The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-15

too much to do, and are too eclectic in our
tastes, and have too good a time among
ourselves to care overmuch for your so
clety per Sc, although we rather expect to
marry some day, and, regarded in the
lght OF possible matrimonial alliance.
we md man to be more or less desirable
Of course 1t is completely exploded idea
nowadays that women dress for men.
They dress entirely for each other, and
FEMININE criticism is the only one dreaded,
lust as the feminine approval is esteemed
all-lmportant.
1t is really quite laughable to hear
mamma and my aunts talk about their
girlhood. Men appeared to be the Alpha
and Omega of their existence; thew
dressed for them, and lived for them, and
thought about them, and dreamed about
them, and any entertainment composed
exclusively of womenwould have seemed
lnsutferably dull. Only fancy how silly
happily, nous avons change tout celia
nous autres!' Why, even my little sister.
who adores her dancing class, where there
are only little girls, was lamenting the
other day that some day she
would have to dance with boys
How stupid 1t will bep' she ex-
claimed, and do you really mean to say
that at balls you must sit and wait for
men to ask you to dance, and then YOU
must dance with them whether you want
to or not? How quite too horrid l
think the girls ought to choose and the
men sit and wait. never heard of any
thing so unfair' 1t was rather curious
to see how this really humiliating state Of
affairs struck fresh young mind with
out preconceived notions. Ballroom tyr
amy is certainly a remnant of bygone
q Al-o
there is no possible reason why, in a we'll
bred assemblage, girls should not be as
Independent as men"
At the Waldorf, the other morning.
says the New York Times, Mr. A. E. De
Guerville, the lecturer, told an amusing
story of happening during his stay in
Corea, while in that country as commits
sioner in behalf of the United States for
a Corean exhibit at the Chicago fair Ac-
cording to MIR. DeGuerville. the Corean
women battle but once year, and the oc-
caslon is made an annual festival They
are escorted to the river with music and
an acclaiming multitude The funny part
Of it is that the year the commissioner
was there the band CHANGED to be one
that had been aboard a United States
man-of war, and bis astonishment eQualed
his amusement to have the procession of
ladies' advance to the inspiring strains of
Marching Through Georgia"
The society girl, says Harper's Bazar,
is popularity supposed to belong TO the
butterfly order of women. Her sisters,
less fortunate than she, who have to toll
and spin, fancy her a radiant being with
heaps of beautiful clothes to wear, I'M
limited money to spend, luxurious food to
II e, /. S,.l Il
ightful engagements. Sometimes they
speak of her in cynical manner, imagin-
ing that in her life of pleasure she is idle
and selfish, absorbed in that which
can give her qualification and minister to
her vanity.
The young woman plodding along pa
tiently day by day through rain and sleet
to her place behind the counter thinks of
the society girl at the same hour making
her leisurely toilet. and il the former be
weak and silly, she feels a slight paug of
envy as the contrast in their lives presents
itself to her mind She girds at the idle
ness Of this other girl. for whom every
thing is done, and who may buy what she
chooses.
In poent of fact, there are few people
buster than the society girl In the first
place, it is no light task to keep up a
wardrobe such as one needs who is per
petually going to luncheons, dinners, and
receptions. One or two gowns in a sea-
son are not enough; there must be be-
witching changes for numerous occasions.
Every costume must have it's dainty ac-
cessories-glovcs, fans, slippers, ribbons
lace, flowers, and what not. The slightest
carelessness in the details of a beautiful
costume may ruin its effectiveness. AL
fathers are not equally lavish, and all So
cieJy girls do not possess an income com
mensurate with their wants. Some of
them have to skimp and plan in a way
that is very trying. Possibly the other
girl, whoever she is, would wish to
change places if she were behind the
scenes.
The society girls life, even if she be
the ARREST of the butterflies, implies e
certain amount of devotion TO classes of
various sorts, which are fashionable if
they are nothing else, and they are a
great deal else. Brewing, Shakespeare,
and Tennyson the girl must have al her
fingers ends She must be clever at re
partee. She must have on hand plenty
of the small change of conversation, must
understand classical illusions, and must
be able to hold her own in the hattledoor
and shuttlecock OF gay talk which goes
on among clever people. All this makes
study and application essential to some
extent.
Whatever fad be uppermosst, the girl
must have her white hand in it. Whether
or not she likes cards, she must at least
have a bowling Acquaintance with the
scientific game of whist, though she will
be wise to abstain from that intellectual
amusement unless she can hold her own
TO the satisfaction of her partners. A
stupid whist-player in society is dc
cided bore, not accepted serenely by any
means.
1t goes without saying that the society
girl keeps up her music. If she does not
herself play, she at least understands
what is good in music and hears the hes t
singers and players, and has her enthusi-
asms for which she is ready to do battle
valiantly.
AS there are but twenty-four hours in
the day, one must be alert in order to
keep up with everything which the social
life of a city presents, and the society
girl has always her favorite philanthro-
pies If q series of tableauX is given in
aid of an orphan asylum. or fresh air
fund, she must bear her part She is not
without interest in fairs and festivals,
and often as manager of an institution OF
memter Of benevolent association she
is pledged to raise a liberal amount of
funds necessary to carry these on. To do
this requires an immense amount OF IN
genuity, exertion and personal magnetism.
In her club or clubs she prepares and