEREST TO
TIE FAIR SEX.

Few COSBY stories ABOUT Matters
Talked About by Girls - Other
Matte That = re Worth a Passing
Notice.
nice little actress, says Clara Belle in
the Times Democrat. lived in nat all by
herself, with her big dog. OF course she
used TO get home very late. You know you
can't be an actress aud not get home late.
so she was not to blame for that Her big
dog used to slip out when the servant went
home and so was able to sneak down to
the front door and welcome his mistress as
she came 10. Now there was very pious
old gentleman who lived on the floor Just
above the actress. He used to be in long
before she was, and he thought her very
wicked because he heard her getting bread
and cheese for her poor little self as late as
l O'Clock in the morning. One night about
y o'clock. the old gentleman had a very bad
pain, and had to get up to 90 out and hunt
for a drug store. Poor old gentleman
Just as he was nearly to the front door the
actress put her key into the door. The old
gentleman was scared and thought be would
keep quite still, but the little actress heard
him and said:
"Dear old boy, wns he sitting up for meF'
The pious old gentleman gathered the
skirts of his coat about him and fled out
into the street.
She ran out after him and cried, "Come
backl Come back"
All of sudden she stopped calling, and
ran into the house and right upstairs. She
was worse scared than the pious old gentle
man had been, but all the same he left the
next week. He had TO pay rent for the
ifaf a W i,1ar ba
see this world is full of mistakss, isn't it?
favorite glove fer evening wear Is the
pearl-gray, though all the varieties of what
are known as mode shades are worn. in
Guiding deep shades Of fawn and light deer
tnts Tan colors still remain popular,
though the gray aud mode" tints are
newer.
Hospitality, says tie New York Times,
is one Of the chiefest of the virtues, and
every hesd Of a household is supposed to
understand perfectly what is meant by the
word. The truly hospitable woman,
whether she be SO from nature or from prin-
ciple, opens her house freely TO her friends,
entertains them to the best Of her ability,
and cares not whether she be repaid in kind
or not.
But there is a vast homeless element
among US, especially in our cities and large
houses. and are always ready tn accept in-
vitations. Mony of these unfortunate peo-
ple-for everybody is unfortunate who has
no home-possess limited means, and can
make only the simplest return for the
favors which they receive. Flowers on
occasion, q card st Easter or Christmas,
these are all that they can afford and from
them these simple recognitlons suffice.
On the other hand many of them are
wellto-do, II not wealthy. What would
you do" asked such one Of a woman to
whom he was distantly related. and who
had frequently invited him to Der house,
'ft you, with your hospitable instincts,
were living as | am, in a boarding house,
and were unable to show IN any way your
appreciation Of these charming attentionsm
The lady blushed and replied by some
commonplace; but she could not help re-
fleeing that If she was indeed situated as
her friend was she would certainly find out
some wav of returning her obligations.
AT any first-class hotel beautiful lunch
con or dinner party may be given from 81
10 So plate upward. A box may be taken
for musicale or any other entertainments
OF q high order. aud refreshments at good
restaurant may be served either before or
after /. Sailing parties, picnics-dczens
of ways may be found of returning obliga-
tons, if one really desires to do SO.
There are plenty of women, as we'll as
"homele s" men, who seem never to feel
any burden of reciprocity for Inequalities
received. To these almost the same means
are open as to their brothers. Socetv
allows woman to rent parlor at a hotel
FOR an afternoon reception, if her home is in
the suburbs where her friends cannot well
come fer brief call. or its Limitations in
tie city are handicspping But in these
days, when the Tea urn is recognized as the
oil Of of hospitality and when this simple
shrine may be set up in an apartment OF
III 10 f,r
any omau not TO be tat home"
Emerson says somewhere something like
this: 1T Is doubtfulif II is possible for
gift 70 be taken or given without intention
of adequate return and the integrity of
glver and receiver remain unimpaired."
distinguished man, Gays the New York
Times, remarked not long ago that there is
no surer test of culture than the way in
which one handles a book. "All those VINO
nave any experience OF the deeper 9lfe,n he
said, think Of books almost as human
beings. Even a book which is not WORT
much in itself is still treated by them with
respect, since it wears the outward guise of
what they have learned to consider their
best friends" He went on to condemn the
sensale5s and offensive manner in which
choir singers often abuse their hymn books,
bending them backward until the covers
meet, and holding them thus throughout an
OItiT6 uIiUH. uls V6Dudllsuls Is not, dl6S.
confined to the class mentioned.
certain housekeeper, who also takes
this just and noble view of books almost
frightened her parlormaid into spasms by
the stern reprimand which she gave her on
this subject. The poor maid had just let
tall one of her mistress's fsvorite volumes.
Never" she uttered in deep and trem-
bling voice, never drop a book in my
house again. l would almost as lief have
you drop the beby!n
Cover with paper or cloth books which
are in constant use. BREAK" new book
gently and rejoice in the new method of
binding, which obviates the necessity of
breaking" it at all. May it soon become
general.
Here is an invitation from Mrs. B. for a
enildren's party, Dolly" said mother,
handing her little girl note 'See how
nicely you can answer i1 yourself without
my help" The child, says the New York
1rioune, went off and in few moments
returned with the following: miss Dolly
a cannot accept Mrs B. 3 kind invitation,
~ she has something else TO do that she
likes much better"
Now, how can | teach that child con-
penlonal liesP' said the parent, laughingly,
db she landau thu Vrod fO 81 visikOr