The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02

puts on a fiaring cloth skirt stiffened with
hair-cloth, this skirt being made short
enough TO completely clear the ground.
Her dainty petticoats of silk and cambria
with their biliowy lace founees so dear to
her feminine heart. she reserves for
her elaborate toilettes de visite and even
ing dresses thus proving that she is be-
ginning 10 recognize the eternal fitness OF
things after all But what would our
granomothers say II they could see these
strange and uncanny-lOOkinE garments
added 10 a young brides trousseaul
My Aunt Alice had her photograph
taken The other day" said the Young
Lady TO the New York Tribune. and she
wasn't pleased with the result. Few elder
" people are, you know, for a photograph
after 40 is apt TO come as a short Of
shock. It is so uncompromising-at least
the proofs are sure 10 be before the
skillful artist has touched them up. II
was the proofs that disguised Aunt Alice.
" II look like that woman she said,
holding them at arms length, then the
fewer counterfeit presentments of me in
existence the better. l have always
said that no one should be photographed
after 80; and / never should have con-
sented, only Jack pleaded so hard for one
to take back 10 the west with him. Bet
ter leave well enough alone and send
down my portrait there to posterity'-
This with rather conscious glance at
the beautifully executed painting OF a
fair young matron in the prime of her
beauty. For Aunt Alice has been
beauty and a toast, and one cannot won
der that she is annoyed at such an I'M
pleasant reminder of the flight of time.
Come with me to the photograph
er's, aunt l pleaded, and let me pose
you and arrange things, and L promise
you if you are not pleased with the proofs
we will never mention the subject TO you
again 1t took a little urging to get her
consent, but Jack was her favorite son,
and he was going away and finally our
joint entreaties prevailed and carried
her off in triumph. We went to a younger
photographer, one more open to sugges-
lions than the one she had first chosen,
who had made the great mistake of bring
ing the camera too near his sub1ect-a
proceeding which resulted in a large head
of the sitter. Few faces over 40 viii stand
this test. 1 wheedled this young and
progressive photographer into doing just
what I wanted, and he gave us small
head on carte de visite.' We had light
back ground, and Aunt Alice wore par
ticularly becoming bonnet l assure you
the result was charming. Wrinkles dis
appeared as if by magic, and the straight,
beautiful features and pretty, wavy white
hair made most pleasing picture. Aunt
Alice had to confess that she was salts
| fed.
1t is more comfortable for callers. says
the Ladies' Home Journal, when they
arrive at a house and find the mistress
already receiving guests, to send in their
cards by the maid, if they have any
doubt as to the hostess Immediately re
cognizing them. In large cities where
women have a great number of formal
| acquaintances it is not always possible
for a hostess to Immediately recall the
name of a guest, although she may re-
] a whom
she ought to know. If the second caller
is an intimate friend and has no doubt
as to her immediate recognition, she may
| tell the maid that she need not announce
! her, in which case the maid will drop the
card into the bowl, which usually stands
beside the card tray on the hall table
p. P. c. cards should be left on the oc-
| casion of a long absence of over three
months, on leaving town at the close of
! the season, on leaving the neighborhood
where you have resided for years, or
| where you have resided for months and
| sometimes only for weeks, but not when
| changing houses in the same neighbor-
| hood. Tho words pour prende congo
| signify to take leave, and when good-by
is not intended, and future meetings are
anticipated. there is no ostensible mo-
tive for leaving p. p. c.. cards.
'Your offer is a great honor, Mr.. Frit-
! ters," said the fair young girl, at whose
feet he had laid his wealth of love in
well-chosen, but demonstrative words,
but it is so utterly unexpected that it
! takes me completely by surprise. L
| can't answer you now. You must give
me time" says the Pittsburg Chronicle.
"Oh I'll give you time" replied young
Mr.. Frtters, briskly, like the Chicago
! drummer that he was; you can have the
usual sixty days. or the usual per cent.
discount for"
"Sir!' interrupted the astonished girl.
"Oh, beg your pardon, Nell! Indeed 1
do MY mind wandered a trifie when you
asked for time. l was dreaming of the
bliss that awaited me when the dearest
and lovliest and sweetest girl in the whole
wide world had become my wife. I'll
give you time, darlingi How much do you
want? Won't two minutes be enough?"
They compromised on that basis.
A very odd and curious story comes
from Rome of the trip across the ocean of
two Philadelphia brides and bridegrooms
who became acquainted with one another
either just before embarking or on the
steamer. One bridegroom was quite young
and the other something of a pronounced
bach" and neither of them knew much
about managing women, especially brides.
OF course the brides got seasick and Vari-
Gus other things likely to Illustrate true
Romeos and Benedicks on their honey
moon. The bridegrooms used to meet and
compare notes on deck. and the brides
when they could dittoed but the funny
part of the story is that toward the last
the brides braced up, and the BRIDE
grooms either from the strain and worry
or some other cause, were knocked out,
and then it was the brides who had to put
their heads together and devise means
such as mustard plasters, etc, to bring
their lords and masters round again. I'm
der. the sunny skies of Italy, however,
everything was Strengthened out and all
went as happy as marriage bell.
Some of the unexpected situations in
which travellers find themselves are very
funny, says the New York Tribune and
perhaps it would be well if, like Mrs. Ale
shine, the wanderer in many lands should
wear about his person waterproof bag,
with all the small necessaries of life, ready
for every emergency. During the few
hours stop of the p. and o. steamer at
the dirty and uninteresting little town of
Port Said not long ago several Americans
proposed going on shore to see the place.