The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-27

The much criticised fn-de-siecle girl
Il an oVer-abused creature, and the world
at large has way of judging, oftener
mis-iudging, these butterflies of society
as they are pleased to call the humored
daughters of wealthy aristocrats; never
realizing that society must exist, and that
society women are part of this worlds
make up. 1t was lately my good fortune
to visit the home of a beautiful blonde,
in her luxurious home on Peachtree street
in Atlanta. The impression made on me
by the unselfish life Of this sO-called but
terAy, her dignified graclousness, gentle
Influence and sweet sincerity all make up
the home life of this womanly little
woman | think all who should happen
TO glance over these lines, will
realize that woman's good and
strength, consequently their power,
mis- as much welded in their home life as
anywhere else. This fair girl has many
responsibilities uron her young shoulders
Her mother, on account of i'll health, is
constantly confined to her room. Social
and domestic duties therefore fall upon
the daughter, and they are performed al
ways with the gentle firmness which is
the characteristic of the girls big nature.
Her soulful eyes and shapeful mouth are
strong indexes to her lOvable disposition
and strength of character. AS l sat in
her room while she was giving orders for
her mother ! thought of how little the
world knows about the lives of the butter
flies, and how was learning a lesson ia
those few hours of life long use from
this frail, gentle creature | had seen
her dance the german, l
had seen her surrounded by
admirers, the gayest of them all, but l
never admired her half so much as when
, ! saw her in her home life. AS she fit
ted through the spacious and elegant
drawing rooms or sank into one of the
= leather chairs of the library, and was al.
most buried in its depths, l thought how
frail and yet how strong she was, how
small in stature and yet how large in
love, influence, charity and generosity;
how full of the qualities that make life
bright and happy and worth the living.
And this leads on to another subject on
my mind, and il is the effect from read
ing The Ships That Pass in the Night
/ recently was in the library
asking for a readable book some
thing that | could enjoy on my
Sunday of rest. / asked, how about THE
Ships" The reply was that the book
was morbid and left a disagreeable i'm
preston. That was enough about The
Ships" | took lone Summer instead.
a few days later, travelling one lovely
afternoon, after hard rain had subdued
the dust and the woodland was bursting
with the luXuriant growth of vines and
magnolias, and the wayside ponds bios
soming with water lilies, the ever-thought-
full newsbOy stopped my side. ''Boobs2"
he said, encOuragingly. glanced over his
stock, saw The Ships took il out, saw
1t was good print, invested, and was soon
deep in its pages. WaYside villages, wild
. flowers, picturesque countrymen, were all
forgotten. | was fascinated with THE
Ships l thought how could
any one think it morbid
when it so decidedly enthuses one with a
desire to be up and doing, TO take and
give all the good, and eschew all u e stale
and Improbable. In speaking of the dis
agreeable man the author says. She was
morbid and needed cheering companion
ship. His dismal cOmpanionship and his
hard way of looking at life ought, by
rights, TO have oppressed her. Instead of
which she became less sorrowflll. +" And
so with the book. There are sermons all
the way through, if one reads with the
mind as well as the eye. For instance,
when ! was strong and vigorous the
idea OF loneliness never entered my mind
Now ] see how lonely most people are If
] believed in God as a personal God,
should be inclined to think that loneliness
were partof his schemes, so that the soul
of man might turn to him and hum alone ="
II is wonderfully strong book, and one
that will live.
The Wednesday Shakespeare Club has
disbanded for the summer, final meet
ing was held last Thursday evening and
the programme for next year was made
out. The club will hold their annual pic
mic at Geeenwich on next Tuesday.
Mrs. 7. s. Wayne entertained at dupli-
cate whist last Thursday afternoon. An
abundance of fragrant flowers filled the
air with their perfume and added cordi-
atty and informality to the affair There
were roses and wild flowers. and one could
almost imagine themselves in the
meadows and fields, pushing aside the
the daffodils and daisies. Mrs. Wayne is
a most charming hostess, and her guests
caught the spirit of genuineness and the
afternoon was one Of thorough enjoyment
The guests were: Mrs. G. A Whitehead
Mrs. II. NJ Conner. Mrs. J. Rauers, Mrs
j. r. B. Beckwith, Mrs Alfred Hart
Dent, Mrs. j H. Hunter, Mrs. Cooper
Myers, Mrs L. NJ. Wartield, Mrs. G. j.
Baldwin. Mrs. A. r. Lawton, Jr.. Mrs. w
II Daniel. Mrs G. NJ. Cunningham. Mrs
=. G. duBignon, Mrs. 4. NJ Cunning
ham. Jr
Ndpu. Nd4uGdulL GuLeEtdlueu q parry OF
eight at his picturesque home on Penny
worth island yesterday. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Over
ton. Miss Maud Hayward, Miss Emma
Hopkins, Mr.. A. r. Scales. Mr. E. Nc
iiethan. and Mr.. John Iiowkins
Mrs Cora Urquhart Potter and Kyrle
BelleW are about 10 return from the
orient, where they have been on a pro
tcssional tour covering nearly a year
Mrs. Potter will bring home a new his
torlCal drama entitled Charlotte Cor
day, in which MIR. Bellew will play the
role Of tlarat
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r b. Beckwith went
out TO Isle OF Hope last Friday TO spend
month, and are residing with Mrs
Robertson
Mr.. and Mrs ". w Gordon Jr, are
a. Port Royal for a few months.
The Brownie Euchre Club gave a
wagon ride last Tuseday evening to
lhnaerbolJ. A delightful supper was
enjoyed at Mrs Baunon $, after which
there was dancing. Before the end of
'ne evening the president made a few re