The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-01

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that provides that a seat holder shall
be entitled to a view Of the STAGE"
The young man began to gasp, "They
tried to pass that law" but she broke
in with, And L understand that any seat
holder finding the view INSTRUCTED can de-
mand the money back that was expended
for the seat and that is what demand.
BY this time there was little line OF
people collected who had come to buy
seats for the evening. The young man
through the window was quite purple.
They tried to pass that law he be
gan again, but she again interrupted;
IT'S a good law and a just one, and you IL
please give me back my money II you
doubt my statement about obstruction or
view you can send an usher 10 see my
seat-here is the coupon" She pushed il
through the window and smiled the way
woman does who means TO SHOW that
she isn't going to get angry no matter
how mad she is.
But they couldn't pass the law" the
young man shouted, not risking the start
of his sentence again. There rs no sucn
law he put in again, taking advantage OF
her astonished pause.
mo such lawr' she cried. THAT is an
outrage. l did not spend my money 70
get a view of the back Of she Will
take it off, maam, I'm sure, II you ask
her, the young s,,, man urged Plte9Su st
1T isn't a lady" returned the irate dam
sci scornfully. The young man demurred.
| "Oh, we have only the best class OF peO-
pie here, miss" But she only grew more
indignant. "A lady! Do you suppose a
lady would so forget the rights OF others!
Never A lady wears some little, low I'M
obstructing headgear, sir" She nodded her
head so all the spangles on her own IRE
proachable bonnet glistened. mo, SIT; It's
a man! one of those senseless, shameless
men with hair like my muff. You can no
more see the play than you could II you
were looking through haystack. II
! stands all around his head like a chry-
The young man who had been slowly
slipping from his stool, speculation rad
ing from his eyes and his moustache IAN
| ing into his dropping mouth, revived:
! "Chrysanthemum afire" he cried, clutch-
ing the edge of the window-frame why,
miss you've got the seat behind RAIDER
whuff-skeigh, you have" he cried. W here
at that dear, deluded creature dashed back
into the theater to sit out three more acts,
of which she saw nothing, behlnd reu-
headed Columbia half-baek.
Women of society, says the New York
Tribune are not above turning an honest
penny by the sale of their opera boxes
or reserved seats at any of the popular
entertainments, and Mrs. X, VINO, al
though on pleasure bent, had pre-emlhehI-
~ a frugal mind and who received TICK
cts for the horse show last week Tor box
on the arena, concluded tnat she Wouiu
dispose Of her own less desirable seats
and thus in vulgar pariance nave her
own cake and eat it, too SO after max
ing a most satisfactory bargain WIN WIN. a
Speculation at the entrance she enleIeu
the garden with glow OF satisfaction.
six dollars is not to be despised now
adays," she said to herself with feelings
of laudable economy; and then after pass
ing the gates she looked at her checks to
see the number Of her friend box Hor-
ror of horrors, She had the coupons Tor
her own seats only and she had actually
sold two seats in the box belonging to
Mrs A. one of the most exclusive ana
fashionable women in town, 10 specu-
mo wonder the wretch was willing to
give me SO apiece for the seats!' she eX-
IL, TO haT- anDn mi hn H.
wardly sympathetic, but was inwardly
shaking with suppressed laughter over
! the situation as they took their seats in
the reserved stalls. From that vantage
ground, to Mrs. KS intense relief, they
could see that Mrs. A., the owner of the
box was not present and that the other
tickets had been given to mutual friends.
Mrs. X. made up her mind. therefore, that
whatever happened she would keep her
own counsel in the matter and await de-
velopments, trusting that the other tick
cts would be purchased by some unobjec-
tionable persons and that the other guests
in the box would not think that Mrs. a.
had given the places to strangers and
would not question her right to do. so,
however much they might dislike TO be
cooped up with people that they did not
know.
So from her own seats on the other side
of the house Mrs. X. watched the vacant
places in the box with painful interest.
hardly giving a glance to the prancing
beauties in the ring; and when she saw
two richly dressed, golden haired, com
I
seats that should have been hers she felt
ready to faint.
What very queer-looking people Mrs.
A. has given her seats to- said little Mrs.
B.. who with her daughter also occupied
the box, when she met Mrs. X. in the
arena walk. Don't you think it odd that
with us2' she continued, evidently inclin-
ed to be offended. And Mrs. X, too con-
scientious to let Mrs A. bear consequences
of her own blunder, was compelled, after
enjoining strict secrecy, to tell the whole
story.
really sorry for the good ladys evident
distress and readily promised to overlook
and say nothing about the very awkward
situation; and Mrs. A never knew that she
had entertained strangers, who might or
who might not be angels, unawares.
A petticoat seen in the recent autumn
exhibition of gowns of an uptown dress
maker will do much, ii is expected, to nit
igate the announcement of fashions arbi-
tiers that dresses are still to be worn with
voluminous skirts, says the New York
Times. The expense and weight of the
stiffening fabrics that are usually employ
ed in the fashionably hanging skirt are
two serious detriments that women who
must dress a la mode have had to accept
The petticOat in question is in general
appearance the ordinary silk or Saline pet
ticoat, with wide, flaring ruffie around the
bottom. which is held out by continuous
featherbone sewed in its hem. on the I'M
der side, however II is fitted with an in
genious arrangement of ribbon steel
slipped into braid pockets that with in
nnitesmal lightncss but ample strength.
hold the dress skirt under which IL Is worn
in perfect position II was the beautiful
hang OF the wide skirts that attracted at
tention and ELECTED inquiry as 70 its
achievement.
The whole attachment weighs but two
ounces and a half and as no lining rs
needed in the dress skirt u may be realized
how great a saving Of weight ~ secured.
NV customers" explained the dress
maker, take two pettic0ats one Of dark
silk or Saline, for street wear, and Of light