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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

ern belle and provides far better use
for the mementoes Of seasons tri-
umphs than the careless tucking away
in boxes and out-of-the-way hooks.
This southern belle put together a
German favor mantel in her own pri-
vate snuggery at summer resort, and
those who saw 1t began at once to
treasure up like baubles until the home
ward fitting, when they were to be
brought out and assigned decorative
part.
This memory mantel alluded to bios
somed with Old Point Comfort and
White Sulphur Springs trophies. The
drapery which furnished the back
ground for the odd assortment was of
snowflake Swiss, through which the
palest of water-green silk CLEANED and
glistened. The drapery arrangement
was exceedingly simple, being almost
foldless in order to show to the best
advantage the linicl1-knacks The silk
lined Swiss was simply stretched from
corner to corner above the white
enameled mantel, and caught in the
center with two of the German favors
tiny bolting-cloth parasols, gauzy as
dragons wing, and fleclsed with beach
Jewels, in the form of Old Point moon
stones.
Each corner was afutter with gayly-
tinted ribbons tipped with silver bells.
Fantastic clown heads, satin slippers,
ivory wishbones, silver horseshoes,
sweetmeat baskets, jockey caps and
whips, banjos, mandolins and violins
in miniature, along with dozen other
fancies, dotted the crisp white drapery.
Around even the tiniest of these favors
lowered pleasant memories of past gay
cites, and more than one bit of senti-
ment was interviewer with the novel
jurble.
This was purely a German favor
mansel. But tho notion could be car
ried cut in half dozen different direc-
tions A 'luclty" girl, one Of those al
ways stumbling over curiosities, like
Mrs. Whitney's Leslie Goldwaite," j."
and which she wishes to handle in an
| OIlB lull AhuucE, Cdli Dullu HcTocll q
marine mantel. There would be the
lovely seaweeds which she has brought
home, in offtones of green and brown
for festooned corners, and pink-lined
bits of shell work TO stud the drapery.
A vacation among the hills has yield
ed to more than one girl very delight
full possibilities for such mantel.
Somebody In an idle hour has carved
her birch-barls canoe; some one else
brought an offering Of lichens and
other forest treasures-baby pine
cones, big cones and birds nests: and.
II she has spice of barbarity in her
nature, she has even treasured up the
rattlesnalse's skin as startling eye
opener.
The memory mantels offer pleasant
employment for a stormy winter day
in disposing Of the pretty souvenirs tc
ones boxes and drawers, and the odd
decorative piece will furnish many @
merry little dish of gossip for the fem
inine spirits who have the cntrcc to the
favoritc den.-Dorothy Maddox, In St
Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
PiTH AND POINT.

1t takes more than philosophy to
make man smile when he has the
toothache. Rams Horn.
The widower about to remarry Is
the most unselfsh of mortals. He sell
dom thinks of number one.--Life.
The Lord never intended that
father should hold the baby or he
would have given him lap.-Atchison
Globe.
-Dinks-"Was Smiths purpose of
whipping the editor carried outP"
Danks-"No; but Smith was. buffalo
Courier.
Everybody knows that the sun has
spots on it, and yet some people always
expect ten-year-old boy to be about
perfect. Horn.
-He-"My love will have no ending,
dear" She-"Now, say, George;
aren't you going to marry me after
all?"-Yonkers Statesman.
-Wife-"I wonder what became of
that angel cake l made yesterday"
Husband-"I-I gave it to poor boy
Gar q football. IN. Y. Journal.
-He-"Has Millie the same aversion
to Allgold that she used to have"
"Yes." He-"Does she keep up any
pretense of regard" "Oh, no; she
married him so she wouldn't have to-"
Mrs. Winlss-"So you have taken
another companion for better or worse,
eh?" Mrs. Second-Trip-"Only for bet
ter, my dear. He can't possible be
worse than the other one was. Tit.
Bits.
Solomon was accounted wise man
in his day, but, bless you, he wouldn't
be in it with the young man who has
Just laid aside his school to enter
the busy arena of life.-Boston Tran
script.
elias your daughter stopped her
music lessons?" Mother-"Yes; on ac-
count of sickness" "When will she be
able to go on?" GAS soon as the neigh
bors are we'll enough to endure" In
ter-Ocean.
-"Have you ever had your new
house insured, Mrs. Dwight?' Eyes"
"Your husband is afraid of fire, then?'
"Mercy, yes; he will leave the house
any time before he will make one."-
Inter-Ocean.
The Lumber Business.-She-"My
father is lumberman in the northern
part of the state" Young Lawyer
"And I'm one down here; my shingle
has been hanging out for year. DE
troit Free Press.
-''Does literature pay?" asked the
idler. 81 should say So" replied the
country editor. every time we print
poem the author comes in and buys
at least twenty copies of the paper to
send waY."-Washington Star.
Mr.. Sinniclsle had just been read.
ing of the marriage of young woman
with money to man with foreign
ancestry. Modern matrimony," he
remarked, ''makes me think of the
modern novel" "In what respect?'
It's combination of striking title,
gilt-edged binding, and mighty poor
piece of work after all. Washington
Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
CARVED worries.
Artistic Effects Wrought In the Best Parts
of Elephants Tusks.

