Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-10
may be fashionable on this very account is that the outfit is rather expensive,

may be fashionable on this very account,
 is that the outfit is rather expensive.
 ''Tbe game of golf, says Andrew Lang,
 "has been described as putting little balls
 into holes difficult to find, with instru-
 ments which are sadly inadequate and lilly
 adapted to the purpose" There are seven at least of these Instruments, i" clubs from
 three to four feet in length, with iron or
 wooden heads of various shapes, their in-
 dividusl use depending upon the position in which the little India-rubber ball lies
 Naturally, only one of these clubs is used
 at time, consequently each player re- qnires a small boy attendant, who follows | with the other six and hands them out ss needed. 5-
 l The course is laid out go that the player
 ends where he began. Starting at the
 "tee," which Is the technical name for the starting point, the contestant strikes the ball with the s'driver" aa far forward ss | possible, the object being to send it into @ small hole in the center of . level space called the "putting greer, v from two hun l dred to five hundred yards away, in as few strokes as possible. The one who does this with hefswest strokes wins the hole. The 1 score is kept by strokes, and the ball that | ia behind Is played first. Then the start is made for the second hole, and so on around tho nine or eighteen. This seems very simple, but it Is not so, since all possible difficulties are put in the players way. All inequalities in the ground, the hillocks and hallows, the ditohes and streams, stumps and trees, bushes and long grses, must all be left as nature pre- vided them, and if these are not enough to obstruct the players course, all kinds of impediments are constructed, so that there Is opportunity to test, not only his physi- cal strength and skill, but all the patience and sweetness of hisxIeeal nature.
 The novelist Norris calls golf Gone of the finest games that human Ingenuity or the accident of circumstances have ever called into existence" It requires much practice, but it's fascination is such that one never finds such practice distasteful: It is energetic and exhilarating and is said to be an excellent game for women, being far more healthful than tennis, which Is sometimes injurious from the frequent jumping and over straining. The brisk walking over the breezy felds will be, perhaps, the most in- vigorating part of the exercises, and If "the tyrannizing game" is to become as popular here as in Scotland and England, and even in France, India and Australis, we may see any number of cherry checked "lady golfers" energetically chasing and driving the flying ball at all seasons and in all weather that is not absolutely tempestuous.
 "MAMMA" ANB ANOTHER
 One of the pleasing signs of the times is the return of certain old fashions which being founded on common sense, self re- spect and dignity ought to be fixed and per- manent fashions. One of these is the rsle- gating of baby names to the nursery, and of keeping pet names and nicknsmss for home use only, like wrappers and dressing nbo vu1, nj ipoh1 Ia for public wear. A girl may be "Tootsie' at home, but outside its walls she must be known by her baptismal name in all its dignity, even though that name may be Jemima or Kerenhappuch. And by the way what is there objectionable in these names, since they are those of the daughters of Job, bestowed upon him by way of com pensstion after .'the great tribulatien"s The meaning of one is handsome as the day." and of the second sschild of beauty" and with their sister. Keziah, also @ now unpopular name. they were more fair than | all the women of the land.
 Another old fashion Is that of calling | one's maternal ancestor by the beautiful | old name "Mother." The word seems of late to have awakened to vigorous life and seems to be about to assume it's rightful place, through the force of its own nobil- | ity. .'Ma" was in vogue for some time in some parts of the country broadensd to t'Msw." Then we had "Msms," "Mar- mer" or ''Mommer"; then 'Nsmma," with the accent upon the last syllable, which was great improvement and received the sanction of polite society. Now, after a long struggle, the finer word regains su premacy, and ''ma" and 'mommer" are to surrender to 1t. If anyone doubts the real beauty and dignity of the old word, let her take up any book at random and substitute any of the titles given above for the word s'mother," wherever used. The results will be ridiculous, silly, and even irrev- erent.
 A few such sentences as these:
 "A mommer is a mommer sill;
 The holiest thing alive"
 And: "I arose ma in Israel" will be sufficient to prove that the doctrine of the survival of the Attest applies admirably to those words of our mother (oot memma) tongue, that are genuinely noble and beau tiful HILARY.