The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13

pensive ones have handle mounted with
a short length, and the knob takes the
form of the fruit of the passion flower.
Smoked pearl is quite as fashionable as
the white. Pink and green crystal balls,
and the dumb bell shapes in china, are
other fancy mountings, and three cannon
balls of china, supersede the one ball of
last year. The prettiest trimming for a
satin parasol is cream antique point lace
put on with the plain edge against the
edge of the covers and the points stand
ing.
Edward Russell says: High collars de-
stroy graceful conversation. Diamonds
decrease in beauty as they increase in
size. Jet is wicked Tired good women
should never wear jet. Gloves are worn
too much. Kid gloves make wrinkles in
the face-new ones because of their new
ness, old ones because of their want of
responsibility. Large persons should not
lose sight of their advantages: there are
good points in the big-power and grand
eur. Avoid black; dress effectively and
not subjectivelY; women are larger
natured in light colors. Do not wear self
own worst enemy. AS you grow older
wear lighter colors white is intensely
spiritual gray, in a lesser degree, also
spiritualizes.
Here is something about the wife of
one of our high police officials, says the
Boston Post. that will amuse you, l
think. She is really a very beautiful
woman, and a magnificent dresser"
quite outshining the other ladies in the
neighborhood. But one-haE the excel
lent effect she might produce by her
splendid gowns, so well set oil by the
1nagnificence of her figure, she spoils by
her self-evident delight at wearing some.
thing so much better than her acquaint-
ances. She is always DESTROYS of letting
people know that she has new gown or
a new hat. so anxious, in fact, that her
desire often becomes obtrusive, and
causes now and then quiet smile.
The other day she mad new hat,
beauty, | believe, and called in some peo-
pie with the patent desire of showing it
To them. The lady and her daughter
whom she went 10 see we're, as the saying
is, ION to her game" and resolved not 10
show by word or action that they noticed
her new acquisition. She became nerv-
Gus at their apparent lack of interest, and
finally rose, somewhat IN huff, to go.
There were some flowers in the room, and
as the lady started out the one on whom
she was calling said "How lovely those
flowers are2" 9Oh, yes,' cried the caller,
and turning suddenly about, she ex-
claimed with a beamlng smile: II
trimmed it myself. ] got the flowers at
So-and-So's and the bonnet at Thingum-
bob's and did the rest myself II COST
and sitting down she went into detailed,
itemized account of her new hat. She had
thought it was very plain, that the lady
in speaking of flowers meant those on her
hat and taken the chance offered Now,
there is quiet little laugh going about,
for these stories are too good 10 keep
quiet.
When Queen Victoria was on
her way TO Florence divers dig
nitaries assembled at the station
to greet her. While waiting they OBJ
served a man of modest appearance
who strolled up and down beside them
and whom they took for journalist and
shifted at as having no right TO be so near.
a station official CURLY ordered him
back and the stranger obeyed with mild
and courteous acquiescenCe. The station
ohicial and the civic dignitaries were
ready 10 weep when the train rolled up
and the queen. alighting, held out her
hand 10 the stranger with delighted ex-
clamation. He was the duke of SAKE
Meiningen.
The custom which obtains so generally
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