The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-12

LSdueu OUT from the landau to wave
laughing gOod-by to the friends who were
thus bidding her merry God-speed. The
| towering wedding cake, which graced the
marriage feast, was of London make, pro
iusely ornamented with Irish harps and
shamrock
There are people, says the New York
tribune, who regard society life as en-
podyng the froth of exiStence-not ex-
actly harmful, but certainly frivolous, and
not maintaining the highest aims. While
TINS IS, IN measure, true, in that people
who live for amusement, more or less, are
apt TO be selfish and narrow, still it is,
nevertheless, a fact, that more good can
be done by conscientious living in the
world than by withdrawal from its temp
Gauons and associations. A young girl
leading kindly, unselfish life among her
fellows, a young man, with strong prime
lples, matron, charitable in word and
deed, and Christian gentleman, who is,
aJ the same time, man of the world
llVlng up to his standard of
dignity and honor, will leaven society to
a very large extent, and do far more good
than if they withdrew entirely from
worldly connections. One recalls the
typical lives of a prominent man and his
wlfe-two fine souls, who have now
joined the great majority The one was
| a churchman, statesman, a gentleman
| of the highest culture, man of the
world, and even man of fashion, with
out, however, the least faint of snobbish-
ness, whose hospitable table was ever
spread for friends of every degree. and
whose natural and simple dignity was
beautiful to see. As for his beloved help
| meet-What words can describe her
goodness, her tact, her Judgment,
her beauty of face and soul in
| the harmonious setting of Luxurious and
delightful home. This woman reckOned
her social duties among her chief respou-
slblhties and discharged them, one and
all, with the most minute care and con
SclenJlouSness. She certainly never be-
Titled these natural results of her social
position, and her influence was as far
spread as it was beneficial, The world is
the better for the lives of such as these.
and it is pity that the type is not more
often developed. In England it is grow
ing more rare as the standard of English
social life becomes lower in tone, though
the lin de steele innovations which have
obtained such ascendancy in London of
late years.
The young man, says the indianapolis
journal, was prematurely gray, and was
not little proud of it. Looks quite
poetic, don't YOU think7" he could not for
bear asking of the young woman he was
calling on. 1T does remind me of GER
tain poem, must admit said she. And
what poem is that" "'When the Frost
is on the Pumpkin " And his hair went
on whitening at more rapid rate than
ever.
One of the prettiest designs, SAYS Clara
Belle IN the Cincinnati Enquirer is a
little stocking of flexible silver wire.
striped in the Frenchiest way, and gar
tered with jewel circle that slips aside
at the buckle and exposes the place to
put in the coins, Surely when putting
away money in a stocking is given ali
this daiutiness women ought to Jump at
the chance, They do say that some of the
new French garters are so adjusted that
by just crossing the knees, and so bring
ing a pressure on the under buckle, the
garter will slip loose, and of course, fall
with pretty tinkle. You thought the
great trouble was to keep a garter on,
did youl Oh, you are way behind, my
dear. 1t is to make it come off at the
right time
1t was good lesson the pretty firt got
who had the audacity to order the man
she had just refused to tie her shoestrinr.
lie bent down meekly enough, but instead
Of tying the string. he deftly removed the
shoe, then put it in his pocket, and gave
her hve minutes TO change her mind
When she said she had changed hermind