The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23

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Mr. Crane talks poetry even when he Is
/ ordering a suit OF clothes from his tailor.
Be this as it may. he has certainly found
/ the muse lucrative, and his income. boy as
/ he is. Is equal 10 the interest on a very
/ large capital.
What he says nowadays is repeated
behind his back-the surest evidence tina;
! his greatness is a-blOssoming.
The things we don't know are always
interesting" he remarked once, because
we write books about them"
Good people give me ideas" ne SAID on
another occasion, because the things
they would like to do are so wicked"
What is impertinence If said TO your
self is wit If overheard by Others" he
also observes.
Il Ike to look over blank books he
ccnfesses. "They remind me OF Ibsen."
There is no end TO the brilliancy OF
the youth and his roar is sweeter to the
salons than that of all other lions conf
bined.
Young Miss Rockefeller is leading the
qUietest kind of a life in anticipation, no
doubt. Of the time when her wedding will
be on the carpet as the great social
event Of the autumn. Notwithstanding
the endeavors of the family to keep the
matter quiet it is attracting the greatest
attention. Nevertheless, the Rockefel-
lers are very little known TO New York
ers, and John ID. and his wife and daugn-
ter walk a great deal on Broadway ana
Fifth avenue without being recognized by
any one. 1t amused few persons who no.
ticed the incident when John d. Rookie
Teller and his daughter stepped into a
Broadway restaurant for luncheon sew
eral sdays since. The two took chairs
near a window and ordered some light
docoction. The waiter brought bottle
of wine, and the father said he did not
care for it.
1T doesn't cost nothin' extry," the wait
er was heard to say.
Even that fact dia not tempt Mr..
Rockefeller, and the drink was sent
back. Almost Immediately afterward the
rather small establishment became crowd
ed. and two or three young persons sat
down beside father and daughter One
or two persons recognized the pair and in
watching them found considerable amuse-
ment. II happened that in the rather I'M
reasonable hurry of the service a cup Of
coffee was spilled all over the dress Of
one of the fair maids at the Rockefeller
table. Miss. Rockefeller arose and took
out her silk pockethandKerchief, dipped it
into glass of water and then stepped it
in the salt She carefully rubbed the
damaged dress of the stranger and soon
had it quite clean. Then she went off
with her father and her table companions
had not the remotest idea of the identity
of their benefactress.
Of course, the Rockefeller girls are
never seen at any of the great social
functions of the metropolis. 1t is rather
interesting to the curious to speculate
upon the reason for this, as the accom-
plishments of the girls would secure them
an entree anywhere. Miss Alta is the
best violin and piano player in New York
outside of professional ranks and her
sister always has her violin in her
hands.
There is a society of young ladies in
New York, formed very recently, of which
the object is to check the tendency to
| extravaganza in bathing costumes. The
cost of some of these garments is truly
appalling, and the aspect of many be-
| came so hagrantly fanpoyant as to be
q shock.
The idea originated with one of the
| Vanderbilt girls, who, seconded by Miss
| Whitney, proposed that all bathing cos
| tunes should be limited in cost to SIS.
| The amount thus saved it was decided to
| bestoW upon one of the fresh air funds
| Many of the wealthiest and most fash
! ionable girls of the metropolis have en-
| tered into the compact. The result is that
| bathing habits will be very quiet at all
the seaside resorts, and a girl who goes
into the water in an expensive and e1ab-
| crate creation will probably be deemed
| vulgar. The furbelow accessories of last
! years bathing dresses are likely TO be es-
| chewed.
| This is a decidedly severe reform and is
| perhaps tdtS to what our girls have no.
| ticed abroad. The most exclusive women
| in Europe wear very quiet costumes in the
| water and the general effect of this
| modesty is more refined and fetching
than the one we manage to attain.
| David Wechsler.