The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18

SHOWN bV JuOSe VINO natter themselves
that they are the creme de la creme. DO
you know Miss is latest" said one of
the +. r. ". s delightedly. SHE came
down to see N. de $. in a tea gown the
other afternoon, and excused herself for
being en- nom de plume'!"
Fancy the arrogance of those INSURER
able ks exclaimed another member of
the old regime. They actually, at one
of their big functions, divided their draw
lng-rOom with u white ribbon, Just as they
do at weddings, reserving q comfortable
space for what they chose to consider the
court circle"
An Englishwoman, says the New York
Times, suggests a revolt of the brides
purely, let US hasten to add in the matter
Of their conventional toilet. 1--WE have
long enough borne the burden" She says,
of the hard, white satin gown, with its
Hmitless length of train, unbecoming
tuIle veil, stiff, waX-like orange blossoms,
ana pOnder0us bouquet"
In place Of which she has a vision of a
girl at the altar in a soft white toilet of
finest muslin, with clouds of flowing
laces, or, with unlimited means, the en-
tire reSs of tulIe covered with point
d'Alencon, a lace frock over a tulle one,
cut half low, with elbow sleeves and only
short train. The veil should be chiffon
q
wreath of real white roses, long white
suede gloves, and a single white rose
spray complete the vision.
Nor does this seditiOuS British female
stop at the wedding gown. She inveighs
against the whole pageant. The display of
bridesmaids and pages she finds common
place and theatrical and points out that
the abolition of excursion trains" would
DO away with the pages 10 carry them,
land we SlOuld he SD9 rcd the often crrUa-
some sight of plain little boys, uncOmfort-
ably clad in cavalier costumes, or in the
black velvet and point lace collar of little
Lord Fauntleroy."
The dreadful procession Of brides
maids, dressed all of one color, that must
OF necessity be very unbecOming to some,
she would replace by two, or 1t most four,
girls, wearing pure white, with tulle
wells and wreaths of flowers.
And finally the plain circlet of gold
which has long been the sacred sign and
symbol of matrimony is impaIed upon the
point of her revolving pen! She calls
it curtain ring and she would have
something else. Many Parisians and
most Russians, she explains, have hoop
of diamonds for the marrying ring, but
better than this, more interesting and
Distinctive she suggests, would be a
simple, good design, with, perhaps,
Ali of which seems waste of energy,
There are real abuses to reform, neces-
sary revOltS to be encouraged crying
evils TO be fought, but the bridal pageant
is not one Of them.
A strange freak of the dinner hour is
reported as happening in Paris-that city
Ofsurprises. The dinner, says the account,
was apparently intended to depict the
feeding time at the 100 Every guest had
70 q al 3
NAL The result was that leOparGs and
Holsters, birds and insects, swimming
things and climbing things, and all man
ner of savage beasts sat down to the ia
Die. One man went as drake, one wO-
man as a panther, and the dresses were
remarkably real. 1t was a queer dinner
company.
If you want your bureau drawers to
smell sweet, take two pieces of bright
colored cotton bunting and put between
them sheet of cotton ''wadding.'
Sprinkle over the "waGding" some of the
various perfume, powders, or, what is
sweeter and more wholesome, make your
own by grinding together lot of spices,
as though YOU were going to make spice
cake and pickles, and sprinkle this over
the waddding. The perfumed pad should
be just the right size to tie fiat on the bot
InlSDeQ.
1t is not necessary to use new material in
its construction, and when once made it
will last an indefinite time and needs only
to have the spices renewed now and then,
as they may lose their freshness after
awhile.
Everybody in Milan. says the World, is
trying to learn more about a duel fought
on Jan. 20 by the Baroness del Fuoco and
her maid. The baroness is supposed to
be the most beautiful woman in Milan
She is a soubrette, and enjoys the popu-
larity which her face and occupation de-
mand. She is an expert fencer, as one of
her most celebrated acts is to appear in
tights and disarm with her sword a man
of twice her statue.
Some months ago a rich Austrian manu-
facturer went to Milan to pass the winter
He fell in love With the baroness and be
came her accepted admirer. He spent
fabulous sums of money upon her and mo-
nOpoliled her attentions off the stage
Early in January the baroness engaged a
new maid of a rather mysterious past
The maid was younger than her mistress
and hardly less beautiful. She let the
Austrian in whenever he called upon the
baroness, and in two weeks he showed
signs of transferring his affections and
income The signs multiplied after he
discovered that the maid was the stage
struck daughter of q Turin nobleman.
The girl had run away from home. but
had been as yet unable to get a place
nearer the stage than the baroness dres-
ing room.
The Baroness did not hesitate when she
learned that that the Austrian's atfec-
tions were wavering. She CHALLENGED
her maid to fight with swords, leaving her
the usual privilege Of raising the choice
of weapons to pistols The maid had
practiced with the Baroness foils, and
therefore accepted the challenge in its
original form. She temporiled with her
mistress, however, so as to secure time
for practice with fencing master in
Milan Eventually the duel was fought
in the early evening on the outskirts of
the city. The details of the meeting are
still lacking.
AT e o'clock the next morning the chief
surgeon OF the Life Saving Society was
called to the Baroness fiat. He found
her in bed, with big piece of plaster
over d cut in her cheek. On the sofa OPP
posite the bed lay her maid. with a deep
cut on her shoulder Honor had been sat
isfied. The women had been reconciled
and passed the night in weeping They
had decided TO call in the Austrian and
aud let him choose between them. How
ever, when the surgeon went to the Aus
triau's lod ging. he learned that the gentle
man had heard of the affair and had left
town TO escape the scandal.