lEIlstiC DtbL IbrUa
of Elephants Tusks.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, various sculptors in ivory
were engaged in carving portions of
tuslls with classical and other sub
jects, which were afterward mounted
in silver or silver-gilt by some of the
finest Augsburg and Nuremberg work.
ers, and formed vases and tankards.
In the eighteenth century various
carvings in ivory were made, chiefly of
statuettes and small plaques, but none
attain to the excellence of the earlier
carvings. In modern times, the ivory
carvings of India have become noted
for their minute and delicate work.
In China and Japan ivory has been
carved, the ivory balls inclosed inside
one another being specially noted.
Many theories have been formed as to
how these balls have been cut; perhaps
probable one is that ball of ivory
was taken, around the upper and lower
ends of which four small holes were
carved out, gradually diminishing in
size toward the center until the axis of
the one hole met the axis of the other
or lower one at right angles in the CEN
ter of the ball, and that then small
tools were inserted, and a thin layer of
ivory, forming part of a circle from
one hole to its lower corresponding
one, was cut and loosened from the
whole mass. So, gradually cutting
from one hole to the next, a complete
inner circle was eventually loosened,
the circles themselves afterward being
cut into the required pattern.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
One Dollar Per Year.
"GRANNY'S POCKET"
That In tho Namo OF tho Novelty Work
bag so Popular just Now.

"Granny's pocket" rs 1t is called, Is
being carried by all workers in needle-
craft, whether their vocation is tho
darning of socks or the weaving OF
sillen spider webs upon lustrous bits
of satin or bloomy velvets,
The idea of this cleverly devised
worlbag is borrowed from Parisian
bonbon bag which was presented, with
cargo OF toothsome dainties, to
some fair one, who, after she had ritled
the pretty trifle Of its sugary contents,
was supposed to wear 1t at her side as
receptacle for sewing materials.
Since the granny pocket has made
its debut upon this side of the water,
however, its duties have been slightly
altered. In selecting this novelty rs a
gift, the donor fits it out with needles,
a gem Of thimble, the finest as we'll
as the tiniest of scissors, along with
many more sewing necessities; and so
the granny pocket, minus chocolates
and conserves, becomes altogether a
sewing pocket.
1t is sometimes decided piece Of
luxury, made of blossom strewn satin,
with silky lining, lacey cascades and
fluttering ribbons, but for those who
are seeking prettiness and practicality
at low price, chintz, sateen or one of
the gayly plaided ginghams is selected,
as it makes up very effectively.
The cut of the granny pocket is very
similar to that of n bib apron. The
lower par, ot the bag is given slight
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
HOW TOM LOST HIS FLOWERS.
Ard How One Girl Managed to Get Even
with Her Dearest Friend.

