The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-21

women who would scOrn not to be called
ladies who have only a thin parlor veneer
OF manners"
And l said, so it is
'You have no idea the trouble l have
had,' said to the New York Times a
woman recently who entertains a great
deal, preventing florists, caterers, or
any of the persons who serve me, from
advertising themselves in some way. Not
long agoI gave dinner, and l looked
carefully over the table to see that moth
ing of the sort was in evidence. Appar-
emily nothing was. But during the courses
/ happened to overturn the little silver
gilt box of bonbons, one of which stood at
each plate for favor to be carried away,
and across the bottom in large letters was
the caterers name. When l demonstrated
afterward the explanation was that most
people like it.
AT another dinner which l gave last
winter the florist stamped his name on
the ribbon that tied the baskets of flowers
at each cover. This l discovered at the
last moment, but the name of the guest
was on one side and the florists name was
directly beneath on the other, so that it
was impossible to cut it of off. This, too,
in face of a distinct request that nothing
of this sort should be done. In this case
again was told that it was an error of
the man who stamped the ribbons, be
cause nearly everybody likes it
Il don't, and now when ] order stipu-
late carefully that there shall be no pub
fishing Of the server. But even then l
don't always escape it."
The Washington woman, who is often
not a Washington woman, is not easily
classed, says the New York Tribune.
Into the social life of the capital enter
the elements that are not to be found in
any of our other cities-the diplomatic
and the political. AS result of the first
of these clements the social dame, be she
transient or otherwise, cultivates foreign
language. The brightest of American
women seems stupid in the presence of
less closer but more accomplished friend
who cOnverses easily in their native
tongues with the representatives from
abroad.
More entertaining, however, to the
spectator is the effect of the political ele-
ment Political influence is what, in her
heart of hearts, my lady cOvets; it is an
excellent proof of her own attractions If
she possesses it, and is wise, the fact
thing delightfully."- enaive about the
pretty woman who asserts with conf
dence. 81 fiatter myself l have influence
enough to prevent that man from getting
what he wants. I've not forgotten his
rudeness to me-" Or DO you know Mr..
M. owes his appointment to me? At
dinner the other night | sat next to the
Secretary of State. l told him what an
able man NJ was, and that he was just
the person for that place. The secretary
was so nice, said he thought he would
accept my advice, and the very next day
the notice of M. S appointment was in the
papers, and the pretty woman, with a
triumphant toss of her little head and an
air of conquest, drops into a chair beside
some well-known senator or cabinet mem
Der, toward whom she turns her winning
smiles.
81 have at last discovered what is the
matter with NJ Worth for the last year
or so. said one Of his customers, who ac-
cording to the New York Tribune, was in
despair over the vivid tints and strange
harmonies of one of her evening gowns.
He has become an impressionist! II sud
denly occurred 10 me as / was looking at
the weird and discordant cOlOring Of the
Monet collection at the art galleries the
other day that some Of the tints We're
exactly like my last French dress. You
know this Worth is not only "A dressmaker,
but is an artist by temperament and ma
ture: and like many cOlorist OF his day,
he has evidently become devoted disciple
Of the new school. Hence his purple and
blues, his grass greens and prismatic