The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-22

as a berry and splendid 10 look at faint
I ed dead away on Broadway. She was
only a week back from the shore. She
had sent her order ahead, and her dress
maker had a street gown ready Tor her.
d was made 10 the usual measure.
and the girl had gained two inches IN
hip. waist and chest girth during the
athletics Of the summer she didn't nina
the chest. She could NH In with an
I Antouiette ruche." but she was day and
night six days getting into the rest or
I the dress. Ii would be nonsense 10 SUD
NIT TO that two inches when all her
winter clothes We're ordered. 50, on the
sixth day she was triumphant, ana
I sailed down Broadway, a picture in a
butter-broWn cloth all braided. and, al
though she couldn't pull good breath,
she didn't mind, because everybody
/ looked in such complete admiration.
Then opposite Madison Square she
/ tainted I am a little late with the al
wee. but girls ought to get into their war
| cOTsets at least two weeks before COM
ing back to town.
There are fashionable entipathies, says
the New York Tribune, as well as Iash-
iOuable enthusiasms. We may see the
latter eXemplded in the sudden crazes
for some particular animal or insect.
| The pug has his day, and disappears
from milady's drawing room, 10 give
place 10 the "caniche" or black poodle.
| The lizard beetle and butterfly are each
in its turn worn universally as ornac
1 ments, ana seem to go entirely out OF
existence as a decoration.
A curious antipathy which seems TO
be on the increase in the fashionable world
is a real. fancied or affected terror or
cats, many of our mOndaines declaring
that they can feel the presence of the
obnoxious animals in the room before
they know of its vicinity by actual sight,
and fairly shrieking with horror II Tabby
''It's curious" said one old lady whose
/ pros perOusly married niece had taken up
! fashionable procliVities, how Mary Jane
acts with cats When she was little
girl visiting at my house she'd have the
q VsNH ND L. NEa4N
to her all the time. and now all at once
she screeches and carries on II there S Il
kitten in the room. I'm afraid that there
is something wrong with her mind con-
cluded the simple old aunt. who never
| for one moment imagined that any sensi-
Bile person would cultivate such a silly
Mrs. b. succeeded in making a SEN
| sation at the AS last evening-which 1
/ suppose was her object" commented an
| unchaIitable old bachelor who could not
see why a cat should inspire horror any
more than any other animal II was sit
/ ting talking with her when ! suddenly
| saw her eyes begin to wander, and a
/ frightened expression came over her
face 4 am sure there Is cat in the
/ room, she whispered tragically. feel
| d" OF course 1 answered. very much
/ amused by this sudden Inspiration. Mrs.
! As pretty Angora has just entered the
3" I knew it, exclaimed Mrs. B., 4 felt
a strange horror come over me while
was talking with you, although l never
Come. Mrs b.. that won't do l
/ said to myself i happened to see you
/ look In that direction as pussy came in
/ but outwardly ! expressed amaZement
Yes continued the impressionable
creature, i have the most pronounced
/ terror and aversion to cats Oh, what
/ shall do! she exclaimed as the beautiful
| animal emerged from a group Of admirers
and began walking toward us. i shall
/ scream; l shall faint! oh, please take
] M hn 10 wit oil
/ jump, landed on the sofa beside her.
/ she gave a little SHREK that attracted
/ the attention Of every one in the immediate
"'Please. please take 1t away she reit-
| Grated oh, | cannot bear IT. Pray don't
think me foolish, but l shall die unless
! some one takes IL away she cried, shud-
| dering violently.
by this time a group had gathered
around the excited woman, and the poor
1 unoffending cat was hustled out of the
| room. DO you feel better, dear?' said
one Of her sympathizing friends, who
| had rushed up to her.
the feeling is passing off; but oh, what
antipathy seems to be on the increase
| why is it," said a London landlord to a
| Gus toner the other day, that American
/ ladies' hate cats so intensely We have
] had TO Danish every one from the prem
| ises, and in consequence we are 'Overrun
! with mice. IL seems TO be an American
/ tnaIdtlellslics our lduleS 10 not mind
| them Nor would our women probably
IL for some absurd reason the fear of them
had not become fashionable fad.
Well says the Springfield Union, why
| shouldn't farmers girls study agriculture
Is there any good reason why TIE STATE
should provide for the education of the
| farmers boys and allow the girls TO gel
! their training wherever they can.
! Wouldn't IL be a good thing to introduce
| co-education at the Massachusetts Ayr,
| t'OllpUnf These a.
have been raised before now, but we &c
| not think that they have been Adequately
! suihcient demand on the part of the coun.
try girls for an agricultural education Ii
may be that they are too desireus to leave
! the farm to think of preparing themselves
| for woman's work on the farm.
Minnesota has a girls school of agri
/ culture, said to be the only one in the
country. It has been established for many
years, and the results are mentioned witt
! great pride by the Minnesota papers tn,
! students receive instruction in cooking
canning, dairying, fruit and flower cUf
ture, household chemistry, entomology
rand sewing, and the farmer who gets onc
of these well-trained girls for a wife Il
very fortunate. Anyone can see how
| woman educated in agricultural pursuits
to which she is adapted may make hersel
very useful and very eontented on thu
farm.
Now that we are hearing so much abou
| the old colonial days, says the New Yorl
I
! children of the revolution-the story o
| what a little colonial Quaker girl di,
| 81 Ould be of interest. When the revolu
tiOnary war broke out Nanny Martei
| was IL years old. She was left alone il
her country home with her old granG
mother one day when her father ant
/ brothers went to town. Some rough On
l glish soldiers came to the house lookinj
for money. They searched everywhere
/ but could not find any Then they toll,
/ Nanny she must go down to the barn AM
I tell them where IL was. One of the mel
/ took her roughly by the shoulder bu
she turned bravely and faced him. II viii
| go with thee" she said, but thee mus
1 not touch me-" The men stepped bacl
and she followed him to the barn Thu
officer said: Come, girl, tell me whcr,
the money is hidden" II DO not know.
answered Nanny firmly They led he
under a beam from which a rope wal
hanging. Tell me where the money Is
or Iil hang you" UnmoVed, she an
n .swered Il have told the truth; / do no
Know" The officer told one of the mel
7 TO slip the moose over her head. She turn.
FED and looked bravely in his face THE,
I must not touch me-" and he did no,
The officer said: Come tell me quick N
or / will hang YOU" IF l cannot tel
4 While living, surely cannot tell If l an
dead" Then turning to the officer, sn,
said: Thee knows ! have spoken tn
truth, and, furthermore, if / did know,
would not tell" The men saw they coult