The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
Y 0NAN'S " ORLD.
, Few Things Of Interest to the
Fair Sex.

nod Here and There.
A. ENGLISH writer says that the reign
a. az ..bud'' is ended, and that in year
t,ro nothing less than thirty may ex-
70 win admiration. She triumph
FL onotes Plato's statement that
.,on reaches the zenith of her charms
VT" v. s.rty and ends her able plea for the
a. II, ~ I'D in these words: "The immature
w u. Of eighteen or nineteen has too long
,19o On a pedestal, and if she is being
9o+broned the men are to be congratula-
- w., their sense. Most men, believe,
g lp9 tired of the companionship of one
~ babbles little "nothings," or dis
..1,ysos crudely upon subjects which her
uU- has been incapable of digesting and
classifying"
,,-,,na the post-prandial coffee was be-
49,, seTved in the drawingroom at GER
. M charming house the other evening,
SaIu the New York Tribune, the CONVEX
eS3S drifted to the subject of the vari-
% ECO contretemps which had happened to
S;tforent members of the party in regard
!" 81 Ina had a funny experience not long
,i,,4a y said a pretty little Murray Hill
boetess I'VE had a number of people
Sining with US, and among the first to ar
I'VE was man whom we had not invited
had a slight acquaintance with him,
bayvever. and knew that there was some
no;stsl,e so I managed to put my husband
an courant with the situation. When din
nar was announced | found everything
arranged for: my son resigned his partner
70 the unexpected guest, and an extra
riace was provided for him. A couple of
ssavs afterward | received a note of the
Uoost nrofuse apologies from the poor
--ontb who. meanwhile, had found out his
hinder He had been asked to dine with
nv namesake, Mrs. c. B. 1t was merely
mistake of the initial and street on his
part
MY last dilemma was much worse
than that" exclaimed another matron
whose husband was more or less inter-
ested in politics. Jack was dining at
the club the other evening, and had just
made myself comfortable in my teagown.
promising myself cosy little dinner
with a new novel as a companion. when
the bell rang. AS l never dreamed that
anv one would come In Unexpectedly at
that hour, and l had consequently given
no orders to the contrary, the footman
ushered in, one after the other, three
western magnates, to whom, fortunately,
had been introduced the week before.
The situation flashed upon me at oncel
Jack had asked them to dinner and had
forgotten the day! And my surmise did
not need the confirmation which speedily
came in Mr.. IS saying: II stayed
over to-day, Mrs. X, especially to have
the pleasure of dining with YOU Here
was complication, and am proud to
say that | was equal to the occasion. Il
must make my husbands apologies, gen
tlemen l said with all the sang-froid |
could muster, as he will be unavoidably
detained half an hour. l hope you will
not mind a little chat with me en- attend
ant and blessing my stars that we lived
near the club, I excused myself mo-
ment later and dashed of a note to my
delinquent sposo, commanding him TO re-
turn Immediately, and to bring his din
ner with him. / also told my
people to arrange the table for five,
and then returned to the drawing room
with the delightful consciousness that
had on lovely teagown at all events,
and could afford to await the denouement
calmly just before the half hour, Jack,
the imperturbable. sauntered in and
apolOgized most naturally and menda-
clously for his unexpected business en-
gagement and, when dinner was an
nounced ten minutes later found every
thing en- regle, and most delicious menu
prepared. Jack had appropriated the
dinner which was to have been eaten at
the club with a couple of friends, who
generously put up with simpler fare for
the occasion"
81 had an awkward experience in Eng
land. said third dame 81 was not &C
customod TO the long interval between the
invitation and the dinner which is Gus.
tomary over there, and presented myself
d week loo soon at very grand house in
London. Fortunately the family were
ulnlng quietly at home, and they took me in
and made me comfortable, and Ilhad a far
nicer time than at the more elaborate
JUNCTION the week after"
My first English dinner was memora-
pie said another lady, Sin that my hos
Tess introduced me to my own hus band, and
asked MN TO take me in to dinner! 1t
was very large affair, and she had evil
uently quite forgotten who we were. and
JusO mum6led over something TO do for
names What did we do2 Why Mr. A.
ouereu me mis- arm with great gravity,
anu l rccepted the situation, and we
mdrched INTO the diningroom, Darby
ana Joan fashion, together!"
"a ne apparel, says the Chicago Tribune,
Wv pIoCIdlmS the man, and inVaria bly, the
"olldh' There is no escaping the inhu-
cue OF clothes. Philosophers have
recosnlzed that fact. Essayists have
written written concerning it. Dramatists have
[ pdoeu plays on that fundamental law of
human nature. And yet, with quiet uh-
Uoutern' men and women of sense are
tTLavcnlhg the spread of antique STYLES, as
tnoGsn the changing of fashions were too
TlyldI an affair for them to worry over.
o,,tE would undoubtedly believe that
suV5er urchln could be reclaimed by being
T -iI'Ue W IVe up to respectable garments.
NJ would probably acknowledge that
distress Hannah, the sweet Friend,
r mGui9 nave little leaven of frivolity
r r.eu WIN her piety should she doff her
grays and don red ribbons But thev
~ 80. 70 forget that the rule is universal,
anu mat the woman who adopts the parb
o o lo5O Is forced by the unconscious infiu-
e eu5 OF clothes into adopting the manners
anu morals of 1880.
~ ~ mas always been pointed out that no
a "GIIlah could wear 1880 shoes and be an
s' tle' Athletics are incompatible with
% ,oG wear of the time when languor was
bi1,Sluered desirable Sloping shoulders
Ting 10 the period of coyness, not to
VIZ VI comradeship, and no young woman
of 10 proper regard for the constituencies
and AIsVehce would think of being frank
WOO We, GGuUspoken to man when she was
tboI,uug pelerlne. Pelerines belong to
ma period OF bushes. down-dropped eyes.
a. 81 sweeping lashes. Those are the
p1a,eiuU habits that must be revived to
DIaUch antique garments.
ME, says the New York Tribune. is