The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31

largely influence their business Many
anecdotes are told of Mrs. Clews' success
full career since first she became to be
conspicuous among the Four Hundred,
but the statement that she intends
to strive for the sort Of literary fame that
has attended Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger's efforts is not well founded. MIR.
Clews has himself written numerous ar
ticles, but his wife achieves renown in
another way. The most eminent among
the titled foreigners who come to New
York are seen at her house, a fact which
may account for the wide acquaintance
she has abroad, despite the fact that most
of her time is spent in her own country.
She is considered one of the best educated
women in New York society, and no small
proportion Of her husbands popularity is
due to herself.
THE SOLDIERS WIFE.
Never did a woman come to New York
and achieve greater social success in so
short Time than Mrs Frederick d.
Grant has done. Her success in the Aus
trian capital where her career as a dip
lomat's wife, was triumphal march
through exclusive society there, was of
course, duly reported by the members of
the -Four Hundred who came back from
visits to that city. Hence, when she APP
peared in New York it was with pres
tige already established. Both Mrs.
Grant and her sister Mrs. Potter Palmer,
had very poor prospects years ago when
the 4ather, although related to some of
the most exclusive people in the
country, was overtaken by financial en-
barrassment. Hence they lived in prac-
tical seclusion for a time and those who re-
member them recall the warm attachment
that always subsisted between the two
sisters. Both of the girls, even in their
retirement, received brilliant offers of
marriage, and one millionaire was very
anxious to add to bis social importance by
marrying his son to one or other of the
girls. Both persisted, however in declin-
ing the honor, so the millionaire took his
boy to New York and married him of in
the latter city. After that event both
father and son died, and the widow now
lives In great splendor on the fortune,
THE NURSE QUESTION.
1t may seem strange, but it is true,
that the New York babies, who are des-
tined TO inherit great wealth, change their
nurses very frequently, This is because
it proves so difficult to get competent
young or old women, although the wages
offered are comparatively high. 1t is.
furthermore, great responsibility to be
permitted to have charge of a 3-months-
old who will, if he lives, come into 81 ,OO0,-
600 or so. A nurse could spirit him away
the vigorous investigation into
the character of all can
didates for such positions. One woman
in New York makes it business to sup
ply nurses Of this kind, and makes money
at it, too. What she knows about pluto,
cratic babies and the difficulties of nurs-
ing them would make very interesting
reading could she be persuaded to tell It,
But she will not, for that would amount
to breaking up of her business.
For very obvious reasons, the nurses of
this description are maintained in great
luxury, yet they never seem TO like their
places. AT any rate, they never appear
to retain them long. What the babies
themselves think Of all this does not
transpire. DAVID WEoHsLER.
An English firm has recently been granted.
letters patent for an invention whereby the
heels OF boots and shoes can be easily de-
tached or reversed, says Shoe and Leather
Facts. The invention consists Of steel. or any
Similar material, shaped as a lift, with fiange
and groove by the first OF which IL is nxed in
any part OF the hight Of the heel at the option
| OF the maker, while the upper portion Of the
heel is so constructed as to slide into position
so that II is indistinguishable from an ordi.
nary heel but TO insure absolute security a
/ fine screw is inserted from the inside The
/ advantages claimed for IL are that when the
! top piece becomes slightly Worn down the
/ wearer can reverse IL TO the other boot, and
{ after these have been we'll worn they can be
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