The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26

My own perception had wronged
- 70 think that would not have known her
10 Whom this dainty band belonged:
NO one but you could be the owner.
So thus send it back to YOU,
- Around TINS bunch of bluShing roses!
one found II whom you never knew;
whose name no hint of mine dlscloses
would not have you guess twas /
- OF thlJ might put cOnStraint upon you.
PerhapS you'll know me by and by;
PerhapS you love me, When We won Won
Ill whisper that twas who found
rms cllnging sIlken band of yellow.
we re strangers. still viii be bound
You, and no other, have its fellow!
And now may my respect for YOU
Plead pardon for these rhyming fancles
For never motto was more true
IMAM "HOnl soft Qul mai Y penSe' is
The young countess of Craven, says the
New y ork Times, has proved herself
hostess of ability, her dance given lately
III London standing out as one of the half
dozen smart ones of a very brilliant Lon
don season Her mother, Mrs Bradley
Martin, has long been acknowledged as
one OF New Nork S most successful enter
talners, and evidently her daughter in
merits that very valuable trait for So
clety woman. The Youthful countess
n Il.
fashion in ornaments on the occasion,
her diamond tiara, with a fringe of loose
hanging diamonds, being the first of its
KIND seen in England. The cotillion was
floral one, and the favors unique and
beautiful In one of the figures the dan
GERS were provided with long, slender
bamboo sticks, about six feet in length
These were tied at the top with branches
OF ripe cherries and long, loose trails of
smilaX; half had these adornments at
tached with bows of cherry-colored rib
bon. and half with white ribbon They
were held aloft and crossed and danced
under IN many pretty ways.
The last figure was gem, however, for
originality and beauty. The sedan chair
OF ordinary dimensions was carried in by
two Africans dressed fancifully and pic
turesquely in scarlet and gold. The
chair, OF eau-deNil satin, was outlined
with a double line of bright crimson roses,
was carpeted with pink roses had Win
| dow blinds of white orchids fringed with
gold orchids, white orchid curtains in
'front.' with a valance of gold-hued orchids,
and was closely latiCed all around with
| foliage green narrow MORE ribbons, into
which were stuck mum berless roses used
by the dancers i'll the figure. Above this
chair of beauty TWO doves were suspended,
and few spikes of white orchids We're
laid or the seat. The success of this tig-
ure Is described as immense. The gifts
included handsome jars for the ladies and
boxes of cigars for the men.
Here.are- some extracts (all relating to
brldesmaidsl from accounts of recent
London weddings:
The eight bridesmaids who attended
Miss Peel were all attired in white satin
dresses the bodices being trimmed with
cream pointed guipure; shoulder capes of
emerald green velvet, and large velvet
picture hats, adorned with black feathers
The four bridesmaids at the Trethewy-
Wood wedding wore pretty yellow Ben
galine dresses with black collars, the
colors OF the Hampshire Regiment, and
black hats, trimmed with yellow flowers.
and they carried yellow bouquets. tied
with regimental colors. The bridegroom
to each gave gold chain, from which
was suspended heart-snaped locket, set
in diamonds.
AT the marriage of the Hon Rosa
Hood, the six bridesmaids wore pure
white broche dresses, trimmed with
MORE, and in their pretty white chip hats
were roses to correspond with the lovely
bouquets of white roses which they car
rieI.
AT the Dickson-Knocken wedding there
were five bridesmaids, attired alike in
white muslin dresses, made up over white
satin. Their picturesque hats of black
tulie were trimmed with roses, and they
carried bouquets of roses and white para
soils, gifts from the bridegroom.
1t mas been the custom of years saws
the New DIRK Tribune, for one of the
chief Anglo-American commercial houses
extant to send the junior mem bers of the
firm for couple of years
schooling to the American concern
before they are considered capable
of taking any permanent position in
the business. Mrs. A, whose husband
r. presents the American interests, and
who is the most hospitable, kindly soul
living, considers these newcomers to be
her especial charge whether married or
single. If the latter, she introduces
them to the most eligible young ladies of
her acquaintance, and gives them the
freedom of her delightful house; if the
former, she pets their wives and initiates
them in the ways of a strang country
with motherly kindness. She is Ameri-
can to the backbone, a New-England
woman to boot, ana she is especially
proud of her good, old-tashioned house
keeping, and prides herself upon the
manner in which she serves the time
honored dishes of her ancest tors to her
guests, taking innocent pleasure in the
approval which she evidently expects
and requires.
Not long ago, however, her husband
WAS GS lDulSut4 ny LllG lOllONAllE OubUuESI.
Mr. A., - she exclaimed, II think those
BIS are simply insuferable, and l am
sure that young man will never get on in
America. | should really make some ex-
cuse, if were you, for sending him back,
for / can see quite plainly that he will
never adapt himself 10 the country
why what is the matter with him."
asked her husband, completely Devil
dered by this TRADE from his usually toll
Grant wife. II thought him very like the
usual young Englishman.'
well as an example," continued his
irate better half. this morning at break
fast. when Bridget's delicious buckwheat
cakes came on-and you know how simply
perfect they are-they both actually re
fused them, and when / urged them TO
try them, and said that we considered
them one of our typical dainties, Mrs. b.
laughed and sad: i really couldn't,
Mrs. A. and the young man took one
gingerly as if IL were poison But what
was worst Of all, after he had eaten it
with maple syrup, he condescendingly
helped himself to several more, saying TO
his wife: You had really better take
some Edith they are not half as nasty as
they look. \
A word about chaperons, writes Mrs