The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18

Lounging IA the Georgia Historical is
very entertaining luxury for busy peo-
pie, especially on a. rainy day, when en-
nuied men and woman go to the library to
kill an hour or more. The habitue comes
IN with an air of possession, puts off over
coat, hat and gloves and walks to his ac-
customed chair, neither turning or look
ing to the right or left takes up his mag
azine just where he left off and is soon
buried to all appearances in its contents.
He goes there to read, has regular course
of reading mapped out for himself, and
neither a pretty face nor "A boon compan-
ion disturbs his iron-clad indifference
Occasionally it is used as rendezvous
for belated, sentimentally inclined
friends and sweethearts. At such times
the girl comes in, casts around a fur
tive glance sits down anywhere, takes up
the first work she sees and reads it up
side down. Then he comes in several
minutes late, casts furtive look number
two, sees the object of his alteration, and
surprises her CD by asking if he might
walk home with her. And they depart,
bang the door or leave it open. The habitue
takes no notice. If q snOwdrirt came
in the open door he would read on ap-
parently unmindful. SO much for mind
over matter. He is doubtless better read
than the smooth-faced, eye-glassed young
man VINO glances up at every one who
comes in and watches each swelly-dressed
woman as she satisfies her feminine ill.,
erary mind.
But. seriously speaking, this landmark
Of our city's literary status is the center
of much interesting casual observation
of people and their tastes and manners.
Some buster in, talk loud, which, by the
way is against the rule and certainly
against good form in a reading room
But. as a general rule, the desired quiet Is
observed, and people who have visited
large northern Libraries naturally fan
into this hushed behavior, and the noisy
blusterer denounces himself or herself as
provincial and unused to what is expected
of cultivated people. Among the visitors
10 the library, which average in number
over 1000 per month. the majority are
women, and young women at that. The
school girls are constant afternoon Wis
itors to the library preparing their COM
positions and gathering information on
their subjects These girls are on the
way to develop a taste for study and re,
search in the most pleasant way; a taste
once formed, they Will be under endless
Indebtedness to their teachers.
OF all the books taken from the library,
novels are the favorite and books on re-
ligtous subjects are the least read This
might be viewed from the light that Sa-
Nannah people have so much religion in
their homes and lives that they don't
want it in books. Book religion is not
the best kind after all, unless it serves as
prod to ones irreligious memory.
Around the Red Lamp" and "A Bach
elor Maid" will be the next books in de-
mand, when they arrive at the library.
OF course the novel most called for
now as "Trilby," which, although it APP
peared last season in magazine form. is
the book of the present day as regards
the Georgia historical experience. De-
Vdedly the tall, straight. fat-backed,
deep-chested young grisette, "Trlby" is
the girl of the period; with her fascna-
ting individuality and interesting sur
roundings, Du Maurier has made a thor
oUghly readable book, with good lessons
interviewer for those who wish to appro-
PIRATE them. His other book, Peter Ib-
betson,' is another favorite novel Other
books continually called for now at the
library are MY Lady Rotha, The Man
in Black "A Gentleman of France"
The House of the Wolf, and Under the
Red Robe all by 5. J. Weyman. That
stirring book, "Marcella," has not yet
been the rounds, but is circulating widely,
and extending the fame of the author
Histories and biographies find an appre-
Ciative few; the Memoirs of Baron Men
cval' is the most popular at present. The
twenty or more magazines and fifteen
weeklies taken at the library are as pop
ular as any other reading mat
ter, and the tables containing
those publications are generally
well surrounded with readers. At the
last meeting of the directors the sum
Of $25 a month was appropriated for buy
ing new books. The Librarians say the
literary clubs and societies are contin-
ually invading the library. either
singly or collectively. In the past week
Washington Irving and Hawthorne We're
In demand A short time ago Greek his
tory was the subject matter of small
but hard studying club.
II Is not a surprising fact that the
women. more than the men. frequent
the library and read the books. The
masculine mind is satisfied generally with
newspapers. 1t is a part of their religious
duty, as well as chiefest pleasure. To take
the whole OF "a paper, even through the
advertisements. 1t b. said of one society
man. that he knows the advertisements
hy heart The library is kept open until
O'Clock iu the evenings. so that tired.
hard-worEcd martyflzcd, ambitious Young
men can enjoy the privileges. ANA about
some half dozen, answering 60 thnt de.
tnrlpton. enjoy thc supposed privilege.
The Jewish people arc noticcahly dulpept
l'aaeu Hu1 students Hud even their ohm.
'i'n prefer ip spend their holiday euioy-
lNE int ultra" iIuns uf fha library
American hHthora." Iy Mis- Audr,a
huihfnord of Athens. b. 70 recent publIss.
"Hn lhht 0iII be az Interest for ths doubl,