The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08

Sow went to the home which a Christian
lied Chinese husband provided for her
Unfortunately his Christianity was only
skin deep. He absorbed her savings,
abused her until she left him and now
camps on her trail and makes her life a
! burden During the engagement this
Christianized AIongol came TO see Sow
with Bible under his arm. She conided
70 her mistress that during post-nuptial
rows he used the same book as a foot
ball Since deserving him Sow has re-
sumed her occupation Of serving tea and
waiting on the door attired in her gor-
geous gowns with an unchanged face.
An Oakland lady has two Chinese girls
In her house as servants. One is a gen
eral servant, cooks, sweeps and does or
binary homework. She finds il conven-
lent 70 wear American clothes and do her
hair after our methods. but the other is
more ornamental. She is a stunning girl
and was local beauty. She serves tea
and waits on the table in the house where
she is employed. AS a relic of her former
life she has at least a half dozen complete
suits which cover all the tints of the rain
bow. Attired in these she is charming 10
the eye Of lover Of color. The two serv-
ing maids go to church regularly with
their mistress, and they form a pleasing
spot OF vivid colors on the dark back
ground Of duh browns and blacks.
Mrs. Ida Condit of Oakland had a Japa-
Hese maid, Meto, for over a year. But
the girl was so bright and altogether
charming that Mrs. Condit decided she
was too good for her station. She is Civ
ing her course in kindergartening at the
Silver street Training school.
In San Francisco there are several la
dies who have oriental maids Mrs L. F.
Williams of Sacramento street has had
Chlnese maid, Fook May, for some
years. There is a Japanese maid serv-
ant at one of the big California street
homes. Mrs. Beckman of Laguna street
has Japanese maid who wears the dam
test embroidered Kimonos with sashes
and big fiat bows between her shoulders
Mrs. Coles of Castro street has Chinese
girl who is the most artistic and useful
article in the whole menage. Miss Smith
Of 2l25 Bush street has a very pretty ia
panese maid who rejoices in the euphOni-
Gus nameof Toma. Toma is pretty, vi
vicious and naturally friendly but she
has been taught caution to an abnormal
degree until she merely shows the tip of
her pretty nose when she opens the door
very little way. Toma is also a lady's
maid, and waits on an invalid mistress.
She is married to a japanese who keeps
a restaurant, where they serve rice and
fish, with chop sticks, and where the Japs
in the city congregate.
AT fashionable boarding house in East
Oakland there is a Chinese waitress. Her
name is Jennie, and she is the wife of the
COOK, ring. Jennie never wears American
clothes. She has six children and her hus-
band accompanies her on the street
So it is not necessary for her to wear
ugly and uncomfortable clothes for pur-
poses of protection. She wears silk blouses
and embroidered slippers always with
profusion of bracelets and silky hair ar
ranged in broad bands and smooth curves.
All her eyebrows are pulled out, properly
blackened, and she is very pretty indeed,
and but 26 wears of She assists bar
husband in the kitchen and waits on the
table. Her clothes are very pretty, and
her presence has increased the popularity
of the house. Usually she wears light-blue
with blouses underneath of pink silk
When she raises her hand one catches
a glimpse of pink undersleeves in ravish-
Ing profusion.