The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-29
THEY CANNOT AGREE.
Prominent Women Talk About
Presents at Weddings.

Mrs. Frank Leslie Believes it Would
Be Wise to Form an Anti-Wedding
Present League in America, After
the English Model, and Gives H er
Reasons-Miss Bisland, However,
Takes Exactly Opposite Ground.
Opinions by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
and Others.
From the New York Herald.
From London comes the intelligence
that the formation of an anti-wedding
present league is the latest social sensa-
tion in England Tt is also, according to
an English authority, not among the i'm
possibilities that the league will shortly
become an Incorporated institution
throughout England. Already the news of
the contemplated organization of an anti
wedding present league has reached a
coterie of NETWORKS SWEETEST social set,
and it suggested a very interesting
line of talk While there is a
certain element of humor in the news, ac-
cording to some social authorities, it is
generally admitted that there is a serious
flavor to the subject which could not be
discussed with profit by such eminent lit
erary bodies as Sorosis.
At least one New Yorker whose name
is well known on both sides of the Allan
tic, Mrs. Frank Leslie, is positively of
the opinion that the formation in New
York of an anti-wedding present league
might be salutary. There are objections
urged, however, and Mrs. Leslie is met by
Miss Mary Bisland, editor of the Ameri-
can Woman, whose opinion conflicts with
that Of the editor of Frank Leslie's.
MRS. FRANK LEsLIE's VIEWS.
Il am not surprised that London should
have started the talk about the formation
of an anti-wedding present league says
Mrs Leslie. English women must have
their sensations, and you will remember
that the muchmooted question Is Mar
riage a Failure2' had its origin on the other
side of the water. From my observations
in London am not at all surprised that
the wedding present nuisance should have
led to the formation Of an anti-wedding
present league. This matter had become
quite as much of a nuisance in London as
it has in New York.
Eyes, I consider the plan of establishing
such a leaguein New York quite feasible,
and see no reason why 1t should not be
successful in this city. The question
will certainly be productive of great deal
of interesting drawing room discussion. /
could not and would not attempt TO speak
for New YOrk's social set, and, as / have
said, havenot given the subject as yet
very serious attention. New Workers are
pioneers in America of every movement
tending toward a possible reform. and |
do not see why the anti-weddinR present
league would not be a fruitful theme for
consideration
The formation of the league, as far as
] understand II, is an excellent idea. The
crushing out Of Ostcntdtious display Is the
the first step toward the establishment
Of the league. All that is wanted Is for
some strong-minded American woman In
New York 10 lend her voice in an intelli.
gent way 10 the discussion Of the problem
for IL 20 become p productive Of original
and cntertaini talk as the question,
Is Marriage o . dilureH
"Of all the various follies and extrava-
Rances which the pleasant idea Of making
gifts TO those we love has run IN these
latter days the widest departure has
boon IN wedding presents.
WHERE TnE CUSTOM 0m0ISAgED.
"The origin Of the custom was Ia the