with Her Dearest Friend.
"I've gotten even with Effie at lastw
cried the girl with the black and white
hat.
"I'm glad to hear it," responded the
girl with the blue pelisse; ''it's the
next thing to getting even with her
myself" d"
"Yes; I've owed her one ever since
the time she told Ned there was pow
der on his shoulder after he had been
dancing with me-"
''They put SO much powder in our
gloves nowadays that it will sift
through sometimes" put in the girl
with the blue pelisse.
"Yes, indeed; how sensible you are
but to return to Effie--"
at isn't any easy matter to get even
with her, is it?'
Easy enough now. She's really in
love with Tom, so she can't manage
him as well as she does the other men. 1"
"Humph! But how did you manage
! itp"
80, it happened most unexpectedly.
dropped in with Sue and Madge to
get cup of tea at her house yester.
day. l saw that she was bit agitated,
and just as was leaving Tom was an.
nounced. Effie was pouring Madge an.
other cup in the back parlor, and I
started forward to greet Tom before
she could get there, and dropped my
muff in my haste"
"Was Tom wearing large chrysan-
themum as usual?"
Larger. He was carrying lovely
bunch of them, too. ALLOW me, Miss
Sara he said. l reached for the flow
ers like flash. Thanks, awfully,' |
cried; how lovely of you to bring them
to mel"
you didn't! Why, they were for
"Effie, of course, but he couldn't say
word. You should have seen his face,
though, when he handed me my muff. y
80, and think of Effie's rage at seeing
him, as she thought, present you with
the flowers. Her face must have beer
study"
"Of course; couldn't see it, but wher
l heard the crash of one of h.> cher
ished teacups l knew that l wa.
avenged. I'll have to watch her closely
after this, though" she added. with 9
sigh, ''for she'll get even with me some
how or perish in the attempt. Chi
cago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

Don't wear your rings under gloves
unless you remember to have them
thoroughly examined twice year" is
the advice given by a jcwclcr. The
constant friction wears ont the tiny
gold points that holds the stones In
place, and unless strict attention is
paid to them they become loose in a
very short time. Small purses Of suede
leather are made on purpose for rings,
or any soft pouch of skin or chamois
may be used to place the rings in when
desiring to carry them around with
one. They should never be put into
the ordinary poclsetbook, as the rub
bing against coins is also bad for them.
Diamonds can be cleaned at home to
look as well as when done by a jcweler
II only little trouble is taken. They
should be thoroughly cleaned in alcohol
and then dried In lockwood sawdust.
Pine sawdust is too oily for this pur-
yNca
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
MAKING RAG CARPET.
Durable Floor Coverings Which Cost But
Llttie Money.

Durable Floor Coverings Which Cost But
LIttio Money.
Making rag carpet is by no means q
romantic occupation, but it Is, just the
same, a very useful one, and, carried
to successful issue, provides the
house with articles that are in some
respects quite as good, If not better,
than q reasonable amount of money
could purchase. They are better, he
cause one Is not afraid to use them,
and economical, because they con-
sumo the bits and scraps that would
otherwise cumber the closets and tuck
away corners, and the carpet may be
as pretty and tasteful as the patience
and ingenuity OF the maker may please.
Sometimes it is worth while to dye
rags for rugs and carpets, but this is
not always necessary. White and
light colors, contrary to well-accepted
theories, are much more desirable than
dark. They show soil less and lint not
at all, are more easily kept clean and
may be washed with perfect impunity.
TO make practical and simple rugs,
cut up cloth into half-inch wide strips,
taking pains to make them as even as
possible. Sew them end to end strong
ly, and with care make them smooth
and even as may be. Put all colors
separate, making ball of each sort.
When this is done, begin by crocheting
with large hook either long strip or
circle, according to the shape of the
rug desired.
1t is well to work back and forth
rather than round and round, as in the
latter case the rug is more likely to
curl up at the edges. Crochet one
color after another to make stripes,
and finish off with border of some-
thing bright, red being the best.
II carefully handled, strong and
durable floor coverings may be made
in this way. Silk can be cut or torn
into strips and wrought into curtains
or draperies Of various sorts, or very
pretty and delicate foot cushion cover
ings can be made in this way, or rugs
to spread over the couch or to cover
the feet when one sleeps.-N, Y.
| Ledger
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
JUVENILE DEPRAVlTY.
Manifested Itself In the Bad Boys Plant
Ing Corn.

