The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-10

Womans building. The permit allowing
her to practice in the Spanish courts
hung near by.
1t is very difficult nowadays, says the
New York Tribune, To characterize fash
lonaole feminine caHigraphy. Formerly
IL was considered more or less mark of
good breeding to write after certain
fashion, and it was almost possible to tell
approximately the period OF 4 society wo-
mans education by her style of writing
Many people remember with admiration
the fine Italian hand of the ladies of
thirty years ago, with the delicate, sharp
pointed, small and exquisitely formed
letters, as well as the beautifully ex-
pressed sentences of their studied little
billets d0ux, Elegant leisure expressed
Itself in every line. Then came the more
dashing English style, but still with let
tiers acutely pointed, and slop-
ing like field OF wiud-driven
wheat But now all distinctly
feminine attributes have disappeared,
and it is almost impossible to decide from
the bold and rather masculine style of
writing of the day whether a note is from
a woman or man-eXcept, perhaps that
the latter's words are often smaller,
neater, more carefully formed and more
feminine-looking altogether. Perhaps it
Is sign of the times, as writing, they
say, is so indicative of character, that the
modern girls hand is so emancipated.
The reign Of the running style Of cal
igraphy, with its sloping pothooks and
flowing lines, is probably over, for in
the latest and most up-tO-date copy
books for young children the lines are alb
soluely vertical, and the modern pupil
writes her words straight up and down,
with no incline whatever.
1t has often been remarked, says Ward
McAlister in the New York World, that
whereas one often sees the names of poo
pie from Chicago and other cities among
those who have attended entertainments
in New York fashionable life, the names
of Boston people are seldom encountered,
though Boston is a comparatively near
neichbor. This is simply because the
fashionable life of Boston is so absolutely
different from that of New York that the
two are quite incompatible. / have often
pictured to myself the visits of a thor
oughgoing New York society man to the
swell circles OF the Hub, and have en-
deavored to imagine what must be his
feeling when surrounded by so much
culture and learning.
III he feels out of place, so must also
the Boston society young man who comes
to New York and enters fashionable life
here. 1t is but natural to suppose that
he would regard himselfas somewhat out
of place when surrounded by great lux
ury and brilliancy. 1t is for this reason l
take it, that we see so little of our good
Boston friends in the fashionable life of
New York city. The same reason does
not apply to visitors of other cities Chi
cago, l have already shown, though
rather new to fashionable life, is capable
of a great deal, and will one day reach
state far in advance of that which it at
ont iSNxru F,Nt1 hot
it will eyer be on an equal plane with the,
fashionable life of this city. Boston,
however, is what it has always been and
what it always will be--throughly re-
spectacle and in many ways deserving of
our praise, but never likely TO do any
thing which it will regret.
AS to New York, we can but exclaim:
Shades of our grandmothers What
would they say if they could see their
places at the present day." The repose
the elegance, the quiet deemed so essen
tial for great lady, have been consigned
to oblivion and IN their place have been
substituted dash, excitement, boundless
liberty.
In the age in which we live time follows
US so closely that to go slowly would
cause us to be left behind. The fashion
able American woman, like the humming
Every hour of the day and evening is
portioned off to some amusement. How
she stands the pace must be marvel to
Bostonians, for she is literally on the 90
all the time, whereas in Europe if a girl
goes out two or three evenings in a week
she thinks she is enjoying great gaiety.
When the social season opens unless a
fashionable woman attends the opera
three times week, dimes out seven days
week, lunches daily at one house or an
other and goes nightly to a ball or dance,
she feels she is losing her time.
A curious misunderstanding, says the
New York Tribune, occurred the other
day at a house on Murray Hill. Cats
comfortably cared for the summer read
out Mrs. A, who was about to go abroad.
Now that is what ! coll a capital idea,"
she exclaimed II have been worrying
so about dear Tabby, and wondering
what | could do with her while we were
away, and this seems really providential.
| shall answer the advertisement at once,
and if everything is satisfactory, III
leave her with these people for the sea
SON" And when, in answer to her pos
tai card a nice, kind-loOking man pre-
scented himself the next morning Mrs. A.
felt more than ever that she had done
the right thing, and that her old pet
would be in good hands.
What are your chargesl" she asked,
after she had shown him the cat, and
talked about her reluctance to leave him
unprovided for. Fifty cents, ma'am,"
answered the kind-looking man. Surely
that is very little" said the lady; II
wonder that you can do it for that"
1T doesn't cost US much" he returned
modestly
"Oh, see, you really love the dear
creatures2" exclaimed Mrs. A. delight
edlN 'sthe occupation Is pleasure to
you.n
well, hardly that" said the catman,
but don't mind it much.'
''Well you may take dear Tabby with
you,v concluded her mistress, land /
will call for her in the autumn
Why. what do you think l do with
the cats2" exclaimed the fellow, looking
puzzled.
Board them, of course, said the lady,
mystified in her turn.
why, ma'am. chloroform them" he
answered. That's what l call making
them comfortable" he added with a
grin, while poor Mrs. A. nearly tainted.
The handsomest feather fan on record,
says the Ladies' Home Journal, is that
owned by the Countess Of Lonsdale,
which consists of five wide white feathers,
the longest twenty inches, with handle
Of amber, having her monogram in dia-
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