The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-14
IN WOMAN'S WORLD.
4 Few Matters Of General Interest to
the Fair Sex.

Story or Two 1IaI may FrOVe enter
Suggestions for American
Girls - raeance of Some Act
resees-other Matters of a Light
Character.
1t is always gratifying, says the New
York Sun. to find that there are great
men who are ready and anxious 10 &C
knowledge the value of the service rem
dered to them by their consorts. Eng
lands prime minister is always extolling
Mrs. GIadstone's wifely devotion and de-
clarinp his indebtedness to her society.
h,p and comfort at all periods of his
public career. Another great statesman,
Prince Bismarck, has recently testified
to the benefcent influence that his wife
has at all times exercised over him. Had
II not been for my wife" he told those
who went to congratulate him on his
birthday: II should not have lived to my
present age" Lord Bcaconsfeld, too,
was won't to say that he owed everything
to his wife's sympathy and help and cOun-
sell 1t is pertinent fact that neither
Princess Bismarck, Lady BeacOnsfield
nor Mrs. Gladstone ever took prominent
part in the political fray, but have rem
dered valuable service TO their respective
countries by the mere faithful discharge
of wifely duties.
To give an idea of the extravaganza of
this fin de steele period of ours, says a
writer in Vogue, may reveal here, under
the seal of secrecy, OF course, a CONVERSE
ton l held yesterday with one of the
most prominent of Partisan mOGisteS. |
had picked up from the table in her salon
dosage an astounding night robe. made
Of rOSe-leaf crepe dc chine. profuSely
adorned with marvellous point de Elan
ders, and was admiring this chef d'Guvre,
when the modiste in question exclaimed
All! Madam la Countess, this is for Mile.
NJ. manning a young actress who is great
favorite with the public herein s..,c
There is a customern continued the
loquaciOus lady, raptuOusly; nothing is
good enough for her. Now this night
gown costs 1000 francs and she has or
dcred a dozen. Look! / will show YOU
the stockings which have had made es-
pecially for her" and without further
ado she drew toward me box of sky
blue MORE containing six pairs of white
and six pairs of black silk hose with in
scrtions of magnificent antique lace, say
ing as she did so:
There! these are worth 800 pair.
and she has purchased here to the extent
of So, 600 worth of dresses, lace and lin
gerie since the beginning of the year,"
That woman" said another as the
person to whom she referred passed out
of hearing, is the victim Of careless ad-
mlratiOn. Some one told her years ago.
says the New York Times, ''that she had
fine teeth, and since then she has cult
waited a smile which shall keep them well
in evidence. / sometimes wonder if it is
not my part as friend to tell her how
wholly the effect of her good teeth is lost
in the set grin into which her smile has
degenerated to show them.
Another woman know similarly suf-
fers from the remark of a sentimental
friend on the tender droop of her mouth
She has dropped and dropped it ever
since, till the lines have settled into a
most unbecOming because unnatural ex-
preston. But perhaps the most common
example of the evil results of ill-iudped
praise IS the perpetual laughter. She has
really contagious on musical laugh, and,
of course, somebody often more than one
somebody, has told her of il. And so the
laugh rings out unfortunately and ex-
asperqungly Beware the pitfalls of
thoughtless compliment"
A little 6-year-old girl, whose favorite
aunt had gone away the night before,
came down to breakfast quiet and sober.
Don't you feel well, my dear?' asked
her mother with tender solicitude.
feel well, physically was the sug-
gestiye reply.
Ii IS hardly necessary to add that this
careful lme-drawer is a Miss Boston
Loie Fuller is still the rage in Paris,
says the New York Sun. All sorts of
wearing apparel, both for ladies and
gentlemen, is named for her. Artists at
Tempt to reproduce the witchery of the
uanGe Serpentine, and sculptOrs have re-
produced in marble the airiness of Miss
ullcr'S manifold draperies for the forth
coming salon. Miss Fuller says the idea
O.; the dance came to her quite by accident
one was wearing an odd Hindoo costume
gwen to her by an officer in an act which
called for dance at the close. 1t was an
0uI-oI-toWn stand Miss Fuller wGsin a
hurry and didn't want to chang her
gown so she put dress on over TIL Hin
700 SKIRT and went on for the dance The
INN Indian muslin few and blew around
uer' The people applauded. Here was
!ue hrst part of the idea. She practiced
IN thln draperies before the mirror. and
one Gay the sun came in, shone through
Iue draperies and produced bewilderingly
beautiful effects. Here was the com
pleuon OF the idea. Practice did the rest.
m ~AALlOl ltciu SlfIS. say bHt new I DIX
IIloune, are clever. There are no girls
more clever; but one lesson many of them
ldI 10 learn, and that is the lesson of
5000 manners. It is true that generally
Oie mothers, the natural teachers, are
more at fault; but they in their turn are
ignorant too, and where is the reform to
DeglnI 1t does not seem difficult for these
same girls to pick up the afYectation of a
ocular handshal6e the use of fashiona-
We English expressions or the knowledge
Gl many things they had better leave I'M
aafa.oWn; but the learning Of good manners
oiIel seems to be too hard a task or two
olu-idshloned an accomplishment to be
EofJh acquiring. Do our girls think they
Detone more attractive by indulging in
iiiDIs$ talk and laughter in public places
rAe motel parlOrs! Do thcy imagine that
nnIpFuenlsh ways of throwing themselves
"oouJ IN conspicuous places add a single
"oHlanlY charm, or that the lack of
eOIfJesy and consideration toward their
N-Gsfs make them more TO be admired2
o.; lheeJ need not adopt the European girls
GI OF dependence, but they might well
~ lJaJc her manners in many ways Let
mem Keep little more in the back
,louhd' not making themselves the cen
iai hgure in their self-crcated picture
1--we al, let them copy-if their hearts
". NOT make them fecl-the respect a con-
rental girl shows her mother; not drag
t''f her about here and there 70 suit their
sulO their own selfish pleasure, or