Manifested Itself In the Bad Boys Plant
Ing Corn.
Seems to me amt ever goin' to be
able to sit down again with real, solid
comfort" said the small boy as he
lowered himself cautiously into chair.
ouch! There is some folks as can
never take joke nohow. Yer see, my
mother N sister took it into their he'ds
to start an herberryum-I guess that's
what they call it, At emmy rate they
got big box and had it painted all up
bright, and then they filled it with dirt
and planted seeds.
well, / tho't I'd put in few seeds,
too. So got an ear Of corn and shelled
it and planted six of the kernels in the
herberryum along with the other seeds.
'Bynby, after the ferns and pansies
and that sort of stuff had begun to
grow, one day the six green shoots
pclSed their way up thro' the dirt, and
when my sister she seen them-my!
wasn't she astonishedl She was ticlsled,
too, as could be, an she went an called
mother to come an look.
"Well, they wuz both so ticl1led that
they used to watch them shoots every
day and wonder what made them grow
so fast They was pleased, too, as any
thing, cause they said they must be
something rare. Mother said it must
be some queer kind of fern, because it
growed so, and sister she thought it
was some kind Of grass
well, when / seen that the shoots
was CROWN to look like cornstalks
began to get scared, cause knew they
couldn't be pulled out without tearing
up everything else in the box, and l
knew that if they were left there to
grow they would crowd everything out
So every time ma N sister went to look
at 'em | just lit out.
"Well, few nights ago we had a
party, and ma was showing her her.
berryum to everybody and was awful
proud of it and wanted everybody to
notice particularly the six splendid
big grasses that neither she nor sister
had planted, an tellin' em all as how
they must be some rare plants.
81 was a-feelin' uneasy all the time,
tho tho't I'd die a-laffin Bimeby ma
she comes along with old Mr. Atkins,
who owns a big farm out in Jersey,
an she sez to him that they hadn't
planted them, neither sister nor she,
and that they must be something un.
common. Old Mr.. Atkins he gave one
look and then he commenced to laff,
and he LATED and laffed till he like to
dide. He laffed till he choked, an the
tears run down his cheeks and he got
red in the face.
"Ma got red in the face, too, an /
could see she was mad as ennything.
"'Raren sez old Mr.. Atkins, as soon
as he could speak. Tfncommonl You
just cum over to Jersey to my farm
next summer, sez he, an I'll show you
acres of them rare grasses. It's corn,
sez he, an then he necrly had a fit.
"Ma N sister were just crazy, and
p'r'aps / didn't catch it-oh no! But
the wurst of it was that it went all
over the neighborhood how they had
been CROWN corn in their herberryum
and when ma learned of that, why,
caught it again.
but they had to pull the corn ur
md plant the her berryum over again
that's one comfort" and the small boy
went and sat down in a snow bank ant
whistled merrily. N. Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
Italian Etiuuette.

If the woman who visits Rome wishes
TO follow traditions and "do as the
Romans do" she will be careful never
to take an escorts arm in Catholic
church Indeed, the guides instruct
those who stroll innocently arm in arm
about st. Peters looking at the
pictures, frescoes and altars of that
wonderful cathedral, that they are
committing an impropriety. Italians
are very particular about the etiquette
of kissing the hand. A man kisses the
right hand of his mother, aunt or
elderly friend, and the left hand of his
sweetheart. 1t is not permitted him
to kiss the palm of the hand except in
great and affectionate intimacy; it is
regarded as a token that he is very
much in love. Upon arriving at a
formal dinner n gentleman takes the
hand of his hostess and bends low over
it as if about to kiss it, but does not do
so. After-dinner etiquette demands
that he take her hand again and kiss
tn. Y. World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE MEMORY MANTEL.

How TO Use All Kinds of Souvenirs In
Decorating The Clever Idea OF n Wide
Awake Southern Belle-German Favors
and OthOr Trifles Employed to Good
Advantage.
What have the girls done with the
German favors, dance programmes,
menu cards and other souvenirs OF
last seasons outing at seashore, lake
side and mountain resort?
The agency here concerning these
trophies is from wideawake south
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
SWORDS AND BAYONETS.
Present Forms OF Weapons Only Modifica
fions OF Those Used by Ancients.

