The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-20
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A Few Things Of Interest to the Fair
Sex.

An Up to Date Christening-An Old
Time Negro Butler-What the French
Dressmakers Have Done to Reform
the Corset Evil-A Word About the
Season of Picnics-The "Old Missus''
ald Young Miss" - The Latest
Fashion in Unoovering the Head.
Something About Women's Patents.
A Woman Who Found an Occupa-
tion-other Matters of More or Less
Interest.
The name of Miss Mary Bates, says the
New York Sun, is household word in
-her native state, California, and her sue
cess IS pointed to as theoaly one achieved
oyd woman in the especial line of work
Sne has undertaken, the decoration OF
homes for parties, weddings and funerals.
III telling how she came to avoid the
Conventional methods by which woman
Oan gam a livelihood and adopt this orlgi-
udI means OF support she once said: Il
was brought up, like lots of other girls,
mink that work was demeanlng to
"omanhood, My father died when was
flle young. This was all very we'll until
iIeu SICK and ran up a doctors bill for
Ior mother to pay. Then l
Ta'u 10 myself: See here, Mary
Dates If you haven't enough spunk in
s sU5 a. az least to buy your own gloves
A. 'HoeS Tor the next year you'd better
NC 20 went to work to think out a
aS' MY friends had always considered
orov possessed a pretty knack for
5oVuplng MOVERS, and could make up a
ces soI bouquet more quickly and sue
f6ot 'u my Than most folks. Acting on
ra ,,T ieulell orance, l dressed myself and
tho '' " eau on woman who stood high on
soma,S SIIaIdi ladder OF course it was
snaL udU 70 my advantage that I knew
~ FCu woman, and that she knew enouoh
Rn me- 10 10 give me her interested attention.
was was was perfectly aware that the step I
fror, 'outemplatlng would forever bar me
eoI' +' du entrance to her home on an
,Tbo.S OF social standing. I said to her:
tho uoA1 party you have, let me be the
il Goes95yollrator; if fail nobody will know
n., "uu II succeed it will be the first stem
To vel %ieli' II happened that the lady was
torfr;oa ulnntr party within the next
uDdar1auIy' ana she gave me permission to
nv fri,,. = ''' went 10 three or four of
me- me- ''W15h l and told them they must help
and =, we Ne made that woman dining room
tim 'aoie dream. We avoided conven-
res1't ana stiffness with an amazing
and g.. L L e5rybody talked about Mrs. So
Was ~ y; delightful party, and nv friend
WIN i aug enough to give my name 10 all
be tTi ulred who the decorator might
within e result was that had two calls
su n,rlu very short time TO repeat nv.
Bate :. Of course, after this Miss
bali 5 jalne grew fast, and she now has
seven h y uo-en helpers, and at the end of
~ouependence. 0'ie anu aoSoluOe
also a d aus storeroom and workshop.
Sent livery wagon When the word
such bI NJ mat Mrs. A gives party on
Session M e.ening, the seven girls take DO
tine ~ The place at the appointed
apron , Zach Zach girl wears long white
Ing ev , d carpenters belt of pockets hold
ohamorpSy1 thlng from needles and thread
are rea ,,iier and tacks When the tables
selves t.hley arrange them to suit them
Chiefly f%osoldlng set floral designs, using
brapcISe6oo ose flowers, wreaths. ferns. and
Weekly orders are sent hun