The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-05

I BIG Is giving up, and she tells them de-
murely 'Violets." They think 1t is SO self
sacrificing OF her that they reward her
daily witn-violetsl think this young per-
son understands, partially, the law of cause
and effect, and that she isn't making the
record in that big book that she thinks
she is.
II let my maid, Bella. go to the theater
the other night with the young man she is
engaged to marry, said lady who lives in
West Ninety fourth street TO the New
York Recorder, land the next day l said
to her:
Did you enjoy yourself. BsllsP
40. yes, ma'am.'
What was the name of the playp
! 4 don't know ma'am'
Don't know the name of the playF
"'NO, ma'am. We had a programme.
but all it said on it was, as you like it,
and liked it very WE'LL"
After the laugh had subsidized the lady in
red silk and black lace on the other side of
the table said:
"Do you know | have new Mrs Mala-
prop among my acquaintance. She's more
fun than a comic opera The odd part OF it
is she seems just as bright as any one ex-
cept when she makes her peculiar breaks
Yesterday she told me she was going to
have q 'mszurka' collar on her new gown. y
"Mazurka"
Yes; l suppose she meant 'Medci'
! Another time she told me she had been
to q vocal teacher about lessons, and he said
her voice was 'demented' soprano.
Then her husband gave her look, and
she added quickly:
80, demen5ed is wrong; l knew had
made a mistake; meant mental-a mental
Soprano
! "She meant a mezzo-soprano."
| shes the same woman who conf led to
me the fact that her husband took As
toria' bitters. and when we were discussing
the merits of venison remarked that she
preferred antelope, AMI che liked to eat
with spoon.
The look Of wild horror on the faces of
the guests compelled her patient aud long,
suffering husband to explain that 'canta-
leup" was probably what she intended to
say"
'She smilingly' admitted that it was
'cantaleup,' and didn't seem to be aware
that her life partner was moppiug the cold
perspiration from his brow, and the rest of
US we're trying hard not to Shrek with
laughter"
"What can a man do with a wife like
that" thoughttully asked the grave editor
OF a relig GUS journal, who sat down near
the foot of'the table.
ut doesn't come under the causes for di-
yorce; and it goes against mans character
to run off to Canada, unless he's bank
cashier" added a lawyer on the other side
"Your question" observed the lieutenant
reminds me Of the dilemma of a friead of
mine who had wife who was enough to
drive man 20 the delirium tremens She
| took the occasion one evening, when he had
a party of choice friends present, to come
upon him tooth and nail and TO reduce him
mentally to jelly.
after moment Of terrible silence, be
turned to the astonshed guests and said:
Gentlemen, suppose every one Of you
know just what you would say If you hal q
wife like that; but Pll be d do
No one ventured any remarks"
A friend of mine made up her mind that
it would be a great idea to wear trousers,
just like her brothers, under skirts, says
Clara Belle in the Cincinnati Enquirer
She would have her dress skirt long, and
| would wear no petticOats-that is, only a
short one that would not interfere at all
with the trousers nor show when she lifted
up her skirt, as Of course, she would
What a sensation it would MARE when the
trousers, just like q mans, showed oil
| around her ankles. No one could blame her
| because any one would, ON second thought
realize that the notion was an eminently
practical, and altogether, much nicer and
more "At" than draggled silk or white
understands and stockings, all exposed by
the effort to lift the rest Of the finery out of
the way. She had them made by her habit
her ankle. just the way he said the
ultra men were doing. OF course
the lit of tie rest did not much matter. She
could hardly wait for rainy day but,
though she realized that SO good an idea
would surely take and that soon trousers
would be the thing whenever one went out.
At this stage of the game it was necessary
| tO har uEa no r
and she donned over her trousers a swell
made colored gown, the sort of thing it
would be mad insanity to wear out on a
bad day, but Just the sort of thing that,
beside the other womens ''rainY-day" gear
looked doubly fresh and trim. OF course,
she held it high above the mud whenever it
| was necessary to do SO, getting in and out
Of cars, at crossings and every where except
when under cover. But, o, my dears, how
soon her pride began to wRne! She hadn't
thought about it, but, Of course, the edges
of the trousers got wet and muggy, aud
rubbed against her delicately stockinged
ankles. o, they did feel perfectly awful,
and the worst of it was she couldn't lifts
them up, though she did make instructive
grabs above her knees, only to realize
the extent of her modification. Then,
too, they looked SO dreadful, much worse
than draggled skirts, because they were Just
as horrid and much more out Of place Size
| knew il was possible thing for men to turn
up their trousers; but horrors How would
she look with her trousers turned up, to say
nothing OF showing her ankles in a shame-
less and cold-blooded way2 Maybe she
wasn't glad TO get home, and perhaps she
isn't going to he satisfied with woman &
ways evermore! She wonders how on earth
men do it anyhow, and why. in desperation,
they don't take to skirts.
A young woman, the author Of a recent
novel, who has a long face with high cheek
bones and who would have been rather
plain if she had drawn her hair back tightly
and done it up in the conventional coil at
the crown or high on the head contrived
as young artist remarked. to look lust
stunning This is the way she did it, She
parted her dark hair, which had been
washed till it was very light aud fluffy, aud
brought it down loosely to the nape of the
neck, where she made it into a small coil. 1t
was not even waved, but fell In its own
natural curves, covering the upper tips of
her ears and forming pretty framework
to her face as it came out slightly fluffy at
the sides. A few little curls strayed over
the forehead. Her neck was very white, and
her gown being cut out in Y at the back,
! the effect Of tho dark knot OF hair against
the ivory skin was charming.
Is wife's clothing. which she has pur-
| chased with her husbands money, the
/ nroDarty of the husband or the Wire9 This