Present Forms OF Weapons Only Modifica
Cons of Those Used by Ancients.
The saber used by the United States
cavalry is copied from the cimeter of
the Saracens, which was the most effec-
tive sword for cutting purposes ever
devised. 1t will be remembered how,
according to the story told in Sir Wal
ter Scott's Craftsman" with such
weapon the pagan Saladin chopped
soft cushion in two at one blow, to the
amazement of Richard C9ur de Lion.
With a straight sword one can make
hack or thrust, but to slice an adver-
sary one must saw with it. The cine
ter, being curved and wide and heavy
toward the end, slices by the
mere fact of striking. The kind
of bayonets chiefly used by the
federal troops during the war Of
the rebellion was the old triangu-
lar pattern. Sword bayonets were
also employed on guns imported from
Europe. During the last ten years the
regulation bayonet has been of the
''ramrod" type "a hideous instrument,
cylindrical and of the thickness of a
ramrod, with sharp screw point, like
that of carpenters bit. 1t is now to
be replaced with the knife bayonet,
which somewhat resembles a butchers
knife, is twelve inches long, with one
edge. 1t is quite as effective and much
lighter than the sword bayonet, The
latter is being dispensed with by most
of the European nations in favor of the
knife bayonet. The bayonet was a
French invention. In the early days
of firearms soldiers used to carry both
guns and pixies, but the notion of at
taching the pike to the gun in such a
manner that both could be used at the
same time was the beginning of the
idea of the bayonet. Troy Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
LITTLE PINK suNBoNNET.

Ivry morning, Just about eight,
.-lltle Pink Sunbonnot opens tho gate,
ana, lin bucket upon her arm,
~, ,rsuuges away from grandpa's farm
Ahere are cookies, and apples, and butter
and bread,
Tucked away beneath that shining lid;
ana dear, little, childish, curly head
Under tho sunbonnets crown is hid
oh 1t Is lonesome at home all day;
me saucy kitten refuses to play;
NOBODY singing about the place;
NOBODY coaying the dog TO race:
NO little feet on the fresh.scrubbed floor,
Breaking to pieces grandma's rule
oli III Is sad when summer Is ser;
Little Pink Sunbonnet starts to school
Little girls grow, Of course they should,
soon to beautiful womanhood.
Then from the door, some happy day
Dear little maiden will go away.
IL Is not strange we should think OF this,
When, in the morning bright and cool,
Not forgetting good-by kiss,
Little Pink Sunbonnet goes to school
-hiarienne Heaton, in Good Housekeeping.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
Slight Discrenancy.

Mr.. Dadson lin one corner of the
ballroom)-By gee, that boy of mine
has danced with more girls than any
other young fellow in the room! He is
just his father over again.
Mrs. Dadson lin another corner OF
the ballroom)-It is just amazing to
note how confident and how popular
Willie is with the young ladies. He
isn't bit like his father was at his
sge, indianapolis Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
The Oneation of Arc.

A rather impertinent scientist has
discovered that the only instances in
which he finds correct dates given by
women in regard to their ages is wlisn
they are under 25 or over IS. At
these periods of life, according to this
Frenchman. they may be trusted. ITc
is court officer, and his evidence Is
deduced from experience with female
prisoners. Such, he asserts, invariably
give their ages as 90, 80, 40 or 80, and
on these premises he works out tho
conclusion that woman wants to keep
IA the decade behind her actual age
period, but through lingering sensa
Of honesty keeps as near tho line %
she cap
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
vaselinc Makes Hairy Faces.

Vaseline should never be put on the
face, as 1t will produce growth OF
hair very quickly on the smootlicss
skin. If the hairs are very stiff and
coarse the electric needle may be nee
essary. But the continued use of pun
ice stone and cream will give wonder
full results II persevered In for few
months
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
Professional Pride.

Powers-I hear that Tuffnut, the
pugilist, allowed a man to pound him
for ten minutes last night without
making any resistance.
Bowers--Wasn't he sober?
Powers--Perfectly sober. But he ex
planned that he could take no action as
toarticles of agreement had not beer
sigued,-Puck,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

Mrs. Squills-Isn't forty dollars a
pretty large bill for the two or three
visits you made Mr. Bilby
Dr. Squills-No, it's just right, for
Bilby. I told him he had the grip
which he had. He insisted it was la
grippe This bill of forty dollars will
cure him entirely of the la grippe
habit. Chicago Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01
70 umurovc the Com,iexton.

To improve the complexion one
should keep the pores of the skin open.
Wash the face and ears with very hot
water and then put in sufficient cold
water to make 1t tepid for the body.
The face should be washed In hot water
OF least three times daily.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

If you want knowledge, you must
toll for it; if food, you must toll for IT.;
and If pleasure, you must toll for it, toll
Is the law" "-Ruakiu.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

Austrian police must know how to
swim and use boat They are also
required 70 understand telegraphy,