The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-22

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Shekespeare's time; that cur houses and
ourselves are utterly unlike those of the
divine William; the first being more lux
urious and the second, l hope, a little
cleaner. Consequently, we've a right to
demand more, though really and truly [
would rather see an absolutely plain stage
than some OF the ridiculous settings that
have been given to us lately. We
Americans suffer. and suffer, and
suffer, and | am sure | don't
know why we do It. 1t il quite time
the worm turned, and demanded that when
1t crawled to the tbeaIer it should have pre-
sented to it good PLAYS properly mouutei.
and acted by men and women who know
something Of the world which they de-
picted. Where is the manager who is 90
Ing to give us this2 | am sure a fortune Is
waiting for him.
WHEN WOMAN DIsCARDS HER CORSET.
To go from theatrical affairs to frocks. it
is my painful duty TO announce that in the
house we no longer have a moral support In
the way or stays, but that most Of US are
drinking tea and dining in empire frocxs
that come bearing the announcement, mo
corsets" 1t is a lovely illustration Of what
the reform people are always talking about
that is. that women who leave off corsets
feel themselves freer and more independent
more vlrtuous, more honest, and more nearly
the perfect woman. 1meau it's lovely illus
tralion against their theories, for with
out corsets woman loses all moral back
bone, and wants to loaf on divans, read
novels, and either drink tea or smoke
cigarettes, whichever may be her weak
neSs-tea is mine, but that's another story
The slender. 1.-the girl looku very we'll
without the protecting bones, but the lady
Inclined to curves looks about as immoral
as anything | have ever seen. Ii | had a
son old enough TO be married. should see
that be never got into the society of
women who discarded those
essentially feminine adjuncts the stays.
and l don't know that l should
approve Of the ones who wear the little
short things that they call empire stays
They are not quite what they should be
with a low-neck gown; they don't come
quite as far as they ought with close
fitting gown. Nine. Patterson Bonaparte
once showed me her wedding goSn, and, a )
1T f1t the figure closely, it seemed to my IN
educated eyes as rather we'll. not nice; but
young woman CT to-day in her empire
gown could give the ladies of tho court of
the Empress Josephine a number OF points
l mad the doubtful felicity of seeing one
dress the other day She wore PINK en-
pire gown, very close fitting and cut very
low in the neck. Under this she had
APAIR OF PINK SILK TIGHTS.
While to keep the short stays from hurt
ing her, she had band of pink ribbon.
about quarter of yard wide, wrapped
around her body above her waist, and
fastened with small safety pins, the short
stays were put on over this. and the effect
can be left to the imagination. l heard a
sensi' lie woman talking the other day; she
was talking about her son, and she said :
Poor fellow, | am very much interested
in seeing who his first love will be, because
mans first love always has such an effect
on his character; | am )ping that it will
be young married woman, who il clever
for he is interesting, aud if she is really
clever, she will never get him into trou BILE,
and she will educate him. What do you
think Of that as a specimen OF The ideas of
the nineteenth century! You and / would
want our boys to fall in love with some
pretty young girl, marry her, have house
full of babies, and be naturally happy; but
this good mother of the world wants her
boy to be educated by clever young mar
ried woman; later to find young girls stale,
fiat and Improbable; then grow cynical, to
lose his belief in women, but to lead the
cotillon we'll, to talk we'll, and to be at
ease.
. dear me. how old-foshioned l an;
wish you had seen that woman look at me
when | said l should like a son of mine
to marry pretty girl and have a
house full OF babies-she thought it very
yulgar Vulgar indeed She was the vul-
gar one in wanting to make her boy abnor-
NAL. l can't believe the world is wrong. /
think it must only be section of it. But
this section has very unpleasant way of
forcing itself, but there are a numSer of
things that force themselves upon US.
THINGS FORCED UPON US.
IL is forced upon US very firmly about this
time of year that we had better pay QUE
bills.
1t Is forced upon US very positively at oil
times of the year. that the American
woman is great power.
1t is forced upon US at all seasons, that
the average young man with leaning
toward Anglo-mania should be extnguished
quietly, but firmly.
1t is forced upon US when the winter days
are here, that to eat your strawberry you
have to pay good price for it.
1t is forced upon US when the chill winds
blow, how delightful it must he to live in a
town where one doesn't have to buy coal
but can burn natural gas.
1t is forced upon me early in the morning
that getting out Of bed is never as pleasant
as getting in.
1t is forced upon me just at this minute
that man ip Buffalo promised me dog
and it hasn't come Has that man the cour-
age to disappoint BAB2