The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-10


naments and receptacles for flowers.
when used. number of them securing the
necessary display Electric lights have
been weighed in the balance and found
wanting, so far as their effect upon the
complexion is concerned. ana a return to
the becoming, if inexpensive and trouble
some, wax lights is announced. A feature
of the cotilliOns and small balls this sea
son is that they have begun with a dinner
instead of ending with q supper. the
menu served being about that which
would usually be served after the fete.
THE menus are made very small"
concludes the account, 1.-The shape of a
pOclletbOOk, either pink, pale blue, or
green, and OrpamGnted with gilded in
itials or the arms of the house White
damask table linen is used for all grand
occasions, but III the country fancy table
linen is often seen, woven or embroidered
with cOlOrs and some times with rich
gmpure insertion let in as border.
There is nothing, says the New York
Tribune, that men of society dislike so
much or criticise SO freely as untidiness
in woman SlOvenly details in the way
Of shoes, gloves, ties, etc, are always
noticed ana commented upon, and to say
a woman is smart and 'well-turned-
OUT IS to give the highest'meed Of praise
IN their vocabulary. Very expensive
clothes are not at all necessary to insure
masculine appreciation; on the contrary,
the simplest toilets are the most admired
If the fit and style are good, and if the
accessories are carefully considered
and. above all, if the gown is fresh and
unsOiled. tEhere is something quite faS
cinating about daintily shod foot peep
ing in and out among the "frills of her
petticOat' and nowadays expense need
be no obstacle, as the pretty suede shoes,
black, and white, and tan, and gray, are
very reasonable in price. Even a girl
who is far from wealthy can easily af-
ford several pairs to wear on especial
occasions, while her feathers, tan and
black, can SO easily be kept brilliantly
clean by the right sort of polish.
man, also, is more apt to admire style
than beauty. 4 girl who is "chic" and
dresses effectively is generally much
more of belle than her more beautiful
sister, who perhaps relies too much on
her prettiness for her attractions. After
all is said and done, clothes are, and will
remain, one Of the chief factors of our ex-
istence, the tailor making the man, and
the dressmaker the woman, as far as ex-
ternals go. Illuminating as it may seem,
q becoming or an. unbocQming gown often
Influences destiny more than women,
much as they love Clothes, dream Of
''Nhat is FthCs matter with WOmen's
skirts for the lastycar or twO1that they
are always Opedl behind at tHGWaist?n
asked hyper0ritical youth the other
day. II never saw anything like it. Last
Sunday in church three girls were sitting
in the pew in front of me, and l assure
you not one was tidily put together at the
waist. Now, your waist and skirt never
come apart he continued, addressing
his companion; pray, how do you man
age it, l should really like to tell my
sisters, who are always coming apart"
They will not thank you for quoting
me to them laughed his companion
but unless things are sewed together
there is only one way, and that is to wear
the band of the skirt very tight; other
wise it is sure TO sag below the belt
And besides this,there should be two
sets of hooks and eyes, so that there is a
good lap. Tell your sisters to try these
two essentials, and am quite sure that
they viii have no more trouble"
1t is odd to read in i London paper the
suggestion, offered as as novelty and to
be considered and acted upon, that tray-
elers should engage rooms in advance at
hotels. The writer relates an experience
Of late arrival ana no quarters to be had
for the asking. The practice is so gen
y
in iourneying does not overlook it, but it
is evidently not so common abroad.
Perhaps, says the New York Times.
Chicago's at least One-time appreciation
of the proverb make hay while the sun
shines is a subject somewhat thread
bare, but the following has at least the
novelty of absolute truth.
With the fair as an object, wealthy
10 = N in
cago for the month of August. AS the
transportation of their own horses and
carriage would involve considerable trOu-
BILE and expense they decided to depend
upon a hired team while in the lakeside
city. Immediately on arriving, therefore,
they consulted q reliable CD livery man,
who considerably offered to let them
have a pair of horses and a landau at the
modest rate of 81 ,030 for the month
And it was a shoGkingly shabby old
trap at that, added the woman VINO told
the story. Did we accept the terms?
Oh, no, indeed. TWAS infinitely cheaper,
not to say more satisfactory, to send for
own horses, which we did at once
Little A, mite of five, is very fond of
''reading' stories from the book They
are, says the New York Tribune, entirely
of her invention, Of course, as she does
HUI KNOW uOW W ICdu bub sue never
hesitates for q word, and her phrases are
most expressive. Lady Enid one of
her heroipes, she mysteriOusly mentioned
the other day as having "a terrible end. :"
"What was it," said her sister, curious
to hear what she would invent.
1T was very terrible" repeated the
child sOlemnly. "ShC notwithstanding
an clutched by milliOnairer'
Il don't think that | should altogether
have minded that" commented a worldly
yong society girl who was present.
There is one other division Of English
etiquette, says the New York Times
which strikes an American as worthy of
note, and that is in connection with the
dead On the Gay Of the funeral every
house in the immediate vicinity has the
blinds lowered until the last carriage has
passed. Every boy is taught to lift his
hat as the hearse goes by, whether it be
the funeral car Of the noble or the pau
pers hearse. During the interval be-
tween the death and the time that the
body is removed, often a week, no shout
ing must be INDUCED in by the children
of the neighbOrhOOd and no games must
be played near the dcsolated home. The
merest acquaintance sends a card, by a
servant. bearing a message of sympathy,
but there is no intrusion upon the mourn
ers, except by the most intimate friends
Those who attend the funeral services al
ways wear black gowns, bOnnets, and
gloves, and all letters of coincidence must
be written upon a black-edged paper and
inclosed in an envelope to match.