The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-14

A cloak worn by a fashionable woman
at a theater in New York the other night
was OF beige broadcloth made with a
deep yoke which was covered by white
POINT de gene. The back and front were
Doth perfectly loose and the sleeves were
very large, with small cuffs of the lace
" was lined with rose pink MORE ami ique
| Inc hat worn with it was a small capote
OF rose pink crepe and black jet. In front
TWO black wings fare backward like Mer-
curry wings. Between is chou of rose
pink crepe.
The gown which the happy possessor of
these things wore was of black crepe
the girdle and ehoker collar were of pink
crepe.
This is a progressive age. says the New
YORK World, and the manicure lady, is
up TO date. She has among other things
for tinger-nail culture technical terms
mat may be edifying to the people who
are compelled by, a5snarled-up sixein of
circumstances to wear hands au naturel
H"Will madam have her nails shaped for
exhibitions or eutions" .4
Don't know what you mean.n
"Ha, ha," she gurgles, and proceeds to
inquire, Does madam play on the must
cal ms trument or the typewriter"
Ii it isa keyboard she must have the
escape nail if the violin or banjo, or any
strings, she cuts the nails low, quite far
below the finger tips.
4 The patron plunks the banjo She
takes the decollete style and when the
operator is through with her. hands the
flesh stands up above her fnger-nails like
cushions
The" exhibition CUT is for idle hands.
and the nails are tinted and filed into
curves as nearly like the moons at the
base of the nail as they can be shaped.
81 admire Mrs. X" said man of the
world the other day, speaking of a dis
tinguished member of society. She is
so sure of her position that she can be as
rude as she chooses, and it makes no diff
ference" What a commentary lies
there! Has society, SAYS the New York
Tribune, so degenerated among those who
regard themselves as its leaders that
courtesy has become custom more hon
ored In the breach than in the observ-
ance, " and the sign of would-be aristoc-
racy is the seal of ill-manners Oh, for
the true grande dame, who was so sure of
her position that she feared to be courte-
Gus to nenel Her pedestal was formed Of
the granite of gentle breeding, and her
gracious manner proved her SOW
ereign. The gentleman of the old
schoop was ever her obedient ser
want and chivalrous knight. The scullery
maid in the kitchen or the bootblack on
the street corner may be rude it be-
tokens no gentle birth, no fine surround
lngs on their part. Why should it be a
sign OF such in othersl Alas, sfor the
fashion of rudeness; it is much more
easily acquired than courteous ways, and
this nineteenth century is slipping away
so fast that there is little time to waste
on anything that is not quickly obtained.
The grande dame and the gentleman of
the old school have made their courtly
/ bow to these fin-de-siecle days, and cour-
tesy, have entered the realms of history.
4 Persons differ so materially, aud, it may
be added, quarrel so often over the merits
and dement's of THE Heavenly Twins"
that picture of its author will not be
without interest. Nine Grand is of Eng
lish parentage and old Quaker stock on
both sides, and was born In ireland. Her
first book ''Ideala," was brought out at
herown expense. Her second and more
famous one took two years to write and
three years to find publisher willing to
risk its printing A critic observes "that
it is becoming the robust con viction of a
large and increasing number of women
that Sarah Grand has done an important
work for her generation in writing and
publishing this book. Nine Grandrs per-
sonality Is charming, and her refined
mann ers and low sweet voice are specu
1iar1y attractives She now shves near
LondoRe and heT son and her two step
sons make their home with her.
"Do you know" said a delicate young
woman the other day, 81 believe l will go
out west and take up farming"
'EYou!r
Eyes; why not? shall never get well
il keep on as / have been doing. 1 live
in tiny hall bedroom up four flights of
stairs Here at my studio l have three
flights to climb If l could get out into
the country, live in the open air, and
have the inspira tion of developing prop
erty of my own, think l should be well
inside of a year.
The tired little artist, says the New
York Sun, is only one of a multitude of
women who have turned their thoughts
toward farming, Horace Greeley said:
go west, young man ~ Necessity now
gives the sameadvice to many young
woman The San Francisco Call of "a re-
cent issue contains an interest ting account
of the women farmers, or ''ranchers,"
as they are called, of the Golden State.
The California atmosphere is said to in
duce Incidence, but if so, the women
ranchers are industrious exceptions.
In proportion to the population there
are probably more women engaged in
farming in California than in any other
state The climate is favorable to them,
and country life there is different from
rural existence anywhere else in this
country. Its comforts are greater, its OPP
portunities larger, and there is none of
the terrible isolation which is such dis
heartening feature of ranch life In the
middle west, or the narrowness of outlook
and pettiness of detail of farm life in the
east. ~
One Of the women who have won fame
by the success of their agricultural exper-
iments is Mrs Theodosia Shepherd, of
Ventura, a eultivator of California flow
ers, seeds, bulbs, palms, and orchids.
Then there is Mrs. Strong, of pampas
plume fame, and Mrs. f. P. Buckingham,
of Vacaville. Mrs. Buckingham is a
pioneer woman fruit raiser, and has prob
ably made as much money on her ven
lures as any woman in the state
Mrs. George Mcbride, who lives near
San Jose, is another successful rancher
Mrs Mcbride solved the problem of how
to bring ur four boys, left fatherless at
an early age, by purchasing thirty-eight
acres of land in the Santa Clara valley
and setting it out in fruit. She knew
nothing of orcharding (Which seems to be
the California term for the business), but
energy and good sense made her an ex-
pert on all matters pertaining to fruit
raising. She did all her own pruning
Mrs. Mcbride, who was an invalid when
she went to California, is now well and